Texas Wins Suit For Oil Control On Laguna Madre
The Texas attorney general announced a federal judgment favorable to the state in a land dispute over 15 000 acres in Laguna Madre between Padre Island and the Texas coast. The ruling against Humble Oil and the Kenedys confirms state title to the bed, securing leases on 65 000 acres with over 1.9 million dollars awarded in leases and asserting the bed’s status despite claims of accretion.
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Price
Daniel
Atail
Laguna Madre
Padre
Texas
James
District of
Sum Oi! Company
Sun
Mumble Oil
Pefkrine Capmany
Humble
Silena S. Kenedy
Sarita Kenedy
Kenedy
Sinatra Sidelined by Throat Hemorrhage at Copacabana
New York report states crooner Frank Sinatra suffered a throat hemorrhage while singing at the Copacabana and was ordered to rest. Dr Irving B Goldman says the condition stems from strain and should improve after a week to ten days of rest.
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New York
Frank Sinatra
Copscabana
Irving B. Goldman
Sinatra
Broadway actress threatened by suitor vows to go on show
Christine Mat sios applies makeup backstage as threats against her life loom. Russell G. Stanford, 29, from a wealthy Chicago family, is held on $15,000 bail in Los Angeles after allegedly writing letters threatening to kill the actress unless she marries him.
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Christine Matsios
Russell G. Stanford
Chicago
Los Angeles
Texas Students Favor Killing Loyalty Oath
A UT student poll shows a majority favor abolishing the loyalty oath required of students. Bradford, survey director, says 487 percent support abolition while 2599 percent oppose and 74 percent have no opinion. the Daily Texan notes the survey covered 431 students, about three percent of the student body.
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Austin
University of Texas
Bist
M. C. Bradford
The
Pol
Daily
Texan
Texas To Put Squeeze On Florida Citrus
Texas Citrus Commission plans to hire a manager to curb Florida’s sales in Texas. Maurice Acres notes Florida representatives are marketing fruit in Texas and cites their $100,000 push toward western markets. C. L. Skaggs says applications are being accepted for the manager post with a fall fill and a $6000 to $10000 annual salary. The commission also votes to hire the Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio to coordinate a Texas research program with Texas A&M, Texas A&I and state and federal agencies.
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Weslaco
Texas Citrus Commission
Florida
Texas
Maurice Acres
Mission
Commission
Florida Citrus Commission
Texas Commission
C.L. Skaggs
Southwest Research Institute of San Antonio
Texas A and M College
Texas A and I College
Rites to Be Held Today for Mrs I D White
Funeral services for Mrs Ike D White 73 of Austin were set for today. She died Tuesday and was known by Baytown residents visiting often. She was aunt of Mrs Arthur A Draeger of Baytown. Services to be held in Austin.
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Ike D. White
Austin
Baytown
White
Arthur A. Draeger
Pass or Bid After Souths 1 Diamond on Bridge Deal
In a Barc lay on Bridge analysis North weighs silent debate after South opens 1 Diamond and North considers 3 Hearts or 4 Spades as jump responses. He ultimately bids 4 Spades but the analysis discusses why a pass might be best, given distribution and potential future plays.
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Hasi An
Worth
Horderline
Venice Gondoliers Strike Over Motorboat Disturbance
Venice gondoliers stage a strike against motorboats claiming damage to gondolas and passenger fear. They demand limits on motorboat numbers and speed plus a share in ownership of the craft, while pedestrians meter along canal banks. In Texas, fire destroyed the Walforth Lumber Company plant near Lubbock with $25,000 loss as firefighters saved little lumber.
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Venice
Italy
Sandoliers
St. Mark
Lubbock
Walforth Lumber Company
Reese Air Force Base
Red Cross Urges Global Ban on Atomic Weapons
The International Committee of the Red Cross urged the United States, Russia, and 69 others to speed up agreement on prohibiting atomic weapons and all directed weapons of mass destruction. No government has replied yet, despite early April discussions.
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Red Cross
Geneva
Switzerland
International Committee of the Red Cross
United States
Russia
Trithe
Menti
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Rumford
John Bayeras
Po- Hee
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Baytown Hardware
Westinghouse
Baytown Hardware Co
All-Electric
Houston Light: & Power Co
South Pruett, ST
Barclay
Shephard Barclay
Tor
Orrow
Nesse Wisé
Paqs Garoes
Ait Best
South
Lubbock Lumber Company
Houston Lighting
Any Power CO
South Pruett
Raymond Loewy
Culpepper
GENERAL @ ELECTRIC
Ralph Evans
All-Electric Cooking School
Houston Lighting and Power Company
Texas Ave
Hardware Company
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