New Oil Field Fever Grips Colorado Area
In Dove Creek western Montezuma County a Byrd-Frost Inc drill site reported a major discovery. The well in Durango yielded 200 to 500 barrels daily plus high gravity distillate and about 20 million cubic feet of natural gas, at 8286 feet depth, 25 miles northwest of Cortez in the Four Corners region.
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Durango
Colo
Colorado
Dove Creek
Montezuma County
Byrd-Frost, Inc
Dallas
Texas
Kenneth M. Willson
Willson
Cortez
Four Corners
New Mexico
Utah
Arizona
Byrd-Frost
Pueblo
White House sources discount Truman trip report
White House insiders discounted a London report that President Truman may visit Europe soon. Officials gave no comment and sources familiar with his plans said there is no indication he will leave the Western Hemisphere in the foreseeable future.
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Washington
White House
London
Truman
Europe
Estern Hemisphere
Shrine Guard Shoots Woman By Accident
Private William OConnor of Medford Massachusetts, on guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, fired twice into the air after hearing prowlers. A bullet struck Irene Coslett 24 wife of Lt Robert Coslett in an apartment 500 yards away. She is in good condition at Walter Reed Hospital. Ballistics tests ordered to confirm the rifle source. No prowlers found.
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William O'Connor
Medford
Mass
Irene Coslett
Robert Coslett
Columbus
Ohio
Fort Myer Dispensay
Walter Reed Hospital
Sing Sing Overcrowded For Thanksgiving Day
OSSINING N Y Nov 28 There is a housing shortage in Sing Sing Prison due to Thanksgiving dinner crowds. Cell capacity is 1822 but 1843 offenders were counted, as sheriffs from several counties clear jails of Sing Sing destined prisoners before the holiday. Sing Sing prisoners ate chicken on Thanksgiving.
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
P. S.sing Sing
Agricultural meeting and farm notes across Texas counties
Elmo VY Cook and John W. Niglazza to speak at a live stock feed dehydration plant discussion in Travis County. Women and men report on feedstuff production, drought effects, and ACA program votes set for Dec 11 in Lampasas Gonzales Blanco counties with improvements in terraces wells and grazing.
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Dave Shanks
Austin American Agricultural
Elmo VY. Cook
Travis County
Cook
John W. Niglazza
Hearne
Francis Marion Nuse
G. B. Stagner
Gonzales County
ACA
AAA
Stagner
Anone
Madame Chiang Sails to Washington to Influence U.S. Policy
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek flies from Shanghai aboard a U.S. Navy plane and is due in Washington Wednesday. The visit hinges on U S public opinion and Congress, as policy makers doubt rapid shifts in U S support for the Chinese Nationalists. She told President Truman that U S aid to China followed from postwar errors at Yalta.
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Washington
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Madame Ciang
Shanghai
S. M. Chu
Japan
K. W. Yu
Chiang
China
Congress
Truman
Yalta
Kurile Islands
Russia
Endurance Pair In Third Week In Air Flight Record Bid
Dick Riedel and Bill Barris continued their air endurance attempt from Indio California after two weeks aloft. They took off November 20 and aim to stay airborne until January 1, 1949 for a 42 day 1008 hour flight in their four passenger monoplane. The current record is 726 hours set by Wes Carroll and Clyde Schlieper. They are refueling and resupplying at Indio and Fullerton.
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Indio
Calif
Dick Riedel
Bill Barris
Wes Carroll
Clyde Schlieper
Long Beach
Riedel
Barriga
Fullerton
Bandit Robs Liquor Store in Big Spring
A bandit held up a Big Spring liquor store late Saturday and escaped with $15 in cash. Police Chief Pete Green said the suspect was identified from pictures as an escaped convict. In his haste, the robber overlooked $200.
