Water Law To Be Presented Today By Snyder Officials
City council delays action on an anti watering ordinance then plans quick passage in an afternoon meeting. Mayor Forest Sears and City Attorney W W Park push stricter rules to limit watering to two hours once weekly with lawns banned and penalties up to 100 dollars. A test well on Avenue K near 13th–14th streets shows 175 to 200 gallons per minute in cleaning, with official tests pending.
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Forest G. Sears
W.W. Park
Park
Sears
Snyder
W. J. Ramsey
Avenue K
Thirteenth
Foureenth
Ramsey
Oil firm filings drill sites in Texas fields listed
Standard of Texas filed applications with the Railroad Commission to drill No 9S in the Parks-Cisco sand pool near Snyder and other wildcat and deep tests across Garza and Kent counties. Operations include No 124 tract near Clairemont Salt Creek field, Vernon Cox wildcat north of Snyder, and several shale and limestone targets with depths from 442 to 7,473 feet.
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Standard of Texas
The
Railroad Commission
Cisco
Snyder
H&tc
Percy Jones
Sun Oil Co
Bilby Wallace
Clairemont - Lower Pennsylvanian
Kent County
Sun
D. Gampson
Clairemont - Pennsylvanian
Princess Elizabeth to visit Truman in Washington in October
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip accepted an invitation to visit President Truman in Washington October 24 to 26. They will stay at Blair House while the White House is rebuilt after a Canada tour. They sail from England September 25 on the Empress of France. The last royal visit to the U S was King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1939.
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London
Princess Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Truman
Washington
Buckingham Palace
Blair House
White House
Canada
England
United States
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Roosevelt
Youth Center Opens Meeting Space for Veterans Groups
The Youth Center board approved using the building as a meeting place for the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, noting veterans’ land donation and ongoing fund efforts. The unoccupied building has had at least three break ins, and insurance premiums may rise if unused. Mrs. Warren Richardson becomes treasurer and Mr. John Lynch Jr. secretary. The next board meeting is August 23.
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Youth Center
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Youth Center Board of Directors
Veterans’ Organizations
Boar of Directors
Warren Richardson
John Lynch, Jr
O Dwyer Fund Transfer Clarified by State Department
The State Department announced Ambassador William O Dwyer transferred 1 million dollars from Mexico to New York as a regular government transaction. It rejected reports of irregularity, stating the transfer followed accepted practices and was not extraordinary. The New York Daily News had reported the move earlier.
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Washington
State Department
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
New York
United States
New York Daily News
O'Dwyer
State Begins Repaving Ave S North of 24th
Construction on Avenue S from Twenty fourth Street north to the city limits along the Post Highway has begun. Excavation is proceeding south from Thirteenth Street to Twenty-fourth Street with Ave S barricaded between the two points.
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Twentyfourth Street
Thirteenth Street
Twenty - Fourth Street
Wage Stabilization Board Eyes Broad Cost of Living Increases
The Wage Stabilization Board unanimously recommended allowing cost-of-living wage increases for all workers. The policy would apply beyond union escalator clauses and include three contract classes, with final regulation pending Economic Stabilizer approval. Living costs are about 11 percent higher than January 1950.
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Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Eric Johnston
The
George W. Taylor
West Point cashiering 90 cadets over honor code breach
The Army discharged 90 West Point cadets including some varsity football players for accepting outside help to pass tests. The move, described as the largest single dismissal in Academy history, was approved by Secretary Pace on a board led by Justice Hand and Gen Middleton.
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Washington
Army
West Point
Academy
Pace
J. Lawton Collins
Learned Hand
U. S. Court of Appeals
New York
Troy H. Middleton
LSU
Robert M. Danford
West Point Graduates Association
Collins
Frederick A. Irving
Justice Hand
Hearings On U S Judges Postponed In Senate Subcommittee
A Senate judiciary subcommittee postponed for a week a hearing on Cornelius J. Harrington, Truman’s Chicago federal judgeship nominee. Justice Department deputy attorney general Peyton Ford requested the delay to study qualifications. Drucker’s hearing is set for tomorrow, with Perry to be heard first and Harrington’s then likely to spark a clash.
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Wahington
Senate
Chicago
Douglas
Ill
McCarran
New
Truman
Cornelius J. Harrington
Justice Department
Peyton Ford
Department
Harrington
White House
Mr. Truman
Joseph J. Drucker
Joseph Sam Perry
Perry
Judiciary
Drucker
Mahon Opposes Children Labor Ban Protest by Texans
Texans including Rep Mahon and Rep Rogers urged Secretary of Labor to allow states to decide when children may work during the cot ton picking season. They argued the ban harms migratory farm families and strains schools.
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Washington
Reps
Mahon
Walter Rogers
Tex
Robin
Rogers
Senator Butler Campaign Denounced by Group
A Senate subcommittee denounced the 1950 campaign for Senator John Marshall Butler as a despicable back street effort. It found Butler negligent in implied responsibilities but made no action recommendations. Milard Tydings was defeated by 43,000 votes.
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Washington
Senate
John Marshall Butler
Butler
Millard Tydings
Home Made Airplane Carries Polish Refugees To Sweden
Four Poles escaped Red Poland in a home made craft landing at Bulli Etta Airport near Malmo Sweden after a gunfight and pursuit by Polish guards. The craft used a Polish engine wheels from a German aircraft parts from Switzerland and an American carburetor. Earlier 12 mutineers from the Polish navy landed in Sweden.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Bullietta
Malmoe
Red Poland
Poznan
Baltic
Land scrip fears stall oil well scheme in Gulf
Representative Willis protested a private plan to seize 40 offshore Louisiana oil wells using land scrip certificates from 1812 and Civil War eras. He urged Secretary Chapman to deny claims filed by E. L. Cord backed group seeking over 1900 acres around Gulf wells.
