Wildcat Drilling Planned in Northwest Kent County
Sunray Oil Corp announces a 7500-foot wildcat 12 miles northwest of Clairemont in Northwest Kent County. The No. 1 M. L. Reed tests 660 feet from the south and west lines of section 2, John Rodman survey, on a 320-acre lease, with operations to begin at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunray Oil Corp
Clairemont
Kent County
M. L. Reed
John Rodman
Taylor Oil & Gas Co
G. L. Rowsey
San Angelo
Bend
Old Glory
Stonewall County
Dan Auld
George Rhodes Drilling Co
Bristow
Upshaw
Aspermont
Seaboard Oil Co
Lone Star Production Co
H&tc
Garza County
Post
San Andres
Sam G. Dunn
Lubbock
Dunn
McCrary
Living Costs Edge Upward on Drought Hit Prices
Washington reports the July living cost index at 115.2 percent of the 1947-49 average, up for the third straight month due to higher food prices from drought. About one million workers in auto, aircraft and farm equipment sectors will gain a penny-an-hour raise under index-linked contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Drouth
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Midwest
Snyder school system plans 43 new classrooms
The Snyder board discussed tentative plans to add 43 classrooms, boosting capacity by 62 percent from 69 to accommodate an expected enrollment rise of about 29.4 percent in the next five years. A special meeting will be scheduled to arrive at firmer proposals with broader citizen input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Board of Trustees
Fred Buford
Dallas
Buford & Feinberg
First go round winners named at world junior rodeo
Announcers reported first round winners at the World Championship Junior Rodeo as the event nears its third night of four. The Junior Rodeo Association awards points toward world titles, with champions to be named Saturday night after this show’s results are added to year totals.
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American Junior Rodeo Association
Rodeo Winners Crowned in Multiple Events
Calf roping first go round winners include Jake Bogard Bula 11.8 seconds and Cotton Kenney Sulphur La 11.9. Other winners: Ribbon roping Bill Martin San Angelo 11.4 and Sam Shanklin Rocksprings 11.6. Barrel race top finishers Amy McGilvary Robert Lee Sherry Price Addington Okla 17.8, Melinda Bartlett Anson 18.3, Marie Gist Colorado City and Janelle McGilvary Robert Lee 19.0. Flag race second performance Ronnie Huckabee Andrews first F J Douthitt Henrietta second. Kid pony race second performance John Billy Koonsman Snyder first Skeet Whatley Snyder second. Cutting horse contest night’s winners Cory Crutcher Houston on Little Honey first, Cheryl Price Addington second, Nathalyne Kendrick Houston on Spooks third, Betty Connell Snyder on West Bay fourth, Connie Connell Snyder on Red fifth. Bull riding ten riders qualified. Bronze riding three riders qualified.
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Jake Bogard
Bula
Cotton Kenney
Mel Potter
Tucson
Ariz
Sam Shanklin
Bill Martin
San Angelo
Bobby Goodspeed
Wetumka
Okla
Ey Mel Potter
Amy McGilvary
Robert Lee
Sherry Price
Addington
Melinda Bartlett
Anson
Marie Gist
Colorado City
Janelle McGilvary
Ronnie Huckabee
Andrews
F. J. Douth
Snyder
Red
Bronce
Absentee Ballots Ready For Library Election
County clerk reports 106 absentee ballots cast by noon with 25 more pending returns. Deadline for absentee applications for the main election is midnight Tuesday and the library election deadline is midnight August 31. County Clerk Pat Johnston notes 25 ballots prepared by Charlie Smith and optional extra ballots if turnout rises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Johnston
Charlie Smith
Bond Investment Company
Compromise Reached On Expanded Social Security
Senate and House conferees agreed on a social security bill extending coverage to over 10 million people, raising benefits and taxes. Compromise includes compulsory coverage for 3.6 million farm operators and 100,000 professionals such as accountants architects and engineers, while doctors and lawyers are excluded. The measure aims to conclude the 83rd Congress promptly and send the bill to the Senate for final action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate House Conference Committee
Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Rep
Daniel A. Reed
R-Ny
Sen
George
D-Ga
Byrd
D-Va
Senate House
Reed
Sen. Millikin
R-Cole
Senate Conference Committee
Federal Pay Hike Okayed
The Senate approved a five percent pay raise for up to two million federal workers in a 69 to 4 vote. Sen Knowland's bid to attach a postal rate increase failed 55 to 16, with him arguing Eisenhower would veto without offsetting costs. House action expected soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Sen
Knowland
R-Calif
House
Eisenhower
Sessions Here Due To Boost Both Candidates
Meetings are set in Snyder today and tomorrow for Allan Shivers and Ralph Yarborough. The first session at 4 p.m. in the district courtroom features three Port Arthur citizens including a former city official presenting The Port Arthur Story in support of Shivers. Tomorrow at 8 p.m. a rally at the courthouse south side supports Yarborough with speakers Dallas Scarborough Abilene, Warren Burnett Odessa, Floyd A Chapman Floydada, and Pat Bullock Colorado City.
