Fewer Strikes Mark Scarcer Jobs In Postwar Era
Washington reports strike activity at a postwar low as jobs grow tighter. AFL Norwalk hat factory walkout costs union two million in benefits and four million in wages. Dual loyalty found among workers and foremen toward both bosses and unions, per Labor Secretary Mitchell. The CIO United Auto Workers shakeup at North American Aviation in Columbus and Los Angeles boosts organizing with tempting incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AFL
Norwalk
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
CIO
United Auto Workers
North American Aviation Co
Columbus
Ohio
Los Angeles
Uion
North American
Hawaii
Registration inquiry with withheld name refuses details
Mrs. R. O. Fortenberg of the Mecklenburg Board of Elections notes a man phoned asking if he is registered. She looked up the address he provided and asked for his name, but he refused to disclose it, saying the information he wished to withhold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
R. O. Fortenberg
Mecklenburg
Plans Announced for Devonian Wildcat in Northeast Lea
Texas Pacific Coal and Oil Company and Union Oil Company of California will drill a 13 000 foot Devonian wildcat No 1 Cross Roads Unit in Northeast Lea County two and a half miles south of the Mississippian discovery in the Cross Roads multipay field. The rig location is 1 980 feet from the south and west lines of section 10 10s 36e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil Company
Union Oil Company of
California
Lea County
Texas Company
Texaco No
W. A. Mays
Clairemont
H&gn
Plymouth Oil Company
J. Willis Johnson
Tom Green County
San Angelo
Johann Heinrich Survey
V. Lauderdale & Straughan Drilling Company of
Abilene
Runnels County
Washington County School Land Survey
Producer completes Brown No. 145 in Spraberry field Texas
Producer Completed Texas Crude Oil Company reports No. 145 L. M. Brown in the Arthur Spraberry field southwest Borden County flows 593.52 barrels of 38.8 gravity oil plus six percent water in 24 hours. Gas oil ratio 693 to 1. Depth 8,210 feet with 512 inch casing cemented bottom and perforated at several depths. Location 18 miles southwest of Gail. The No. 145 Brown follows No. 144 Brown and Dean as nearby wells. a production test on the Dean pay may come soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Crude Oil Company of
Midland and
Fort Worth
L. M. Brown
Arthur
Spraberry
Borden County
T&p Survey
Gail
Gulf Oil No. 3 E H McElroy flow signals second Pennsylvanian producer
Oil flowed from the Pennsylvanian at 9,112 to 9,155 feet in Northwest Upton County. A drillstem test produced 137 barrels of 39 grade oil with a 952 to 1 gas-oil ratio after four hours of testing. The flow suggests the No. 3 E H McElroy will be completed as the field's second Pennsylvanian producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf Oil Corporation No
E.H. McElroy
Upton County
McCamey
T&p Survey
Four Wildcat Drilling Projects in West Texas Counties
Four exploration stakes have been set in Ector Kent Tom Green and Runnels counties with drilling due to begin immediately. The deepest well of the quartet will be in Northeast Ector County.
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West Texas
Ector
Kent
Tom Green
Runnels
Ector County
Drilling to Begin at 5000-Foot Wildcat in West Texas
The T. E. Robertson Co. Inc. of Dallas will drill a 5000 foot wildcat in North Hudspeth County West Texas. The site lies 15 miles west of Salt Flat and within section 47, block 70, T-1, T&P survey, with coordinates 1609 feet north and 330 feet west.
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Hudspeth
Far West
Texas
T. E. Robertson Co., Inc
Dallas
Mowry
Salt Flat
T-l
T&p Survey
Wildcat Wells Abandoned Near South Crews Field
Wildcat well 1 F John W. Harris in East Runnels County two miles northwest of the South Crews field has been abandoned and plugged to total depth 4035 feet in lime and shale. Location 467 feet from north and west lines of section 6, block 514, J. D. Cabrera survey.
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Wildcat
Abandoned San Angelo Oil Well Faces Ellenburger Failure
Lou Scherck of San Angelo reports failure in the No 1 J W Johnson Northeast Tom Green County wildcat drilled to 5609 feet in Ellenburger. The four mile northeast site near San Angelo, originally a Strawn producer, was later re worked as gas from Palo Pinto depths 4340 to 4344 feet and then deepened. it never produced gas. The operator recently decided to deepen the well.