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Washington
Willis
D-La
Louisiana
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Chapman
E. L. Cord
Gulf of Mexico
Mobster Waxey Gordon Charged In Dope Ring
New York August 3 Waxey Gordon once jailed for tax dodging faces federal narcotics charges with three associates in a $500 000 bail case officials allege they distributed pure heroin worth 180 000 in the underworld market Gordon described as the West Coast source of dope arriving from Europe and the Near East Saypol says Gordon received narcotics from the others after ships delivered them Gordon had operated in the dope racket for several years.
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New York
Waxey Gordon
Thomas E. Dewey
U.S
Irving H. Saypol
Gordon
New York State
Saypol
Underworld
Irving Wexler
Saypol Ag
West Coast
Europe
Near East
Recall Threat in Colorado City City Manager Firing
City Council votes 4-2 to oust City Manager Jack Tallent for alleged incompetence. Tallent has 30 days to reply to the firing notice. A petition for a recall election is being circulated by Councilman Walter Grubbs amid citizen opposition.
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Colorado City
Jack Tallent
Tallent
Walter Grubbs
Boll Weevil Thrown For Loss By Showers
Harlingen August 3 Keane aims to pick 815 pounds of cotton to reach a bale but rain stopped work Wednesday and Thursday. He had begun Monday hoping to pick a bale in a week and by Thursday his three day total stood at 635 pounds toward the 1450 needed. He said the layoff is hard on his muscles.
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Harlingen
Keane
Federal Judge James C. Wilson Dies in Fort Worth
James C. Wilson 77 a retired federal judge and Southwest figure died early today in Fort Worth. Born Palo Pinto he served Parker County and Fort Worth as county attorney U S Attorney and U S Congressman from the 12th District before joining the federal bench on March 4 1919. He retired in 1947 and was replaced by Joseph B Dooley of Amarillo.
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Fort Worth
James C. Wilson
Southwest
Wilson
Parker County
U. S
Joseph B. Dooley
Amarillo
Palo Pinto
Tom Wilson
Texas
Margaret Loving
Loving County
Parker
Democratic Committee
Myrna Loy Honeymoon Paid by Husband Says Rep Preston
Washington Aug 3 Rep Preston charged Myrna Loy’s Paris honeymoon was funded by her husband not taxpayers. He noted the trip coincided with UNESCO duties and that the bridegroom often had early morning meetings. The critic urged waiting until conferences end before taking a honeymoon.
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Washington
Preston
D-Ga
Myrna Loy
Paris
Brownson
R-Ind
Miss Loy
State Department
Howland H. Sargeant
United Nations
Sargeant
United States
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Preton
Cogdell Well No 51 to Begin Drilling in Kent County
Chapman & McFarlin Producing Co plans immediate drilling on No 51 D M Cogdell in the Cogdell pool Kent County. Drillsite lies 22 miles northeast of Snyder with location 1783 feet north 2151 feet east of section 46 97 HTC. Rotary tools to be used to drill to 7000 feet.
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General Crude Oil Co
Percy Jones
Clairemont
Salt Creek
Chapman & McFarlin Producing Co
D. M. Cogdell
Cogdell
Kent County
Snyder
Delegation Off Tehan To Pry For Settlement
Britain and Iran agreed to round table talks to settle the oil nationalization dispute. The British mission led by Richard R. Stokes said negotiations would proceed in goodwill. Iran accepted that the takeover method would be negotiated between the two governments.
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London
Britain
Iran
Tehran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Jets Aid Troop Push to Seize Korean Hill
Eight Army and Fifth Air Force reported heavy fighting on the Central Korean front. Firebombing F-80 Shooting Stars cleared a path for UN troops to take a hill near Kumhwa as patrol clashes and day-long engagements continued across multiple sectors including Kaesong Yanggu Kansong and Korangpo areas.
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Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Fifth Air Force
No-Man's-Land
Kaesong
Air Force
Kumhwa
Iron Triangle
Reds
U.N
U. N
Redheld Kumsong
Yanggu
Kansong
Korangpo
Record Heat The Snyder Weather Passes 101 Degrees
The mercury rose above 100 degrees yesterday in Snyder, topping out at 101 degrees. The low today was 70 degrees, with 76 degrees recorded at 7 30 this morning.
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Snyder
Buffer Zone Debate Faces Stalemate in Korean Armistice Talks
United Nations envoys pressed for a buffer zone near the 38th parallel while stressing air and naval superiority. North Korea and China pressed for a cease fire line along 38, with negotiations at Kaesong entering a tenth session amid deadlock.
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U. N
Korea
United Nations
Kaesong
North Korea
Reds
Yalu River
Red Manchuria
Nam IL
Red
United Nation
William P. Nuckel
C. Turner Joy
Joy
38Th Parallel
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Chino
Calif
Elizabeth
Porona
Eterovich
Vernon Cox
Wildcats Bankline Oil Co
Joe Parks
Central - West
Scurry Wildcat
Diamond M Pool
Abuna Bee
Bucaand
Lion Oil No
Helms
Kent Test
Garza County
Humble Oil & Refining Co
Jeff Justice
Justiceburg
Trumans
O’dwyer
State
24Th
Cashier
Irving
Hedregfariczon
Ystad
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Russia
Poland
Tito
V. M. Molotov
Warsaw
Molotov
Colorado Council
Woodrow Wilson
Kent
Tehan
Richard R. Stokes
Privy Seal
Korean Hill
Suaramee Alles
Nuckols
Sally Maxwell
Dorothy Maxwell
van Nuys
Janesville
Wis
Howard Fink
Kenosha
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