More Pay Is Found After Well Deepened in Texas Field
Humble Oil and Refining reports deeper coring on No 1 Davidson in the Buffalo Creek Ellenburger field, with three more feet of pay found from 7 608 to 7 611 feet as production declines prompt deeper testing. The No 1 Davidson sits about two miles northeast of Hermsleigh with further drilling to encounter a porous zone for drill stem testing. The report covers multiple Texas oil discoveries and tests in Fisher and Borden counties, including several wildcats and tests with varying results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil & Refining Co
James Davidson
Buffalo Creek
Ellenburger
Scurry County
Humble
Davidson
Hermsleigh
Fisher Well
Texas & Pacific Coal & Oil Co
Eva Lena Johnson
Fisher Wildcat
Strawn
Johnson
Fisher County
C. L. Norsworthy No
Davis
W. A. Brill No
Vealmoor
Borden County
el Capitan No
Daugherty
West Kent
Ohio
Gakill
Claremont
Salt Creek Eld
Nurse Accused Of Poisoning Nieces Slashes Own Wrist
WETUMPKA Ala Aug 13 A middle aged nurse accused of poisoning two nieces slashed her wrist with a razor blade in her Tutwiler Prison cell hours before a murder trial. Sheriff Holley said arsenic was found in both children and in a salt shaker later tied to Dennison. The trial likely postponed as doctor planned a transfusion.
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Wetumpka
Ala
Lester Holley
Earle Dennison
Tutwiler
Holley
Mrs. Denison
Shirley Dianne Weldon
Shirley
Polly Anne
Winston A. Edwards
Mrs. Dennison
Polly Ann
Weldon
Shirley Diana
Britons recount unusual voyage with Russians near secret Gulf islands
Eleven Britons aboard a Helsinki-bound yacht tell of being halted by a Russian gunboat near top secret islands off Porkkala in the Gulf of Finland. They describe language barriers and four hours of sign and drawing based questioning by Russian officers, ending with hospitality and release.
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Aberdeen
Scotland
Gulf of Finland
Porkkala
Finland
Russia
Peter Saunders
CIO Expected To Endorse Demo Ticket
Washington CIO leaders including Philip Murray and Jack Kroll gather for a three day session to discuss the Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson and potential endorsement as money and strategy are planned by the CIO PAC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO High Command
Adlai Stevenson
Philip Murray
Congress of Industrial Organizatons
CIO
Jack Kroll
Organizations Political Action Committee
PAC
Truman Pal Loses as Judge Cherry Wins Arkansas Runoff
In Arkansas Governor Sid McMath loses the Democratic runoff to Francis Cherry, a Jonesboro chancery judge who used a radio talkathon to boost his appeal. Cherry defeats McMath 190,542 to 110,675 with continued AFL CIO backing and Navy veteran credentials. Rep. Brooks Hays also wins renomination in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
Ark
Sid McMath
Truman
Francis Cherry
McMath
Cherry
Chancery Court
Jonesboro
Senor
Ole Oe
Boyd Tackett
Arkansas
AFL
CIO
Ft. Worth
Tex
Oklahoma
Crop Prospects Fade Despite Scattered Texas Showers
Texas faces worsening crop prospects as heat and drought persist. The U S Agriculture Department notes wilted land and shrinking rainfall with only irrigated High Plains cotton holding up. Heavy July rainfall at Farwell and Portales contrasts with record Dallas heat and ongoing dry conditions across the state.
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Associated Press
Texas
Panhandle
Young County
U. S. Agriculture Department
High Plains
Agriculture Department
Palmer and
Bailey Counties
Graham
Farwell
Portales
N. M
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Presidio
R. L. Thomas
State Teachers College Board of Regents
Big Medical Bill In U S
Washington reports Americans spent about 12 percent of a 1951 medical bill with government covering roughly one quarter. The figure includes care for military personnel and federal as well as state local health program contributions. A panel summary was presented to the President's Commission on the Health Needs of the Nation.
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Washington
President's Commission On
President’s Commission
Egypt Brotherhood Chief Opposes Defense Talks Over Canal
Hassan el Hodeiby, supreme guide of Egypt's Moslem Brotherhood, says the group will oppose any defense talks with the West while Britain holds the Sudan and Suez Canal. He also notes reforms clean up graft, tax hikes up to 80 percent on high incomes and readiness to cooperate with foreigners. Egypt plans seven anti graft committees and a purge urged by Maj. Gen. Naguib and Premier Aly Maher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Mohammed Naguib
Aly Maher
Wafd
Correction fixes ward No. 1 special election date
A correction notes a typographical error in Tuesday's Daily News. The vacancy on the city council for ward No. 1 will be filled by a special election on September 16 rather than September 6.
