House Panel Set to Expand Koje Prison Uprising Details
A House subcommittee promised to relay further testimony on the Koje Island prison uprisings, supplementing Gen. Mark Clark’s account of a year long plan by Communist prisoners to control inmates. Lovett and Collins readiness to testify was noted.
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Washington
House
Congress
Koje Island
Mark Clark
United Nations
Tokyo
Rep. Sikes
D-Fla
Army Appropriations
Defense Lovett
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Deep Wildcat Oil Tests Filed in West Texas
Railroad Commission filings reveal two deep wildcat prospects in Borden and Hockley Counties. Stephens Petroleum No 1 Bacon seeks production at 8200 feet about 20 miles SW of Snyder. S. F. Hurlbut to drill A O Stout No 1 about three miles SW of Smyer. Applications dated June 17.
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Railroad Commission
Borden
Hockley
Texas
Stephens Petroleum Co
Bacon
Snyder
Houston and
Texas Central Railroad Survey
S. F. Hurlbut
Lubbock
A. O. Stout No
Smyer
Labour
League
Howard County School Land Survey
Midland Grand Jury Indicts 25 in Major Session
The Midland County Grand Jury returned 25 indictments including two for rape and three for armed robbery. Willis C. Stewart, 33, of Sparks Oklahoma, accused of raping a 12 year old in Midland on May 30. Charlie Johnson, 37, Midland carpenter, accused of raping a young relative on several occasions. Four African American men indicted for armed robbery, including Arthur Curry with Kenneth Ray Ward in Midland Flats. Morgenson and Mims charged in a gunpoint robbery yielding $600. District Attorney Shafer says felonies under capital threshold to be tried in Midland next week, capital cases the week of June 23.
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Midland County Grand Jury
Willis C. Stewert
Sparks
Okla
Midland
Charlie Johnson
Midland Carpenter
Arthur Curry
Kenneth Ray Ward
Henry James Morgenson
Sam Earl Mims
Dist. Atty
W. O. Shafer
Divorce and marriage notices and hospital admissions
District Court grants divorce to Harold A. Fisher vs Truman G. Fisher. Suits filed for Neva Cluck Edward G. Cluck Eula Mae Price J. H. Price William Snodgrass Leuatrice Snodgrass Letha Duncan James Duncan. County Court issues marriage licenses for Ward Petrey Hudspeth Rogers Sherred Gardner. Criminals Streater Looney charged with driving while intoxicated. Medical Center Hospital admits and dismissals list numerous patients. Birth: S. T. Ragsdale couple have a girl at 4:18 p.m. weighing 6 lb 1 oz at 2006 Hilltop Drive.
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District Court
Harold A. Fisher
Truman G. Fisher
Neva Cluck
Edward G. Cluck
Eula Mae Price
J. H. Price
William Richard Snodgrass
Leuatrice Joy Snodgrass
Letha Mae Duncan
James Madison Duncan
Charlie Robert Ward
Florrie Belle Petrey
Andy Hudspeth
Norma Dean Rogers
George Franklin Sherred
Annie Belle Gardner
Kenneth F. Streater
James Edward Looney
Medical Center Hospital
H. L. Callahan
W. L. Grissom
Stephen O'Rourke
S. T. Ragsdale
Glenn Stinson
Jimmy Stinson
Nita
H. L. Hunt
Becklynn Farmer
M. L. Grier
Bill Whitlock
W. T. Epley
Marilyn Mitchell
C. E. Lambert
San Angelo Youth Charged In Station Burglary
Bobby Morgan a 17 year old San Angelo youth was charged in justice of peace court with burglary of James Atwood's Service Station on 27th and Andrews Hwy. He and a 15 year old companion admitted to detectives several petty thefts and burglaries in recent weeks. The juvenile was turned over to juvenile officers.
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Bobby Morgan
San Angelo
Justice of Peace
Thomas Murphy
James Atwood
Andrews Hwy
Area Men Train At Summer Camp At Fort Hood
Odessa Pecos Monahans Brownfield Snyder and Midland men train two weeks at North Fort Hood as the 112th Armored Cavalry Regiment conducts its annual summer camp. Monahans tank crew of 22 youths and 19 years old pervade the unit while officers average 27. Lieutenants Mc Gowen Adams and Garrison command the Monahans tankers. Sgt. James L. O'Brien fires a perfect 75 mm score. The force trains under semi combat conditions to simulate a battlefront week.
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Odessa
Pecos
Monahans
Brownfield
Snyder
Midland
North Fort Hood
112Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
National
Russell B. McGowen Jr
Harvey F. Adams
Scott W. Garrison Jr
James L. O’brien
Rayburn Declares Candidacy for Congress in Texas
DENISON June 11 Speaker Sam Rayburn said he is running for Congress not for the Presidency. He spoke before boarding a train to Washington after a weekend at his Bonham home and dismissed presidential speculation despite encouraging talk from friends.
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Denison
Congress
United States
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Washington
Bonham
W J Renfro 72 Dies in Medical Center Hospital
W J Renfro 72 died at Medical Center Hospital after about a year of illness. He had lived in Odessa since 1937 and is survived by his widow Isabelle Renfro one daughter Pat Turner Oakland California and one son Cal H Renfro Richmond California. Body is at Hubbard Funeral Home services pending.
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W. J. Renfro
Shell
Medical Center Hospital
Renfro
Odessa
Isabelle Renfro
Pat Turner
Oakland
Calif
Cal H. Renfro
Richmond
Hubbard Funeral Home
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Ector
Howard Counties
Shoopman
Koje
Japan
Clark
U.N
Sikes
Haydon L. Boatner
Francis T. Dodd
Dodd
Charles T. Colson
Colson
Borden, Hockley
E. W. Parker
Odessa Fire Department
Charlie Meadows
Parker
Texas A&m College Firemen
Grand Jury
al Watter
Hilltop Drive
America
Tiscopean Teyine Dal
Barnes
Crisco
Dept. E. Boxats
Cincinnati
Ohio
U.S
Hawaii
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