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Big Spring
Pete Green
Leaders Named For 4-H Club Work Winners Gather in Chicago
A Texas Army veteran Alvin G. Davis of Post and Arkansas coed Alice Gilliaum of Newport were chosen as top leaders in the national 4-H contest. They receive $200 scholarships, an all expense trip to the 27th National 4-H Club Congress, and a silver trophy funded by Edward Foss Wilson. Davis led local to district 4-H groups and logged about 12,000 miles for 4-H work. Gilliaum, a University of Arkansas student and former international farm youth exchange student, has projects in clothing food preparation poultry and farm safety.
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Chicago
Texas
Arkansas
Alvin G. Davis
Post
Alice Gilliaum
Newport
Ark
Edward Foss Wilson
Wilson & Co
Davis
Gilliaum
University of Arkansas
International Farm
England
France
Truman Attends First Baptist Service After Election Victory
President Truman surprised worshipers at the First Baptist Church on Sunday accompanied only by secret service agents. He received the congregation’s warm congratulations and assurance of continued prayers as he entered the church unannounced.
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Washington
Truman
First Baptist Church
White House
Haward Hughes Pruden
Secret Service
Blairlee House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Executive Mansion
Sixteenth Street
Mr. Truman
High Court To Pass On Judge-Elect Case
San Antonio dispatch reports judge-elect P. C. Sanders faces contempt of court appeal. Attorney Joe Burkett said the case has moved to the US Supreme Court after a new $500 bond was approved. Sanders was sentenced to three days on November 9 for attempting to take over the 37th Court.
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San Antonio
Joe Burkett
P. C. Sanders
US Supreme Court
Burkett
Sanders
Austin
Farm Fire Toll Reaches 3500 Deaths Yearly
Farm fires kill about 3,500 people annually and destroy more than 90 million dollars in property, highlighting the widespread danger and economic impact on farmers and rural communities.
Fire Kills Eight In Mexico City
A downtown building collapse after a fire in Mexico City claimed eight known victims all firemen. Five or six more were missing and feared trapped while responders searched through bricks and twisted steel for additional victims. Among the dead were Lt. Col. Jose Saavedra, assistant fire chief, and Captain Ponciano Quiroz, veteran firefighters.
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Mexico City
Jose Saavedra
Ponciano Quiroz
Midwest Farm Vote Shifts Hurt GOP Hold in Election
United Press survey finds Democrats narrowed GOP grip on the critical Midwest farm vote across 11 states from Ohio to the Dakotas. Truman gained ground in several states while Dewey retained wins, signaling a weakened Republican backbone in the farm belt.
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Washington
United Press
United Press Survey
Ohio
Dakotas
Pitcure
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota
South Dakota
Midwest
Dewey
Truman
Tru
Tenement Fire Kills Mother and Three Children in Wis
A fire in a two story frame tenement in Madison Wisconsin killed a mother and three of her children. The blaze began when a kerosene stove exploded in a resident’s room. Gladys Raines warned about 30 occupants but could not save Florence Dinger and her children Judy 9 Shirley 4 and Billy 5. Nancy 11 escaped by crawling from a second floor window to an adjacent lean-to.
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Madison
Wis
Gladys Raines
Florence Dinger
Judy
Shirley
Billy
Nancy
Mother's Day Founder Buried in Philadelphia
Anna M. Jarvis, originator of Mother's Day, was buried Saturday in West Laurel Hill Cemetery beside her mother, Anna Reeves Jarvis, who died in 1901.
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Philadelphia
Anna M. Jarvis
West Laurel Hill
Anna Reeves Jarvis
Farmers urged to spend on better living conditions nationwide
The National Planning Association urged farmers to use boom-time profits for better homes, equipment, clothing, education, and medical care rather than buying new land at inflated prices. The report, prepared by Lowry Nelson, argues improved farm living boosts overall prosperity and helps sustain city employment and farm demand.
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Washington
National Planning Association
Association
Agriculture Committee
Lowry Nelson
University of Minnesota
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