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Daily News
Mayor Opposes Ward One Special Election
Mayor Forest G. Sears declares opposition to the September 16 special election to fill Ward No. 1 on the city council. He cites pressure on the council and believes two elections are wasteful given the proximity to the proposed city charter election.
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Forest G. Sears
Sears
Youth sought in babysitter sex murder arrested in Calif
William F. Rupp Jr., 18, was captured after a five day pursuit and booked on murder charges in the sex killing of 15 year old Ruby Ann Payne. He allegedly admitted shooting her after she resisted, surrendered in a cafe in Brea, and claimed he had never seen her before.
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F. Rupp Jr
Orange County
Jess Buckle
Ruby Ann Payne
Brea
Here
Los Angles County
Young Rupp
Harry Dyer
Yorba Linda
Miss Payne
Lawrence Echines
Echines
Buckles
Rupp
Steve DuHart
Santa Ana
Absentee Ballots Count Rises Ahead of Deadline
County clerk Pat Johnston reports 29 absentee ballots cast by noon. He notes 44 more ballots are out and must be returned before the midnight deadline next Tuesday.
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Pat Johnston
Johnston
School to Open September 4 Registration Starts Monday
Attendance areas and a calendar for the new school year were approved by the school board. Students register next week by grade at their attended schools with seniors Monday morning and freshmen Tuesday afternoon for high school users.
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Central
Central Elementary
Snyder Requests KSNY License Assignment Approval
John Blake asked the Communications Commission to approve the assignment of station KSNY Snyder Texas to Snyder Broadcasting Co. The action seeks transfer of license and control for the Snyder outlet.
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Washington
John Blake
The
Communications Commission
KSNY
Snyder, Tex
Snyder Broadcasting Co
Marines Repel Third Chinese Attack at Bunker Hill
From Seoul on the Western Front the Marines repelled a third Chinese counterattack at Bunker Hill. A 750 Red troops assault was checked after an hour and 10 minutes of fierce fighting near pre fabricates bunkers with dawn positions held. Chinese losses were described as very heavy.
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Seoul
Korea
P.U
Bunker Hill
Peiping
U. S
Chorwon
Nixon says Stevenson met Truman to carry out Truman policies
Senator Nixon charged that Adlai Stevenson met with President Truman to obtain a briefing on implementing Truman policies and to mobilize federal resources for his campaign. He called Stevenson a captive candidate chosen by political bosses and contrasted him with Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Richard Nixon
Adlai E. Stevenson
Truman
Nixon
Stevenson
California
D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Dotee
Choice People
Wyatt Nixon
Harryman
Eisenhower
Wilson Wyatt
Cra
ADA
Americans For Democratic Action
Wyatt
Stephen Mitchell
Jake Arvey
Decrease In Polio Reports Texas Decline
The State Health Department reported a drop in polio in Texas for the past week, with 200 new cases 76 fewer than the prior week. Despite the decline, the year total reached 2,573, near the 1950 peak of 2,778. Harris County led with 41 new cases. Dr. George W. Cox predicted further downward trend with sporadic peaks expected.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
George W. Cox
Harris County
Houston
Chamber Sends Rosser to Hearing on Snyder Case
The Chamber of Commerce board selected James Rosser to accompany the Snyder case before the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington later this month. Walter Jenkins will present the case, with Rosser assisting, after Snyder’s initial filing in Dallas last May. The board also outlined an industrial survey plan for Snyder and Scurry County and arranged a local directory meeting in Artesia New Mexico.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
James Rosser
Washington
Snyder
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ed Bolger
Chamber of Commerce
CAB
Walter Jenkins
Len Lyndon Johnson
Rosser
Hubert Bryan
Civil Aeronautics Examiner
Dallas
Ralph Geisenhower
John Blum
Edgar Taylor
Sam Joyce
Leon Huff
Huff
Herbert Feather
Artesia N.M
R. L. Lloyd
Salisbury Publishing Co
Vernon T. Clover
Robert L. Rouse
Industrial Research Department
Texas Tech
Industrial Committee
Scurry County
Abilene
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
East Texas shows clear to partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon thundershowers near the coast and light temperature changes. North Central Texas expects similar conditions with widely scattered storms and no notable temperature shifts. West Texas forecasts clear to partly cloudy days with afternoon storms and a slight warmup in the Panhandle and El Paso.
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East
Texas
West
Panhandle
el Paso
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Lee Watson
C. E. Cusanbary
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Britain
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Sudan
Harriet Horwitz
Howard Horwitz
Steven
van Nuys
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Santa Ana, Calif
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Cecil Yarbrough
Frank Wilson
Texas Association of School Boards
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