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L. E
Lou) Scherck
San Angelo
J. W. Johnson
Tom Green County
WCRR
Strawn
Palo Pinto
Ellenburger
Offset Completed at No 1 Sheen Brothers Well
Taylor Oil & Gas Co of San Angelo completed its No 1 Sheen Brothers as an east offset to Carter No 1-A Sheen in East Schreicher County. The well produced an absolute open flow of 1 760 000 cu ft of dry gas per day from 4 418 to 4 437 feet in 514 inch casing at 4 472 feet. East lines of section 65 EL RR survey 27 miles east of Eldorado.
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Taylor Oil & Gas Company of
San Angelo
Sheen Brothers
Carter
East Schreicher County
El&rr
Eldorado
Salem officials plan beach sand move by nails and shovels
In Salem Mass the city expects 1500 tons of sand to be moved this summer by youngsters from a child labor project. Tide conditions left Crane's Beach in Ipswich overloaded with sand while Salem's snow division was inactive due to lack of snow. The plan aims to enlist youth labor to relocate the surplus sand.
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Salem
Mass
Crane
Ipswich
Sal
Soil Savers Rest Erosion Problems With Supervisors
Amarillo report shows the National Association of Soil Conservationists placing future wind erosion prevention on conservation districts and supervisors. Colorado official Paul Swisher outlines nine remedial steps including education, adjusted payments, loans, insurance, and district law revisions, with five key resolutions to federal and state leaders.
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Amarillo
National Assn. of
Soil Conservationists
Paul W. Swisher
Colorado
Commissioner of Agriculture
Dan Thornton
National Association
Simms Wins AFL Machinists Backing For Governor
John F. Simms Jr. secured endorsement from the International Association of Machinists in Albuquerque. Dixon Gregg, VP of the union league, announced the pledge and criticized J. B. McCoy of Hod Carriers and Laborers Union for calling the Democratic platform meaningless on labor.
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Albuquerque
John F. Simms Jr
AFL
International Association of Machinists
Johnny Simms
Dixon Gregg
Albuquerque Tribune
Simms
Gregg
J. B. McCoy
Hod Carriers and Laborers Union
McCoy
Tribune
Democratic Party
Selznick plans War and Peace film project
Hollywood producer David O Selznick says he will return to film production with a Tolstoy novel adaptation War and Peace. He notes the project would be similar in scope to Gone With The Wind and aims to produce it accordingly. His last film Duel in the Sun starred Jennifer Jones. Feathers compare reptile scales with hair, while sand crews haul beach piles above the flood line for flood control. Now children must spread it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
David O. Selznick
Tolstoy
Selznick
Jennifer Jones
Soil Experts Study Ways to Lessen Irrigation Expense
In Artesia a week long meeting of soil conservation service scientists aims to develop cheaper irrigation guides for Southeastern New Mexico. Experts from Albuquerque and area districts review soil water holding capacity and irrigation rates, using recent trials from Roswell Hagerman Dexter Lea and Artesia to set design specs for borders furrows and water application.
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Artesia
New Mexico
Soil Conservation Service
G. L. Beene
SCS
Albuquerque
Beene
Dale Shockley
Bill Bennett
Bob Archer
Agronomist
Fletcher Short
Pecos Valley
Roswell
Hagerman
Dexter
Lea
Ray Johnson
Ray Taylor
Lovington
Mark McMillan
Ralph Bell
Norman Wellborn
Carlton Carmichael
Harrison J
New Mexico A
Mechem Declares GOP Underdog in New Mexico Race
Gov Mechem the Republican candidate for the U S Senate says Republicans are definite underdogs in New Mexico. He estimates Democrats hold a 55 to 60 percent edge, noting past GOP gains but expecting Clinton Anderson as a strong opponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Mechem
U. S. Senate
New Mexico
Clinton P. Anderson
Fourth Anniversary Of Pastor Is Noted
The Tabernacle Baptist Church marked the fourth anniversary of Pastor Howard Ingram with a full church and 40 children in Sunday School. After preaching, members held a picnic at Cahoon Park. The church plans a $100,000 auditorium at Eleventh and Richardson.
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Tabernacle Baptist Church
Howard Ingram
Cahoon Park
Ingram
Eleventh and
Richardson
Tuxedo Firms See Renters surge for Haile Selassie visit
In Stillwater Oklahoma A M and City tuxedo shops report a rush as residents and visitors prepare for Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie’s visit. Dozens travel up to 70 miles to Oklahoma City to secure formal wear for the event.
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Stillwater
Okla
Haile Selassie
Oklahoma A&m
Oklahoma City
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