Kent Wildcat Seeks Pennsylvanian Lime Test in Kent County
A number of oil prospecting actions are reported across Kent and nearby counties. Estill Heyser Jr and Dallas partners stake a 7500 foot rotary wildcat six miles west of Clairemont in Kent County to test Pennsylvanian lime, with drilling to start immediately.
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Estill
Railroad Commission
Honolulu Oil Corp
Kent County
Honolulu
A. O. Smelser
Bright
H. L. Casey
J. B. Ward
Clairemont
A. K. Turner Jr
Browning
Fluvanna
Meadows No
Inman No
W. Key
H&tc
W. F. Newton
Houston
W. T. Steel
Snyder
Mitchell Wildcat Stricklin-DeClera
Fort Worth
W. R. Powell
Mitchell County
Wildcat
Ts- T&p
Rotan
Ohio
Turner, Kelley-Snyder
Humble Oil
J. E. Sorrells
Diamond M-Canyon
Rowan & Hope of
San Antonio
Claytonville
French Parliament delays vote for new Republic president
In Versailles France the fractured Parliament again postponed choosing a president. Edouard Herriot and Vincent Auriol led as compromise candidates amid a stalemate with Premier Laniel supported by conservatives. abstentions prevented a majority on each ballot.
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Versailles
France
Edouard Herriot
Vincent Auriol
Herriot
Auriol
Joseph Laniel
Pepemere
Social and Democratic Resistance
Marcel Naegelen
Nnd
Aegelen
Geterel
Algeria
High Winds And Cold Greet Winter Today
A cold start with a 26 degree low and strong winds marks the arrival of winter. The 7:30 am reading held at 26 as Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn notes the conditions, while yesterday’s high reached 59 and Winston Field saw winds near 35 mph per Pioneer Air Lines.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Winston Field
Pioneer Air Lines
Broadcast Is Last Hope Of Freeing POWs
PANMUNJOM Allies schedule last minute broadcasts to appeal to POWs who embraced communism in hopes of face to face talks. Texts were approved by the Neutral Nations Commission spokesman who cautioned prisoners to listen. Observers noted limited access to interviews as neutral observers may be scarce tomorrow.
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Panmunjom
Hope
Nan
Able
K. S. Thimayya
Ission
U. N
Who's Afraid Of Big Bandit At Local Café
A tall nervous bandit entered a cafe and demanded money while brandishing a pistol. Joseph Ormond the bartender confronted him as a shot rang out but the weapon discharged harmlessly. The gunman fled through a door as patrons watched in silence.
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Warren
Joseph Ormond
Ormond
Broke Singer Ends Her Life With Pills
Aileen Riley, a late night club and television singer, died by an overdose of sleeping pills in her Greenwich Village apartment. Police list the death as a suspected suicide. Her bank books showed she was broke and had a prior overdose seven years earlier that she survived with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Aileen Riley
Greenwich Village
Miss Riley
NLRB reverses policy on unions using company time
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that employers may not be required to give unions equal time during working hours to solicit members. The board also barred both sides from addressing workers on company premises during hours before an election, asserting premises belong to the employer and the union hall to the union. The decision, supported by Eisenhower appointees, drew criticism from CIO counsel Arthur Goldberg as antiunion.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Murdock
Guy Farmer
Philip Ray Rodgers
Eisenhower
Ivar Peterson
Truman
Arthur Goldberg
CIO
Blizzard Sweeps Midwest Killing Two In Icy Blizzard
Bitter cold and heavy snow from a Canadian blast spread through the Midwest and West, snarling traffic. At least two people died in weather related accidents as blizzard conditions hit Kansas City and stretched into Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and Colorado. Over 5 000 gallons of gasoline spilled in a Wichita crash and more than 50 accidents were reported citywide.
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Kansas City
Canadian Arctic
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Wiscan
Colorado Mountains
Mercury
Fraser
Colorado
Eisenhower
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
Texas
Louisiana
Indiana
Detroit
Dakotas
Montana
Great Region
Florida Peninsula
Gulf of Mexico
Wichita Kan
M Kansas
Wyoming
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Okla
Rabbit Ears Pass
Denver
Highway Patrol
Wichita
Marriage By Young Persons Held Lawful
In Austin a 16 year old bride and 17 year old groom won a court fight against their father's attempt to annul the marriage. The 3rd Court of Civil Appeals ruled that Texas parents cannot force annulment for a couple where the girl is over 14 and the boy over 16. The decision reversed a lower court ruling that had voided the marriage, and custody arrangements were dissolved as the couple resumes their life together.
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Austin P
Austin
Court of Civil Appeals
Texas
Bobbie Williams
Sammie White
Harris Gardner
Said
William Yelderman
Manhunt Near Wichita Falls
Norman Davenport and his brother Chester, both with 25 year sentences for kidnapping, were linked to a chase near Wichita Falls. Detectives and federal and state officers tracked Davenport who fled after a reported sighting with an armed woman in a Bowie area motel, prompting a highway stakeout and a vigilant search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Davenport
Granite
Okla
Norman
Chester
Oklahoma
H. C. Shubert
Mit
Davenport
Last Rites for Victim in Bates Illinois Crash
Father C. J. Fanning of New Berlin administers last rites to Sal Doria of Chicago who died in a head on collision at Bates Illinois. Doria's wife also perished in the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Fanning
New Berlin
Illinois
Sal Doria
Chicago
Bates, Ilinois
Doria
Soviet Note Seen Hopeful by Some but Cautious
Washington officials said the United States would move carefully in response to Moscow signaling readiness to discuss the Eisenhower proposed pool of atomic materials for peace. Secretary Dulles called the note hopeful while pledging prudent exploration of all options with top advisers at a White House meeting.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Eisenhower
Dulles
Moscow
National Press Club
Unitedations
White House
Seacrees
Kremlin
Mossadegh Given Five Day Window to Appeal Trial
In Tehran the former prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh faces a five day appeal period after a dramatic trial interrupted by interruptions and threats. Co defendant Brig Paghi remains in the case as proceedings continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Tieian
Army
Paghi
Jets Affecting Hen Production In Italy
Verona Italy scientists investigate a sharp drop in hen production linked to jet planes. Hens become nervous and lay fewer eggs and chicks are scarcer as researchers study the effect on poultry farms.
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Italy
Verona
Dry cold norther sweeps over state
A blue norther swept into the Gulf of Mexico bringing small craft warnings along the coast and freezing temperatures across the state from the Panhandle to the south. Temperatures dipped to near or below freezing in many areas while southerly regions warmed but snow flurries were possible along the Rio Grande and Northeast Texas. Farmers were urged to protect livestock and crops behind the freeze line.
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Gulf of Mexico
Nis Grande
Rio Grande
Panhandle
Weather Bureau
Texarana
Tyler
Waco
Big Bend
Guadalupe
Brownsville
Texas
Mexican
Egg City
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Gene L. Dulaney
D. M. Cogdell
John E. Sentell
Cecil Yarbrough
Lehman Glen Richardson
Ethel Roberts
North Elementary
Loree Dodson
East
Diamond M Foundation
Kent Wildcat
Penn
Laniel
Gee
National Assem
Abe Murdock
Utah
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