Fulbright to Speak at Chamber Banquet
A notice from Senator J William Fulbright office confirms he will speak at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet scheduled for Friday February 15 The venue remains undecided Arrangements chair C T McLaughlin announced Fulbright a Democrat from Fayetteville Ark rose to national prominence as head of a Senate committee on Reconstruction Finance Corporation investigations He has taught law at George Washington University and was president of the University of Arkansas He first entered Congress in 1943 and was elected to the Senate in 1944 serving until 1957 Fulbright may be accompanied by Col T H Barton of El Dorado Ark who chairs Lion Oil Co board and Southwest Scurry County involvement likely
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Fulbright
Chamber of Commerce
C. T. McLaughlin
Sen. Fulbright
Fayetteville
Ark
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Presi
Truman
Oxford University
Rhodes
Department of Justice
George Washington University
University of Arkansas
Congress
Sen
Fulbright
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Diamond M Ranch
Here
Georgia Neese Clark
United States
McLaughlin
Col
T. H. Barton
el Dorado
Scurry Wildcat Near Ellenburger Prospect Report
A Houston firm reports the Scurry oil test near Ellenburger in Scurry County showing a hole below 7.1 feet in unidentified lime and shale toward Ellenburger. One hour drillstem test yielded 40 feet mud with no oil or water, open flow pressure 75 psi. Location 3.5 miles NW of Camp Springs and 9.5 miles NE of Snyder. no production show yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyde - Smiser - Runion Oil Co
Houston
N. 1
Alvin Koonsman
Scurry Cunt
Wildcat
Ellenburger
Camp Springs
Snyder
Cement General Crude Oil Co
Webb
H&tc
Borden County
Amerada
Canon
Underwood
Clayton and Johnson
Borden Wildcat
Kent
Sun Oil Co
Bilby Wallace
Kent Field
Warmer Weather Returns to Snyder Area
Yesterday the Snyder area warmed to a high of 68 degrees while overnight low dropped to 36. Weather observer Mrs. D P Strayhorn reported 38 degrees at 7:30 this morning.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Mercury
Congress Opens New Session Amid Election Year Tensions
Congress re convened for the 82nd session with key debates ahead on defense spending universal military training economic controls and foreign aid. President Truman to deliver state of the union tomorrow as new House members are seated and party lines firm up ahead of the 1950 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Truman
Senate House
Poll Taxes Paid and Exemptions Reach 3 014 Goal
Local records show 3 014 poll taxes paid toward the 6 000 mark with exemptions noted. Officials urge continued voting participation and remind residents of upcoming deadlines.
Malenkov at 50: Key Soviet Leader Honored on Birthday
Geor gi Malenkov deputy premier of the Soviet Union marked his 50th birthday with warm greetings from the government and party. Front-page photos and praise as a true Lenin pupil accompanied recognitions noting his central role in party and state leadership. Molotov, aging number two, was seen slipping in influence.
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Moscow
Georgi M. Malenkov
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Lenin
Council of Ministers
Malenkov
Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Molotov
Amateur pianist charms Churchill with Chopin at soirée
Washington report notes an American amateur pianist playing Chopin for Britain's famed amateur painter. The Briton, known for landscapes, listened amid cigar smoke at the embassy as the piano fell silent after five minutes. President Truman bid Churchill good night and returned to Blair House.
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Washington
America
Britain
Truman
Churchill
Blair House
City Council Posts to Be Unpaid Under New Charter
Commission approves a charter section letting councilmembers serve without pay with expenses reimbursed on itemized claims. Meetings must be open, with at least one per month, and all meetings held in city hall or another publicized site. Next commission meeting set for Jan 21 at the high school cafeteria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
John
United States of America
Poll Tax Trailer To Make Rural Rounds
The Junior Chamber of Commerce plans a county tour with a poll tax trailer visiting oil camps and rural communities over two weeks to push the 6 000 poll tax goal in Scurry County. More than 2 884 taxes paid so far. schedule includes Snyder Diamond M Gasoline Plant and Tex Production Department visits. Jim Sewell cancels speech due to county hospital duties. replacements arranged by J C Evans and Myron Fenton.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Scurry County
Hugh Rogers
Ead
Rogers
Junor Chamber
Ian Production
Magnolia Petroleum
Sun Oil Co
Lemons
Humble Oil Main
Texas - New Mexico Pipeline
Snyder
Fluvanna
Dunn
Hermleigh
Ira
Jim Sewell
Junior Chamber
Navarro County
Corsicana
Tex
J. C. Evans
Myron Fenton
Robert H. Hargrove
Abilene
Taylor County
Raymond Petree
Rioters clash as Beigin followers spark Jerusalem unrest
Police report about 400 demonstrators gathered in Jerusalem to protest direct talks with Germany over reparations. The two hour riot near the Knesset left 140 officers and 250 civilians injured as tear gas and stones damaged the building and disrupted parliamentary sessions.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Germany
Knesset
Menachem Beigin
Herut Party
Herut
Irgun Zvai Leumi
Haran Rubin
Beigin
David Ben-Gurion
Auriol Seeks Members For New French Cabinet
President Vincent Auriol moved to form a new French cabinet after Premier Rene Pleven's center coalition resigned following a 341 243 vote defeat on the 1952 budget. The cabinet remains caretaker until successors are named.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
France
Rene Pleven
National Assembly
Auriol
Enterprise Captain Remains Chipper Amid Atlantic Peril
Captain Kurt Carlsen aboard the Flying Enterprise keeps spirits high as Britain nears Falmouth harbor in January. The freighter towed by the Turmoil faced rough seas after a massive Atlantic storm, but Carlsen declares all is well and continues the rescue effort with crew and passengers safe.
