Deep wildcat gas finds span Reeves Ward counties
Multiple deep gas discoveries and tests are reported in Reeves and Ward counties. Fusselman and Ellenburger zones show open flow rates from 20 to 425 million cubic feet per day with perforations and acidizing details.
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Reeves
Ward Counties
Skelly Oil Co
University
Ward County
Fusselman and
Ellenburger
Pyote
Fusselman
Block 18
American Quasar Petroleum Co
Worsham
Barstow
Ellenbur
Ger
Wickett
Section 19
Block 16
Uls
Rig Count Rises in West Texas and New Mexico Region
The Permian Basin shows 194 active rigs in Reed Drilling Equipment’s weekly survey, up 45 from a year earlier. Pecos and Ward counties lead in Texas with 21 and 15 rigs, while Eddy County New Mexico reports 23. Sutton County in District 7 C climbs to 11 rigs, up from nine two weeks prior.
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Permian Basin
West Texas
New Mexico
Reed Drilling Equipment
Pecos
Ward
Texas Railroad Commission
Eddy County
N.M
Pecos County
Ward County
N. M
Sutton County
Balmorhea School Graduation Events Schedule
Balmorhea area schools finalize tests this week with ceremonies planned. High school awards Thursday at 8 p.m. in the auditorium, junior high Friday at 10 30 a.m., and kindergarten classes both Balmorhea and Martha Moore private group at 1 p.m. Thursday.
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Balmorhea School
Martha Moore
Texas to Mark Inside Edge Lines Yellow on Divided Highways
The Texas Highway Department will repaint the inside edge line on divided highways yellow to align with new federal traffic control guidelines. The change, matching the solid yellow center line on undivided roads to discourage passing, targets December 31, 1974 nationwide.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
U.S. Department of Transportation
Andrews High math class arms seniors with computer tools
At Andrews High School the Mathematics Department has integrated computer science training into each math course using a TBM 1130 Computing System. Students learn to write programs and run them to explore number theory statistics and analysis while projects include population models bolt design and car loan calculations.
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Andrews High School
Don Boles
Edeh
Boles
Qne
Texas
IBM
Hospital Roll Calls May Nineteen Seventy Three
Admits list shows Virginia Martinez on May 10 and Lunell Chandler Cesaria Ortega on May 11. May 12 Della George. May 13 baby boy born to Robert and Della George. May 14 Christy Sturgeons. May 15 S B Hunt A E Hancock Juan Valencia Lewis Wiley Della George and baby. May 16 Follis Lloyd Andrew Brooks Clarence Bryan. May 17 Gail Criswell Sherry Marshall A E Hancock Juan Valencia Christy Sturgeons and baby. Mr TVano Chandler and Mavil Mrs John Sturgeons May 15 1973. Mrs Jim Criswell May 17.
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Robert George
Tra Park
Virginia Martinez
Lynell Chandler
Baby
Christy Sturgeons
S. B. Hunt
A. E. Hancock
Juan Valencia
Lewis Wiley
Della George
Follis Lloyd
Andrew Brooks
Clarence Bryan
Herrera
John Sturgeons
Palm
Jim Criswell
Hospitals urged to seek new public service methods
In Houston for the Texas Hospital Association meeting John Alexander McMahon president of the American Hospital Association called on hospitals nationwide to innovate patient care. He said rising costs and federal price controls force cuts in services and delay in new facilities and equipment.
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Houston
America
The
American Hospital Association
John Alexander McMahon
McMahon
Texas Hospital Association
Moore Attends West Texas Telephone Advisory Board Meeting
J T Moore Jr joined an organizational meeting of the West Texas Telephone Community Advisory Board in Andrews on May 17. Attendees included representatives from Clyde Van Horn Glenn Rose Tulia Dumas and Andrews. The board aims to improve company customer relations while volunteers serve two year terms as Keen of West Texas Telephone notes the group consists of prominent local businesspeople. Continental Telephone’s Southwest Division is represented by Ancil T LaFevers in Dallas. The West Texas area serves about 45 000 customers across 52 exchanges.
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J. T. Moore Jr
West Texas Telephone Community Advisory Board
Andrews
Clyde
van Horn
Glenn
Rose
Tulia
Dumas
Ancil T. LaFevers
Continental Telephone Service Corporation
Southwest Division
Dallas
Keen
West Texas Telephone Company
West Texas
Continental Telephone
Deaths Services in Odessa and Balmorhea Area
Funeral services held for Juan Matta in Odessa at Santa Rosa Church after his death on Sunday. William Arthur Oatman Sr 86 of Marathon died recently. services were held in Balmorhea with surviving widow Gertie Odell Oatman, two daughters two sons and 19 grandchildren. J W McLeod died at his Sulphur Springs home after a long illness. services in Seymour with widow Rachel McLeod. The Balmorhea family previously ran a grocery and dry goods store. their son John Jr. died suddenly while in high school.
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Santa Rosa Catholic Church
Juan Matta
Odessa
William Arthur Oatman Sr
Marathon
Gertie
Odell) Oatman
Charles Smith
Bain Bomar
Dallas
Arthur
el Paso
W. A
Sweetwater
Oatman
Balmorhea
J. W. McLeod
Sulphur Springs
Seymour
Rachel
Stock market up as inflation view eases early
The Dow Jones average rose 7.30 to 899.76 as gains led losses 688 to 528 on the NYSE. Analysts cited Herbert Stein's Congressional remarks that inflation in early 1973 was temporary, lifting market sentiment and delaying a full downturn. American Telephone Warrants rose 1/8 to 6 1/8, with the Amex index up 0.03 to 22.47.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Herbert Stein
Nixon
Congress
American Stock Exchange
Amex
TWA
Pecos Enterprise Stock Market Report Rates Card
An independent Pecos Enterprise notice lists mail subscription rates by Reeves County and other areas. Rates are 6 months or 12 months with prices shown for in-state and out-of-area mail.
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Pecos Enterprise, Inc
S. Cedar St
Pecos
Texas
P.O
Reeves County
Doughnut Origin Traced to Biblical Bakery References
The article notes U.S. doughnut consumption exceeds 80 per person annually yet doughnuts are not American in origin. It cites a biblical precursor described in Leviticus as cakes mingled with oil of fine flour for sacrifices.
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United States
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Watergate Committee
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