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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1925
Page
1
The PV Petroleum well near Porterville flowed gas and oil Tuesday night and Thursday evening. About 50 to 100 barrels were in a small tank by 8 p. m. Thursday, with a steady spray and gas escape observed, while prices for nearby acreage surged amid speculation about the well’s potential outcome.
News of a reported oil flow near 4200 feet sparked a surge in acreage values though the tale proved false. The Toyah Bell well nearby showed similar formations, with oil later measured in the casing and a dramatic gas surge causing a derrick blast before steady work resumed and a 500 barrel tank was erected.
The report notes several wells active east of the Pecos River with depths from about 2000 to 4300 feet and multiple spuds. Fure Oil and Lockhart & Co plan to spud soon, P. V. Petroleum may prove a producer, and geologists anticipate a potential oil field rivaling Big Lake and Artesia.
All Western Division teachers travel to Sul Ross Normal in Alpine Texas for a five day Teachers Institute from September 1 to 5. Sessions cover lectures, policy outlines, and programs for the coming year as Pecos district staff prepare for the new term.
The Pecos cotton ginning season began this week with five bales processed from Monday to Thursday. Vernon Majors ginned the first bale and won a prize, as repairs after flood damage fixed the Electric Gun plant. Manager M. W. Collie reports the gin in good condition, capacity 45 to 50 bales daily, with a forecast of steady but modest early activity and a peak period from fall to winter.
Mr and Mrs E L Harp leave Pecos after a two year stay to relocate to Roswell New Mexico. They plan to operate a music studio with Mrs Harp and lead an orchestra at First Baptist Church while continuing musical activities in the community. Ernest joins them.
The Agricultural Year Book for 1924 is available free by writing to Congressman Claude B. Hudspeth at 220 House Office Building Washington DC. The year book includes the Secretary of Agriculture's report to the President, articles on highways transport, farm credits, insurance and taxation, plus statistics on agricultural and forest products.
A Comptroller warning describes a fraudster signing as Meader Metcalf Mead collecting cigarette occupation taxes in multiple counties. The impostor, about 5 feet 6, 130 pounds with Brunette features, wears a Panama hat and seersucker suit, travels in a Ford Coupe and uses forged department letterhead and signatures to solicit payments from businesses.
The Tuesday church league game between the Methodists and Baptists lasted only four innings. Officials credit the Baptists with the win amid disputed scoring as a mysterious roan horse pitched for the Baptists and Methodists borrowed some veteran players.
The Pecos area and surrounding region have received several days of heavy rainfall. Storms diminished water shortages but caused localized flooding and travel disruptions in parts of Eddy County and nearby communities. Local officials urged caution and monitored weather development.
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