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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1933
Page
3
The Orient railroad is planned from Presidio across Mexico to the Pacific Coast with a celebration at Presidio led by R. B. Ridgway of Pecos. The report outlines the project and expected completion details.
Burton Boatright, longtime radio studio figure in Ft Worth, returns home Saturday for a visit with his mother, relatives, and friends.
Oil drilling report for Ward and Loving counties shows three new Ward locations from Atlantic Oil Producing Co No 2 Black Camp No 2 331 from north east and 8330 from southeast lines and Simms Oil Co No 1 Mason 210 from southeast and southwest lines plus Gulf Production Co No 38 O Brien 990 from east and south lines. Existing Covey well in Loving county resumed by Joe Rush at 3000 feet. several rigs noted as shut down or partly rigged with totals around 815 feet for Regan McKvain and other wells including Wheat Sage St le WANW and Allen No 2.
The page lists numerous oil well activities with names such as Abell Bros and Atlantic Oil Pro Co across sections in H and T C surveys, noting drill depths, lime and anhydrite, and gas shows. An Austin note reports a 33 percent rise in livestock shipments, Texas to Fort Worth and interstate points, with cattle and hog trends and year-to-date totals up 10 percent.
Wet will be received in accordance with law for the selection of a depository by and for Red Bluff Water Power District. Bids opened November 13 1983 at 10 A M in Pecos Texas. Revenue for preceding year is $20000 and bid must include a certified check of not less than 1 2 of 1 percent.
Mr and Mrs M Michel and children came home last weekend after a ten day excursion to the World's Fair in Chicago.
Dr. John W. Brown warns against overheating homes in winter as excessive indoor heat harms health. He cites risks of colds, bronchial troubles and pneumonia from abrupt cold exposure and urges maintaining 68 to 70 degrees with proper humidity as a health safeguard. A typical family exemplifies over heating despite liking warm rooms.
The name of Dr J L Kincannon was left off the Reeves County Board of Public Health membership list when published and is now noted as omitted and corrected.
Preston of the Pecos Valley Feed Store visited Purina Mills facilities in St Louis to study current Purina livestock and poultry rations. He observed work at Biological Laboratories and Purina facilities to learn new tested methods and profitable practices for local feeders.
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