New Internal Revenue Bureau Undertakes Efficient Modernization
Secretary Snyder announced a revamped Internal Revenue Bureau aiming for top efficiency integrity and economy. The plan replaces 64 politically appointed collectors with 21 civil service district commissioners and swears in three career assistant commissioners: Justin Winkle Norman Sugarman and Edgar Hoppe, each outlining new supervisory roles and modernization goals.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Federal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Bureau
Truman
Congress
Tax Service
Justin F. Winkle
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Norman A. Sugarman
Cleveland
Ohio
Revenue Service
Edgar E. Hoppe
Thorndale
Tex
Bureau
Sayer
King County Wildcat Staked in No. 1-E Pitchfork Ranch
King County wildcat capstan tests for oil at No. 1-E Pitchfork Ranch in NW King County. Drilling target 6,600 feet through Pennsylvanian lime. site 11 miles NW of Guthrie. Other reports note Capitan No. 1 Daugherty in West Kent County, Florance Lanhan well in Borden County, and Texaco No. 1 M. A. Fuller in Scurry shale drilling.
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Tide Water Associated Oil Co
King County
Bs&f
Guthrie
Daugherty
West Kent County
Perior
Florance Lanhan
Borden County
Superior
Intex No. 1
Laws
Scurry Prospector
Texaco No
M. A. Fuller
Scurry Wildcat
One Of Men Charged Here Has Made Bond
Don Moss a 40 year old former Snyder policeman was released on 1000 bond after arrest Friday night on charges of being an accomplice in the attempted burglary of White Swan Laundry & Cleaners. Bondsmen listed as Thomas & Thomas. Wright 23 of 2711 Avenue O was charged with breaking and entering with intent to commit theft and has not posted bond.
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Don Moss
Snyder
White Swan
Moss
Thomas & Thomas
Big Spring
Roy Wright
Avenue O
Wright
U S Seeks Briton Consent for Iran Oil Sales Change
Washington weighs pressuring Britain to ease Iran oil sales to outside markets to buttress Premier Mossadegh against Communist influence. Officials cite Iranian Senate resistance and uncertain conditions as Britain and the United States reassess options amid Mossadegh’s fragile leadership and calls for economic relief.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Iran
London
Mohammed Mossadegh
House of Lords
Mossadegh
All Out Drive On Renegades Begins In Jolo Island
Philippine warplanes and artillery struck the Jolo Island strongholds of Moro renegade chieftain Datu Kamlon as 1,500 Filipino troops with tank and dog units pushed through jungle to attack 300 followers. Ground clashes were not reported. Kamlon had surrendered weeks earlier and promised help in disarmament.
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Manila
Jolo Island
Datu Kamlon
Kamlon
Ramon Magsaysay
Sulu
Filippines
Magsaysay
Jolo
Elpidio Quirino
Treasure Hunter Search Near King's Isolated Farm
Investigators probe the Wilted King estate 20 miles from Somerset Pennsylvania where the 73 year old recluse was found dead. A hidden stash includes bonds dating to 1934 about 18 000 in negotiable instruments along with gold coins and large currency rolls. Two wills name neighbor Earl Gray as beneficiary and custody by Sheriff Hare awaits court action to settle title.
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Somerset
Samuel Jackson King
King
Pennsylvania
Israel
Kerr
Hare
Earl Gray
Gray
Willis Elmer Shipley
Shipley
Democrats Split Over Call for Special Congressional Session
Washington observers report President Truman’s aides clashing over a proposed special session to tighten price controls. Roger Putnam and Senator John Sparkman opposed a session, while farm and GOP voices criticized the move. OPS planned updated price rules may follow steel and other price boosts.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Ellis Arnall
Roger Putnam
John Sparkman
Alabama
American Farm Bureau Federation
Jacob Javits
R-Lib-Ny
Arnall
Office of Price Stabilization
Office of Defense Mobilization
New York
Putnam
NBC
Sparkman
Romanian Olympic sharpshooter escapes Reds in Helsinki
Panait Calcal, 26, a member of Romania's pistol team, fled after a staged return for a missing knapsack with a secret police guard in tow. The two were released after a scuffle on Alexander Street, and Calcal escaped in a waiting car. Finland granted him temporary stay through the month’s end.
