Pennsylvanian Test Set For Borden County Drilling
J D Wrather Jr of Dallas and Midland set a 7800 foot wildcat to test the Pennsylvanian reef in Borden County near Vealmoor. Drilling to start by August 13 at No 1 T J Good, with precise location given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Wrather, Jr
Dallas
Midland
Borden County
T. J. Good
T&p
Vealmoor
Dawson
Vega
C. L. McMahon, Inc
Tulsa
A. S. Hendry
Gardner
Coke County
Nolan Oiler
Sun Oil No
Harp
Roscoe-Strawn
Sweetwater
Union Oil No
Young
Discovery
Sunray Oil No
Criswell
Scurry Wildcat
Mayfield No
Jordan
Northwest
Sunray Oil
Kent Wildcat
Phillips No. 1 Quartz
West Borden County
Hanley No. 1
Russell
Grasshopper Guilty Of Tampering With Mails
A Savannah postal worker found a letter opened by a grasshopper after it chewed the top and sides. The carrier resealed the envelope with tape and noted the tampering, leading to a guilty finding in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grasshopper
Savannah
Dulles Accuses Reds of Violating Korea Truce
Secretary of State Dulles charged the Communists with truce violations in Korea though not severe enough to resume war. He announced a new protest to Britain over the British airliner shoot-down near Hainan Island and outlined U S plans to defend Formosa without a formal alliance with Nationalist China. He noted push to end the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission as Korea tensions rise and discussed possible talks on Southeast Asian defense and Geneva peace talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Britain
China
Hainan Island
United States
Formosa
U.S
Red China
Syngman Rhee
Nations
Supervisory Commission
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Korea
United Nations Assembly
New York
Geneva
Comunist High Command
Former Tax Chief Is Sentenced Today
Joseph D. Nunan Jr., once the nation’s head tax collector, was sentenced by Judge Walter Bruchhausen to five years in prison and a $15,000 fine for income tax evasion. The judge said Nunan’s crime was aggravated by his role in enforcing the laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph D. Nunan Jr
Nunan
Walter Bruchhausen
Guatemala Junta Orders Disbanding of Castillo Armas Private Army
Guatemala's ruling junta ordered President Carlos Castillo Armas to disband his private liberation army today amid rising public resentment. The fighting around Roosevelt Hospital left twelve dead and forty-two wounded as regular troops and cadets clashed with the 700 insurgents before a 6:35 p.m. cease fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guatemala
Carlos Castillo Armas
Castillo Armas
Liberation Army
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Roosevelt Hospital
Castillo
Chimaltenango
Mariano Russell Arellano
U.S
John E. Peurifoy
Plea and Deadlock End in Tavarez Burglar Case
Roy Jimenez Tavarez 20 pleaded guilty after a second deadlock in district court. He faced charges of attempting to burglarize the Dempsey home at 2205 Twenty-first Street on July 8. Judge Sterling Williams sentenced Tavarez to two years with suspended execution of the sentence. officers recovered a knife at the scene and Tavarez admitted window peeping but denied intent to burglarize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Jimenez Tavarez
Tavarez
Snyder
J. D. Dempsey
Twenty-first Street
Dempsey
Sterling Williams
Williams
Renal Rosson
Robert R. Patterson
Gene Dulaney
Dempseys
A. E. Crowley
J. D. Frith
Roy Wilhelm
Clyde
Thomas
Dempsey Yard
George Gonzales
Avenue T
Patterson
Dulaney
Mark Durham
Leighton Griffin
Dale Rains
J. B. Chick
B. F. Pinnell
Clarence Thompson
Arlen Stokes
C. E. Ray
John E. Bryant
Jimmy Beck
Lee Smythe
H. G. Gafford, Jr
Texas Regional Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
North Central Texas stays clear to partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers in the west. West Texas remains clear to partly cloudy and warm with isolated night thundershowers, scattered. East Texas cools to warm with isolated afternoon showers and moderate coastal winds. South Central Texas stays clear to partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon and evening storms in the north and moderate to fresh coastal winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Central
Texas
West Texas
East Texas
Soviet Honors Bestow on Shostakovich and Khatchaturian
In Moscow the Soviet Union names its two leading composers Dmitri Shostakovich and Aram Khatchaturian as People's Artists. The distinction marks the highest state honor for Soviet composers given to both figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Soviet Union
Dmitri Shostakovitch
Aram Khatchaturian
Temperature Tops 100 Degrees In Snyder Area
The high reached 100 degrees on Monday with an overnight low of 68 reported by weather observer Mrs. D P Strayhorn. By 7:30 am the temperature rose to 78 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Wilson warns reserve plan could disturb public if war needed
Secretary of Defense Wilson said a wartime reserve system would be a scandal and disturbing to Americans. He endorsed a broad sense compulsory service but noted plans may be modified and that full 100 percent funding is unlikely. He anticipated opposition from National Guard and reserve groups and stressed realistic defense goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Pentagon
Defense
John A. Hannah
Hannah
Defense Department
Office of Defense Mobilization
National Security Council
White House
National Guard
