Phillips Reports 38 Million Profit at Phillips Petroleum
Phillips Petroleum Co announces a net profit of 38,935,442 for the first six months of 1952 with an average of 2.70 earned per share on 14,460,495 shares. The board declares a regular quarterly dividend of 60 cents a share and sets record date August 1. The Air Force authorizes operation of the Bluehorn plant at McGregor Texas. Crude production averages 133,590 barrels per day, 13,060 above the prior year. During six months, 448 tests were completed, 335 oil producers, 12 gas-distillate wells, 50 gas wells, and 58 dry holes. Two wildcats discovered new fields amid ten new generating areas.
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Bartasville
Oklo
Phillips Petroleum Co
Air Force
Phillips
Bluehorn
McGregor
Tex
Raefold
Election quirks spark unlikely mascot debate in party clash
A garbled UNITED PRESS dispatch from New York outlines a bizarre scene where a party linked to Krajewski presents a pig mascot and hints at election talk. It notes a Texan judge and an overtime exchange involving a man awaiting trial on another charge amid a chaotic courthouse moment.
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United Press
New York
Henry
Krajewski
Krajewski Selina
Abbi Boryt Worth
Tex
Betas Mva
Wil
Drivers Permitted To Work In Shorts
Plymouth Indiana July 25 1943 bus drivers were allowed to wear shorts Monday at the depot though many wore full length trousers. E K Lee said the summer routine was about business with passengers and some drivers remained coy about showing legs. Passengers noted the change and asked where the shorts were.
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Plymouth
Ind
Giana
E. K. Lee
Sparkman Clears Up Cough Drop Gaffe On TV
Senator Joan Sparkman of Alabama explained a pre camera moment during his Democratic Vice-presidential nomination acceptance. He said the object was a cough drop he spat out just before stepping before the cameras, dispelling speculation it was tobacco.
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Chicago
Joan Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
B 36 Bomber On Way Out to Be Replaced by Jets
The B 36 bomber, key to U S intercontinental reach, will be retired with the last units ordered and due for completion in 1954. It will yield to the faster B 52 and B 32 models under Air Force plans, as jet bombers supersede the piston era craft.
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Washington
Air Force
Rostwell L. Gilpatrick
Sute
Grimie Produces Own Movie Cowardly Calves Is Broad Satire
Hollywood satire reports Dick Williams produced his own film The Cowardly Calves a spoof on The Brave Bulls with a staff of columnists and studio publicists. He shot scenes on Warner estate grounds and used unbudgeted weekends to complete the project, which never reached public view.
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Aline Mosby
Hollywood
Holywood
Dick Willigms
Lita
V Jams
Williams
Gilbert Reisnd
Charlita
Jack Warner
Warner Bros
Warner
Roland
Tsen
Paramount
Hollywoodiie
Jerry Lewis
Ion
Las
History Of Adlai's Reluctance To Be Candidate
Chicago reports the evolving stance of Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson on the 1952 Democratic nomination. From March statements denying broader ambitions to pleas for governor, warnings against draft pressure, and finally a July 26 acceptance, the record traces mounting reluctance and eventual nomination.
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Adlai
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Minois
Illinois
Oregon
Watchman Fights Call From Old Man River
New Orleans July 28 night watchman Roy H. Bennett said he hopes old man River will keep resting along with him. He was patrolling barges on the Mississippi during a heavy rain when he fell in Friday night and battled the current for over an hour before rescue. He again fell into the river Saturday night and fought the water for nearly an hour before being pulled out.
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New Orleans
Roy H. Bennett
Ol’ Man
Bennett
Mississippi
Leffer Brings Divorce After 15 Year Marriage
Denise Wright filed for divorce from Maurice E. Wright a television film editor after 15 years of marriage. A letter from another woman found under his bed was cited as a cause and he was described as having a violent temper. Superior Judge George A. Dockweiler presided. The petition asked $5.00 alimony.
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Eles
Denise Wright
Fes
George A. Dockweiler
Maurice E. Wright
Absid
Petroleum Council Faces Tubular Goods Price Hike Hurdle
National Petroleum Council meets in Washington to weigh proposed price increases on tubular goods used by oil drillers. Officials cite steel price hikes and ongoing shortages as adding costs to oil country equipment. The panel will also revisit synthetic fuels costs, bunkers, Navy fuel oil, and crude storage capacity amid industry concerns.
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Maureen Gothlin
Washington
National Petroleum Council
Oil Weil
Office of Price
Petroleum Administration For Defense
NPC
Welter S. Hallahan
Reese
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