Floridan Seeks Senate Vote To Overturn Tide Lands Veto
Senate debate intensifies over President Truman's veto of tidelands legislation. Senator Holland touts a strong chance of override as Interior Secretary Chapman testifies about plans to lease Gulf submerged lands under the Surplus Property Act and the administration's role.
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Washington
Spessard S. Holland
Congress
Truman
Tidelands
Florida Democrat
Oscar L. Chapman
Gulf of Mexico
Senate Judiciary Committee
Chapman
Holland
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Interior Department
Judiciary Committee
James P. McGranery
Public relations chiefs named for West Texas oil effort
El Paso and Alpine designated as headquarter cities for a new Oil Industry Information Committee PR drive. B Marshall Willis of El Paso Natural Gas Co. named area chairman with W J Newell of Alpine as vice chairman. Territory includes Terrell to El Paso counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Far West
Texas
Petroleum Industry
Alpine
B. Marshall Willis
el Paso Natural Gas Co
W. J. Newell
Willis
Newell
Roy M. Stephens
Oil Industry Information Committee
American Petroleum Institute
Stephens
Hunmble Oil and Refining Co
Houston
Willis and Newell
OIC
Terrell
Brewster
Presidio
Pecos
Jeff Davis
Trio Entertains At Lions Club Luncheon
Velma and Selma Schlemeyer with Dee Parker entertained at the Lincoln Hotel Lions Club luncheon. They performed a series of duets and trios with accordion backing, closing with Peace in the Valley. The club voted $50 to the Joe Childress Olympic trials fund and announced upcoming ladies night events. Out of town visitors included Bit Odom of Eldorado Ark and Roy Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma
Selma Schlemeyer
Dee Parker
Lions Club
Lincoln Hotel
Schlemeyer Twins
Goldsmith Lions
Roy Carter
Kermit
Joe Childress
California
Bit Odom
Eldorado
Ark
Carter
House Studies Wage-Price-Rent Control Extensions
Washington two bills seek to extend expiring wage price and rent controls. Senate approved a one year extension and credit check authority through next February, plus further material allocation power to 1953. House Banking Committee favorably reported a one year extension to June 30 1958 with no major changes, plus a new clause dropping a price reporting requirement for dealers below ceiling prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
House Banking Committee
Banking Committee
Spence
D-Ky
Trumann
McCarthy Proposes 20 Million Share Stock Issue
Glenn McCarthy Inc proposes a 20 million dollar stock issue to finance oil prospecting development and operations. The plan calls for 10 million shares of 2 dollar value common stock underwritten by B V Christie and Co of Houston. Directors include McCarthy Fair Christie Lee Kirk Myer and Peabody with officers Ralph E Fair and Robert E Manning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Glenn McCarthy, Inc
Texas
Shamrock
Houston
B. V. Christie and Co
Christie
SEC
U. S
China
Ralph E. Fair
San Antonio
Robert E. Manning
McCarthy
Beer wholesalers in Odessa Texas to raise ceiling prices
Odessa and Texas beer and malt beverage wholesalers win OPS approval to add the exact higher transportation costs from the recent rail freight rate increase to their ceiling prices. The policy covers wholesalers authorized to adjust prices to cover added freight expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
OPS
Decline in Area Rotary Drilling Rigs Register
In the week of June 9 1952 total active rigs in US and Canada reached 2994, up from 2985 a week earlier but down from 3028 a month earlier and 2637 in the prior year. Regional comparisons show Pacific Coast 168 169, Oklahoma 319 323, Kansas 186 170, Rocky Mountain 235 242, Canada 178 181, Ark La Tex 146 150, West Texas N M 668 656, Gulf Coast 627 615, North Texas 264 308 325 total 2985 2994.
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Dallas
United States
Canada
American Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors
Hughes
Pacific Coast
Oklahoma
Kansas
Rocky Mountain
Ark-La-Tex
West Texas-N. M
Gulf Coast
Finois
Escere
North Texas
Oklahoma Oil Activity Drops Across Week
Tulsa Oklahoma oil operators started 95 new locations in the past week with 10 in Carter County. New wells staked fell by 19 and completions declined from 140 to 11. The Tulsa World tally shows 59 oilers with 5,304 barrels per day initial flow and one gas well at 6,442,000 cubic feet daily.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Carter County
Lincoln
Osage
Garvin
Tulsa World
Eight Basin Counties Share Locations For 11 Field Wells
District 8 Railroad Commission report shows 11 wells in Andrews Kent Pecos Ector Gaines Howard Kent and Ward counties. Wells include Cities Service Nos 1 Moss D in Odessa area and J C Barnes No 1 Lineberry E in Eunice region with depths from 3 500 to 10 700 feet.
