Wells Plugged and Abandoned in Kent County Oil Field
Reports show multiple wells in Kent County end with plugged and abandoned statuses. Notable totals include Wallace estate No. 1 at 7,641 feet within Mississippian lime and chert, and Daugherty No. 1 at 6,810 feet in Pennsylvanian lime with no shows. Other activity includes Garza wildcat at San Andres, Borden offset No. 1 Good testing gas, and Cogdell No. 2 deeper coring near Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Callery, Inc
E. E. Wallace
Kent County
Wallace Estate
Clairemont
el Capitan Oil Co
Daugherty
Garza
Anderson
Midland
San Andres
Clyde Miller
Garza Wildcat
Justiceburg
Borden Offset Vo. A
Borden Offset
KENT
Chapman & McFarlin Producing Co
D. M
Cogdell
H&tc
Snyder
Hassie Hunt Trust Estate
Mary Gatlin
Scurry Wildcat
Ira
Superior
Intex
R. H. Jordan
Borden
Wildcat
Texas Co
M. A. Fuller
North Scurry Wildcat
Lanham
East Borden
Griffin
Snyder Man Dies Of Leukemia At Root Memorial
Bill Underwood 49 of 2102 Avenue Z died about 9 30 this morning at Root Memorial Hospital Colorado City from leukemia. A water well drilling contractor he is survived by his widow three sons and a daughter Funeral arrangements are by Bell Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Underwood
Avenue Z
Root Memorial Hospital
Colorado City
Underwood
Bell Funeral Home
Louisiana Democrats foresee GOP shift toward Eisenhower
In New Orleans two Democratic leaders warn Louisianans may vote for Eisenhower in November. Gov. Kennon concedes Republicans could win the state while party chair N. B. Carstarphen notes strong calls for Eisenhower from telegrams and calls. The Baton Rouge meeting will decide ballot listing and electors, possibly allowing Eisenhower support without a GOP label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Dwight Eisenhower
Robert Kennon
Kennon
N. B. Carstarphen
Shreveport
Democratic State Central Committee
Eisenhower
Thomas Dewey
New York
Truman
Baton
Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
Alabama
Chicago
No Rain in Sight as Texans Endure Heat Wave
The 14th day of extreme heat grips Texas with 100 plus degree temperatures and no significant rainfall. Dallas records its 14th straight day above 100, a second heat stroke death in four days, while western regions report scattered showers only in far west El Paso. Fire crews battle numerous wildfires as drought stretches water supplies and foresters monitor tinder dry timberlands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Dallas
Lewis L. Davis
Texas
el Paso
Lubbock
Marfa
Forestry Service
Hoffman Named Witness in McCarthy Benton Libel Suit
Paul Hoffman a top Eisenhower campaign strategist is listed as a witness in Sen Benton’s defamation suit against Sen McCarthy. The hearing before Judge Burnita S. Matthews contemplated a deposition the same day. McCarthy accuses Benton of defaming him with fraud and deceit claims while Benton seeks McCarthy’s expulsion from the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Paul G. Hofman
Sen. Benton
Dconn
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
U. S
Burnita S. Matthews
Benton
Senate
Gerhard van Arkel
Hoffman
Edward B. Williams
van On
Wisconsin
George C. Marshall
McCarthy-Benton
Murder Trial Moves Slowly in Wetumpka Case
The trial of Mrs. Earle Dennison, accused of poisoning her infant niece, began slowly with only two witnesses heard. The nurse faces charges over arsenic deaths of two nieces, with focus on 2 year old Shirley Diana Weldon while Polly Ann’s death awaits outcome of the first trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetumpka
Ala
Earle Dennison
Guicbed Ae Conki
Alabama
Wetumpka General Hospital
Shirley Diana Weldon
Shirley
Polly Ann
Polly
Gambling King Starts Serving Prison Term
Frank Costello, the aged underworld kingpin, surrendered in New York to begin an 18 month prison term. Convicted of contempt of the Senate for not answering questions about his finances before the Crime Committee in 1951, Costello was free on bail and headed to the Federal Correction Institute at Danbury, Connecticut, with his health and mood checked as he entered the courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Senate
Senate Crime Committee
Federal Correction Institute
Danbury
Conn
Federal House of Detention
Director of Prisons
Temperatures Peak At 102 As Heat Wave Persists
Temperatures moved above the 100 mark again yesterday with a high of 102. The low last night was 76 and at 7 30 this morning readings stood at 78, according to weather observer D P Strayhorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrg. D. P
Prostitution Ring In New York Hit Involving Heir TV Star
New York authorities arrest Minot F Jelke 22, heir to an oleomargarine fortune, for compulsory prostitution and living off the proceeds. Police also seize two guns and round up seven women and two men in a campaign to stamp out a prostitution network linked to social figures and a television actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minot F
Mickey) Jelke
Jelke
New York Social Register
Sylvia Eder
Bachelors Club
Oleaking
John F. Jelke
Chicago
Lever Brothers Co
Ralph Teal
Danbury
Bachelors Club of America
Erica Steel
Blond
Miss Steel
Raymond Russell Davioni
Nancy Hawkins
Joan Douglas
Miss Hawkins
Gloria Sinclair
