Bennett Quits Chamber and Buys Office Supply
The Times Printing Co. and its office supply operation at 1907 Twenty-fifth Street are sold to Herbert Feather and Harold Bennett. Feather remains publisher of Snyder Daily News. Bennett will run the shop. Bennett resigns as chamber manager effective Jan 1 after a tenure starting June 28, 1950.
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The
Times Printing Co
Twenty-fifth Street
Herbert Feather
Harold Bennett
Feather
Houston Harte
Edward H. Harte
Snyder
Andrew B. Shelton
Abilene
Snyder Daily News
Daily News
Bennett
Ben
Chamber of Iierce
Colorado City
James Rosser
Chamber
Willard Jones
Twenty - Fifth Street
Wildcat Drilling and Oil Discoveries Across Texas Fields
Joe Vore of Dallas plans a 6 200 foot wildcat in Southeast Fisher County near Sylvester. General Crude Oil Co reports a 6 454 foot Ellenburger plug in Northeast Fisher County. Stonewall Discovery reports 126 barrel 40 gravity oil from Moutray Moore in Stonewall County. Cooperating fields include Double Mountain reef lime and Ro by oil areas with multiple drill sites and depths. Sulphur water tests at Clayton in Borden County and several Kent and Scurry County wells are in lime and shale formations with various depths and completions.
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Joe Vore
Dallas
Fisher County
Sylvester
H. A. Ford
Ballen - Flippen
General Crude Oil Co
W. Bomar
Wildcat
Ellenburger
K. K. Rector
Bastrop County
Stonewall Discovery
Moutray - Moore Drilling Co
Abilene
W. F. Newney
Stonewall County
Double Mountain
H&tc
Phillips Petroleum Co
Clayton
Gai
Borden County
Borden
Gail
Amerada
Canon
Kent County
Humble Oil & Refining Co
W. M. MacLaury
Wallace
Jackson, Douglas & Ritchie
A. Q. Smelter
Clairemont
Texaco
J. J. Emery Estate
Salt Creek
Feldman Olsen
Feldman
Restriction On All Rubber To Be Lifted
Washington December 5 The National Production Authority says it will lift almost all restrictions on the use of new rubber by January 1, enabling broader allocation for industry and civilian needs.
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Washington
National Production Authority
Campaign for 6000 Poll Taxes Opens in Scurry County
A drive to collect poll taxes begins as the Junior Chamber distributes 300 posters urging registration for next year. A deputy may staff a trailer on the square and an advertising campaign targets oil camps with a Jan 31 deadline. tax cost is 1.75.
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Scurry County
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Commssioners Court
Oil Company
Daily News
Jim Ikard
United States
Dust Storm Worsens as Winds Sweep West Texas
A giant dust storm yesterday and today battered West Texas, reducing visibility and driving wind speeds to 45 mph in Big Spring. Temps climbed to 71 yesterday, with a low of 39 and a 41 degree reading at 7:30 this morning as winds persisted across weather stations.
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Big Spring
First Newsman On Trial For Defamation In Gambling Crusade
Kenneth L. Dixon senior editor of the Lake Charles American Press faces four counts of defamation for editorials and a column that allegedly harmed 16 public officials and three gamblers. City Editor James Norton, publisher Thomas Shearman, co-publisher William Shearman, Police Reporter Carter George, and Dixon are implicated alongside gamblers Sam Smith E J Miller and Claude Williams. Conviction could bring up to one year in jail and a $3000 fine per count.
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Lake Charles
Kenneth L. Dixon
Associated Press
Charley Lake
James Norton
Henry Reid
Dixon
Norton
Louisville Courier-Journal
Thomas Shearman
William Hugh Shearman
Carter George
Sam Smith
E. J. Miller
Claude Williams
Loyalty Oaths Required for State Teachers
Texas schools must have teachers sign a non-subversive oath under a Legislature act, with Attorney General Price Daniel ruling it required for salaries funded partly by state money. State Education Commissioner J W Edgar informs superintendents that local officials administer the law and audits are not planned.
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Austin
Texas
J. W. Edgar
Price Daniel
Edgar
Texas Education Agency
Radegar
Daniel
Communist Party
U. S
Lubbock Van Tops Korean War Air Aces Lineup
Fifth Air Force reports George A. Davis from Lubbock Texas as the top ace with 11 Red planes destroyed or damaged in 24 combat missions. Davis scored two MiGs today and added recent hits on a MIG and TU-2 bombers. Col. James Jabara of Wichita leads with six MiGs.
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Fifth Air Force
Korea
George A. Davis
Sabre
Lubbock Tex
Davis
No Grand Jury Action Against Doswell Widow
Dallas report says a grand jury had not acted today in the murder case of Mrs. Rebecca Doswell 52 charged with killing her husband Thomas W. Doswell 55. Dist Atty Henry Wade will ask the jury to wait while statements from witnesses in several states are gathered. Doswell was shot at the Melrose hotel where the couple lived. Mrs Doswell says the pistol discharged by accident as she handed it to her husband.
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Dallas
Rebecca Doswell
Thomas W. Doswell
Henry Wade
Doswell
Melrose Hotel
Two Women Killed in New York Hit-Run
Two women, Leah Dodson aged 62 and Mildred Lemburn aged 51, were struck and killed by a speeding car as they walked toward a Catholic church in New York. The vehicle fled the scene and vanished.
