Senate veto override vote postponed until June 10
The Senate plans a two week delay before voting on the presidential veto of a bill granting coastal states ownership of offshore lands inside the three mile limit. Republicans oppose a vote next week as many will attend Eisenhower homecoming in Abilene Kansas. The House had passed the measure May 15 by 247 to 85.
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Senate
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
House
Floyd Tester Oil Drilling Spurt in Floyd County
Standard Oil of Texas No. 1 Adams in Southeast Floyd County began spurting oil yesterday during a drillstem test. Oil sprayed as crew pulled 3,700 feet of pipe, continuing until the pipe was removed. the well sits on a 320 acre lease on the L. D. Adams farm near Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Standard Oil Co
Texas
Adams
Floyd County
L. D. Adams
Concert Master Immerses Audience in Muller Mood
A concert at Texas News 63 featured a performance by a renowned soloist known for interpretation of Muller pieces. The event drew music lovers, showcasing intricate piano passages and expressive dynamics in a focused recital setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas News
Saturday Listings for Texas Radio Schedule and Programs
A dense list of radio segments and show times across Texas News, World News, sports, music, and variety programs. Notable items include Harper in News, Meet the Band, Jazz and Musical Moments, and the Danceland and Pick of the Pack slots with performances from Ray Anthony, Kay Kyser, and Shep Fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.uo
Texas News
Hilary House
Friday Kerio Radio Schedule Highlights and Notables
A compact listing of Friday radio segments and show times featuring Green Hornet and Wild Bill Hickok adaptations, Newa Fulton Lewis, Gabriel Heatter, and channels across Mutual Newsreel and Musicland. Includes Dance Orchestra, Robin’s Waxworks, Ed Murrow segments, Cisco Kid, World of Sports, and Capitol Room program blocks with precise start times and host names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerio
Green Hornet
Wild Bill Hickok
Newa
Fulton Lewis
Sports Mirror
Gabriel Heatter
Mutual Newsreel News
Adven
Marsie
Gracie Fields
Bill Henry
Theater
Armed Forces Review
Rankaze
Cisco Kid
Randall Ray
Jan Garber
Ed Murrow
P. Weston
Robin's Waxwks
Capitol Croom
News of World
Beaulah
Jack Smith
Bar None Ranch Open House and Matinee Schedule
Readable text outlines a Saturday morning program featuring Bar None Ranch open house Kiddie Time and guest star Leslie Nichols. It also lists Mel odies Serenade in Blue Marine Corp Show Noon News and a series of matinees including Meadowbrook Capitol Commence and various music segments for a community radio day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Nichols
Blue Marine Corp
USA News
Carribean Crossroads
Hawaii
Meadowbrook
Capitol
Radio Schedule Snapshot From A Daily Broadcast List
A dense list of daily programs and times shows a wide mix of music, dramas, news, religious talks, and variety shows from morning to midnight. Notable entries include Gene Autry, Hopalong Cassidy, Gangbusters, Western Hit Parade, and CBS Farm News among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World News
R-ap
News of America
Garden Gate
Lee Kelton
Galen Drake
Theater of Today
Stars der H-wood
Gr. Cin
City Hospital
Women's League
Ave Maria
Adven
Science
CBS Farm News
Ccratchpad
Stan Daugherty
Dave Stephens
Treasury Band
A and Chase
Ed Morgan
Randall Ray
Harmony Shop
Jan Garber
World of Sports
Caniel Caravar
Gene Autry
Hopalong Cassidy
Waxworks
Coast State Officials Fire Back At Truman Tideland Veto
Texas and Louisiana officials vowed to push a Senate override after President Truman vetoed the tidelands bill claiming federal ownership should be avoided. Governor Shivers, Attorney General Daniel, and land official Giles led blistering criticism while lawmakers predicted a strong House override ahead of a June 10 vote.
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Texas
Louisiana
Truman
Sen
Long
D-La
Senate
Tom Connally
D-Tex
House
Tidelands
Sen. Connally
Sen. Nixon
Calif
Sen. Long
Herbert
Hillis
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Bascom Giles
Shivers
America
Daniel
Giles
Congress
Railroad Commission Sets Field Rule Public Hearings
The Railroad Commission announces public hearings on June 25. Magnolia Petroleum Co. seeks permanent field rules for the Parks Field in Midland County. Other filings include discoveries and new field designations for wells in Cooke, DeWitt, Runnels, Montague, and South Dayton Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Harris
Runnels
Marshall Pipe and Supply Co
Mills
Montague, Texas Co
South Dayton
Out-of-State Corporations Open In Odessa
The Texas secretary of state issued permits this week to three out-of-state corporations for Permian Basin operations with a combined capital stock of 160000. Drill Pipe Rentals Co. Delaware steel and iron, capital 100000, Odessa offices. Flint Trucking Co. Delaware transportation, capital 10000, Odessa office. Western Reserve Refining Co. Ohio oil, capital 50000, Midland and Ashland offices. First Presbyterian Church of McCamey received a domestic charter for a 50 year public worship charter. Bassett Home Builders, Inc., Odessa, was dissolved.
