Seven Wells Completed In Monroe Area
Seven new oil and gas wells were completed and 13 locations staked in the Monroe district last week as drilling and exploration continued. Completions span Concordia La Salle Tensas Union and Ouachita parishes with multiple operators and production figures reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Area
Monroe
Duncan S. Cook
Alan Viator
Concordia Parish
Omega Field—Petroleum Co
Crow Drilling and Producing Co
LA Salle Parish
Nebo Hemphill
Hunt Petroleum Co
Thomas Beard
Franklin Parish
Wildcat
Wallace A. Stanberry
D. Rogers
Jontlan-Mears Oil Co
A International Paper Co
Sec
Tullos Urania
Harter Service Co
Harter Ten Delta
Sea SE. Loman Drilling Co
de Davis and Georgia Association
Raneau Heirs No
Sun 10 Co
W. T. Lord
Buckhorn Field
South States Oil Co
Catahoula Parish
Kincaid Bayou
McGoldrick and Watson Drilling Co
Willow Lake
John Franks
Nelin Parish
Chiteno Mill and Lumber Co
C. Roberts
South Big Creek
R. E. Williams Oil Co
W. G. Vernon
Grant Parish
Justiss Mears Oil Co
Harter
Jackson Parish
Calhoun
Ark la Gas Co
Boyd Est
Searcy
J. M. Greer
Summerville
Trem
Lor
Warren
Melton
Miss. Pacific Railroad
J. Paul Shelton Et al
JW. G. Doughty
Ouachita Parish
Barnwell Drilling Co
Anabelle
Calhoun Field
Southwest Gas Prod. Co
Tensas Parish
Five Star Petroleum Corp
S. B. Butts Heirs
Union Parish
United Prod Co
R. L. Edwards
One Man Operation Controls Large Liquefied Gas Pipeline
From a Tulsa office a single operator can manage 100000 barrels a day of liquefied petroleum gas along a 1683 mile main line from Hobbs New Mexico to Conway Kansas to Pine Bend Minnesota with 501 miles of connecters. The system uses a central control board with buttons lights and electronic recorders to shut stations and reroute flow if issues arise. An air patrolman pinpoints breaks and technicians reach troublesome sites within two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Skelly Oil Co
Conway
Kan
Pine Bend
Minn
Janesville
Wis
Mid-America Pipeline Co
Hobbs
N.M
Kanesville
Mid-America
Levelland
Pampa
Tex
Beaver
Relieford
R. E. Thomas
Control Board
Thomas
Ttvo
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Stamp issues honor Alan Shepard and world postal events
Surinam issues two commemorative stamps one for Yuri Gagarin and one for Alan Shepard. The 15 cent shows an astronaut in a capsule with a globe and USSR April 1961. The 20 cent depicts Shepard with the Redstone Mercury Rocket and a globe USA May 5, 1961. The stamps are airmail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surinam
Gagarin
Shepard
Ussr
USA
South Korean junta cracks down on draft dodgers
Seoul authorities ordered all draft dodgers to report by June 30 under threat of severe punishment. The decree targets anyone who evaded conscription, signaling a strict enforcement push by the ruling regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
South Korea
U S Outlines Moon Ship Plans and 1965 Tests
NASA details plans for early uncrewed moon ships and precursor launches at Cape Canaveral. Saturn rockets, 160 feet tall, will test this year with 10 ton lift, aiming for lunar landings by 1967 and President Kennedy's goal of landing a man on the moon before 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPS
United States
Moon
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Army Engineers
Mars
Kennedy
Congress
Funeral Rites For Slain Georgia Mother Held Sunday
In Valdosta Georgia mourners gathered for the graveside funeral of Patricia Hewitt a 26 year old mother slain in Jacksonville Florida where she and companion Althea Ottavio had traveled to bet on a dog race Authorities search for the killer continues and Hewitt s husband notes Ottavio was known to wager large sums at the track The bodies were found in a palmetto thicket on the city s outskirts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdosta
UPI
Jacksonville
Fla
Patricia Hewitt
Sukarno Plans China Visit En Route to Moscow
Indonesian President Sukarno, now in Moscow, will visit Communist China next week before returning to Peiping and then proceeding to Yugoslavia, as reported by Antara news agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Sukarno
Moscow
China
Antara
Peiping
Yugoslavia
Louisianas Future Farmers elect officers at Baton Rouge
At the 32nd annual Louisiana FFA convention in Baton Rouge Carl Langley of Fenton was named president, stepping up from first vice president. Cora Jean Doty of Haughton was named state FFA sweetheart, crowned by national FFA president Llyle Carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Future Farmers of America
