Governor seeks farmers input on drought aid program
Governor Allan Shivers urged quick wire replies from county agents farm editors and county judges to gauge Texas interest in the federal drought disaster program He directed outreach to at least six small farmers and ranchers and contacted USDA official C J McCormick to assess benefits and timing He warned against misleading expectations and tied the move to an election year debate at a drought conference in Austin and Abilene Texas
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Associated Press
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
C. J. McCormick
Austin
West Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Vance
Abilene
Farmers Home Administration
Brannan
Borden Wildcat Drilling May Hit Oil In Hobo Field
Texas operators report no. 6 E 14 T L Griffin wildcat near Hobo field in South Borden County shows a three hour drillstem test in Pennsylvanian reef with 150 feet salt water mud and 995 feet water recovery. New potential for Eva F Laws Northwest Scurry wildcat corrected to 84 barrels oil and 119 1 gas oil ratio. Drilling updates mention other wildcats and test results across Scurry and King County regions.
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Standard of Texas
T. L. Griffin
Hobo
Borden County
Superior Oil Co
Intex Oil Co
Eva F. Laws
Northwest Scurry Wildcat
Texas Co. No. 1
M. A. Fuller
Scurry Wildcat
Ohio No. 1
Gaskill
West Kent
Wildcat
Shell Oil No
Burnett
King County
Union Oil No. 1
Loggie
Borden Wildcat
Thornton Heads to Texas to Support Eisenhower Campaign
Gov Dan Thornton of Colorado flies to Texas to aid Eisenhower campaign plans meeting with Texas leaders Jack Porter and Ben Guill. He will open Dallas county headquarters at the Adolphus Hotel and Fort Worth state HQ. He serves as a principal speaker at a Fort Worth barbecue and aided the Texas delegation at the GOP convention.
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Fort Worth
Colorado
Texas
Jack Porter
Eisenhower
Ben Guill
Kansas City
Boise
Idaho
Dallas
Adolphus Hotel
Love Field
Dallas County
Ike
Continental Life Bldg
Will Rogers Coliseum
Equalization Board Has No Callers Today
The Snyder school district tax equalization board met this morning with no complaints. Assessor collector Hardy Scarborough noted few taxpayers object to current tax levels and none planned to appear. Board members expected no changes and passed time playing dominoes as they waited.
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Snyder
Hardy Scarborough
Ernest Taylor
Oil cartel report revised and to be published Monday
A secret government study accusing seven international oil firms of cartel and monopoly practices has been revised to be released publicly Monday. The document cites price fixing in oil shipments to Europe funded by U S dollars and names Standard Oil of California New Jersey Texas Gulf Socony Vacuum Anglo Iranian and Royal Dutch Shell as involved. Public hearings are planned for potential company replies.
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Washington
U. S
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Walter Adams
Senate
U.S
Adams
Standard Oil Company
California
John Sparkman
Alabama
Sparkman
Standard Oil
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
The
Texas Co
Socony Vacuum
Gulf Oil
Royal Dutch Shell
Polio Deaths Rise as Cases Spread Across Texas
Two more Texans died from polio as new cases continued statewide. Dallas reports a 29-year-old mother dying, a Fort Worth family loses a 21 month old, and Houston counts 363 cases with 12 deaths. State health officials warn the year’s incidence may surpass 1950’s record. Barry Bishop Jr. in Houston improves but remains seriously ill.
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Associated Press
State Health Department
Pearl Crews
Sugar Land
Houston
David Lee Beal
Joe S. Beal
Fort Worth
George W. Cox
Texas
Ellen Simmons
Dallas
Harris County
Waco
McLennan
Lockhart
Elgin
Breckenridge Hospital
Austin
Cox
Cochran
Denton
Terrell
Barry Bishop Jr
Bishop
U. S
Mexico City
Korean Farmer’s Wild Ride Aboard Army Helicopter
A Korean farmer plowing in Korea steps on a mine blowing the ox and injuring the man. Allied medics evacuate him to hospital, then a helicopter accidentally lifts him with a wounded Marine. He wakes mid flight and pleads as it returns to base, finally ending back at his field.
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Korea
Inchon
Earth
Fire Destroyed Twenty Million Matches in Box Car Blaze
Twenty million matches burned in a steel box car at Houston Central Warehouse. No damage estimate or cause determined. No injuries reported.
