Britain Halts Plan for Iran Talks Flight
London reports say Britain postponed a cabinet mission to Iran while Tehran protests a British destroyer visit and Harriman weighs oil crisis implications. Stokes announced no departure date and plans for the mission remain unsettled as Iran's majlis debates the matter.
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Britih
London
Iran
Richard R. Stokes
Abadan
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Britain
Harriman
Brittain
Iraq
Tehran
Stokes
Wildcat Set In Southeast Garza County
Kenneth Murchison reports a wildcat three miles northeast of the forward San Andres pool in Southeast Garza County to be drilled as John Sealy Hospital No 1 at 2310 feet from section 1055 GH&H survey, aiming to 3300 feet.
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Kenneth Murchison
San Andres
Garza County
John Sealy Hospital
Gh&h
Dawson Project
Welch Field
Dawson County
R. B. Moncrief
W. A. Moncrief
Fort Worth
San
Borden Offset
Standard Oil of Texas
Lake Oil & Gas Co
T. L. Griffin
Reinecke
Genevieve Woods
Wildcat
Roby
Fisher County
H&tc
Scurry
Warren Oil Corp
Tide Water Associated Oil Co
Kelley - Snyder
County Road Bids Studied For Fort Worth County
The bid from W O Pelphrey of Fort Worth at 495 64586 for 26 5 miles of farm to market road in precinct 1 was the lowest among four bids but the award is delayed until Monday. Pelphrey proposes 18703 per mile, above the 15560 estimate. other bids came from Holland Page Austin 502 28077 Bryan Hoff man Plainview 506 43131 and William Keller San Antonio 556 99284. Hasie Green notes the seven month completion after award.
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W. O. Pelphrey
Fort Worth
Precinct No. 1
County Commissioners Court
Edgar Taylor
Pelphrey
Holland Page
Austin
Bryan Hoffman
Plainview
William Keller
San Antonio
Hasie & Green
Anti-Dictator Union Strikes In Argentina
In Buenos Aires on August 2, the anti-Peron Brotherhood of Engineers and Firemen continued a two line strike for a second day while emergency inspectors and roundhouse crews kept Argentina railroads operating. Explosions damaged tracks but did not halt all service in major centers Junin and Ingeniero White.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
anti-Peron Brotherhood of Engineers
Junin
Ingeniero White
Rosario
Senator McCarthy Denies $5500 Crap Game Loss
Senator Joseph McCarthy denied at a bankruptcy hearing that he lost 5500 to a Columbus man in a craps game two years earlier. Bob Byers Sr testified that McCarthy failed to repay the debt, while Byers Jr. and an Ohio builder corroborated the claim at the Columbus hearing.
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Columbus
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
McCarthy
Washington
Bob Byers
Ohio
Wisconsin
Bob Byers, Jr
Byers
Postal receipts dip at Snyder post office in July
Receipts at the Snyder post office for July show a slight drop from July 1950. Total receipts in July were $8881.43 compared with $9272.80 last year, a decline of $391.37, according to postmaster H. D. Moreland.
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Snyder
H. D. Moreland
Ex communist spy testifies on recruitment of Field and Duggan
Former Soviet espionage agent Hede Massing testified before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee that she recruited Noel Field then a State Department official and Lawrence Duggan for her apparatus. She linked Field to a Western European division role and described her own background as a Communist since 1918.
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Washington
Hede Massing
Noel Field
State Department
Alger Hiss
Field
Massing
Gerhardt Eisler
Senate
Internal Security
United States
Duggan
Lawrence Duggan
New York
Witnes
Eisler
Youth Center Board Meeting Scheduled for Evening
The Youth Center board chaired by Rev. Ronald R. Hubbard will convene at 7:30 this evening at the Youth Center building. Routine matters are to be discussed.
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Youth Center
Ronald R. Hubbard
Truman Says Ike's Army Post Won't Block 1952 Race
President Truman said Eisenhower’s European command should not block 1952 politics if he seeks the presidency. He noted duty to country first and that Eisenhower’s return from Europe is uncertain. Truman also previewed his San Francisco trip to open the Japanese peace conference and commented on Mundt’s alliance proposal and wage controls.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Europe
Western Europe
North Atlantic
San Francisco
Mundt
Sen. Mundt
R-Sd
William Boyle
Missouri
Connally
D-Tex
Republcan
Daniel A. Poling
Philadelphia
Man Found Innocent Of Steer Stealing Charge
Marfa Texas district court jury on Wednesday found Anja Wilson Sr innocent of stealing a steer from W. H. Kokernot late in 1950.