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American Austin Bureau
Austin
Texas
Permian
Jack Ross
Drill Pipe Rentals Co
Delaware
Odessa
C. G. Dederick
Houston
Flint Trucking Co
Tulsa
Oklahoma
D. E. Wahl
Dallas
Western Reserve Refining Co
Ohio Oil
Midland
Ashland
Kentucky
Wahl
First Presbyterian Church of
McCamey
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
W. C. Putnam
R. S. Cope
O. K. Farr
Bassett Home Builders, Inc
Stanolind Employees Accept Wage Boost in Texas Division
Stanolind Oil and Gas Co North Texas New Mexico Division employees have approved a 4.4 percent wage increase effective May 16. The company offered six and 12 cent shift differentials for evening and morning shifts, pending Wage Stabilization Board approval. Also notes on Railroad Commission field rules actions in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanolind
North Texas-New Mexico
Stanolind Oil Land Gas Co
Odessa
John G. Sikes
Cowden
WECO and Chiksan Hold Annual Sales Meeting in Odessa
WECO and Chiksan Co convened a two day general sales meeting in Odessa with about 25 delegates from seven states and Canada. The event highlighted the Chiksan all steel rotary hose for jack knife rigs and toured a Pegasus Field drilling rig in Upton County.
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Well Equipment Manufacturing Corp
Odessa
WECO
Chiksan Co
States
Canada
Pegasus Field
Upton County
Lincoln Hotel
J. H. Robinson
John W. Gates
Foster Jordan
Houston
Chiksaw
Brea
Calif
G. R
Dick) Winder
Refineries Resume in Beaumont Area After Oil Strike
Jefferson County oil industry returns to full operation as Pure Oil Co. Smiths Bluff workers accept 15 cent hourly raise plus six and 12 cent shift differentials and back pay. Magnolia Petroleum workers restart with 15 cent raise and retroactive pay. bulk plant staff gain four percent retroactive pay. Over 2,000 Magnolia workers involved. Electrical Workers Union members take 6.8 percent raise plus retroactive pay and shift differentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont
Jefferson County
CIO
Pure Oil ‘Co
Smith’s Bluff
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Magnolia
Electrical Workers Union
Wildcat Drilling Plans in Hockley and Pecos Counties
Cactus Drilling Co. No. 1 Mal lett wildcat targets production at 5100 feet using combination tools near Whiteface in Hockley. Brown and Thorp Drilling Co. No. 1 Lowery and Wilson wildcat to 2600 feet with cable tools about 12 miles west of Iraan in Pecos County.
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Wildcat
Hockley
Pecos
Cactus Drilling Co
Mallett Wildcat
League
Edwards Csl
Whiteface
Brown and Thorp Drilling Co
Lowery and Wilson Wildcat
TCRR
Iraan
Pecos County
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Public Ser
Ana Silver
Faseiltes
Frankie Laine
Ny World News
Rosa
Cedric Adama
Dance Orchestra
Grant Holcomb
The
Associated Press
the Court of Civil Appeals
Henry Russell
Alan R. Fraser
J. T. Rutherford
Wesley Phillips
Rufus
J. W. Smith
W. A. Richmond
J. E. Donaldson
W. W
Bill) Orchard
R. C
Roy) Paulette, Sr
George Kelton
Commission
Iberty
Railroad Commission
Lawn (Gardner
Taylor
Skelly Oil Co
Carthage
Panola
Chiksan
Gus Bagnard
Pete Bily
J. C. McCelvey
C. E. Gisler
A. H. Watts
Graham
Bill Brien
Eli Parker
Lafayette
L. L. Durkin
Hobbs
Harry Rogers
Longview
I. D Abshire
Corpus Christi
J. Holcomb
Bill Hull
Rose Sell
Jimmy Llewellyn
Lubebeck
Ray Shields
Baton Rouge
Jack ‘Runnels
Chiksan Export Co
Edmonton
Alta
B. P. Ragsdale
Salt Lake City
Walt Berntsen
Frank Wiegand
E. L. Ulrich
Wallace Davis and ‘Company
Wildcats
J. L. Shipman
N. Lee
15Th St
Call Dixon
Peerless Pa
Dixon
Plaza Theatre
Dial
Miller Spring Shoes
E.O.M
Brown Mocassin Oxfords
Shantung
Edwards
Rayon Shantung
Silk Shantung
Monchetana
Faille and
Weskit
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