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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1948

Page

7

US Oil Production Reaches New Daily High

The Oil & Gas Journal reports a US daily crude oil production average of 5,475,465 barrels for the week ending June 12, up from the prior week by 1,820 barrels. California set a Western record at 949,800 barrels, with notable gains in Texas 2,457,375 and Wyoming 146,240. State declines occurred in Illinois, Kansas, Indiana, and Mississippi.

Tulsa The Oil & Gas Journal California Wyoming Montana Michigan Oklahoma Texas Louisiana Florida Alabama Arkansas New Mexico Colorado Indiana Kentucky Illinois Kansas Mississippi Nebraska Eastern Seeene

Gasoline Shortage Now Seems Unlikely in Dallas

F. W. Leach of a Texas oil firm told the Dallas wholesale credit managers association that oil shortages are unlikely. He said production should meet a normal five percent rise over last year’s demand, with spotty transportation issues possible. He projected 37,000 new wells drilled to tap vast underground reserves, and that this year’s oil supplies will exceed wartime peak by about 17 percent.

Dallas Texas F. W. Leach Dallas Wholesale Credit Managers’ Association Leach

Poland and Iceland Sign 18 Month Trade Treaty

Poland and Iceland signed an 18 month trade treaty in Warsaw. Poland will supply coal chemicals and electric equipment. Iceland will send wool industrial oils and horses.

Warsaw Poland Iceland

Governors press tidelands rights law in Senate

Fourteen Republican governors urged the GOP Senate Policy Committee to move tidelands rights legislation, headed by Robert A. Taft, with Dewey and Warren among signers. Warren helped circulate a petition at the 40th governors conference. The telegram urged action before adjournment to avoid irreparable damage. Also reported, Panama Canal Zone Airport saw more than 4,000 arriving and 4,000 departing passengers in a recent month.

New Castle GOP Senate Policy Committee Tidelands Senate Committee Robert A. Taft Ohio Thomas E. Dewey New York Earl Warren California Warren House Senate Dwight H. Green Illinois Alfred E. Driscoll New Jersey James H. Duff Pennsylvania Kim Sigler Michigan Luther W. Youngdal Minnesota Robert D. Blue Iowa C. A. Robins Idaho Frank Carlson Kansas Horace A. Bildreth Maine John H. Hall Oregon Panama Canal Zone

Senate approves historic Vandenberg resolution signals to the President

Washington June 15 The Senate passed the Vandenberg resolution guiding the President to pursue objectives for national security. It hints at arming Western European nations or forming a military alliance, while stressing constitutional process and Senate approval for any treaty or pact. The move marks a shift from isolationism and signals a potential clash with Russia.

James Marlow Washington Senate Russia United States Europe League of Nations

Gasoline Output Reaches Record High in May

The Petroleum Engineer reports May gasoline production at 2 563 000 barrels daily, up 13 percent from last year. A record 3 400 drilling rigs are in service, with at least 38 000 new wells expected this year and fuel oil stocks 19 percent higher, indicating no shortage next winter.

Dallas U.P The Petroleum Engineer

New Drug Reported For High Blood Pressure

Dr. Ralph Tandowsky announced at the Inter-American Cardiological Congress that a new injectable drug treats uncomplicated high blood pressure by acting directly on brain centers. The California researcher described successful results.

Chicago California Ralph Tandowsky Inter-American Cardiological Congress

MPs propose inviting Russia to Big Four talks

Seven Labour MPs introduced a resolution in the House of Commons calling Britain to invite Russia to a Big Four conference to settle the German problem. The motion was presented last night in Parliament.

Russia London Labor Party Britain House of Commons

Sunray Mission Merger Abandoned After Court Action

The Ninth Circuit dismissed the Mission Corporation appeal without prejudice after both sides stipulated that plans for the merger with Sunray Oil Corporation have been abandoned. Earlier, William G. Skelly won a Nevada injunction blocking the merger of Mission with Pacific Western Oil Corp into Sunray.

San Francisco Ninth United States Circuit Court of Appeals Mission Corporation Mission Sunray Oil Corporation William G. Skelly Tulsa Oil Nevada Federal District Court Mission Company Pacific Western Oil Corp Sunray Corporation

Inner-Aid Relieves Ten Years of Stomach Distress

A man reports ten years of stomach pain ending after starting INNER-AID, a twelve-juice plant formula. He says the brick sensation vanished the second day, bowels regularized, and gas and headaches disappeared. Sold by all drug stores.

Turkey gobbler acts as mother and father to eggs

In Fairfield Iowa on June 15 farmer Paul Gilbert reports a turkey gobbler has begun sitting on a clutch of eggs after the hen died. The gobbler remains on the nest most of the time except for brief meals and drinks with plans to hatch the brood. In a separate note from Mexico City the New Popular Party says it has achieved legal status in 20 states and territories amid local opposition.

Fairfield Iowa Here Paul Gilbert Gilbert NEW Party Mexico City New Popular Party Today Republic

Something New in Campaigning Johnson Takes to Helicopter

Lyndon Johnson campaigned by helicopter to day aboard the Johnson City Windmill over the countryside east of Dallas. He shouted greetings to people on the ground over a loudspeaker and noted Peter Grimes will soon be presented in Paris.

Johnson Dallas Lyndon Johnson US Senate John Son City Counetryside Peter Grimes Gers Paris

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