Eisenhower Booster Forecasts Aid for Farmers
Republican Senator Frank Carlson of Kansas predicts the Eisenhower administration will push new legislation next year to ease the price-cost squeeze on farmers. Carlson told newsmen in Washington after meetings with Vice President Nixon that Congress would act and he supports a two price system to bolster wheat prices.
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United Press
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Washington
Nixon
Carlson
Congress
Cotton May Inspecting Cleaning Tumbler At Lovington Dry Cleaners
John W. May known as Cotton May is pictured at Lovington Dry Cleaners 119 all cleaning in his shop. The firm sorts clothing by fabric with silk wool and delicate synthetics treated carefully. Mrs May helps with management and bookkeeping. Staff include Elma Hardin Bertha Oglesby Ivory Large. Lovington Cleaners offers fast service with repairs and alterations as a specialty.
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John W. “Cotton” May
Lovington Dry Cleaners
May
Elma Hardin
Bertha Oglesby
Ivory Large
Wildcat Drilling Plans Expand Across New Mexico Fields
A 16,000 foot wildcat in West Lea County New Mexico seeks Ellen prospects with Phillips Petroleum and 10 partners. No. 1 Etz Deep Unit, 25 miles west of Oil Center, 7,928 acre unit on federal land. Drilling to start immediately after extensive seismic work. multiple other wells announced in Colfax, Eddy, and Lea counties by various operators including Continental Oil, The Texas Company, and Humble Oil.
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Phillips Petroleum Company
Etz
Oil Center
Phillips
Southern California Petroleum Corporation
E. A. Culbertson
Wallace W. Irwin
The
Texas Company
Richardson & Bass
Anderson-Prichard Oil Corporation
Ohio Oil Company
Skelly Oil Company
Continental Oil Company
Brown and Wheeler
Neville G. Penrose, Inc
Fort Worth
Honolulu Oil Corporation No. 1
Malco-Federal
Chaves County
New Mexico
Colfax County
Continental Oil Company No. 7
Saint Louis
Eddy County
W. C. Wiler
Gulf State
G. C. Weaver
Weaver-Smith
New Cotton Finishes Have A Spot Problem
Madison Wisconsin report explains that new resin based cotton finishes trap grease making stains harder to remove. Textile chemist Margaret Cooper recommends warm concentrated detergent, rubbing from the back, then washing. repeat if needed.
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Madison, Wis
Margaret Cooper
University of Wisconsin
Cooper
Drillsite Location Near Central Lea County Opens
A new drillsite recently opened in Central Lea County with coordinates 660 feet from the south line and 1 980 feet from the east line of section 12 16s 34e. The precise section and range indicate a careful mapping of the site with close proximity to established section boundaries.
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Lea County
Poppy Seed Crackers with Butter under the Broiler
A tasty accompaniment for tomato juice or soups. Spread softened butter on crackers and sprinkle with poppy seed. Broil two or three minutes until brown.
Lea County wildcat yields gas and oil in Lea County No. 1-AH
In Central Lea County New Mexico the Bend sand in Humble Oil No. 1-AH shows a three hour and twenty five minute drillstem test surfacing gas at 360000 cubic feet daily with 1500 feet of water and 300 feet of 44.9 gravity oil. Earlier tests in Pennsylvanian zones produced oil and gas at varied rates. Atlantic Kenning Company No. 1 Chambers reported minor oil and gas shows with limited recovery in the same area. Sunray Mid-Continent sets casing for No. 1 McDonald near No. 1 Fulton, with no DST yet but possible oil potential.
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Humble Oil & Refining Company
New Mexico
Lea County
Atlantic Kenning Company No
Chambers
Wildcat
Sunray Mid-Continent Oil Company
McDonald
Fulton
French Forces Win First Big Battle in Morocco
French troops in northern Morocco report a major setback for revolting Berber tribesmen. Foreign Legionnaires broke out from the fortress at Boured to join an armored column advancing along the Berber road. A Korean War veteran led about 500 Legionnaires out of Boured after earlier failed breakout attempts.
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Morocco
Boured
Oil Is Life Blood Of Armed Services Says Adm Nimitz
Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz proclaims oil as the life blood of the Navy Air Force and Army emphasizing reliance on above ground stocks. He notes 1942 submarine losses and the need for secure oil reserves worldwide as essential to national security and sustained Allied victory led by American oil industry efforts.
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Armed Services
Adm
Nimitz
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S.N
Pearl Harbor
America
Pacific
Japan
Borneo
Indonesia
Asia
Oil and Gas Found in Drillstem Test in Lea County
Humble Oil and Refining Co. No 7 AH State wildcat in central Lea county surfaced gas and recovered oil in a drillstem test of the lower Pennsylvanian. The test from 11 016 to 11 051 feet ran three hours with gas at 13 000 cubic feet daily and 90 feet of oil recovered below the circulating sub with no water.
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Humble Oil & Refining Co
AH State
Wildcat
Lea County
Coring
Great-Great Grandmother Earns Multi-Engine Flying Rating
Mrs. Waddie Bunker of Palm Springs California soloed a twin engined Cessna at Teterboro New Jersey. After a test flight a federal authority awarded her a multi-engine rating enabling her to fly various planes from small to large. At 68 she began flying only three years ago.
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Waddie Bunker
Palm Springs
California
Teterboro
New Jersey
Bunker
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