Texas oil output climbs while new-field finds fall to 12-year low
Dallas report shows Texas crude production near 1.021 billion barrels for year end with total liquids around 1.05 billion. Wildcat drilling hit a 12-year low in new-field discovery as 89 percent of 4,253 attempts failed. 163000 wells produced oil across about 5100 fields, amid concerns over Harris Fullbright gas bill and federal control.
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Dallas
Texas Mid- Continent Oil & Gas Association
Texas
French M. Robertson
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Robertson
Senate
Federal Power Commission
Girl buys horse for Karen Ann McGuire in New York
Twelve year old Karen Ann McGuire of Valhalla New York bid 24 03 for Nashua the famed Belair Stud horse but lost the auction. Bank officials pooled funds and hired auctioneer Humphrey Finney to find Karen a suitable horse. Karen prefers a pure black horse with a white tail and mane and asks for a bicycle as well.
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New York
Karen’ Ann McGuire
Nashua
Belair Stud
Karen
Valhalla
N.Y
Hanover Bank
Belair
William Woodward Jr
Humphrey S. Finney
Finney
Rail replaces dog killed by train in Mineral
In Mineral Virginia a dachshund named Fritzy arrives to comfort Judy Mahone after Blinky the Great Dane was killed by a passing Chesapeake and Ohio train. The railroad gift prompts poems between Judy, her father Wilson, and C&O President Walter Tuohy, who confirm Santa has a puppy.
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Judy Mahone
Judy
Mahone
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Sede
C&o
Walter Tuohy
Santa
Tuohy
Cleveland
Santa Claus
Mouse Factory Found In California
In Encino, San Fernando Valley, a high producing "mouse factory" has produced millions of rodents on property once a poultry ranch on Ventura Blvd. The Los Angeles Health Department plans gas treatment after residents complained of a sudden mouse invasion with mice found beneath chicken pens and even an 8 year old girl keeping three mice in her purse.
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Los Angeles
Encino
San Fernando Valley
Swindlers Change One Dollar Bills To Tens
Ashland police warn retailers about a currency alteration scheme. Four ten dollar bills have their corners cut and affixed to one dollar notes, creating counterfeit looking bills that can still pass as tens despite missing corners. Police chief Charles F. Howard explains the method and the risk to merchants.
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Ashland
Ashland Police Department
Charles F. Howard
Painter Faces $25,000 Suit Over Green Arm Paint
Mrs. Loretta Giarrito aged 70 filed a $25,000 damage suit yesterday against house painter Stanley Gonsier 53 claiming he painted her arms green after she criticized his garage work.
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Cleveland
Loretta Giarrito
Stanley Gonsier
Girl, 3, Dines On Tree Ornament
A three-year-old girl Dorothy Zdravetz plucked a green ornament from a Christmas tree and tried to eat it. Her mother Elizabeth Zdravetz, 25, found her daughter with the ornament. the child was taken to hospital by police after glass was removed and throat scratches treated.
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Ceicago
P—A
Dorothy Zadravetz
Elizabeth
Car delays after garage test ends in rear impact
Stanley Wenger went to a Cleveland garage to retrieve his car after front end repairs but it was not ready. A mechanic test drove the car to test the new front end and another vehicle struck its rear, delaying pickup.
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Cleveland
Stanley Wenger
Read ers Digest December issue hits newsstands
The December issue of the Readers Digest is now available on newsstands. It features updated content across multiple departments, with articles on lifestyle, health, and current events.
Death Is Urged for Mad Killer in Gibson County
PRINCETON Ind The Gibson Circuit Court jury of 12 men convicted Leslie Irvin 31 of murder for the slaying of Wesley Kerr 29 Evansville service station operator in a Dec 23 1954 robbery and recommended the death penalty pending appeals. Irvin showed calm as the verdict was read while his mother sobbed in the crowded courtroom.
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Princeton
Ind
Leslie Irvin
Gibson
Irvin
Wesley W. Kerr
Evansville
A. Dale E
Alice Irvin
Goebel Duncan
Duncan family killings and indictments tied to Kentucky and Indiana cases
Irvin Goebel Duncan 51 his son Raymond 21 and daughter in law Elizabeth Duncan 19 were shot and killed at the Duncan farm near Henderson Kentucky on March 21. Mrs Duncan survived blinded by a head wound. Irvin also faced an indictment for the December 2 1954 killing of Mary Holland 36 in an Evansville liquor store and Wilhelmina Sailer 47 at her Mount Vernon Indiana home on March 21. The trial began November 11 after a venue change from Vanderburgh Circuit Court Evansville with over 500 examined to seat a jury many excused for preconceived opinions. Meanwhile Lake Placid chamber plans to send Christmas cards to 1931 guest signers but only 681 names were legible.
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Raymond
Elizabeth Duncan
Duncan Farm
Henderson
Duncan
Irvin
Mary Holland
Evansville
Wilhelmina Sailer
Mount Vernon
Ind
Vanderburgh Circuit Court
Lake Placid, N
Lake Placid
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