Revered Vanderpool honored in Pecos farewell banquet
Rev W H Vanderpool and his family were feted by the Knights of Pythias in Pecos as they prepare to move to Gallup New Mexico. The event praised his two year pastorate at First Methodist Church, his debt elimination effort, and his influence on youth, with toastmaster H G Russell and guests noting his humane kindness and fraternal leadership. The Mint Cafe hosted about seventy attendees, presenting a Knights ring as a keepsake and thanking him for service to the community.
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Rev
Vanderpool
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
W. H. Vanderpool
Gallup
N. M
Rev. Vanderpool
Pecos
First Methodist Church
Marian Grace
Harry
Moore
Henry Russell
Walter H. Vanderpool
Brother Vanderpool
Mint Cafe
R. A. Dawson
Russell
I. V. Garrison
Mystery Woman Found Wounded Near Monahans Tracks
Mrs Hughes of Los Angeles was found wounded near Sand Hills on the T and P tracks, near unconscious, with no clear cause. She traveled to Dallas to visit her daughter, and investigators including Sheriff Wade and Sheriff Kiser pursue leads after two youths were cleared. New developments were awaited to solve the mystery of the attack or accident.
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Hughes
Los Angeles
Sandhils
Morrison Sanitarium
Pecos
Dallas
Monahans
White
Mariana
Kiser
Ward County
Geo. D. Hunter
Wade
Barstow
E. B. Kiser
Reeves County
County Court Convicts Four Offenders Monday
Four criminal cases in the County Court Monday resulted in convic tions or fines with taxes bound over for a later date. Judge McKellar sentenced Earl Johnson to ninety days in County Jail for petty theft. Estacio Vijil paid $100 and costs for unlawfully carrying a pistol. H Stewart received sixty days in jail equivalent, for passing a worthless check. Nassario Leara was fined $100 and costs for adultery.
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Roy I. Biggs
State of Texas
Earl Johnson
McKellar
Johnson
Dan Mount
Estacio Vijil
H. Stewart
Nassario Leara
Bud Russell Has Many Prisoners
Sixteen prisoners in two cars were being transported by Bud Russell toward the Huntsville Penitentiary from El Paso. The convoy halted at Pecos for breakfast Thursday morning as guards kept strict watch, wrists chained and linked to avoid escapes. Prominent Barstow attorney Geo K Stayton was in Pecos on business Monday.
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Bud Russell
Huntsville
el Paso
Pecos
Geo. K. Stayton
Barstow
Highway Crew Has Improved Roads In Reeves County
The Highway Crew under FE Armstrong has improved roads to excellent condition across the county. Bankhead Highway and Carlshil No 17 are in top shape, Cavern Road nearly finished, Pecos rear gateway promoted for travel to the transcontinental highway. City streets are being revamped toward first class condition with east west avenues ready and several north south streets fixed. Continuous progress promises comfort and future maintenance.
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FE. Armstrong
Bankhead
Carlshil
Reeves County
Pecos
Odessa Field Looms as a Great Producer
From Ector County News Cosden Connell No 1A section 13 Block B 16 Ector County proved a real producer last Sunday when it flowed eighty barrels into storage after swabbing the well Oil rose to top of the derrick and soaked Thrope as the stream was turned into the pipeline The 3495 foot well stood 2600 feet in oil drilling will resume when a new line arrives The companys superintendent Williamson predicts paying quantities and strong county development The Westbrook Well in Winkler County at 2815 feet is gas rich and oil bearing with two million feet daily production Four new Crane County locations were made in section five thirteen eighteen all in block X Crane has a 1440 barrel per day well and spudding at Section 16 Block X
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Ector County
Cosden-Connell
Williamson
Westbrook
Winkler County
Crane County
Block X
Lockhart Allen Prepares for Topping the Delaware Sands
Oil field notes detail Lockhart Well No 1 Allen in Loving County drilling to 3 970 feet with six and five eighth inch casing to prepare for the Delaware Sands. top lime at 3 930 feet. expect deeper target around 4 000 feet. Other wells in Reeves and Culberson counties report progress and occasional shows as drilling advances with varying results.
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Bud Turner
Lockhart
Allen
Delawar
Delaware
Loving County
Carnival at Thomason Building by Baptist Women
The First Baptist Church women present a Carnival at the Thomason Building on Friday October 22 featuring The Womanless Court of Nonsense. Admission is one dime for all ages with many attractions and a starry lineup. all are invited to attend.
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Palace of Fun
The
First Baptist Church
Thomason
Texas Louisiana Power official surveys Fort Stockton ice plant
John Oglesby district manager of the Texas Louisiana Power Company traveled with company officials to Fort Stockton to inspect the condition of the local ice plant after a Thursday afternoon departure.
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John Oglesby
Texas-Louisiana Power Company
Fort Stockton
Murder Suspects Guilty Only of Stealing Car
Sheriff E B Kiser arrested two youths in a Buick Sedan on Saturday after reports they left a injured woman near the T and P right of way at Sandhills. The boys admitted car theft but denied the murder charge, claiming no home and dead parents.
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E. B. Kiser
Sandhills
Colorado
Monahans
California
White
Mariana
Toyah Woman Pays Business Visit in Pecos
Mrs. A. W. Hosie of Toyah was a business visitor in Pecos on Monday, meeting local merchants and discussing trade opportunities.
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A. W. Hosie
Toyah
Pecos
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Honor Gue
H. G. Russell
Max Krauskopf
Texas
N. F. Chapman
T. F. Slack
Penitentiary
Avan
Carlsbad
Odessa Field
Field of
Ketor County
Mr. Westbrook
Lockhart Allen
Delaware Sands
Schooler
World Drilling
Biggs
Plymouth
Culberson County
Pure Drilling
Pure Oil Co
Grisham-Hunter Drilling
Deep Rock
Western County
Humble-McCutcheon
Davis Mountains
Dixie
Dixie Hershenson
Pecos County
Reeves Line
Thomason Building
Monashans
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