Citizens Discuss Bankhead Highway Link in Pecos Reeves
A mass meeting of Pecos and Reeves county citizens discusses using bond money to complete the Bankhead Highway from the Pecos River to Hermosa. Debate centers on matching funds, county roles, and potential routes through Ward county and along the Texas and Pacific tracks.
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Citizens IN Mass
Bankhead Highway
Pecos
Reeves County
Pecos River
Toyah
Hermosa
Bankhead
Commissioners Court
Sweatt
Ward County
Austin
Highway Commission
Texas & Pacific Railroad
Pecos Mercantile Co
Tick Eradication Dedication Turns Buyer Promise Into Profit
An Echols County farmer recounts a shift from opposition to support for tick dipping after witnessing higher prices for tick free cattle. Federal affidavits tie the tale to the killing of Federal Inspector Lockridge as buyers refused Echols cattle until dipping proof and shipment permits.
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Echols County
Georgia
Lockridge
Atlanta
Eleventh Annual Good Roads Meeting Planned for April 1923
Greenville S C March 7 discussions on design construction maintenance traffic and finance will shape the 11th annual United States Good Roads Association meeting in Greenville April 16 21 1923 Director General J A Rountree and officers organize the program. The event will include the Good Roads Show and Bankhead Highway Association exhibit with road machinery models and inquiries from 10 days of prep. Delegates from every state are invited with governors urged to appoint 100 delegates each. The association counts 40 of 48 governors as vice presidents reflecting broad national support.
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Greenville
S. C
United States Good Roads Association
J A. Rountree
United States Good Roads Show
Bankhead National Highway Association
United States
Toyah Valley Sulphur Co Expands Fertilizer Plant Work
J W Colston, superintendent, returns from New Orleans after company meeting. M W Collie supervised operations in his absence. Plant in Orla, Texas runs 50 tons daily with rising demand for Tevasco fertilizer. Expansion planned next year as Toyah Valley Sulphur publishes a promotional booklet vasco and ships thousands of tons yearly.
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J. W. Colston
Toyah Valley Sulphur Company
Orla
Texas
New Orleans
Colston
M. W. Collie
Pecos
Tevasco
Tovasco
Pecos Valley
Reeves County
Senior Play A Great Success At Pecos High School
The Pecos High School senior class presented The Fifteenth of January on the Eighth of March at the Rialto Theatre last night. The performance drew hearty applause and reflected credit on the pupils and their instructors.
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Rialto Theatre
Pecos High School
It Pays to Advertise Convention Attendee List
Six Governors have accepted invitations to attend the Greenville convention with others tentatively confirmed. Governor A. Larazolo of New Mexico is President of the Good Roads Association and actively promotes Western attendance.
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Greenville
A. Larazolo
New Mexico
United States Good Roads Association
West
Federal Court Adjourned Pecos May 14 in May Term
An order in the United States District Court Pecos Division directs adjournment of the regular term until May 14 due to heavy docket. Grand and petit juries will be drawn for the May term, with business already on the docket across the Western District of Texas.
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United States Ditrict
Pecos
Ex-Students of Texas U Celebrate Independence Banquet
Ex students of the University of Texas held a March 2 banquet at the Mint Cafe. Judge Ben Palmer presided as toastmaster. officers were elected for an ex students association. The gathering featured a formal T shaped table, orange flowers, seven course dinner, and singing The Eyes Of Texas Are Upon You.
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University of Texas
Mint Cafe
Palmer
John B. Howard
L. W. Anderson
Rey Biggs
Harlan
J. W. Broks
G. B. Finley
Mary Nelson
Flora Steel
J. R. Humphrey
Ben Palmer
T. A. Taylor
Engineering Department
Texas U
Regents of
West Texas Technological School
Texas
Rhyme Brief Outlines Bathing Travel Pun
A village dialogue features a maid seeking a bath and a youth joking about going forth and going fifth, hinting at playful wordplay. The exchange preserves a bucolic tone and echoes traditional nursery ballads.
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Bath
Ramsey No. 2 Financed and Work to Start Monday
The Pecos field oil outlook improves as Bell well progresses and Ramsey No. 2 is set to begin drilling Monday. Wheat Derrick reports steady development and Wheat plans financing to complete the well, easing future funding for Pecos Oil Field operations.