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Marfa
Tex
Anja Wilson, Sr
W. H. Kokernot
Council Considers Strict Watering Ordinances Tonight
Mayor Forest G. Sears calls a special city council meeting to discuss strict anti watering ordinances. He cites widespread violations of voluntary bans and says enforcement will be easy if ordinances pass. A test pump at the new well between 13th and 14th Street on Avenue K may produce results by tomorrow, with potential mains delivery by August 10.
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Forest G. Sears
Sears
City
Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Street
Avenue K
W. J. Ramsey
Ramsey
Order Rearrest Of Red Aliens
Washington August 27 the government ordered the rearrest of 39 aliens facing deportation who are free on bonds supplied by the Civil Rights Congress Justice Department rejects those bonds and directs Immigration Service to detain the 39 pending replacement bonds totaling 111000.
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Washington
Civil Rights Congress
McGrath
Justice Department
Congress
Immigration Service
Communist Party
Weather Turns Cooler Across Texas With Scattered Showers
The weather bureau reports a cooling trend in Texas with scattered showers. Corsicana recorded 102 degrees as the hottest spot, Marfa 63 degrees the coolest, and rainfall reported in Brownsville 1.51 inches, College Station 0.33, Beaumont 0.11, and Lubbock 0.16 inches.
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Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Texas
Corsicana
Presidio
Cotulla Fort Worth
Mineral Wells
Marfa
Brownsville
College Station
Beaumont
Lubbock
Rest Time for Cotton Picker Ed Keane in Rain Delay
Harlingen reports rain an act of God delays Ed Keane the cotton picker nicknamed Boll Weevil allowing him extra rest. With 635 pounds in three days he trails his 1 450 pound brag by 815. A three judge panel gave him until noon to begin picking again to chase the $2 000 prize.
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Harlingen
Rainean
Boll Weevil
Keane
Board of Judges
Sinatra And Ava In Mexico City Visit Sparks Divorce Talk
Ava Gardner arrived in Mexico City with Frank Sinatra amid rumors of a quick divorce to wed the Hollywood star. Sinatra refused to confirm plans for a Mexican divorce as Gardner said her trip was for vacation, with the couple declining to discuss details.
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Mexico City
Ava Gardner
Frank Sinatra
Spain
Hollywood
Frankie
Cuernavaca
Miss Gardner
el Paso
Sinatra
Acapulco
Customs and Immigration
Rancher Arthur Willrodt Dead In Traffic Crash
Last rites will be held for Arthur W. Willrodt 53 a prominent Colorado County rancher killed in a Tuesday traffic accident in Columbus.
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Columbus
Arthur W. Willrodt
Colorado County
Yesterday's High Falls Short of June July Peaks in Snyder
The Snyder area saw a daytime high of 99 degrees yesterday, below the recent June and July highs. A low of 65 occurred before dawn, with 74 degrees logged at 7:30 this morning.
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Snyder
UN Advance Headquarters reports Korea stalemate widens
A UN source says Reds may favor a buffer zone near the 38th Parallel as fighting continues north of it. U S Eighth Army reports over two miles gained on the Central Korean front while Nam Il avoids answering Joy on armistice security. Negotiations resume tonight at 7 p.m. CST.
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U. N
Korea
United Nations
38Th Parallel
United States Eighth Army
Peiping Radio
Nam-il
Red
Kaesong
Pyongyang
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Reds
William P. Nuckols
U.N
Admiral Joy
United Nations Command
Nam
Nuckols
Joy
Namil
Snyder landlady wins Golden Rule award on Tell Your Neighbor
Mrs. H B Yarbrough of route No 2 Snyder was named winner of the Golden Rule award on the Mutual Broadcasting Tell Your Neighbor show nominated by former tenant Mrs Marion Bivens. The Yarbroughs who moved from Robert Lee six years ago run rental homes near Colorado City highway and welcome families with children.
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H. B. Yarbrough
Mutual Broadcasting System
Yarbrough
Marion Bivens
Springdale
Ark
Lyndon Wayne
Colorado City Highway
Robert Lee
Colordo City Road
West and East Texas Weather Outlook
West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers tonight and Friday and little temperature change. East Texas reports partly cloudy days with daytime thundershowers and little temperature change.
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West Texas
East Texas
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D. M. Cogdell
Cogdell
von Roeder
Deep Creek
Paymaster Gin
W. W. Johnson
House Moving
Thirty-seventh Street
Lamesa Highway
Gentry & Lyles
Ava
Mexico
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