Wildcat Drilling Moves Forward in West Lubbock County
In west Lubbock county a new wildcat from Calvin White of Lubbock and Standard Fryer Drilling No. 1 Bidwell is set to spud by October 9 on a 240 acre lease. The project targets the Pennsylvanian reef and will drill lower Strawn to 10,500 feet unless production occurs sooner.
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Lubbock County
Calvin White
Lubbock
Standard Fryer Drilling Company
H. H. Biewell
C&mrr
Auvey
P. O. Smith
Dr. Bidwell
Standard Fryer
U. S. Highway 62
Bidwell
Strawn
Lubbock- Hockley County
Ropes Pennsylvanian Pool
Callery & Hurt
Edwards
George P. Livermore, Inc
Lindsey
Smith
Terry
Hockley
Scurry
Kent
Borden
Bankline Oil Company
Earl Elliott
Livermore and Sanders
Doud
MFC Corporation of Houston
Clark
Humble Oil & Refining Company
W. J. Farris
Wildcat
Farmers and ranch incomes in Texas rise in August
Texas farmers earned 131 million dollars in cash last month, up 16 percent from July and 27 percent below August of last year. Cotton led with 62.5 million, cattle 16.2 million, milk products 9.23 million, and cotton seed 7.77 million, with regional gains and declines noted across the state.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Business Research Bureau
Cattie
Coastal Prairies
Lower
Rio Grande Valley
Grand Prairies
East Texas
Edwards Plateau
South Texas Plains
Red Bed Plains
High Plains
Southern High Plains
Lower Rio Grande Valley
Trans Pecos
Western Cross Timbers
Black and Grand Prairies
Northern
Bureau
Death Valley Model Railroad Enthusiast Braves Extreme Heat
Death Valley National Monument superintendent T. R. Goodwin presides over a 16 by 34 foot model railroad in a low ceiling shed. He endures 125 to 130 degree heat but quits when the thermometer nears 150. His layout, five years in the making, includes six steam locomotives, one diesel, 20 passenger cars, 60 freight cars, 1,800 feet of wiring and 20,000 imitation spikes, plus a village of 40 model houses and figurines.
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Death Valley
Calif
T. R. Goodwin
Goodwin
Death Valley National Monument
Haven
Pan American pioneer Captain Clark retires after 33 years
Miami reports Captain Fred V. Clark, nicknamed Shorty, ends a 33 year career with Pan American Airways on Latin American routes. A Navy veteran and early jet pilot, Clark flew more than 3 million miles and helped pioneer U S air mail contracts in the region.
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Miami
Fla
U.P
Fred V
Shorty) Clark
Pan American Airways
Navy
United States
Unclear Text Summary Card
Fragmentary note describes coordinating clothing for a girl to catch the school bus. Mentions hair, rib bons, socks, hander, school dress, and making breakfast. Ambiguity makes precise facts impossible.
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Shell
Michigan Moves to Fight Spies and Saboteurs
Michigan adopts stringent anti-subversion laws and forms a 12-detective state police squad to track suspected saboteurs and spies. The bill, approved by Gov. Williams, creates secret files on subversives and ties into a broader civilian defense program as a November constitutional vote on curbing free speech nears.
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Douglas Graham
United Press
Lansing
Mich
Michigan
G. Menken Williams
Communist Party
Special State Police
Sqund
Provisicex
Michiz
F.B.I
Farmer Trapped Under Tractor In Montague County
Pioneer farmer Carl E. Zahn, 70, was found conscious at 7 p.m. after spending all day pinned under a tractor. He amputated his leg with a pocket knife and improvised a tourniquet using his shirt, handkerchief, and efforts to keep flies away while awaiting help.
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Bowie
Montague County
Carl E. Zahn
Zahn
Oyster Crops Grow in Bays Around Long Island
New York dispatch notes oyster farmers cultivate crops in private bays around Long Island. Growth takes five years to mature and emphasis is on quality. Some harvests are shipped fresh by air. others are canned. The article also mentions state security measures and civil rights protests.
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Long Island
New York
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Tex
Avalanche-Journal
Sun
Sioner
Michigan Civil Rights Congress
Shaw
Ings
Shaw’s
Gabardine
America
LEVIS
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