Court Invalidates Many Independent Standard Oil Stations
In Los Angeles a federal court ruled invalid exclusive dealer contracts between Standard Oil Co. of California and about 7 000 independently owned stations. The anti trust division of the Justice Department brought the suit, affecting 23 000 more western stations with similar contracts. A related suit targets Richfield Oil Co. and others, with a broader monopolization case ongoing. Standard Stations Inc. remains unaffected.
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Los Angeles
Standard Oil Co
California
Standard
Antitrust Division
Department of Justice
Anti-Trust Division
Richfield Oil Co
Washington, DC
William C. Dixon
Antitrust
Standard Stations Inc
Standard Oil
Texas oil completions rise with 149 oil and 15 gas wells
The Texas Railroad Commission reports 149 oil well and 15 gas well completions for the past week. Year totals reach 3,000 oil and 258 gas completions, compared with 2,265 oil and 248 gas by this time last year. One oil wildcat and one gas wildcat were drilled this week, bringing oil wildcats to 131 and gas wildcats to 27 for the year.
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Austin
Railroad Commission Today
Texas
Lower prices boost creased dollar volume in Cuba dept store sales
Lower prices attract shoppers and raise dollar volume in Cuba department store sales, signaling a shift in consumer spending patterns amid changing local conditions.
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Cuba
Oil Scouts Rally Against Government Oil Control
H R Brooks of Dallas urged the oil scouts and landmen to oppose federal control of the oil industry at the Denver convention. He argued oil has long met demands and warned against bureaucratic control. Simon Crites of Corpus Christi was installed as president with officers including H W Pontius, Robert Wilson, O L McNew, Howard Pierce, and R C Brown.
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Denver
H. R. Brooks
Dallas
Tex
National Oil Scouts and Landmen’s Association
Brooks
Simon Crites
Corpus Christi
Association
H. W. Pontius
Midland
Robert Wilson
Houston
O. L. McNew
Casper
Wyo
Howard Pierce
Wichita
Kan
R. C. Brown
San Antonio
Charges Filed in Theater Scuffle
Grady Wilson manager of the State Theater faces a concealed weapon charge by complaint in the city police court after a Saturday midnight scuffle at the Paramount Theater with 18 year old Thomas Garner. The case will go to the grand jury for investigation. Witnesses say a gun was discharged accidentally, lodging in the marquee. Bond of 300 was posted.
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Grady Wilson
State Theater
Corporation
Paramount Theater
Branch T. Archer, Jr
Grand Jury
Thomas E. Garner
Washington
Wilson
Garner
County To Buy Road Machine For 1948 Budget
Potter County commissioners approved a readjusted budget to buy a front end loader on a caterpillar tractor for road and bridge work. The loader costs about 7500 dollars with delivery expected late summer. Budget changes move funds from an untouched 10 000 dollar law enforcement reserve and include buying four Amarillo Army Air Field surplus buildings for 1050 dollars from the War Assets Administration.
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Potter County
John Crudgington
Amarillo Army Air Field
War Assets Administration
Robert M Bowling Rites Today
Funeral services for Robert M Bowling 52 will be held at 11 AM Tuesday at Fellowship Baptist Church with Rev Charles E McDowell officiating. Burial follows at 4 PM Tuesday in Fairview Cemetery Memphis under Minton Funeral Home Borger. Bowling died after a heart attack at work at Western Carbon Company and had lived in Borger four years. He is survived by his wife one daughter five sons and two sisters.
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Borger
Robert M. Bowling
Fellowship Baptist Church
Charles E. McDowell
Fairview Cemetery
Memphis
Minton Funeral Home
Bowling
Western Carbon Company
Port Arthur Plans 50th Birthday Golden Jubilee
Port Arthur will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a golden jubilee spectacle from July 5 to 10. The event will feature the annual bathing beauty contest sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Texas on Friday July 9.
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Port Arthur
Junior Chamber of Commerce of Texas
Polio Ward Sees Three New Hidalgo Cases
Three new polio patients from Hidalgo County were admitted to the emergency ward in Edinburg yesterday bringing the ward total to 31, the previous record. One case was confirmed polio.
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Edinburg
Hidalgo County
Gas Transmission Takes Big Gas Load
Texas Gas Transmission signs 20 year contracts for 235 million cubic feet daily of natural gas to Appalachian and eastern markets by 1950. The firm plans a $79 million 800 mile Texas Cathage to Middletown pipeline with financing via mortgage bonds and stock sale. Executive VP Stevenson says the line will ease shortages by 1949-50.
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New York
Gas Transmission Corporation
Appalachian
Consolidated Natural Gas Company
Columbia Gas System
Texas Eastern Transmission
Cae Bo Bhaambittem
upuUli
Texas Gas
Cathage
Texas
Middletown
Federal Power Commission
W. T. Stevenson
Anglo-American Oil Treaty Dead Issue This Session
HOUSTON June 5 Mr H J Jack Porter president of the Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association said Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan advised him the current Congress will take no further action on the Anglo American oil agreement Domestic airlines in India have suspended night flying during the monsoon season.
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Houston
H. J
Jack” Porter
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
India
Slick-Urschel Gas To El Paso Natural
Walter S. Hallanan, president of Plymouth Oil, announced that Plymouth has completed negotiations with Slick-Urschel Oil of San Antonio for sale of residue gas from the Benedum field in Upton and Reagan counties Texas to El Paso Natural Gas. El Paso plans a 30 inch line into the field to ship gas to the West Coast. Negotiations also cover gas from other West Texas reserves and a $4 million recycling plant for liquid gas fuels. Australia has reduced its income tax 25 percent.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Walter S. Hallanan
Plymouth Oil Company
Slick-Urschel Oil Co
San Antonio
Tex
Upton
Reagan Counties
Texas
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Hallanan
el Paso Gas
Plymouth
Slick- Urschel
West Texas
Harvest Demands Loss Of Gasoline
Gasoline demand driven by harvest activity rises in the midwest and across the region. Refineries expect continued heavy activity and a bustling gas market through summer and into fall. Prices for gasoline and distillates are quoted with regional variations and tax exclusions.
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Tulsa
U.P
Oklahoma
North Texas
Itching First Application Advertisement for Blue Star Ointment
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment for itching and skin problems including eczema rash tetter ringworm and pimples. It claims one application relieves itching and offers a money back guarantee if the first use fails to satisfy and invites readers to try it today.
Taxable Bands Under City Rule Stir Local Debate
A long standing Missouri statute allows towns to levy a tax to support a town band if the mayor can play a piccolo and each band member can eat peas with a knife. Critics question practicality and legality while supporters cite tradition and culture.
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Missouri
Lucky day when his wife bought first bottle of Retonga
Auto mechanic Lester Wood of Pomona describes decades of stomach gas constipation and poor sleep before Retonga relieved his distress. He credits his wife’s purchase for prompt relief and improved appetite and energy. Retonga claim noted with money back guarantee and local drugstore availability.
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Lester Wood
4Th Street
Pomona
Cal
Wood
Mr. Wood
Retonga
Cretney Drug Stores
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