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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1927
Page
1
Passivating twelve feet into lime and reaching 2842 feet, Gulf Well Hendricks No 1 in the southwest corner of section B-5 produced 4500 barrels. The discovery lies 660 feet east of the Southern Crude Purchasing line, and is the first offset drilled in the area.
Crude oil prices drop from 1.40 to 60 cents per barrel in Crane County and nearby fields, halting new wells and wildcatting as overproduction from Seminole Oklahoma, Pecos, Crane-Upton, and Humble Company discoveries floods the market. Wells are throttled back. plans for further drilling paused. towns grow around Wickett and Pecos as field development accelerates elsewhere. Oil firms like Leeman No. 1, Owen & Sloan, King-Wood, Lockhart, and Humble pursue deep tests and continued drilling in Loving Winkler and Reeves counties.
Prospective visitors can expect a bustling season at Madera Springs Resort in the Devis Mountains fifty miles south of Pecos with reservations at capacity. The lodge, cabins, nine hole golf course and tennis facilities are nearing completion for the June first start through September, with entertainment plans including a dancing pavilion and orchestra. Pecos serves as a convenient access point via Bankhead Highway or the Old Spanish Trail, tying in with nearby Pecos attractions and local chamber advertising.
John Hibdon, former owner of the Enterprise, takes control of the Big Lake News by merging it with his Big Lake Wildcat. The combined paper aims to serve the county with a larger, single publication. The Big Lake News had run for twelve years and had a prior partnership with Hibdon.
Geo A Henshaw Jr an San Angelo oil operator will begin a deep oil test on the Snyder ranch Pecos County located in section 29 block 144 Texas and St. Louis By Co survey. He holds about 5700 acres under lease while Snyder and son Sweatt and Hinyard own alternating fee lands and about 45 sections are leased to Henshaw California and Humble oil firms. The site lies roughly 25 miles southwest of the Yates pool.
Southern Crude Purchasing Co hosts informal barbecue and baile at Wickett Friday evening for everyone in the prairie area. Louisiana and Arkansas members now living in Texas invite all to an old time hospitality event with dancing and a warm welcome. Last Friday night’s dance in the warehouse drew a large crowd and this event is expected to set records for good times. The Southern Crude boys express gratitude for the local hospitality and goodwill from the territory residents.
The article notes a vast Texas farming region spanning central and midwestern areas, comparable in extent to the combined size of Ohio and Kentucky. It highlights the area’s uniform productivity and agricultural significance across the state.
On the Wild Horse Mesa set Jack Holt and George Magrill staged a real knock down drag out fight with no punches held back. Holt, a skilled boxer, and Magrill who once held a fleet light heavyweight title, delivered a ferocious duel approved by director George B. Seitz. The scene is one of the film’s high spots amid a thrilling plot featuring a five thousand horse stampede finale with Noah Beery Billie Dove and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in supporting roles.
John Brocat, proprietor of the Brocat Barber Shop, bought the Chapman Re gan Building early this week as an investment. He may move his shop there later, but not now. The building between the Post Office and the Mint Cafe, valued highly by both parties, is seen as a premier business street asset with rising value.
Ogden G. Wilson of Fort Stockton was named district supervisor of maintenance for the eastern division by the State Highway Commission. Judge John Odom of Fort Stockton retired from this work last week.
Rumor swirls around Sam Winkler's new dry goods store as bottles reportedly found beneath the floor prompt repairs and rebuilding. No official confirmation of the bottled in bond case is provided, while extensive renovations continue planning a ready-to-open shop.
Ball club to meet Sunday afternoon at Jim's New Place to discuss offers for ball games and start the Pecos Ball Club for 1927. Milt Wadley calls the convention at two o clock to elect a manager, hire a financial wizard, and recruit players. Carlsbad and Earl Card may schedule a game after April 10 as rival interest grows.
Regular meeting of the spring term of Federal Court will begin Monday morning at the Court House for the dispatch of business on the docket. Several cases are cited for trial at this convention. The New Hotel asks citizens with extra rooms to phone offers to assist hospitality, with Mr. Bandy acting as agency to allocate accommodations. The court will last several days with reliable personnel. People with spare rooms urged to inform the New Hotel and receive guests at regular rates.
Pecos Hi School presents When the Clock Strikes Twelve on March 31 a senior class comedy promising roaring humor. George Morrison from the Plungers stars as the hero with PeeWee Johnson as a society lion. Girls play heroines. half the cast appears to marry by the end. Tickets offer family and friends a night of amusement.
John F Buckner a pile driving contractor on Barstow Gap fractured his leg when a pipe used to shift the pile-driver swung and struck his shin against a concrete pile. His brothers rushed him to town for medical aid and doctors expect recovery in weeks with the limb regaining strength.
Wallace Lee departed Wednesday to New Orleans to board a vessel for Nicaragua in early April to join Standard Fruit Co. He will be stationed there for an indefinite period as he oversees Pecos interests with P. V. Petroleum Co. A noted geologist, he previously surveyed Burma for the kingdom, earning wide recognition.
Excellent Wednesday services were held at St Marks Episcopal Church Pecos with Bishop Howden of Santa Fe presiding. The visit prompted cancellation of midweek prayer meetings elsewhere in the city. A large crowd attended the sermon. Josephine Green and Earl Hanson were confirmed.
Major A O Winter of the Salvation Army will speak tonight at the Methodist Church on Revelation and Conversion at eight o’clock. Invited audience will hear him recount thirty five years of service and past experiences at the Salvation Army during former pastor Rev Thurston’s tenure.
Tillman Durdin of Pecos, a Texas Christian University sophomore in Fort Worth, is among thirteen honor students chosen for a $250 scholarship for the September term. He studies violin in the Fine Arts department and has earned praise from national authorities for his playing. Durdin has broadcast solo selections from Fort Worth Star Telegram station and is noted for rising as a top student at TCU.
Jim's Place opened Monday noon attracting a large crowd that filled the former Bamberger stand of Jim King. Local business men enjoyed lunches, cards, and a steady stream of satisfied smiles on opening day.
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