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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1924
Page
1
Conditions improve rapidly in the oil industry as crude prices are expected to rise soon. Three active wells operate north of Pecos in Loving and Reeves Counties, led by RP Dome Drilling Syndicate on the Bell lease. The Dome well aims for a shallow test near sand, delayed recently by water shutoff efforts, now resolved.
Efforts to clear the Toyah Bell well accelerate with substantial time and money invested by observers who have witnessed its demonstrations, signaling strong faith in turning the well into a major producer.
The Wheat well at six hundred feet faced a large bit jamming the hole delaying progress for three weeks. Colorado shooters used nitroglycerine to blast the obstruction, and operators now expect rapid progress toward a potential new big producing well in the Pecos field.
Tra J. Bell, trustee of the Civik land Syndicate, remains on the West Coast actively seeking capital and partnerships with major California firms to finish the Bell well. He plans to return to Pecos with interested parties soon, confident in the project’s prospects.
A new Big Lake field well, No 13 from the Big Lake Oil Company, was drilled on November 22 and registered 136 barrels per hour. That rate translates to about 3252 barrels per day as of Monday.
Bell and Regan are making excellent progress with their Flat Rock well in the Big Lake field and plan to set large casing this week. Interest in the well is high among Pecos residents, and Gulf Production bought nearby acreage last week at a reported high price, indicating strong favorable sentiment.
December 5 at 2 30 p m the Parent Teacher Association will meet in the High School Auditorium with talks on clothes and character by Mrs B R Stine and sleep guidelines by Dr Jim Camp. Special music by Mr and Mrs E L Harp. Attendance urged for parents and supporters of child development. A business session will follow.
The Enterprise urges readers to pay city taxes by tomorrow, Saturday, to avoid the penalty for late payment. The notice emphasizes timely tax payments and warns of added charges if delayed.
Prof. R L Garner describes a mysterious, inch and a half long creature within an African driver ant column. It resembles a tiny elephant, is far larger than workers, and is guarded by five or six ants. Its sex and exact classification remain uncertain. some believe it may be a queen.
In Reagan County Texas the Big Lake Oil Company's No. 13 well began flowing at 3500 barrels per day after removing the drilling tools. Pay was reached at 2939 feet with the drill stopping at 2950 feet. The well matches the nearby No. 11 as the county's top producer, 25 feet higher on structure than No. 1.
Shorty Monce, contractor from the Wheat well, traveled to Breckenridge to buy a new boiler. K. M. Regan of Bell & Regan returned from Fort Worth and Dallas on field development business and reported that the oil fraternity expects a major activity in the Pecos field soon after the new year.
Mesdames O. J. Bryan Marion Snow Hudson and David Tudor entertained last evening at a Thanksgiving bridge party at Mrs. Bryan's home. Eight tables hosted games with seasonal decorations and refreshments afterward for a long list of guests including Birge Holt Irby Dyer T. F. Moore Barstow and many others.
Neighbors and families including Eisenwine Wadley Youngblood Wendt Prewit Collier Bowles Tudor and others shared a Thanksgiving repast at the Eisenwine ranch. The event featured bread pickers salads coffee and pies as friends from town joined in the feast.
Mrs John Howard hosted a four course luncheon on Wednesday November 26 at one o’clock for the Merry Wives Club members. Guests included Mrs Tom McClure and Mrs W W Dean as the hostess departs for El Paso. The attendees played several games of 84 after the meal.
Mrs J W Bouldin hosted the Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society for a mixed business and social meeting Tuesday afternoon. A Thanksgiving offering for the Presbyterian Orphanage at Itasca was taken, other business was handled, then a social hour and refreshments followed.
Messrs and Mesdames L. W. Anderson J. W. Moore Ralph Williams and J. W. Brooks with families enjoyed a holiday outing yesterday at the Dixieland ranch. The picnic featured a lavish repast including roast turkey pumpkin pie and cake.
The Home Makers Club met at Mrs. Roy Wilcox’s home with a business session followed by a paper by Mrs. Reed Harlan and a lecture by Dr. C. J. Bryan. Refreshments were served to members including Mrs. Marion Cowan and Mrs. Roy Wilcox. next meeting is Friday December 12 at Mrs. Marion Cowan’s home.
Visitors at Thanksgiving included Mrs. Carrie Lagle and her brother Len Lagle from San Angelo visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Finley.
Mr and Mrs A E Wilcox entertained Thursday with a family Thanksgiving dinner. The table gleamed with snowy linen and fine silver, cut glass and china. The turkey dinner was superb and served flawlessly. Covers were set for T J Sisk and wife Albert Sisk wife Roy Wilcox Frank Cavett Cecil ONeil Joe Roy Smith Wilcox and Bobby Wilcox plus the hosts.
Mr and Mrs C K McKnight hosted a Thursday Thanksgiving dinner noted for its hospitality and queenly table setting with a centerpiece of chrysanthemum blooms. Guests included Rev W H Vanderpool and daughter Marion Grace Mrs Marion Snow Hudson and Mrs John Hibdon.
Mr and Mrs Archie Ross and Mr and Mrs R B Harlan hosted a Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday evening. The Harlan house was decorated with autumn leaves and ferns and guests sat to a single long table with turkey centerpieces. The menu featured roast turkey giblet gravy dressing pies hot rolls and fruit salad with pumpkin pie whipped cream coffee and nuts. Guests included Clas Young B H Palmer Louis Roberson John Ogelsby Earl Easterbrook Roy Wilcox Harlans and Ross.
D E Breed, executive secretary of the Texas Public Health Association, warns that migrant indigent tuberculosis patients traveling to the Southwest spread disease and strain local relief systems. He urges patients stay at home with local support and notes seals fund the effort to halt this migration.
District Court opened Monday with no trials ready and adjourned to reconvene Monday December 1 to hear the P Maulding case and the J G Maulding case in special venire of seventy five jurors each. The grand jury has been in session this week.
Blonde Bess delivers a provocative quip urging a covert approach, linking a bootleg scheme to a symbolic floral gesture as a punchy public remark. Her remark positions beauty and illicit commerce in a contrarian moral frame.
Austin plans an elaborate inauguration for Miriam A Ferguson as Texas governor with a grand ball and military display. Officials and dignitaries including the President and Vice President may attend, along with Mexican governors and foreign ambassadors.
Mrs. W. H. Gibbs mother of Mrs. J. Green died at her Weatherford home last Wednesday after several weeks illness. She visited Pecos daughters in the past and was remembered as a devoted wife, mother, and friend. Mrs. Green remains in Weatherford with her father and family. O. J. and young Ollin returned Saturday.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church held a pleasant social afternoon at the parsonage with hostesses Mrs. Ben Randall Mrs. C. K. McKnight and Mrs. W. H. Vanderpool. Decorations featured white and purple crepe paper chrysanthemums and Thanksgiving emblems. The study book A New America was completed and included a vivid impersonation of Mammy. A salad course was served to a large turnout.
Mrs. C. B. Brady recovers after a several day illness as friends await full recovery. Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Garner and Mrs. G. Parker returned from Dallas after attending the Texas Southern Baptist Association. Mr. and Mrs. Oram Green hosted a Thanksgiving dinner in a colonial style home with autumn decorations and a full turkey dinner.
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