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Helsinki
Finland
Romania
Panait Calcal
Freedom
Caleal
Otaniemi
Central Station
Caleai
Alexander Street
Calcai
Ex-Convict Shot During Break-In at Houston Home
Robert Byron Brown, 25, ex convict from Pearsall and recently discharged from Huntsville prison, was shot to death during a burglary at the home of James Turner Pinkston in Houston. Pinkston, 37, and his wife 35, were terrorized for 15 minutes as Brown demanded money. Pinkston retrieved a .22 rifle and fired when Brown reentered, killing him. police and Justice W. C. Ragan ruled it justifiable homicide.
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Houston
Huntsville
Frie County
Robert Byron Brown
Pearsall
James Turner Pinkston
Brown
W. C. Ragan
Day Starts Off Hot With 81 Degree Readings
The morning began with a reading of 81 at 7 30. Yesterday's high reached 102 while the low last night was 76.
Comforting neighbor aids grief at White River search
An unidentified neighbor consoles Mrs. Ralph Skinner as searchers probe the White River in Muncie Indiana for Norman Skinner a 13 year old missing boy. Philip Monroe age 9 and Norman's brothers Tommy 8 and Duwayne 13 stand nearby in tears.
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Ralph Skinner
Norman
White River
Muncie
Ind
Philip Monroe
Tommy
Duwayne
Ridgway Warns War Threat Remains Strong
Isle of Capri details show ex-King Farouk facing high hotel bills as he and his party stay in Italy. Ridgway at SHAPE says Western defense lags behind 1952 goals amid debates on two year service. He cites logistics, warehouses and air fields as key weaknesses and notes allied aid issues.
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Italy
Farouk
Egypt
Prince Farouk Faud
Nicola Farace
Farace
Island
Supreme Headquarters
Allied Powers
Europe
Matthew B. Ridgway
Allied Force
Ridgway
Paris
Belgium
United Nations
Korea
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Ress
Absentee Ballots in Aug. 23 Primary Top 7 Cast
Seven absentee ballots were cast and 37 applications had been made by noon today for the August 23 primary. County clerk Pat Johnston reported that voting began Friday afternoon and may continue until the midnight deadline of August 19.
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Pat Johnston
UN Bombers Hit Chemical Plant Near Wonsan
United Nations forces bombed a chemical plant near Namsok, about 30 miles northwest of Wonsan, with 150 planes and fire bombs. Sabre jets fought four MIG-15s at high altitude as the overall MIG tally for eight days reached 19 destroyed, 1 probably destroyed, and 20 damaged. Casualties on Sibera Hill were estimated at 225 killed and 250 wounded through Sunday.
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Seoul
Fifth Air Force
Namsok
Wonsan
U. S
Sabre
North Korea
U. N
Manchurian
Eighth Army
Siberia Hill
Park Board urges county buy Towle Place lots to preserve park site
County park advisory board recommends purchasing 18 lots north of the park between Forty second Street and Austin and Denison Avenues to protect a potential park entrance and prevent housing between the school grounds and park. The plan includes one extra lot at Forty first Street end.
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Park Board
Towle Place
County Commissioners Court
County Park Advisory Board
M. R. Estes
Austin and
Denison
Forty-first Street
Estes
Aubrey W. Russell
District Home
State Extension Service
Edgar Taylor
Oje Nelson
State Board of County and District Road Indebtedness
Scurry County
Czech Refugee Says Hvasta Escaped From Czech Prison
A Czech refugee claims John Hvasta escaped on January 2 with him and four other prisoners from a Czech prison. Hvasta, an American, was serving a 10 year sentence as a spy. The refugee supports an official August 8 Czech release confirming the escape and unknown whereabouts since.
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Munich
Germany
John Hvasta
Hvasta
Hrasta
Weather outlook for East Central Texas and regions
Partly cloudy for East Texas and South Central Texas through Tuesday with widely scattered afternoon thundershowers. Temperatures steady. Moderate southerly winds along the coast. North Central and West Texas expect clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered thunder showers and little temperature change.
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Texas
South Central
West
Two Twisters In North Texas Hit Farms And Weather
Two small twisters damaged farm outbuildings and killed livestock in Denton County while population centers escaped major damage. A farm near Lewisville suffered heavy losses and a barn fire north of the town drew spectators who were stranded by a deluge.
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Associated Press
Denton County
Denton
Lewisville
Dallas County
Joe McGee
J. B. Ferguson
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