Wildcat Test Drilling Results Across Nolan Garza and Stonewall Counties
Wildcat failures in Nolan Garza and Stonewall Counties were ordered plugged. No production found in East Nolan No.1 and West Garza No.1 after depths of 6641 and 2915 feet. Abandonments near Justiceburg and the Divide King sand field, with final test yielding sulphur water in Garza. Field locations include Diamond M Canyon near Snyder and Westbrook in Mitchell County.
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Nolan
Garza
Stonewall
West Central Drilling Co
Abilene
Dan Auld
Kerrville
J. F. Ensminger
Nolan County
Wildcat
T&p
Divide King
Earl M. Craig, Jr
Midland
W. B. Sims
San Andres
H&tc
Justiceburg
Gilbert Richter
Snyder
Lawless Drilling Co., Inc
Odessa
J. W. Bird
Westbrook
Mitchell County
Coke County
C. R. McMahon, Inc
A. S. Hendry
Blackwell
Gardner
El Paso Flood Subsides Amid Fresh Threats From Weather
The El Paso flood eased after cloudbursts while the Weather Bureau warned of new showers in the Franklin Mountains. Up to 13 inches fell in nearby drought areas, with 25 families evacuated and National Guardsmen assisting sandbagging and preventing looting as the Rio Grande rose from Mexican rain.
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Associated Press
el Paso
Weather Bureau
Franklin Mountains
Drougt
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Mexico
Presidio
Tex
Ojinaga
Texas
Dulles Pledges Island Defense
Secretary of State Dulles said the United States would defend some Nationalist held islands between Formosa and the Chinese mainland if attacked. He left island choices to military leaders and noted ongoing European defense debates, flight plans, and Southeast Asia conference preparations.
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Washington
Dulles
Formosa
Peiping
Chiang Kai-shek
U. S
Eisenhower
Europe
France
Manila
United States
Japan
Britain
Getulio Vargas
Pentagon
Absentee Vote Totals Advance in County Primary
Absentee ballots to be cast in the second primary next Saturday rose to 129 of 166 applications. By noon yesterday 155 applications existed with 116 returned for casting. Only two persons have voted by absentee ballot in the county library election set for a week from Saturday.
Eisenhower Praises GOP Record in National Address
President Eisenhower told voters in a nationwide radio and television address that the 83rd Congress has built a strong record for a stronger America. He urged November voters to remember the GOP achievements and to stay optimistic about Western Europe's security despite Brussels defense talks collapsing.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Denver
Eisenhower
Congress
America
Europe
European Defense Army
Brussels
First Lady of Aviation Dies
Mrs. Tom Braniff known as the first lady of aviation died at 67 from cancer. She helped Braniff International Airways, founded by her late husband who was killed in a private plane crash near Shreveport, Louisiana. Their son also died in a crash and their daughter died in childbirth. The airline board elected her vice president after his death. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Dallas
Tom Braniff
Aviation
Braniff
Braniff International Airways
Shreveport
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
North Central and West Texas see partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers this afternoon tonight and Wednesday. East and South Central Texas observe partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers and thundershowers through the period. Winds along the coast are moderate to fresh. Temperature remains largely unchanged.
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North Central
West
Texas
South Central
Texans Choose Between Strife and Prosperity in Gubernatorial Race
Governor Allan Shivers campaigned in San Antonio urging voters to keep Texas in Texas hands and pledge a fight for independence and prosperity. Ralph Yarborough accused Shivers of a do nothing record, accused him of propaganda and promised reforms including pensions, water conservation, and a new commerce department.
