Reeves County Oil Field Showdowns Promise Big Returns
The Enterprise reports geologists credit Reeves County with the nation’s greatest oil field. C. H. Willoughby touts a Toyah Bell well instrument aiding discovery of 500 to 1000 barrels, while new tests by the Tatum Lease Syndicate probe a wildcat in Reeves near producing zones amid multiple dry holes. The stake: proof the instrument and Reeves field can yield vast oil output and national impact.
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Enterprise
Toyah Bell
C. H. Willoughby
Willoughby
Mexia
Rosse
North Texas
R. G. Ferguson
Montana
Wyoming
Tatum Lease Syndicate
Reeves
Culberson
Toyah
Citizens State Bank
Texas
Section 45
Block 58
P. S. L. Reeves County
Et al
Reeves County
County Court Convicts Two on Petit Theft Charge
John P. Wilson and Wesley Donaldson, arrested in Midland and jailed in Reeves County, were tried and convicted in county court. Each faces a punishment of sixty days in jail or a fine and costs totaling 205 dollars. The pair were previously linked to thefts at Johnson Battery station, Jo Camp, and Lang Buchanan.
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John P. Wilson
Wesley Donaldson
Kiser
Midland
Reeves County
Johnson Battery
Jo Camp
Lang Buchanan
Together on a Pecos Carlsbad Highway Boost
The Pecos Carlsbad highway proposal would connect via State Line and Bankhead routes, boosting business for Reeves County and Carlsbad while easing travel for locals and travelers. County records confirm a $100 000 bond for road District No 1 and state highway designations. Local business leaders urge joint county action to push the project to completion.
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Pecos
Carlsbad
New Mexico
el Paso
Bankhead
van Horn
Santa Fe
Texas & Pacific
Roswell
Mexico
State Line
Couty
S. C. Vaughan
State Highway Department of Texas
Santa Fe Railway
Texas
Reeves County
Culberson County
Capitalist from Chicago visits Hershenson property in Pecos
E. G. Moniger a Chicago capitalist and party including wife and relatives arrived in Pecos by auto en route to Los Angeles. Robert R. Landrum showed them the Hershenson oil holdings and Reeves Pecos county roads. They praised prospects for a large oil field and hope to return after winter unless an oil boom arrives sooner.
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E. G. Moniger
Chicago
Wright
Michigan City
Ind
Pecos
Auto
Los Angeles
California
Robert R. Landrum
Hershenson
Long Distance Connection Arrives in Pecos Area
W O Biggs of Southwestern Bell signed contracts in Pecos for inter company links with Pecos and Northwestern officials. Work starts Monday at Big Spring and aims to reach Pecos by month end with copper lines strung via Western Union posts. Pecos named toll center with $3000 in new equipment and one more operator. switchboard ordered to upgrade service.
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W. O. Biggs
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Pecos
Western Union Telegraph Co
el Paso
United States
Big
Northwestern
Sparks
Wester Union
Pecos Well Blows In Water Creek Flows On 4th Street
Residents awoke Wednesday to a real creek running down 4th Street after the well of A G Taggart blew in. Investigators say the well is unusually strong, and the flow continues briskly in Pecos.
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4Th Street
A. G. Taggart
Pecos
Wheat and Monge Prepare to Drill New Pecos Well
W A Shorty Mence returns to Pecos with plans to drill a Wheat and Monge venture near the Toyah Bell site in Loving county. He teams with J J Wheat and promises rapid progress using gas from the Bel discovery to power drilling. They expect to raise funds quickly and aim to start within weeks, possibly drilling two or more wells if unimpeded.
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Pecos
W. A
Shorty) Mence
Mence
I. E. Smith
Mr. Monce
J. J. Wheat
Bell
Monce
Toyah Bell
Loving County
Wheat
Palmer Visits El Paso Mayor Palmer's Family Tonight
Frank S. Palmer of El Paso spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents Mayor and Mrs Ben Palmer and other relatives. He appeared in good health and seemed considerably improved after several years.
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Frank S. Palmer
el Paso
Ben Palmer
Frank
Pecos Plans Second Trades Day With Big Prizes
Pecos merchants announce November 25 as the towns second Trades Day. Last event drew country crowds, clear savings, and markdowns across stores. This time two $75 prizes a cooking range for whites and a phonograph for Mexicans will be awarded by tickets earned with each $1 purchase.
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Pecos
Jake
Fine Rains End With Heavy Frost In West Texas
Reeves county and much of West Texas saw heavy rainfall and greened ground, boosting pasture prospects. Frost on Tuesday and Wednesday caused limited garden damage, with some flowers and vegetables affected while others remained unscathed.
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Reeves County
West Texas
Texas
Enterprise
Smoke-Eaters Frolic at Rialto Armistice Day Show
Home talent players who staged the American Legion Follies bring The Smoke-Eaters Frolic to the Rialto theatre on Armistice Day November 11. Proceeds aid the fire department and offer entertaining, worthwhile entertainment for town citizens.
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Rialto Theatre
American Legion
Fire Department
Toyah Bell well shows stubborn oil flows defying work
Report says the Toyah Bell oil well continued to spout oil above the crown blocks for ten minutes on Sunday and again yesterday. Locals hope continued efforts to swab the well will clean it out and bring in a strong gushing oil flow.
Bell well report shows steady drilling progress
Major W. E. Bell stated there is nothing new to report except that they are deeper than last week. The crew works steadily with no interruptions and progress is slow due to hard formation, yet the street report says the formation is very encouraging.
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W. E. Bell
Drillers prepare shot to clear obstruction at Laura well
Drillers Granger and Green of the Laura well, Sunshine Federal interests, have spent days preparing a dynamite shot to clear a probable casing obstruction. Heller, in charge, says 15 to 20 sticks may either clear the hole or ruin it, after which they may continue, start a new hole, or abandon the work.
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Granger and Green
Laura Well
Sunshine Federal
Heller
Hershenson Well Drilling Progresses Slowly
Drilling at the Hershenson well advances, hampered by very hard lime rock. Geologists estimate about 100 feet more to drill through before reaching target depths.
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Hershenson Well
Hershenson
W. U. Officials Tour Pecos and Davis Mountains
Western Union executives F A Mohr P D Barnett P R Napier and J F Wilson visited Pecos this week traveling in Mohrs private car. They toured Toyah Valley and the Davis Mountains expressing delight at the scenery and urging Texas to create a state park there.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Pecos
F. A. Mohr
Gulf Division
P. D. Barnett
P. R. Napier
J. F. Wilson
Mr. Mohr
J. W. B. Williams
Toyah Valley
Davis Mountains
Texas
Cattle Movements Prompt Large Valley Shipment
A large shipment of cattle moved from the valley this week. H Oliphant of The Standard Live Stock Commission Co. Wichita shipped twenty cars of calves and steers on consignment. H F Anthony of Pecos arranged future shipments. Named ranchmen provided carload totals amid a car shortage delaying further movement.
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H. Oliphant
Standard Live Stock Commission Co
Wichita
Kansas
Chas
Splittgarber
Mr. Cook
Chas, Weinacht
Wm. Meier
H. F. Anthony
J. B. Heard
Jules Eisenwine
Mrs J W Moore Returns Home Amid Family Illness
Mrs J W Moore, who spent the summer in Kentucky with her mother, returned home Tuesday before being recalled Wednesday by a message about her mother's serious illness. The Enterprise joins friends in offering sympathy and hope for her mother's improvement upon her arrival.
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J. W. Moore
Kentucky
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P. Steinmere
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Wheat & Monge
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Laura
W. U
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