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Houston
Houston Central
Shivers to Confer With Stevenson in Illinois Talk
Gov. Allan Shivers will fly to Illinois to meet Gov. Adlai Stevenson on Saturday to discuss Democratic presidential campaign issues. Topics include foreign policy, corruption, taxation, federal budget, civil rights, and tidelands.
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Austin
Allan Shivers
Adlai Stevenson
Texas
Stevenson
Three Pilots Rescued From Communist Waters
Three American pilots were rescued unharmed after ditching near Northwest Korea. Capt. Edwin L. Leonard piloted a helicopter rescuing Lt. Norman Schmidt and Maj. J. B. Griffin near Communist shore batteries. Capt. Walter E. Karutz later saved Lt. G. L. Whisenhunt with crew members Lt. James P. Kirkland and Lt. Walter L. Johnson.
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Tokyo
Korea
U. S
J. B. Griffin
Jacksonville
Fla
G. L. Whisenhunt
Cushing
Okla
Walter E. Karutz
Sacramento
Calif
Leonard
James P. Kirkland
Port Arthur
Tex
Karutz
Walter L. Johnson
E. Houston St
Highlands, Tex
All Candidates File Expenses in County Primary
County candidates filed sworn statements of campaign expenses. Eight reports totaled 2182.94 with an average of 272.87 per candidate. Notable figures include Merritt 528.76 Beard 72.60 DeShazo 80.45 Terry 86.20 Taylor 387.05 McGaw 502.58 Whisnand 324.30 Moore 201. Moore noted 23 for coffee and watermelons.
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Pat Johnston
C. E. McGaw
Haskell Vo. Beard
Tom J. DeShazo
R. L. Terry
Edgar Taylor
Lloyd Merritt
Homer Whisnand
L. L
Pat) Moore
Moore
Liberty Ship Western Farmer Sinks After Collision Near England
The American Liberty ship Western Farmer, renamed Henry Lamb in wartime service, was rammed by the Norwegian tanker Bjorgholm near Goodwin Sands. The 37 crewmen were rescued in two lifeboats near Dover and Ramsgate. one trawler Magnolia sank with three dead and eight rescued.
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England
English Channel
Gunnar Utvik
Galveston
Tex
Ramsgate
Bjorgholm
Oslo
Channel
Dulcilio Santiago
Brooklyn
N. Y
Utvik
Western Farmer
Henry Lamb
Bremen
Germany
Norfolk
Western Navigation Co
New York
Britain
Magnolia
Justice Department official named in House probe
A top Justice Department official is identified as the House investigation target in hearings to begin next Tuesday. The reshuffle under James P. McGranery follows resignations and new duties for McGrath aides, with Mullally suspended amid probe of outside activities.
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Washington
Justice Department
House
Rep. Chelf
D-Ky
Atty
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
James P. McGranery
Subcommittee
Chelf
Justice Department Helm
McGranery
Capitol Hill
James A. Mullally
Mullally
Department
Truman Says New Blood May Help Democrats
President Truman, in a news conference, tepidly supports a renewal in the Democratic Party while criticizing the opposition and a Post article. He asserts he knows more about government than any man, predicts Republican lines, and dismisses the Seattle Dispatch’s coverage as wrong.
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Truman
Adlai Stevenson
John Sparkman
United States
Stevenson
Dwight D. Fisenhower
Democratic Party
Sparkman
Margaret
Secret Service
Communist Party
Moscow
Saturday Evening Post
Gov. Stevenson
Portland
W. Ton
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Boise
Ida
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas F. Dewey
UN Bombers Raid Pyongyang in Massive Northwest Korea Attacks
In two major raids over Northwest Korea, 38 Okinawa based B29s dropped 350 tons on Pyongyang last night and this morning destroying 400 acres of troop and industrial targets. A follow up daylight strike by 100 plus B26s and bombers hit a cement plant at Osu.
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Seoul
Korea
Pyongyang
Osu
Air Force
Namyang
Swift U. S
Weather synopsis for Texas regions
East Texas reports partly cloudy skies Thursday through Friday with scattered afternoon thundershowers in the southeast and steady temperatures. Central regions see clear to partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change and moderate coastal south winds. West and Panhandle areas expect clear to partly cloudy skies with widely scattered thundershowers west of the Pecos and similar temperatures.
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Texas
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Panhandle
Pecos Valley
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