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Railroad Commission
Andrews
Kent
Pecos
Ector
Gaines
Howard
Loving
Wara
Ector County
Moss “D
Cowden
T&p
Odessa
Andrews Warren D. Anderson
Eunice
Albaugh
Welch Field
El&rr
Lamesa
Scurry Unit Okayed By Royalty Owners
About 1,000 royalty owners signed agreements to unitize the Kelly-Snyder Canyon Reef Line, Magnolia Petroleum official A. E. Chester said. He noted signing at about 50 per day as the plan is backed by Magnolia. A Fort Worth meeting of oil men opposed major changes to allocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Kelly-Snyder Canyon Reef
Magnolia Petroleum Co
A. E. Chester
Fort Worth
Chester
Odessa Area 13 Wells Complete Across Six Counties
Completion reports list 13 wells in six Odessa area counties led by Midland with six new producers and Glasscock with three. Individual completions include Gulf No. 717 Goldsmith, Atlantic No. 2 University Block 31, Ashland Hutchison No. 12 and No. 5, American Republics No. 4 J. O. Rigby, Seaboard No. 7-18 Falken, Atlantic No. 1 J. C. Dunlap, Gulf No. 6 McClintic, Sinclair No. 3 George Reise, Magnolia No. 6 Bessie Freeman, Sinclair No. 66 Midkiff E, Gulf No. 311 O’Brien et al, with oil gravities mostly 31–45 and GORs from 350 to 1500 plus various water contents and tubing pressures.
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Odessa Area
Midland County
Glasscock
Ector
Crane, Gaines and
Ward
Ector County
Gulf No
Goldsmith
Crane Atlantic No. 2
University Block
Ellenburger Field
Gaines
Humble
Laura Elam
Harris
Glasscock Ashland Oil and Refining Co
Hutchison
Driver
Ashland No
American Republics Corp. No. 4
J. O. Rigby
Midland Seaboard
Falken
Germania
Atlantic No
J. C. Dunlap
McClintic
Tex Harvey
Sinclair
George Reise
Magnolia No
Bessie Freeman
O’brien Et al
North Ward
Estes
Noble Drilling Plans Main Barbecue Feed Saturday
Noble Drilling Co will host about 1200 people at its annual barbecue in Ector County Park Saturday evening. The Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang will serve Noble employees and oil and supply company guests from West Texas and New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble Drilling Co
Ector County
Odessa
Noble
Oil and Supply Company
West Texas
New Mexico
Gasoline Tank Collapse Halts Railroad Traffic
Between 5,000 and 7,000 gallons of gasoline spilled from a storage tank that collapsed at the Premier Oil company refinery in LONGVIEW. Firemen and company workers pumped most of it into other tanks and Texas and Pacific Railroad traffic was halted for several hours to prevent a possible fire.
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Longview
Premier Oil Co
Texas and Pacific
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Floridan
Trio
Lions Meet
Model Shop Appliance CO
West 4Th
WEJ
FOX Music Co
North Lee
Dial
Occasi Snowhite Bakery
Simpson
Kodak Film
Call Dixon
Afl
Peerless Pa
Dixon
Cosden Petroleum Corp
Chester Jones
Vincent Lower Canyon
H&tc
Vincent
Kent Tom Davis
Haskell
W. E. Barron
CSL
Iraan
Ward Hissom Drilling Co
Ronny “J
Monroe
W& S
W&nw
Barstow
J. Joseph Lynch
Fordham University
Seismographic Laboratory
Daniel Lineham
Boston College Observatory
St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
Shelvador
America
Goodyear Service Store
Mest
The
Scurry Area Canyon Reef
Sinclair No. 66
Midkiff
Noble Drilling
Jack Daniels
Jack Daniel Distillery
Equipment Company
Prout
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