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Snyder
Port Arthur
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Dallas Scarbrough
Abilene
Warren Burnett
Odessa
Floyd B. Chapman
Floydada
Pat Bullock
Colorado City
EDC Talks Near Windup in Disagreement at Brussels
In Brussels a six nation meeting on the European Defense Community neared its end with deep rifts over Pierre Mendes France proposals. West Germany Italy Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg oppose French changes that would require new ratification and threaten the EDC’s supranational structure.
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Brussels
Belgium
Pierre Mendes-France
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
France
Mendes-France
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
United States
Britain
Paul- Henri Spaak
Mendes - France
Spaak
Adenauer
J. W. Beyen
Mendes- France
Paris
National Assembly
Morrow Nomination Withdrawn for UN Delegate
President Eisenhower withdrew Wright F. Morrow of Houston as an alternate UN General Assembly delegate after a misstep in staff work. James Phillip Nash of Austin, a Democrat and petroleum engineer born in Philadelphia, was named to replace him amid prior Senate objections from LBJ.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Wright F. Morrow
Houston
Tex
United Nations General Assembly
White House
Senate
James Phillip Nash
Austin
Philadelphia
James C. Hagerty
Morrow
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Nash
Twining Urges Cool Firmness In Wartime Address
General Nathan F. Twining, Air Force chief of staff, told the Air Force Association that the United States has sufficient reason for war if needed but should remain cool and firm. He said the nation will defend itself and allies, seeks to avoid provoking incidents, and hopes for peace, with no finger heavier on the trigger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omahap
Nathan F. Twining
Air Force
United States
Twining
Air Force Assn
Johnson Says Issues Clear For Campaign
Senate Democratic leader Johnson says Democrats have drawn clear lines on tax, farm, labor, power and business policy, to be debated in the November election. He asserts differences with Republicans over tax relief, farm supports, Taft Hartley, private power and atomic energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Senate
Springfield
Mil
Johnson
Maxwell House Units Cut Coffee Price Across Brands
The Maxwell House division of General Foods Corp. cuts 10 cents per pound on Maxwell House, Sanka, Yuban and Bliss with wholesale price down from 1.22 to 1.12 per pound. The move spreads as distributors react to foreign exchange easing in Brazil and rivals post similar reductions including National Tea Co. dropping to 99 cents.
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New York
Maxwell House
General Foods Corp
Bliss
Brazil
National Tea Co
Chicago
Weather outlook for Texas regions through Saturday
North Central and West Texas see clear to partly cloudy skies with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers. East and South Central Texas expect similar conditions with isolated storms mainly in the northwest. temperatures largely unchanged and coastal winds moderate to locally fresh from the south.
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North Central
West
Texas
Snyder Man Killed in Road Crash Near Colorado City
Marvin Andrew Moats 42, a partner in Marcum Drilling Co., died in a four-vehicle collision 20 miles southwest of Colorado City. He left behind wife Dorothy and daughters Marla Jo 10 and Judith Ann 5. Moats born April 17, 1912 in Aurora Missouri, lived near Shawnee Oklahoma most of his life. He was a Mason and Baptist. Funeral plans listed Riker Funeral Home Colorado City with services in Oklahoma.
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Marvin Andrew Moats
Snyder
Marcum Drilling Co
Coleman
Colorado City
Moats
Dorothy
Marla Jo
Judith Ann
Hobart
Okla
Claude Marcum
Ada
A. E. Smith
James Barber
Colo
Gasoline Price War Deepens With New Reductions
Snyder's price war on gasoline persisted as several stations joined the cuts. Regular price ranges from 20.9 to 22.9 cents with at least four major chains represented. A group that cut to 20.9 matches rivals that had previously dropped from 27 cents.
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Snyder
Campaigns Shift To Coastal Texas As Race Heats Up
Gov. Allan Shivers and rival Ralph Yarborough push campaigns to the Texas coast with Shivers denouncing Yarborough as selling his soul. Yarborough tours the Rio Grande Valley and Laredo amid cheering crowds and a cross burned outside the plaza, as both vie for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination ahead of the runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Henderson
Associated Press
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Texas
Shivers
Yarborough
Austin
Texas City
Dickinson
Lamarque
Galveston
Alvin
Angleton
Freeport
Laredo
Orange
Joe Runnels, Jr
Veterans For
Crockett
Centerville
Palestine
Wooldridge Park
Allan
Rio Grande Valley
Vers
Ed Idar
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Carolyn Hudman
Billy Shoemake
Eddie Miller
Jaycee
Ronnie Martin
Glen Thompson
Freda Kennedy
Lee Watson
Twentythird Street
Santa Fe
Avenues H
Tang
Maurice L. Dyer
Denison
America
U. S
Rado City
Barber
Smith
J. L. Lawdon
Oklahoma
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