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New York
Leah Dodson
Mildred Lemburn
Tax fix shake claim draws high government inquiry
Democratic chairman of the House Ways and Means panel says there is no evidence high officials were involved in the alleged $500000 tax fix plot. Rep King cites Caudle and Teitelbaum as tied to Nathan and Naster, while Rep Byrnes warns the inquiry reveals vicious influence peddling and notes parts of the testimony point to a broader Washington clique.
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Washington
House
Rep. King
D-Calif
T. Lamar Caudle
Caudle
Frank Nathan
Chicago
Abraham Teitelbaum
Byrnes
R-Wis
Ways and Means
King
Nathan
Bert K. Naster
Fla
Teitelbaum
Naster
Tejtelbaum
Disarmament Talks See Clearer Positions in Paris Session
In Paris on December 5, the Big Four met for the fifth session of the disarmament conference as Russia and Western powers争 clarified their stances. Nervo said progress varied by issue, with some points showing clearer differences and others less dispute. Delegates Vishinsky Jessup Lloyd Mach led discussions on Western Resolution Point Three and Soviet amendments. Russia pressed first banning the atom bomb before enforcement controls.
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Paris
United Nations
Luis Padilla Neevo
Russia
Nervo
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
U.S
Philip C. Jessup
Selwyn Lloyd
Jules Mach
Point Three
Vichinsky
UN Team Clarified Only One Point In Korea Truce Talks
In Munsan Korea on December 5 Allied negotiators pressed questions for two and a half hours but received only one clear answer. The Reds defined neutral countries and gave examples while dodging queries on ports of entry. The UN broadcast accused the Communists of double talk and using the armistice issue to withdraw foreign troops before a peace is signed.
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Munsan
Korea
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Switzerland
Sweden
Denmark
U.N. Command
Howard M. Turner
Lee Song Cho
Henry J. Hodes
United Nation
United Nations Command
Tokyo
Egyptians Fire On Students in Protests Across Cities
In CATRO on December 5 police opened fire on student demonstrators surrounding the Interior Ministry as protests over British clashes in Suez continued. Reports say up to 40 students injured with hundreds throwing stones and burning branches. Similar demonstrations occurred in Alexandria where 10 000 were dispersed without arrests.
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CATRO
Interior Ministry
Suez
Alexanbria
Helagh
Aim
Bourne Bridge
Seetian
Alexandria
Grand Jury in Session Opens Regular 132nd Judicial District
The land jury of the 132nd Judicial district convened this morning for a regular session.
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132Nd Judicial District
Free Archbishop in Slav Prison Today
Belgrade report says Archishop Alojzije Stepinac is granted conditional freedom by Yugoslav authorities. He may not resume duties as Catholic primate and will live in Krasic near Zagreb while denying war and postwar charges. The case drew global Catholic protest and highlighted postwar church-state tensions in Eastern Europe.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Alojzije Stepinac
Tanjug
Krasic
Zagreb
Msgr
Stepinac
Marshal Tito
Europe
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Josef Beran
Prague
Beran
Stefan Wyszynski
Poland
Cardinal Mindszenty
Vatican
Commissioners Open Road Bids On County Paving
The county court opened bids for three paving projects totaling 57 miles of the 157 mile program. Five firms submitted bids on each contract including Dailey & Hollifield San Antonio Boyd Callan Henry Stafford La Mesa Bryan Hoffman Plainview Holland Page Austin and Pelphrey. Pelphrey holds the 26 mile northeast project nearly half completed. Contracts seek 1.24 miles 20.74 miles and 17 miles.
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Commissioners Court
State Highway Department
Dailey & Hollifield
San Antonio
Boyd Callan, Inc
Waco
Henry Stafford
Lamesa, Bryan & Hoffman
Plainview
Holland Page
Austin
Ww. O. Pelphrey
Fort Worth
Pickup Stolen From Bethlehem Supply Co
Bethlehem Supply Co manager reports theft of a gray 1950 Dodge pickup from the supply house last night around 8 30. Lloyd Merritt, sheriff, said details are limited.
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Bethlehem Supply Co
Lloyd Merritt
Weather Report For Texas With Cloudy Skies And Showers
East and South Central Texas expect partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Thursday with widely scattered showers near tomorrow. North Central Texas will see partly cloudy skies and cooler Thursday with minimal temperature changes. del Rio and Eagle Pass areas may differ.
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South Central
Texas
North Central
Panehandie
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Hibok Hibok eruption strewn Camiguin with vast death toll
Philippine News Service reports over 500 bodies recovered from Hibok Hibok on Camiguin island. Officials fear up to 2,000 dead from the first blast as 10 villages are destroyed and 80 percent of residents on Camiguin, home to 45,000 people, flee or are evacuated to Mindanao and nearby islands.
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Manila
Philippine News Service
Hibok Hibok
Camiguinsland
Philippine
Pacienco Yslaina
Misamis Province
Mindanao Island
Red Cross
Philippines Army
Joaquin Canuto
Camiguin
Mahinog
Maniguin
Philippines
Mindanao
Patricio Monzon
Mindanoa Island
U. S. Air Force
Ernest Moore
U. S. 13Th Air Force
Elpidio Quirino
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Wieder
Justice Department
Dhagt
Burtt
Teapot Dome
Eds
Red
Panmunjom
Chong Tu Hwan
Hsieh Peng
Lee Sang Cho
Pien Chung-wu
Nam Il
Howard Turner
R. E. Lobby
Arleigh Burke
Lee Hyung Keun
C. Turner Joy
Peyton Ford
T. Lamar Candle
Alabama
Ford
Caudie
Mindszenty
Commissioners Open
Bethlehem
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