Coldest Winter Weather Eases After Subfreezing Blow
The coldest Texas weather eased as winds shifted southward and temperatures rose after a frigid stretch. Forecasters warned of a new storm and additional cold from Canada, with subfreezing readings in the Deep South and two deaths from cold in Georgia.
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Associated Press
Texas
Alice
Laredo
Rockies
Weather Bureau
Canada
Montana
Bismarck
N. C
Rumford
Chicago
New York
Deep South
Georgia
Florida
Pennsylvanian Reef Signs Rise Near Sweetwater
In North Nolan County near Rowan and Hope No. 1 Seago a Pennsylvanian reef wildcat three miles west of Sweetwater shows encouraging tests with oil and gas shows. Test data include 150 feet oil and 50 feet mud in one interval and a later 300 feet oil plus 45 feet oil mud in another. operator plans deeper drilling.
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Nolan County
Rowan & Hope No
Seago
Sweetwater
Lake Trammell
Ohio Oil Co
City of Sweetwater
T&p
Wallace Sun Oil Co
Bilby Wallace
Clairemont
Wallace
H&tc
Jackson, Douglas & Ritchie No
A. Q.Q
Mclaury
Humble Oil
W. M. McLaury
No Progress In Cease-Fire Talks At Panmunjom
In Munsan Korea on December 17 truce negotiators failed to move on prisoner exchange and armistice supervision. UN spokesman Brig. Gen. William P. Nuckols called results absolutely negative with only 10 days left before the provisional ceasefire line expires. He noted the Reds have not sought a deadline extension and criticized the incentive as poor.
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Korea
United Nations
William P. Nuckols
Nuckols
United Nations Command
Dee
Tokyo
Panmunjom
R. EF
Libby
Geneva
Seven Entries In Home Decoration Contest Earned In Snyder
Seven more entries arrived today for the Junior Chamber of Commerce home decoration contest, bringing total entries to eight including the earlier submission. Residents mailed entries to the Daily News by tonight’s postmark deadline, with prizes totaling $40 for the top three residential exhibits within Snyder’s one mile radius.
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Snyder
Chamber of Commerce
Daily News
Fritz Smith
Thirty - Second Street
R. C. Miller, Jr
Avenue VII
RB. L. McKinley
Avenue U
Jack FE. Coleman
Twenty - Fourth Street
John Lynch, Jr
Twentyninth Street
C. D. Fasterwood
Thirty - Ninth Street
F. G. Sears
Avenue
As & Morgan
Fortieth Street
Club
Three Highway Accidents Near Snyder Reported
Three crashes occurred near Snyder on Sunday with no serious injuries. Carl Ray Lloyd escaped harm after his 1950 Mercury struck a culvert. Alva Lee Nelson and wife were slightly hurt when their 1949 GMC overturned. Paul Santos and his wife with two daughters collided with a vehicle, injuring Mrs Santos.
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Here
Bill Zimmerman
Carl Ray Lloyd
Snyder
Fort Sill
Oklo
Big Spring
Zimmerman
Lloyd
Alva Lee Nelson
Owens
Tex
Nelson
Post Highway
Bolger - Barnes
Colorado City
Paul Santos
Sterling City
Santos
Gusty Snyder Warmth Fails as Cold Returns
A Snyder daily report notes a chilly spell with a low of 25 degrees last night and a daytime high of 58. The temperature rose to 35 degrees by 7:30 this morning as clear skies persisted.
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Snyder
Weekend Toll in Texas: 21 Dead in Violent Crashes
Over the weekend Texas reported 81 violent deaths with 21 fatalities in highway crashes. The worst incident near Fort Worth killed four and injured five in a four car wreck. Victims included Lewis Meeks and Raul Rocha from Dallas, with multiple related deaths and injuries across the state, plus a bus carrying soldiers and other fatal shootings and stabbings.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Lewis Meeks
Tony Medina
Emilie Villarreal
Raul Rocha
Dallas
Rocha
Augustine Loza
Meeks
Cpl
A. P. Rocha
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
D. P. Harper
Francis Sevier
Cleburne
George West
Dudley Veal
Corrigan
Hunter Bergman
Veal
Regina Simmons
Ned
Erland
Seguin
Goldthwaite
John Aubrey Formby
Arthur R. Glomski
FE Paso
John Tune
Norfolk
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Fort Hood
Pfe
George G Webb
Schertz
Webb
William A. Robinson
Big Spring
Big Spring Street
Charles A. Pregler
G. O. Joe Malone
Orange
Malone
Ed Clapp
Wage Talks in Steel Industry Nearing Crisis
In Pittsburgh on December 17, the United Steelworkers pursue a critical wage contract as talks with U.S. Steel Corp loom. USW demands wage rises, union shop, and profit incentives while resisting price hikes. Washington weighs strike risk and bargaining timing amidst broader defense orders and economic policy.