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Enterprise
Britain
Kurt
Carlsen
Flying Enterprise
Falmouth
England
Associated Press
Cap
Kenneth Dancy
UN Forces Battle for Korangpo Ground in Korea
U N infantrymen briefly controlled two objectives in the Lasi Bulge fight to retake ground lost December 28. Communist battalions backed by tanks regained the first objective in 1 hour 20 minutes and the second by 1 hour 30 minutes. U N troops came within 30 yards of the hill before a withdrawal.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Lasi Bulge
U. S
Eighth Army
U.N
Korangpo
City Seeks Bids for Curb and Gutter on Thirty Seventh Street
The city council voted to advertise bids for curb and gutter along Thirty seventh Street west of the Big Spring highway. Lowest bidder may win if a 30 day funding period is possible. Property owners will fund the curb and gutter and paving will follow by the county. An open meeting at 7 30 tonight at the Humble camp invites interested property owners. Mayor Sears and County Judge Edgar Taylor will explain details and county participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring Highway
F. G. Sears
Sears
Edgar Taylor
Recognition Of Red China Is Parley Topic
Washington reports on the Truman Churchill talks focus on Britain's non recognition of Communist China tied to Korea. The sessions address Iranian oil Egyptian troop withdrawal from Suez Indochina Malaya and a Middle East command with a final joint statement expected tonight.
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Washington
Britain
China
Truman
Churchill
Korea
London
Peiping
Suez
Southeast Asia
Indochina
Malaya
Middle East
White House
Taft Sees Pledges Forming GOP Nomination Majority
Sen. Taft argues pledges from across the country can yield more than half of the convention votes if translated into delegates. He cites New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Kansas as key states. Eisenhower remains unwilling to campaign, seeking to remain on NATO duties. Dewey works to secure Eisenhower support in New York.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Ohioan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
GOP
Chicago
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Paris
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
Kansas
Sen. Schoeppel
Kans
Duff
Thomas E. Dewey
Weather Summary for West Texas and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy conditions span West Texas with cooler readings from the South Plains to the Pecos Valley this afternoon. Nighttime and Wednesday will bring cooler air from Del Rio to Eagle Pass area. Panhandle and South Plains expect 26 to 32 degrees tonight. East and South Central Texas see rising warmth this afternoon, then cooler interior tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers in the southern portion. South winds along the coast shift to northwest by Wednesday. North Central Texas remains partly cloudy with a warmer southeast this afternoon and cooler nights through Wednesday.
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West Texas
South Plains
Pecos Valley
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Panhandle
East Texas
Texas
County Discusses Airport Payment And Rising Valuations
The county commissioners did not meet today as only two members were present to consider paying J W Moorman Sons 23723 for airport work now that the project nears completion. Valuation engineer Pickett warned oil valuations may push the 1952 total above 120 million, boosting salaries in the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioners Court
J. W. Moorman & Son
S. H. Stephens
Doyle Palmer
Walter Grant
Stephens
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Lion Oil Co
Big A
Scurry Coun
Mr. Truman
Vatican
Wherry
Nebraska
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Fred A. Seaton
Lloyd B. Bentsen
Tina
International
Norway
Bentsen
Lan
Lloyd
Bentsens
Silver Springs
McAlien
E. Sentell
Snyder Gasoline
Diamond M
Texas Production Department
Pandana
By John M. Hightower
Atomic Energy
Canada
Defense of
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Atlantic Command
Atlantic
Says
Burton Bros. Electric Co
General Electric Corp
Moorman
Winston Field
Pickett
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