Rain Dampens South Plains Aids Crops After Drought
Thunderstorms brought the South Plains its first good soaking in a month with up to an inch of rain in several areas including Lubbock .51 inch and Floydada near 1 inch. Forecasters expected more storms in the heat following a west Texas air mass, cooling temperatures briefly while farmers hoped for rain in two to three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
West Texas
South Plains
Plains
Floyd County
Southland
Lubbock
Dougherty
Floydada
Ralls
Matador
Post
Crosbyton
Anton
Presidio
el Paso
Marfa
Salt Flat
Mineral Wells
San Angelo
Dick Wise
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Texas
Dalhart
Panhandle
Galveston and
Palacios
Stock Market Goes Forward Again Today
New York reports a resumed market advance with aircraft and steel stocks leading. Gains include Youngstown Sheet 1%, Southern Pacific 1%, Boeing up 12, United Aircraft 2, with Santa Fe AT&T Douglas and Westinghouse among risers. Bethlehem Steel slipped 1% while Johns Manville Commonwealth Edison and Allied Chemical fell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Youngstown Sheet
Southern Pacific
Boeing
United Aircraft
Santa Fe
At&t
Douglas
Westinghouse
Bethlehem Steel
Johns Manville
Commonwealth Edison
Allied Chemical
Replatting Okayed In Residential Area Near Snyder
Snyder city council approved replatting of lots 1 2 3 4 in block 75 Graham and Nelson second addition on Thirty third Street and Avenue D for Scott and Browning Development Co. City secretary Charles Duckworth, 33, was appointed to replace Norman Morrison. The council also authorized suit over delinquent Waymar Apartments bills, set up a small monthly contribution to the volunteer fire department, and heard plans to rename East Highway Twenty fifth Street to Main Street. A comprehensive local insurance program was approved and Russel Yorgesen was named to audit city records. Bids for fencing the north water tower ranged from 1328 to 1396.50 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Snyder
Graham and Nelson
Thirty-third Street
Avenue D. Scott and Browning Development Co
Charles Duckworth
Twenty - Seventh Street
Norman Morrison
Duckworth
Snyder
Rainbow Market
Twenty-fifth Street
Brownwood
Beadel’s Grocery
Morrison
Borger
W. W. Park
H. N. Johnson
Amarillo
Waymar
Dr. Johnson
General American Life Insurance Co
Insurance Company
Federal Housing Administration
Treasury
Department Treasury
B. J. Shelley
Twenty-fifth
Main
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Clyde Hall
Snyder Insurance Agency
Hall
Russel Yorgesen
Yorgesen
Snyder Allied Fence Co
Forrest Builders Supply
Runoff Race Gets Hotter Between Shivers and Yarborough
The runoff race for governor between Gov. Shivers and Ralph Yarborough intensified with a "clothespin brigade" of Yarborough supporters and party machinery claims. Results from county conventions show pro Shivers conservatives poised to control the state Democratic party at the Mineral Wells convention on Sept 14. Both candidates entered the Aug 28 runoff after a four-man July 24 primary failed to yield a majority. Shivers led by about 24,000 votes amid a liberal conservative split.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Henderson
Associated Press
Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Democratic Party
Mineral Wells
Constellation Crashes on Isolated Farm in Connecticut
A four engine Air France Constellation with 37 aboard crashed in rain near Preston Connecticut, burning for two hours. All passengers and crew survived the crash and were transported to Norwich hospital for checks. several sustained fractures but none critically. Witnesses noted the plane skidded, hit trees, and plowed through a barn before settling in a field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Conn
Air France
Paris
Mexico City
New York
Norwich
Idlewild
Valentine Sebastian
Owever
Aaron Rosenstein
Two More Top Reds Arrested in 24 Hour Roundup
FBI rounded up seven alleged communists in a 24 hour operation. Joseph William Scherrer and Maia Scherrer were arrested in Pueblo and Denver respectively. Colorado detainees were each bound at $100000 bonds and jailed in Denver County. Patricia Blau faced extradition from Los Angeles with a $20000 bail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
FBI
Joseph William Scherrer
Maia
Scherrer
Pueblo
Colo
Arthur Bary
Anna
Harold Zepelin
Lewis M. Johnson
Patricia J. Blau
Los Angeles
U.S
Colorado
U. S
Joseph Neff
Blau
McCarthy Question Referred To Panel By Senate Vote
The Senate sent a censure motion against Sen. McCarthy to a six member bipartisan panel after a 75 to 12 vote. The panel will study nearly 50 charges amid a looming longer investigation. Senate leaders expect quick committee selection and a possible two week progress report. Fulbright doubts a final report before January, predicting deadlock between Democrats and Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington P
Senate
Sen
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Knowland
California
Nixon
Red Hunter
Special Committee
Flanders
Fulbright
D-Ark
Morse
Ind-Ore
Democratic
Ives
Congress
House
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J. Holleman
Dream Come True
Enid
Okla
Air Force
Joseph L
Shirley Martin
Vance Air
Knotts
Eau Claire
Wis
Sharon Ruch
John L. Beck
Claflin
Kan
Bob J. Hardy
Portsmouth
Armistice Commission
U.N
Armas
Don Jesse Neal
Utah
Billy Hulsey
Board of Pardons
Salt Lake City
Neal
Miss Hulsey
Constellation
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