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San Antonio
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Shivers
Alamo
Mission
Texas
Austin
Tidelands
Democratic Party of Texas
Korea
Dean Acheson
Harry Truman
Fort Worth
Gulf Coast
Dallas
Goebbels
Yarborough
Port Arthur
Cam‘paign Office
Ralph Yarbor
Ezra Benson
South Plains
West Texas
Department of Commerce and Industry
People of
Eisenhower Signs New Anti Red Bill
President Eisenhower signed legislation outlawing the Communist party and aimed at Red infiltrated labor unions. The measure, announced at Lowry Air Force Base, passed with Senate 79 to 0 and House 265 to 0, and preserves constitutional protections while curbing internal subversion.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Communist Party
Lowry Air Force Base Administration
James Hagerty
Congress
Dulles Holds Hope For EDC
Secretary of State Dulles voiced hope France will follow its tradition of idealism and approve the European Army proposal. He cautioned this hope is not expectation as Brussels failed to reach agreement on France’s proposed changes. The EDC treaty moves to the French National Assembly next Saturday.
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Washington
Dulles
France
Brussels
West Germany
French National Assembly
Weather blamed for Braniff DC3 crash near Mason City
Investigators and coroner report a wind and rain storm as a contributing factor in a Braniff Airways DC3 crash that killed 11 and left eight survivors. The aircraft was in turbulence before hitting a farm pasture, and survivor Lyle Lyons described a solid black cloud turning yellow before the impact.
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Mason City
Iowa
Braniff Airways
Ralph E. Smiley
Smiley
Here
Lyle D. Lyons
Lacrosse
Wis
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Monday Shower Brings .08 Inch Rain in Snyder Area
A mid afternoon shower dropped .08 inch of rain in Snyder yesterday. Heavier rain was reported south of Snyder while Ira logged only a trace. The moisture adds to .18 inch from Saturday and .35 inch on August 9 for a monthly total around sixty one inches. The high reached 92 degrees and the low was 69, with 74 at 7 30 a.m. today.
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Snyder
Ira
D. P. Strayhorn
Vargas Dies After Bullet Ends Presidential Rule
Brazil's Getulio Vargas, 71, shot himself in Catete Palace after 58 generals pressed for his resignation. He left a note decrying enemies and stating he could not give the humble all he wished. Joao Cafe Filho poised to succeed as the crisis deepened.
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Stanford Bradshaw
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Getulio Vargas
Vargas
Catete Palace
White House
Caido da Castro
Air Force
Army
Congress
Joao Cafe Filho
Ruben Vaz
Carlos LaCerda
Maj. Vaz
Brazilian Labor Party
PTB
Navy
Climerio Eurides de Almeida
Guard
Jose Antonio Soares
Joao Alcino de Nascimento
Gregorio Fortunato
Husky
Four Vehicle Crash Northwest of Helmleigh Injures One
A morning highway collision one mile northwest of Helmleigh damaged three of four vehicles. Shelby Morris, 46, of Sudan sustained a slight cut near the left eye. Bruce Evans, 17, and Day Everage, 19, from Abilene and Waco respectively, were occupants of the other vehicles. The Plymouth, Nash, Ford pickup, and panel truck sustained varying damage as flagmen directed traffic.
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Helmleigh
Shelby Morris
Sudan
Grace Morris
Bruce Max Evans
Bruce Evans
Avenue Y
F Nash
Day Elden Everage
Cypress
Abilene
Gibson Products Co
H. C. Hooks
Waco
Martha Slater
Bill Zimmerman
Nash
Plymouth
Mendes France Confronts EU Defense Pact Split in Paris
French Premier Pierre Mendes France wrestles with ratification of the European Defense Community pact amid Cabinet splits and a looming Saturday vote. In Britain he met Winston Churchill then briefed President Rene Coty as Brussels talks faltered and a possible Bonn sovereignty swap eyed. Former premier Pinay urged a trial period for the six nations to proceed while revising impractical features.
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Winston Churchill
Britain
Pierre Mendes- France
Biggin Hill
London
Mendes-France
Brussels
Churchill
Paris
Criss
Rene Coty
Normandy
Bagnoles de L’orne
West Germany
Bonn
French National Assembly
Antoine Pinay
EDC
Pinay
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