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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1968
Page
4
Texas consumes about 5 billion gallons of gasoline annually, ranking second to California in national consumption.
The Modern Study Club met to discuss Early Trade Routes Around the World with segments on Caravan Routes in Asia and Silk Routes in China. Members reviewed morality in mass media and Constitution Week pledges while welcoming two new members and noting upcoming federation meetings.
Mrs. Floyd Brownlee hosted the Wednesday meeting of the Merry Wives Club at 407 South Maple. Rev. Gene Rutledge spoke on Changing Values In The Home and addressing generation gap friction. Mrs. Charles Gann presided and Brownlee served apple pie and coffee to 14 named members.
The Aletha Moore and Nar anjo WMA circles of First Baptist met at Ms. Bill Hubbs home on Tuesday September 24. Ten members and four guests attended including Mrs. Woody Ivy and Mrs. Leslie Smith. Mrs. Ivy and Mrs. Hubbs spoke, Calendar of Prayer was read, then members adjourned to visit prospective members.
Veterans from Vietnam and Korea share letters describing life away from home. Phillip Hood, a diesel mechanic in Ving Long, Vietnam, writes of river patrol duty and longing for mail while Paul Cantrell in Panmunjom, Korea, details rainy seasons, duties as a company clerk, and plans for college. The messages illustrate the desire for connection and reassurance from home.
Cliff Wilderspin a partner of Wilderspin and House spoke to the Downtown Lions Club detailing land men duties and the role as the link between oil companies and landowners. A Paschal High School and Texas Christian University alumnus, he served in the U S Air Corps 1943 to 1945 and has worked for Pure Oil Honolulu Oil and Honolulu Oil of Midland before becoming an independent landman in 1962. He attends First Christian Church and has led Midland Old Scouts and Landmen's Association while serving with APPL Region 5. He is married with a daughter at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos.
In 1959 the world’s deepest borehole reached 25,340 feet in Pecos County, Texas, but the project stalled as a dry hole. The initiative highlighted frontier drilling challenges and sparked further exploration discussions.
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