Carl Langley
Fenton
Langley
Cora Jean Doty
Haughton
FFA
Llyle Carpenter
Yuma
Colo
Elizabeth Chapman
Bunkie
John Gainey Jr
Hammond
Benton Johnson
Pleasant Hill
Charles Long
Cottonport
Ronnie Savoie
Sulphur
James Burnitt
Fairview
Ronald Mayeaux
Hessmer
Burl Cain
Pitkin
Ray Beebe
lFenton
Record May Be Set By Sales In Early 1960s Economy
The GNP may hit an annual rate near $510 billion for the June quarter, with projections toward $530 billion by year end. May shows rising orders, production, and employment as manufacturers expect gains in Q4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Econ
Walter W. Heller
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Heller
National Retail Merchants Association
First National City Bank of New York
Marcus Nadler
Hanover Bank of New York
Kennedy
Walt Whitman Rostow
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Harold C. Lamb
Republic Steel Corp
Iron Age
Oliver Electrical Manufacturing Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Utilities Service Co
Allentown
McGraw - Edison Co
Elgin, Il
Joslyn Manufacturing & Supply Co
Chicago
A.B. Chance Co
Centralia
Hubbard & Co
R. Sargent Shriver Jr
Peace Corps
Martin Co
Boeing Co
Europe
General Precision Equipment Co
Algerian Peace Talks Stalemate After 12th Session
In Evian les Bains France French and Algerian negotiators meet for the 12th time to discuss Algeria's future. Rebels led by Belkacem Krim press for recognition while French spokesman Philippe Thibaud cautions no points offer compromise as talks remain deadlocked. Next session set for Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evian-Les-Bains
France
Algeria
Belkacem Krim
Philippe Thibaud
Injured Airman Recovering After Lake Rescue
Air man Donald M. Smith of Natchez Mississippi, injured last Tuesday while attempting to rescue a companion who fell into Lake St John near Ferriday, is recovering at Jefferson Davis Memorial Hospital in Natchez. Smith, 21, a Navy reservist on active duty at the Natchez Naval Reserve Station, was pulled from the lake after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferriday
Donald M. Smith
Natchez
Miss
Lake St. John
Here
Jefferson Davis Memorial Hospital
E. Smith
Navy
Natchez, Miss.Naval Reserve Station
Boat incident leaves sailor with minor injuries
A sailor struck his head on a boat during an jump, suffering slight concussions and other minor injuries. The incident was reported with no further details on location or cause.
Photography in Fine Arts III exhibit opens at Minneapolis Institute of Arts
The third round of the Fine Arts exhibit gathers 140 contemporary photographs by 122 photographers including 19 amateurs. Critics debate whether photographers or critics should decide what qualifies as fine art and Ivan Dmitri defends the project as advancing photography toward museum-recognized status. The exhibit has drawn wide public interest with prior shows seen by millions and aims to elevate photography’s place in art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
PFA
Ivan Dmitri
Levon West
Peceenes
Dmitri
Sterlington moves toward incorporation with petitions soon
Legal counsel prepares petitions for Sterlington incorporation near completion. Any qualified voter may sign. two thirds of area voters must sign for finalization. Mil levy caps at seven mills without a election, estimated $14 yearly on a $2000 assessed home. Reps Gibbs and John back the effort amid security concerns after recent burglaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterlington
C. G. Drennan
Drennan
Lawrence Gibbs
Mike John
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G. M. Nellis Et al
Tullus Urania
Placid Oil Co
Arizola Petroleum Co
Anderson No
Monroe Field
Joe A. Powell
F. C. Wollis
United Carbon Co
Union Prod. Co
Wildcat Field
Crow-Grayhound Drilling Co
Et Als
Joe A.powell
O. M. Crow
Rufus C. Roberson
D. J. Simmons and Co
Union
Parks
Rrier
Williams Brothers
Connecta
New Mexico
Texas
Texas and
Oklahoma Panhandles
Alan Shepard
U. S. Post Office Department
Washington, D.C
World Conference of
Austria
American Air Mail Society
United Nations Postal Administration
U. N
U.N
Tunisia
Tunis
U.S
Associated Press
RED
Jack Lefler
AP Business News
National Association of Purchasing Agents
SEARS
Count Young of
Allstate
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Tyrex
TM of Tyrex Inc
Louisville Ave
Deily
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