Oil and Gas News Reports Fewer Wells in Northeast Field
A weekly conservation drilling report shows a drop in new completions last week. In Monroe field Union parish three gas wells were drilled, while four wells were abandoned across LaSalle and Union parishes with new wild cat locations listed in multiple fields.
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Conservation Spimbie
Selcoen
OrMherss
Monroe
Union Parish
H. L. Hunt Company-Nebo Oil Co., Inc
LaSalle Parish
Air Lift Oil Company
Zelgin
Tullos Urania
Gas Primos Company
Tugwell
Wild Cat
Union Parts
J. Ben Taylor Company
Denton
Franklin Parish
Wild Cat Field
M. H
Beckman, Inc
J. D. Gang, Thornton Company
Tullos Heirs
Morehouse Parish
Delat Drilling Company
W. W. Smith Company
Crossett Tim & Dew
Ouachi
Louisiana oil completions and permits hit high marks
The Louisiana state conservation department reports 14 wells completed with initial daily output totaling 1601.73 barrels, 9 abandonments, and 50 new permits. Completions span Caddo, East Baton Rouge, Iberville, Jeff Davis, Lafourche, St. James, St. Martin, Terrebonne, Union, and other parishes, with outputs listed per well and choke sizes noted. abandonments include Maslow Crystal Oil Co. and several others. new permits cover Acadia, Ascension, Beauregard, Bossier, and more, detailing target units and depths in feet.
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Baton Rouge
State Department of Conservation
Caddo Parish
Caddo
Pine Island
Steeve Reese
K” Brumley
Bryan E. Bush, Jr
Bush & Annisman-Tanner
F. E. Hargraves
Leibman
Marjorie Hilburn
Goodwin
Chastain & Cooper
Crystal O&r Co
East Baton Rouge
University, Sugar Field Oil Co
Richard Victory
Iberville
Bayou Blue
Superior Oil Co
Schwing L&s Co
Jeff Davis
South Jennings
Union Sulphur Co., Inc
Landry- Hebert
Lafourche
Chacahoula
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Charles J. Coulon
St. James
Vacherie
R. Thomes McDermott
de Soto
Naborion
A. J. Hodges Industries, Inc
Jenkins
Watey
la Salle
Wildcat
St. Charles
Callery & Hurt
St. Helena
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Patrick N. Needham
Primmits
Acadia
South Bayou Mallet
Union Sulphur Co
Richard
Ascension
J. Gabriel
Gravis & Mitchell
F. E. Gueymard
Beauregard
Hurricane Creek
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Bossier
Bellevue
Farmer & Coal Oil
Perry Rhoom
Chalk
Sam Sklar
Ledwick Lumber Co
Tokio
Mayfield Drilling Co
Lerwick Lumber Co
Sarepta
Ian Oil Co
Jessie Jackson
Sligo
Union Producing Co. Et al
Root Petroleum Co
Crystal Oil Refining Corp
Nacatoch
No. C. H
D. C
Carnes
Crystal Oil & Refining Co
Gary & Gibson
Maslow
Woodbine Zone
Davis & Hart
Bickham
Etchinson
J. C. Trahan
Weaver- Pardue
Hart & McFarland
J. J. Hart Heirs
Blossom
Tholl Oil Co
Logan
Caddo Oil Co
Muslow
Woodbine
I. G. Abney Oil Co
Leonard
Lee & Markham Producing Co
Burton, ST
Sinclair Oil and Gas Co
L. P. Richard
Franklin, Wildcat
M. H. Dees
J. E. Stack, Jr
S. D. Ballard
Sparta Zone
Jefferson Davis
South Thornwell
Cities Service Oil Co
D. J. Benoit
Bay de Chenes
Texas
Bay de Chene
Lincoln
Ruston
Ark
W. F. Jiles
Cotton Valley
Ouachita
Monroe
Union Producing Co
R. Thos
McDermott
St. Landry
Port Barre
Bates
Cornell
S. D. Cochran
Salt Zone
Shuteston
Abercrombie and Co
Devalcourt
St. Martin
Dome
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co
Gauthier
Anse la Butte
Celestine Rand
St. Mary
Belle Isle
Sun Oil Co
Belle Isle Corp
Horseshoe Bayou
Texas Co
Cote Blanche Bay
St. Tammany
Big Point
Lynn Oil Co
Temple Hargrove-Atlantic
Webster
Ada
Atlantic
Refg. Co
Butler
Winn
Flat Creek Prospect
Urania Lumber Co
Oil production dips. Louisiana and Arkansas lead declines
The Oil and Gas Journal notes a weekly U.S. crude oil production drop of 20,900 barrels, totaling 4,859,850 barrels daily. Louisiana falls 11,190 to 497,500. Arkansas down 7,950 to 12,550. Other declines hit Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Wyoming, and California, while Kansas posts the largest gain, up 10,500 to 281,150. Major producers Florida, Alabama, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah hold steady or rise modestly.
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Tulsa
Okla
The
Oil and Gas Journal
Louisiana
Arkansas
Indiana
Illinois
Kentucky
Mississippi
Wyoming
California
Kansas
Michigan
Oklahoma
Colorado
Montana
Florida
Alabama
Nebraska
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
Louisiana oil allowables cut again for July
Baton Rouge July daily crude oil allowables set at 500000 barrels, a 10 percent cut ordered June 15 by Commissioner S L Digby. Original July figure was 544980 barrels. Districts list Houma 82081, Lafayette 125443, Lake Charles 61553, New Orleans 110428, Monroe 73605, Shreveport 45873.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Commissioner of Conservation
S. L. Digby
Digby
Houma
Lafayette
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Monroe
Shreveport
Senate votes on Taft Hartley injunction amendments
Debate centers on two proposed changes to Taft Hartley. Holland backs 60 day injunctions with Hoey Schoeppel and Bricker. Lucas would strike the injunctions and keep seizure. Outcome decides if Taft’s dual approach advances. The historical note recalls the 1774 Continental Congress.
