Toyah Bell well poised for production as leases promised
The Enterprise reports the Toyah Bell well operations paused to secure promised leases before resuming. Crew removal of junk is nearly complete and heavy gas indicates renewed activity. A carload of fuel oil arrived as contractors prepare to restart once leases are banked and prorated. The Chamber of Commerce may urge action to secure lands and speed a timely return to production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toyah Bell
Arno
Chamber of Commmrce
Side spear delays fishing job at Bell well progress
Unforeseen difficulties slow the Bell well fishing operation. A wrong size side spear arrived and proved ineffective, packing the cable rather than loosening it. A correctly sized spear was made in Breckenridge and delivered. if it works, the cable removal should finish the fishing job quickly and allow the remaining sixteen feet of plug to be drilled.
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Wesner
Ranger
Breckenridge
District Court Convenes. Grand Jury Indicts for Perjury
District Court met Monday November 17 with Judge Charles Gibbs presiding. He urged indictments where evidence for perjury is clear, noting bootleggers and gamblers as targets. Grand jury foreman Jesse Heard and members were named. bailiffs were appointed. Civil cases verdicts favored plaintiffs, with numerous lease cancels and note judgments. Murder trials set for December 3 and December 17. Court adjourned to November 26. grand jury returned twelve indictments.
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District Court
Chas. Gibbs
Jesse Heard
Foreman
Floyd Goodrich
Chas. Boyd
J. W. B. Williams
R. P. Hicks
G. C. Parker
Joe Hudgens
M. M. Leeman
T. M. Delaney
W. A. Hendricks
J. J. Pope
Glen Hampton
Louis Roberson
Joe Langham
Robert Norris
O. J. Green
Ramsey Oil Company
J. D. Granger
R. N. Sewell
B. T. Biggs
M. C. Buchanan
J. B. Howard
W. F. Alexander
Oklahoma Stock Yards Bank
M D. Cowan
Schoellhof Company
J. W. Moore
Mary W. Green
al S. Harper
A. K
Howard
Hayes
Clergy Leaders Hold First Quarterly Conference
Rev J C Jones of Roswell presided at Pecos First Methodist Church with Rev P J Lancaster. Lancaster led Spanish speaking work and preached at 7 30 p m before the pair headed to Marfa to visit Lancaster’s congregation.
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J. C. Jones
Roswell
N. M
Methodist Church
Pecos
First Methodist Church
Mr. Jones
P. J. Lancaster
Mr. Lancaster
Marfa
Lancaster
Fort Stockton Oil Field Sees Rapid Drilling Upward Push
Fort Stockton oil activity accelerates as five Quinby wells move toward initial drilling stages. Quinby No 1 reaches 1700 feet in hard lime, No 2 at 835 feet in lime and shale, No 3 crews arriving to rig up, No 4 planned to start next week, and No 5 set to begin after engine arrival. Trans-Pecos Oil contracts for a derrick at White ranch headquarter site plus new camp houses for Quinby crews.
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Fort Stockton
Quinby No
Juinby
Clark
Trans-Pecos Oil Company
White Ranch
R. S. McDonald
Proclamation Declares Thanksgiving Holiday in Pecos
The proclamation praises divine blessing and national peace and designates the last Thursday of November as a city holiday in Pecos for citizens to give thanks to God. It notes epidemics spared and honors ancestors tradition of observing the day.
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Pecos
What We Can Be Thankful For in a Chosen Year of Pause
A reflection on America’s rapid progress in electric lights, automobiles, communication, and mass production. The author praises cooperative institutions and public services that backed by capital have advanced comfort beyond past centuries, arguing collective achievement surpasses individual invention.
Pecos Delegates Attend Reclamation Conference in New Orleans
Maj. Richard F. Burges attorney for Pecos Valley Water Users Association and Jack G. Love president left Friday for New Orleans to attend the Reclamation Conference in session November 19 to 22. It is one of the greatest gatherings of influential men in the United States and may benefit lands that can be reclaimed by drainage or water conservation for irrigation, Reeves County included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Burges
Pecos Valley Water Users’ Association of Texas
Jack G. Love
New Orleans
United States
Enterprise
Reeves County
Thelma Dodson Weds Herman Hubbard at Dodson Home
Miss Thelma Frances Dodson and Mr. Herman Pierce Hubbard united in marriage Thursday night at 7:30 at the Dodson home with Rev. John W. Rayner officiating. Bride attended by Miss Mabel Patrick. best man was S. R. Carr. The couple, both well regarded, enter married life amid community wishes.
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C. B. Dodson
Thelma Frances Dodson
Herman Pierce Hubbard
John W. Rayner
Methodist Church
Mabel Patrick
S. R. Carr
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
W. W. Hubbard
Pecos Trade Day Draws Big Crowds And Prizes
The second Pecos Trade Day drew large crowds despite cool weather. Two merchandise prizes of fifty and twenty five dollars were awarded to Miss Jane Looby of Pecos Valley State Bank and Miss Estes of Monahans respectively. A span of mules sold for thirty five dollars before the drawing. The final trade day of the season will offer a Ford touring car as the grand prize on December 24.
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Pecos
J. W. B. Williams
J. B. Woolfolk
Saragosa
John Wade
Barstow
Jane Looby
Pecos Valley State Bank
Estes
Monahans
Federal Court Set to Convene December 10 in Pecos
U. S. Deputy Clerk W. W. Dean reports the Federal Court will convene in Pecos on December 10 after previous stays. A jury has been drawn for that date with a docket including the Litchfield cases charged with possession of intoxicating liquor and L. D. Wilson accused of impersonating a Federal officer. Additional civil cases are listed.
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U. S
W. W. Dean
Pecos
Dean
Litchfield
L. D. Wilson
Boy Dies from Poison in Wyoming Neighborhood
Jesse Key received a message Saturday morning from Mrs. Wright Reeves of Pilot Wyoming that Rowen Reeves eleven year old second son of Mr and Mrs Reeves had accidentally been poisoned with bichloride of mercury and there was no hope. Another message in the afternoon reported the child’s death. Burial was at Pilot on Sunday due to long distance attendance.
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Jesse Key
Wright- Reeves
Pilot
Wyoming
Rowen
Reeves
Ward County News
Mrs Turner Delays Visit For Par ent-Teacher Conference
Mrs Turner, district president of the Sixth District P T A, cannot attend the sectional conference on the 20th but will visit on the 30th. The district covers Balmorhea Saragosa Toyah and Barstow. Music at the school now directed by Mr Harp is run by local citizens. This was previously under the P T A.
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M. A. Turner
Parent-Teacher Association
Turner
Balmorhea
Saragosa
Toyah
Barstow
Harp
Reverend Garner Returns From State Baptist Convention
Rev. J. M. Garner has returned from Galveston where he attended the State Baptist Convention, reporting a busy gathering and renewed church connections.
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J. M. Garner
Galveston
State Baptist Convention
Wedding Couple Leaves for El Paso Honeymoon
The families of the bride and groom are noted as progressive and highly respected. After the ceremony the couple departed by automobile for El Paso for a brief honeymoon, per Werd County News.
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el Paso
Werd County News
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University of Electrical Research
Nela Park
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Marconi
Cleveland
Fifth Avenue
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Columbus Circle
Los Angeles
PEGOS
Federal Court TO
Mrs. Turner
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