Ray Russell
Miss Sinclair
Liebler
Two More Die In State After Polio Epidemic
Polio deaths rose with two Texans dying Friday. Midland reported its first regional polio death this year, while Houston logged seven new cases and one death, lifting its city total to 12 fatalities and 348 cases. Dallas and McLennan County added cases. Fort Worth saw a seventh fatality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jimmie Dee Reyna
Midland
Houston
Dallas
Edgewood
van Zandt
Parkland Hospital
McLennan County
David Earl Thompson
Joe Thompson
Waco
Mal- Fort Worth
James Edward Ryan Jr
City County
Hos
Pital
U. S
Barry Bishop Jr
Texas
Iowa
Houston City
Fermer Woodson
Weimar
Woodson
John J. Bunting
Bishop
Albert Drencabel
Drencabel
U. S. Public Health Service
Washington
United States
Crump Endorses Stevenson Sparkman Ticket In Memphis
Memphis veteran E. H. Crump endorses the 1952 Democratic ticket of Adlai Stevenson and John Sparkman. He says supporters of the Republicans at any price should judge carefully and cites a pledge of a housecleaning from top to bottom. Crump previously backed the States Rights ticket in 1948.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Shelby County
E. H. Crump
Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
Crump
States Rights
Stevenson
Sparkman
Connally Lunches With Churchill at Charwell Estate
Sen. Tom Connally of Texas and Mrs. Connally dined with Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Mrs. Churchill at Charwell Manor outside London. The retiring Senate Foreign Relations chairman discussed world affairs and Britain's issues, with a plan for a follow up conference with Julius Holmes of the U.S. Embassy tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Connally
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Charwell
U. S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Britain
Julius Holmes
U. S
CIO Chief Attacks Eisenhower As Stevenson Backed
CIO President Philip Murray condemned Eisenhower on social security and endorsed Adlai Stevenson at a get behind Stevenson rally. He pressed GOP views as harmful and cited party votes on inflation rent control and Taft Hartley. Murray also accused Republicans of isolationism and urged unity with Stevenson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Murray
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
America
Denver
Republican Party
Senate Republicans
House
Marines Renew Heavy Ground and Air Fights at Bunker Hill
In Seoul US Marines report two fresh assaults by Chinese forces on Bunker Hill repelled. U N fighter-bombers hit Red positions as Marines held the hill after a dawn attack. The tally cites 39 Chinese killed in one hour, with broader estimates of Chinese losses mounting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Bunker Hill
U. N
U. S. Eighth Army
Reds Demand UN Ban On Such Weapons
United Nations dispatch reports U S delegate Benjamin V. Cohen warns at the Disarmament Commission that the United States reserves the right to use atomic bombs and germ warfare until an iron clad system of international safeguards eliminates these weapons. He opposes reliance on mere paper promises without an effective inspection regime and urges against inviting aggression by pledging not to use certain weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N. Y
U. S
Benjamin V. Cohen
U.N. Disarmament Commission
Russia
U.N
Cohen
Jacob A. Malik
American swimmer forced to abandon English Channel attempt
Bob Paysour, 24, of Gastonia North Carolina, failed to complete the 21 mile English Channel crossing. Paralyzed left leg prevented continued strokes as he reached six miles from the English coast after 12 hours 15 minutes in cold waters. Egyptian swimmers launched an early morning mass start on the French side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
En Channel
Bob Paysour
Gastonia
N. C
Cap Gris Nez
Saeed
Folkestone
Paysour
France
Injured Cave Explorer Dies Just As Rescue Try Begins
In LICQ ATHERY France four cave explorers huddled 1555 feet underground beside the body of Marcel Loubens killed when a rescue cable failed. Doctor Andre Mairey and the team prepared to lower him after 36 hours of coma but he died. Loubens was Paris industrialist and 33. the group included Harvund Tazi eff and Jacques Labeyries and Bernard Occhialini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Licq Athery
France
Marcel Loubens
Loubens
Andre Mairey
Mairey
Pierre Saint Martin
Harvund Tazieff
Jacques Labeyries
Bank of France
Brenard Occhialini
Pierre St. Martin
Maiey
Paris
Weather forecast for Texas coast and plains
The report notes clear to partly cloudy skies across regions including East Texas South Central Texas North Central and West Texas. Temperatures show little change with moderate to locally fresh southerly winds along the coast and warm conditions in the Panhandle.
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East Texas
Texas
North Central
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
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Tive
U.S
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Gen. Eisenhower
Adlai
Alben Barkley
Springfield
Ill
Louisana
Paul Hoffman
Upper East Side
Anthony J. Leibler
Raps Ihe
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