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Senate
Holland
D-Fla
Hoey
Schoeppel
Kan
Bricker
Ohio
Lucas
D-Ir
Taft
Lewis Promises New Coal Talks Amid Contract Deadlines
The Lewis push for a threefold soft coal negotiation continues as contracts for bituminous and UMW A include a June 30 expiry. Key talks involve Northern Western operators and U.S. Steel with separate Bluefield and Philadelphia meetings while Taft-Hartley deadlines loom for August 14 and July 13. Miners seek a shorter work week with pay intact and higher royalty to fund pension and welfare.
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Lewis
Philadelphia
United States Steel Corporation
Southern Coal Producers Association
Bluefield
W. Va
U. S. Steel
Philip Murray
C. I. O. United Steel Workers
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
Love
Harry M. Moses
Slovenly Housekeeping Sparks Marital Turmoil
A letter from a husband complains that his marriage failed due to a slovenly wife. He describes unmade beds and clutter, calling it a source of misery. Dorothy Dix counsels that cleanliness sustains a home and warns against keeping old love letters, urging self reliance and prudent choices.
Truman pushes bold aid plan for backward nations
President Truman asks Congress to approve a new foreign aid program totaling 45 million dollars to assist backward economies in Africa, the Near and Far East, and parts of the Americas. It would include US guarantees for private investments and joint development with long term, UN cooperative aims to spur growth, markets, and stability.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Congress
Truman
Export Import Bank
Africa
Near
Far East
Central
South America
Rayburn
McCormack
Mass
Richards
D.S. C
Senate
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Body Found Shocks Jackson Officials
Police described Pitts as a calm, handsome 160 pound youth about five feet eleven, found with a pocket item in his possession. Henderson, a district manager for Electrolux, lived in Jackson for two years and previously spent a decade in Atlanta. His wife and daughters remain missing as state police and radio stations search from South Carolina to Asheville. The Hinds county circuit court term closed with no immediate grand jury action, awaiting November term unless special session is called.
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Pitts
South
Henderson
Landrum
S. C
Jackson
Electrolux Corp
Atlanta
Anna
Asheville
N. C
D. G. Turner
South Carolina
Gaffney
Hinds County
Hugh Gillespie
Question suspect admitted to Union Grove home in 1938
A suspect, Lamphere, after an argument with his mother, was committed to the Union Grove home in 1938 from Racine county. He was paroled in 1944 and 1946 but last March was sent back to the training school as mentally deficient, according to Harry Stevens, superintendent. Captain Olson said he and District Attorney Edward A. Krenzke would question Lamphere further until Lansing officials arrive later today. Lamphere is being held on an open charge.
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P.m
Lamphere
Union Grove
Racine County
Harry Stevens
Olson
Edward A. Krenzke
Lansing
Markets at a Glance Chicago June 25 Wheat Corn Outlook
Wheat very weak as government minimizes crop damage. Corn weak as rains improve mid west crop outlook. Oats lower with other gains. Hogs nominally steady. Cattle nominally steady.
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Chicago
Grains Fall Sharply On Heavily Sold Market Close
Chicago grain prices slid in late trading with wheat down 1 1/2 to 3 7/8 cents, July at 1.95 3/4, corn off 1 1/8 to 1 3/8 cents, oats down 3/8 to 3/4, rye 2 to 2 1/4 lower at 1.39, soybeans down about 1 cent, and lard 3 to 8 cents lower, July at 11.12.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Hunt Sharply Denies Charges In Government Contract Case
Washington June 25 James V Hunt management counsel denied claims of offering to secure government contracts through influence He welcomed a congressional probe into a contract with Paul Grindle a Framingham Massachusetts furniture maker Grindle had said Hunt received a $1000 fee plus $500 monthly for a year and 5 percent of gross contracts but Hunt disputed the allegations noting the complexity of government procurement and asserting he did not deal in influence or middlemen He argued today that small businessmen need Washington access through full or part time representation to navigate regulatory bodies and procurement agencies to do business with the government
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Truman
United Nations
Washington
James V. Hunt
Hunt
War Assets Administration
Grindle
Briarcliff
N. Y
Congressional Committee
Col. Hunt
Senator Hums Defends Hiring Local Helpers to Work with Government
A public figure argues that restricting local businessmen from hiring help to navigate government processes would curb commerce. He claims familiarity with agencies and staffers, insisting his requests were proper and would have been rejected if improper.
Port of Sangha Virtually Empty as Nationalist Blockade Looms
Shanghai June 25 The Nationalist blockade, if begun at midnight, will affect little as the port sits nearly empty except for the crippled British freighter Anchises. Most foreign ships canceled. insurance rising. pilot boat seized. Foochow and Rum River movements described. observers call it a paper blockade.
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Shanghai
Anchises
Whangpoo
Yangtze
Nanking
Canyon De Chelly Hosts 300 Prehistoric Sites and 138 Ruins
Canyon De Chelly in northern Arizona’s Indian country contains more than 300 prehistoric sites and 138 major ruins, highlighting its ancient cultural heritage and significant archaeological wealth.
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Canyon de Chelly
Arizona
Franklin's Almanac Makes Benjamin Franklin Rich
Poor Richard's Almanac, a renowned colonial publication, propelled Benjamin Franklin to wealth and fame.
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Richard
Benjamin Franklin
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