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Pittsburgh
CSO United Steelworkers
USW
Washington
Cyrus B. Ching
Ching
Philip Murray
U. S. Steel Corp
Kiwanis Club Gathers Toys for Christmas Aid
The Kiwanis Christmas fund helps a family with five children and another with four children plus a widow raising a 15 year old. Volunteers have collected over 100 toys at the downtown fire station and will convert a north Avenue Q warehouse into a toy workshop to repair and distribute gifts.
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Kiwanis Club
Avenue Q
Charter Commission to Meet Tonight at High School Cafeteria
The city charter commission will hold a meeting at 7 30 o clock tonight in the high school cafeteria.
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City Charter Commission
Bull's Eye Made for Prize Bull at Fair
In Southbridge Massachusetts on December 17 the American Optical Company announced it has produced an artificial eye for an 11 month old West Virginia bull named Mission Model 13. The eye is designed to beautify the bull for fairs and shows next year after Mission Model 13 damaged his eye in a tussle with another bull.
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Southbridge
Maas
American Optical Company
Truman Projects $83 Billion Budget For 1952
Washington dispatch reports President Truman pushing to trim the 1952 budget to about 83 billion dollars, far below earlier Capitol Hill forecasts of around 9 billion for the year. Officials said White House reductions could shape the recommendation.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Capitol Hill
Poll Taxes Paid and Exemptions 1824 Goal 6000
A brief notice reports that poll taxes have been paid and exemptions considered in 1824 with a target of 6 000. The item highlights collection efforts and relief provisions while noting the broader civic administration context.
Loyalty Review Board Reopens 565 Federal Employees Case
The Loyalty Review Board reopened today the cases of 565 federal employees under a new rule that any reasonable doubt of loyalty can bar employment. It cites John S. Service as an example where disloyalty was not found, yet the board fired him on doubt.
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Washington
Loyalty Review Board
John S. Service
State Department
Review Board
Truman
Service
Loyalty and Security Board
Uruguay Votes To Abolish Presidency
Montevideo reports Uruguay voters approved abolishing the presidential system in favor of a nine member council similar to Switzerland. The plebiscite passed 196 025 to 168 513 and Uruguay will maintain a cabinet House of Deputies and a Senate with a mixed executive council initially chosen by the Colorado and Herrerista parties. The council will later be elected by direct popular vote for a four year term.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Switzerland
House of Deputies
Senate
Colorado Party
Herrorista Party
Big Check On Tax Irregularities Expands In New York
Revenue Commissioner Dunlap said more than 65 special agents are probing reports of heavy tax shakedowns and irregularities in New York. He noted the inquiry covers the waterfront and could involve former officials, while announcing the appointment of Frank W. Lohn to head the bureau's intelligence division.
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Washington
John B. Dunlap
New York
Dunlap
Carroll Mealey
Revenue Bureau
Joseph Nunan, Jr
Frank W. Lohn
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tax Service
Lohn
William H. Woolf
Woolf
St. Louis
Boston
San Francisco
Senator Williams
Rdel
Weather outlook for Texas shows clouds and rising temps
A fragmented forecast notes mostly cloudy and warmer conditions across Texas this afternoon through Tuesday with occasional light rain in parts. Some regions report partly cloudy skies with milder or colder spells and rising temperatures later in the period.
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the Weather Bureau
Texas
West Texas
British Pound Fluctuation Test Under Churchill Rules
London reports Churchill's government allows limited fluctuation of the pound within a tight band to restore confidence. The Bank of England will intervene if needed while private exchange is restricted to government sanctioned dealings and futures buying for stability. Britain's reserves are expected to drop further as ongoing deficit pressures continue.
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London
Winston Churchill
Bank of England
Churchill
Britain
Pound
U. S
Canada
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