Permian Oil Revival Signals Four-Year West Texas Boom
Oil writer L. C. Bignell of the Oil & Gas Journal reports a Permian comeback as Panhandle and Persian Basin camps show improved activity. He notes West Texas work under way should sustain at an accelerated pace for about four years, with more men employed and labor in demand.
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Texas
West Texas
L. C. Bignell
Proleum
Oil & Gas Journal
Panhandle
Persian Basin
Bignell
Mary Ellen Chapman Returns to Pecos After Course
Mary Ellen Chapman daughter of Mr and Mrs N F Chapman returns to Pecos after completing a business course in El Paso.
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Mary Ellen Chapman
N. F. Chapman
Pecos
Slack Covey Well Boosts Loving Co Production
The T. F. Slack Covey et al well in Section 3 Block 2, W N W Survey, increased Loving County output by about 200 barrels Friday. The well reached 4250 feet and was completed with 200 quarts of nitro, signaling a strong field prospect.
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Slack Covey Well Increases Loving CO
Loving County
T. F. Slack-Covey
W. & N. W. Survey
Breen Family Attends Cambridge Funeral
G G Breen and family returned Thursday from Cambridge Ohio where they attended the funeral of W Z Breen. They learned he had been seriously ill about two weeks earlier but arrived too late. Funeral services were held Monday August 27. Mrs M G Breen, the mother, accompanied them back to stay with the family.
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G. G. Breen
Cambridge
Ohio
Mr. Breen
W. Z. Breen
Cam
Mr Breen
M. G. Breen
Hollebekes Visit Jal Ranch Then Alpine for School Year
Mrs. Joe Hollebeke and Miss Norabel Hollebeke visit the Beckham ranch near Jal this week. They depart tomorrow for Alpine where Miss Norabel begins as a Sul Ross Normal senior. She has earned multiple honors during three years at Alpine.
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Joe Hollebeke
Norabel Hollebeke
W. E. Beckham
Jal
Alpine
Norabel
Sul Ross Normal
Pioneer Museum Doubles Size Near Bundera
Frontier museum near Bundera, 25 miles south of Kerrville, doubled its size to house donated relics from early settlers. Publisher M. J. Howwt maintains the museum, funded by book sales on Texas characters and donations. The building is native stone.
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Kerrville
Bundera
M. J. Hou
Texas
Snelson Celebrates 78th Birthday With Airplane Ride
L R Snelson Sr of Grandfal ls visited Barstow on business and to see Judge Fred Snelson. He recently returned from a trip to Marshall Texas to visit Mrs C M Johnson. On his birthday he took an airplane ride and enjoyed the thrill. He farms with a cropping plan yielding about 263 pounds lint per acre under a Five year average cotton reduction program. He expects about 2000 dollars income from farming this year despite selling alfalfa earlier. Read the Advertisements.
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Ward County News
L. R. Snelson Sr
Grandfaulls
Barstow
Fred Snelson
Snelson
C. M. Johnson
Marshall
Texas
Gentlanan
Mrs. Johnson
Johnnson
Red Bluff project looms over Reeves county in 1918
The Enterprise notes the Red Bluff project returning to the fore as plans press for its completion, promising great impact on Pecos and Reeves counties. Daniel Mount and Clyde Simmons depart for Camp Travis to report for army duty, Reeves county’s first selective draft quota. Pecos conducts a cleanup, and school opens with major repairs modernizing the schoolhouse.
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Enterprise
Red Bluff
Pecos
Recevs
Daniel Mount
Clyde Simmons
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Reeves County
Pecos School Opens With Record 508 Students
On Monday Pecos schools opened for the new term with a record 508 students enrolled as the community anticipates improved facilities. An editorial counsels patience for the hoped for soft water and better local conditions while noting Bill Oden’s field of yellow meated watermelons as a notable local boast.
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Enterprise
Bill Oden
Allred’s looming governorship tests in Texas
Democratic nominee Jimmy Allred faces staple duties as he returns to Austin. He must plan to close a multi million state deficit and supervise relief bonds while weighing non elective appointments. He seeks to lead the party at Galveston and prepares for a January oath, with officials and boards to fill.
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United Press
Austin
Jimmie
Allred
Roberts
Hogg
Culberson
Texas
Democratic Party
Mrs Stoker family to move to Fort Worth
Mrs. Mabel Stoker along with her daughter Bobby Nell and son R. C. left for Fort Worth on Sunday to establish a new home there.
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Mabel Stoker
Bobby Nell
R. C
Fort Worth
Safeway Store Set to Open This Saturday Morning
The new Safeway store will open for business here Saturday morning. Forty huskies showed up for football practice this week under the direction of Capt. Willie D. S'rewit quarterback and Couch och ale.
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Safeway
Willie D. S’rewit
Wadley to Move Cleaning Plant Into Pecos Land Co. Building
John Wadley buys the Pecos Land Co. building on Oak street and plans to relocate his cleaning plant there soon. The purchase signals a new chapter for Wadley’s business as it expands to the Oak street site.
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John Wadley
Pecos Land Co
Oak Street
Pecos Beers Flow Quietly After September 15 Start
On September 15 1933 Pecos reports legal beer flowing at 10 establishments with drinking orderly and no disturbances. Beer sales began at 12 01 a m The Voice of the Mexican Border magazine debuts in Marfa by Mrs Jack Shipman. The football team held a first scrimmage at Rotary Field under Coach Withers preparing for a Fabens high school opener on September 30.
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Pecos
Voice of the
Marfa
Jack Shipman
Big Bend
Rotary Field
Withers
Fabens High School
Out of Town Dockets Headline Local Trips and Visits
In and Out of Town items note Harry Hinkle and his mother traveling to Tennessee for a three week visit. Reeves county democratic chairman Mr Bell heads to Fort Worth and Galveston for the Texas democratic convention while away. Local residents Magee and Anderson visit El Paso, Dick Chambers and Vernon Hicks see friends in Fort Stockton, Mae Kyle from Loving County calls on friends, Jess Fletcher travels to El Paso, Ray Lewis visits Balmerthen for business and friends, Wallace Anderson journeys to Monahans, Charles Ripley works as night clerk at the Triangle Carp.
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Earl Bell
Fort Worth
Texas
Galveston
Mr. Bell
Reeves
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Cavalier
AR Aero
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Goodrich Utility
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H. W. Martin
J. A. Cunningham
Bradley Adams
Mann
Museum
Ward County
Jimmy Allred
Gordon K. Shearer
Garner
The
State Board of Control
Claude Teer
State Highway Commission
Federal Building
Dick Chambers
Jack McNeill
C. and M. Cleaners
Kahn and Company
America
Jack
Chevrolet
Fisher
Chevrolet Motor Company
Detroit
Michigan
G.M.A.C
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Harry Hinkle
A. R. Hinkle Sr
Tennessee
C. J. Magee
Tom Anderson
el Paso
Vernon Hicks
Fort
Stockton
Mae Kyle Ws
Jess Fletcher
Medway
Ray Lewis
Balmerthen
Wallace Anderson
Monahans
Charles Ripley
Triangle Carp
Cotte
Chevrole
Williams-Kerr Chevrolet Company
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