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Ramsey NO. 2
Bell Well
Ramsey No 2 oil well set to restart drilling in Texas
Granger O Reilly and Slack returned from California with the oil push and plan to start up Ramsey No 2 on Monday using a rotary rig. The well sits about six hundred feet deep in a hole thought to be solid after a prior shutdown over finances. Granger, an experienced driller, expects rapid progress with two shifts, noting proximity to Toyah Bell and familiar formations.
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Granger
O'Reilly
Slack
California
Rotary
Enterprise
Toyah Bell
Enterprise reports Wheat well rig near completion this week
In conversation with Mr Wheat this morning the Enterprise notes the rig is rising rapidly and could be finished by Tuesday night. The last lumber load for the derrick will move to the grounds tomorrow, with the boiler expected soon and actual drilling to begin shortly. Monce, who supervised the Toyah Bell well, will relocate his family next week to oversee operations. Two crews are planned for drilling.
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Wheat
Monce
Toyah Bell
Pecos River Railroad Elects Officers and Directors
Annual stockholders meeting on March 7 elected directors W. B. Storey F. A. Lehman Avery Turner Ray Wheatley S. H. Madden J. G. Love and J. N. Truman for the coming year. Officers named include W. B. Storey president F. A. Lehman and J. G. Love vice presidents secretary treasurer J. N. Truman assistant secretary treasurer and S. T. Bledsoe general counsel. Truman Wheatley and Turner of Amarillo attended the meeting.
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Pecos River Railroad
W. B. Storey
F. A. Leham
Avery Turner
Ray Wheatley
S. H. Madden
J. G. Love
J. N. Truman
F. A. Lehman
S. T. Bledsoe
Amarillo
Toyah Valley Reservoir Reaches Overflow as Prospects Brighten
The Toyah Valley Herald reports the reservoir is full and spilling. Superintendent L. B. Westerman filled the spillway this week enabling another 8 to 10 inches of capacity. Strong rains last month boost outlook for Toyah Valley and nearby cattlemen with optimistic 1923 prospects.
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L. B. Westerman
Toyah Valley
Rooster statue inspires ad pitch tale on barn
A salesman quips that advertising pays with a tale of a rooster who crowed and a statue now perched atop a barn, linking stubborn branding to enduring spectacle. The anecdote frames a local boast about lasting display and recognition.
Bell Well drilling progresses with oil and gas showings
The Bell well near 4100 feet shows oil and gas indicating productive potential. Management avoids forecasts but expects Delaware sand recovery soon as the crew reports favorable formation indications. Gallagher and crew recovered lost fishing tools within hours, underscoring efficiency.
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Bell
Managment
Enterprise
Mr. Gallagher
Ben
Weather Delays Oil Drilling in Fort Stockton Field
The Fort Stockton field shows little change as bad weather stalls development work. Heavy roads remain impassable for trucks, though Grant No. 6 continues daily drilling on section 19, block 140. Casing for the Troy well in St Louis rail yards will take weeks to arrive due to slow freight. Drilling on the John M. Odom ranch proceeds in a hard limestone formation.
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Fort Stockton
J. W. Grant
Grant No. 6
T. & St. Louis Railway Survey
W. B. Troy
Deputy Sheriff Captures Illicit Still and Suspects Near Balmorhea
Deputy W. W. Massey seized an operating still near Balmorhea along with several gallons of moonshine and mash. Pancho Martinez was held on $600 bond while Manuel Martinez was released for lack of direct evidence. trial set for the next district term.
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W. W. Massey
Balmorhea
Massey
Toyah Valley
Aunty Revisits Columbus Story With Harold
Aunty explains Columbus discovering America to Harold and notes it happened over four hundred years ago. Harold replies with admiration and a comment on aunty's memory prompting a warm, memory filled moment.
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Aunty
Little Harold
America
Harold
Pecos Oil Field Year Reading Offer in the Enterprise
A Pecos oil field feature offers a yearly reading package in the Enterprise for $2, inviting readers to share the issue with a friend. The promotion highlights a full year of coverage and local industry notes.
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Pecos
Enterprise
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