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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1954

Page

2

Osteopaths Hear Wire Recording of Seattle Convention

Osteopathic physicians from across the state met at Dr. L. D. Barbour's home to hear a six hour wire recording of a recent Seattle convention. Speaker Dinges of Orangeville Ill led the session and topics included obesity and significant diseases. The Protein Bound Iodine Test was debated for its impact on basal metabolism testing.

Seattle L. D. Barbour M Dinges Orangeville Ill Wire Barbour

Gulf Oil Finds More Gas in Devonian Wildcat in Reeves

Gulf Oil Corporation and Phil lips Petroleum report a deep Reeves County wildcat showing Devonian gas. A drill stem test at 12,747 to 12,835 feet produced surface gas within minutes and peaked at about 15.76 million cubic feet daily, with flowing pressure around 3,565 to 3,750 pounds. Water blanket aided testing. no fluid recovered when pulled. The well deepened to 12,910 feet and a new test is planned.

Gulf Oil Corporation Phillips Petroleum Company W. L. Shurtleff Toyah Central Reeves County

Pumping Discovery Test in West Terry County Oil Field

Dallas and Midland geologist Jake L. Hannon re completes No 1 Atlas Life Insurance Company fee well in section 93, 12 miles west of Brownfield. Test after re completion yielded 100 barrels of oil and 300 barrels of water in 24 hours from 12,682 to 12,685 feet Devonian interval.

Jake L. Hannon Dallas and Midland Atlas Life Insurance Company Fee West Terry County C& M Survey Brownfield Coroco Clear Fork

To Explore 15000 Phillips Petroleum No 1 L Puckett

To Explore 15000 Phillips Petroleum Company No 1 L Puckett is planned as a 15000 foot test outside the proven Ellenburger gas field in southeast Pecos County. The site lies 31 miles southeast of Bald Ridge and 660 feet from the north and east lines of section 28, block 101, TCRR survey. Drilling is to continue.

Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company M. C. Hyden Howard County Big Spring Luther, Southeast T&p Lone Star Producing Company Midland Walters Kay Kimbell Fort Worth Lubbock and Associates Borden County Holcomb and Canon H. D. Beal T&p Survey Gail Holcomb and Canon Kimbell and Associates Phillips Petroleum Company

West Texas oil activity reports abandonings and new finds

Five Texas counties report dry wildcats abandoned including C L Norsworthy Jr in Sutton County and Humble Oil at Wilmeth. Brown and Thorp complete their first West Texas producer from the Bend conglomerate at No 1 Gib Calloway near Stonewall, with 452 barrels daily and 300 to 1 gas oil ratio. Production tests detail depths, casing, and nearby field relation to Strawn and Aspermont regions. Caroline Hunt Trust Estate to drill No 1 Pauline and Elsie Jenneyson in Tom Green County near Christoval for Pennsylvanian lime prospects.

James G. Brown H&tc Bissett Ranch Strawn Calloway Ellenburger Caroline Hunt Trust Estate Dallas Pauline and Elsie Jenneyson Tom Green County Emmett Jacobs Jemeyson C. A. Clark Survey Christoval

Drilling firm abandons three Texas wells at depth across counties

The No. 14 Magnolia wildcat in North Pecos County reached 3 221 feet in lime and was 330 feet from the west line and south line of section 4, block 212, near Grivin. Cactus Drilling abandons No. 1 Mrs Neal Buie in Concho County at 2 246 feet, with 330 feet from south and 990 feet from west lines of survey 1831. Woodson Oil terminates No. 1 L B Double in Central Fisher County at 6 398 feet, 990 feet from south and 1 562 feet from east sides of section 31, El Paso County School Land survey.

Fisher County Woodson Oil Company of Fort Worth L. B el Paso County School Land Survey

Frost elected president of New Mexico Rural Electric Coop

Paul L. Frost of Artesia was elected president of the New Mexico Rural Electric Cooperative Assn at its annual meeting in Las Vegas. The article notes the US holds about 35 percent of global coal reserves, with Russia at 23 percent.

Paul Frost Artesia P Paul L. Frost Artesia Monday New Mexico Rurallectric Cooperative Assn Las Vegas United States Russia

New Mexico State Local Work Force 1953 Census Totals

Census figures show 23,788 state and local government employees in New Mexico in October 1953, with 9,710 statewide and 14,087 local. Average full time monthly earnings were 282 dollars in New Mexico versus 292 nationally. Education dominates the payroll, followed by highways, health, police, and other sectors.

New Mexico Taylor W. Golden U. S. Census Bureau Roswell United States Golden

Corn Borer Introduced to United States from Hungary

Scientists believe the European corn borer was introduced to the United States from Hungary and first discovered in 1917.

United States Hungary

Juarez Teen Found Strangled as Suspect Sought

Juarez police seek 37 year old Antonio Hernandez after 16 year old Maria Nina Dimas was found strangled in her bed. A telephone wire and a rag were knotted around her throat as investigators pursue the suspect. A separate note says a cubic mile of ocean water holds $93 million in gold, though extraction costs would exceed the value.

Juarez Maria Jusnina Dimas Antonio Hernandez

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