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Pecos Enterprise

Location

Pecos, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1968

Page

4

Texas Gasoline Use Trails Only California

Texas consumes about 5 billion gallons of gasoline annually, ranking second to California in national consumption.

Texas California

Trade Routes Discussed By Modern Study Club

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.

Modern Study Club Federation Ted Johnston Asia John Wallace China Ray Whitley Amber Europe South America Johnston Bill Hubbs Clem Crowsley John Dearley General Federation of Women’s Clubs GFWC Walter Magee Magee Bill Pigman Oscar Hallmark Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Austin Commodore Perry TFWC Inn of the Golden West Odessa

Merry Wives Convene At Brownlee’s

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.

Merry Wives Floyd Brownlee Merry Wives Club South Maple Gene Rutledge First Christian Church Charles Gann John Burkholder J. J. Maxey R. W. Burkholder Jo W. Camp Warren Smith George Ross Guy Walker C. J. Anderson Bob Hughes L. B. Johnson Rudolph Mosley

Hubbs Hosts Two Circles at First Baptist Meeting

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.

Aletha Moore Naranjo W.M.A First Baptist Church Bill Hubbs Woody Ivy Leslie Smith S. Barney Hubbs Pete McBrayer Ivy Hubbs Sam Walding David Keneipp Ben Meek Ray Sanford Flo Huckbee Malcolm Payne C. T. Kesey Gene Owens Walding V, Brookfield

Stars In Service Letters Bring Home Town News

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.

Phillip Hood Ving Long Vietnam Ted Beauchamp Great Lakes Phillip Paul Cantrell Panmunjom Korea United States Army Mrs. Bright West Texas

Lions Hear Leaseman Cliff Wilderspin Addresses Club

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.

LIONS Cliff Wilderspin Lions Club Lonnie Pollard Wilderspin and House Independent Oil and Gas Leasmen Wilderspin Paschal Pure Oil Fort Worth Midland Honolulu Oil First Christian Church Midland Old Scouts and Landmen’s Association APPL Southwest Texas State College San Marcos

Deepest well reaches 25,340 feet in Pecos County

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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