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W. R. URTON 1 - Feed and Seed Urton was born on Salt necessary credits from Roswell Ranch near Roswell, New High School to meet university reDecember 9th 1899. His quirements. was in the cattle business After graduating, the world war oung Bill learned to ride changed his plans, however. Urton New Mexico was open enlisted, but the war ended before country in those days and he got overseas. Back at Roswell y helped at roundups that he had more serious things than roundups! On one of his a university dipolma on his mind. He and Velma Reeves, who was living at Dexter, had gone to school together when Urton was fourteen. They were planning to be married, so he got a position as head bookkeeper and assistant paying and receiving teller at First State Bank and Trust Company, where he remained three years. In May 1921 he went to Dexter as a cashier of Dexter State Bank and in a short time became active manager and director. Two months after he settled in Dexter he and Miss Reeves were married. His son James and daughter Virginia were born here. With the 1924 crash turbulent times descended upon the family. The Dexter bank was one of 33 in the state that closed. Urton was appointed assistant receiver and stayed until its business was settled, after which he accepted a position with Heid Brothers (wholesale feed, hay and grain concern) at El Paso, Texas, and in -Photo, Burtcher's Studio 1924 was sent to Salt River Valley, Arizona, "to select a good location country trips he and some and open a branch." Urton chose nions investigated "that dark Chandler, where he and his family om which so many bats flew lived for five years before being using torches, and twine as transferred to Safford, where his de line. Later, the "hole" second son Billy was born. world renown as Carlsbad s. In 1931 he was employed by Capital Fuel and Feed Company 17 Urton planned to become etrical engineer and went to at Gilbert and in January 1936 11, where he worked for opened a branch for them in Cooand room on a farm and lidge, of which he has been in a tent with the weather manager since. zero, so he might earn the