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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1938
Page
4
A line about the Japanese viviparous snail bringing forth young alive with shells is paired with a travel note on Mrs. Clarence Bell leaving Wednesday for an extended visit with her mother in Los Angeles.
County Agent Joe L Matthews reports plane table mapping on Ward and Reeves county farms is over half done and expected to finish by July first. Maps are measured with a planimeter to determine field acreages, then mailed to farmers with blueprints.
The Collie Electric Shop completed the electrical contract for Jim Durnal's new Standard service station set to formally open Saturday. Bill Collie said it was a complete conduit job with underground wires in lead covered cables for maintenance. The building features new lighting with flood lights on the gasoline pumps.
The Pecos Beverage Company will supply Pepsi-Cola and other drinks for the grand opening of Jim Durnal's new tire and service station in Pecos. Durnal promoted Pecos industries with drinks made locally. John Doll leads the beverage company.
Henry Zachary, who says he locates oil by astrological influences, visited Pecos seeking sponsors for his method. He uses a crude oil bottle and a silken cord to locate pools and estimate quantities claiming 40 years of proven territory. He cites Breckenridge, Aransas Pass, Flower Bluff Texas and Bunker Hill Kansas as past successes. He traces his methods from a diving rod and whalebone to the current battle-cord approach.
County Agent Joe Matthews warns Reeves and Ward county farmers with new land to file a worksheet immediately. Farms lacking worksheets will miss cotton allotments and marketing quotas, resulting in a two cent per pound penalty on all production.
The Alemite equipment from Tri-State Equipment Co and Wayne Pump Co supplies pumps tanks and air compressor for the Pecos station. Durnal brothers plan to stock 300 to 400 units and provide overnight El Paso service. The team includes Jerry in charge of cold drinks and Claude Capps Red Bell Brawley King and Melvin Johnson as staff.
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