Offset and Drilling Notes From Texas Oil Fields
Reports from Texas oil fields show Sun Oil staking a north offset to General Crude Oil No. 1 Mrs G T Webb in Fisher County with a six thousand foot target near Pyron. Continental Oil tests Ellenburger at Nolan County with No 1 248 Mary Dan Earwood and 1(980) feet to lines. Borden abandonment at No 1 Clay ton and Johnson yields salt water. Phillips Amerada Magnolia and Garza field tests advance with perforations and cores. several wildcat wells drill in Garza and Borden counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Oil Co
General Crude Oil Co
G. T. Webb
Canyon Reef
Fisher County
Sun
W. A. Peters
Pyron
H&tc
Ellenburger
Hylton- Shawn Pool
Nolan County
Continental Oil Co
Mary Dan Earwood
Borden Failure
R. Clay Underwood
Clayton and Johnson, Borden Wildcat
Gail- Spraberry
Gail
Tin
Amerada
Canon
Borden Project
Magnolia
Murphy
Magnolia No
Garza County
Spur
Sohio No
Swenson
Sohio No. 1
Cooler Weather Returns to Snyder After Warm Spell
Cold front brings high of 58 and low of 26 in Snyder after a week of 70s. Weather observer Mrs. D P Strayhorn notes 26 degrees at 7 30 this morning and last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Tight-knit Organization Plan Presented for School System
Three oil company representatives presented a rigid new plan of school system organization to the Fort Worth school board. The proposal envisions a chain of command from the community to the board to the superintendent, with distinct education and business divisions and a central activities unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oil Company
W. R. Shurman
Fort Worth
Pan American
Scurry Nil
Board
Shurman
Lee Stinson
Schulkey
Snyder
Claude Gallimore
Tulsa
Tidewater Oil Co
R. F E. McBride
Houston
Standard Oil Co
Texas
Taft proposes farmer managed production controls in Wisconsin
Sen Taft wraps two day Wis tour with a plan that farmers should handle production controls when needed while government offers advice. He warned controls must be used only in serious emergencies and praised Sen McCarthy seeking reelection. Taft planned to fly to Washington next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Wis
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Wisconsin
Ohio Republican
Chamber of Commerce
McCarthy
Rwis
Sen. McCarthy
Senate
Washington
Air and ground clashes line Korean front amid jet duel
Allied fighters fought a high intensity air battle over northwestern Korea with 19 Sabres taking on 22 MiGs near Sinanju. Maj. Donald E. Adams from Mt. Clemens, Mich. helped down one MiG as U S Eighth Army counts 3,483 enemy killed or captured in a week and total communist losses reach 13,292 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Sinanju
Donald E. Adams
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Tidelands Bill Moves From Committee To Senate Action
Washington supporters push state ownership of tidelands as a Senate committee reports the bill by 9 to 2. Sen. Long forecasts debate soon with amendments possible while Texas officials oppose the measure and seek to attach House language as an amendment. The bill allows the Interior Secretary five years of lease control with state veto in the three mile zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Secretary of Interior
Sen. Long
D-La
Long
National Association of Attorneys General
Dallas
Texas
Price Daniel
Com
House
Bentsen Backing Rayburn as Favorite Son Candidate
Texas congressman Bentsen urges a Rayburn for President movement led by Texans. He praises Rayburn’s four decades of public service and bipartisan appeal, noting support from Senators Monroney and colleagues. Rayburn’s Speaker tenure since 1940 and rural electrification advocacy highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Rep
Bentsen
D-Tex
Bonham
Rayburn
White House
Senator Monroney
D-Okla
Monroney
Rep. Boykin
D-Ala
House
Poll Taxes and Exemptions Hit 5 159. Goal 6 000 Before Deadline
The notice reports 5 159 poll tax payments with a target of 6 000 totaling due within seven days. Exemptions are noted as available and eligibility criteria are outlined for residents.
Mexico's 1951 52 cotton crop largest in history
A U S Department of Agriculture report says Mexico produced about 1 25 million bales in 1951 52 the largest crop on record and that Mexican cotton is now entering foreign markets previously dominated by U S cotton. The report notes similar quality and handling to U S cotton and lists major export destinations including Japan the United Kingdom Belgium Italy and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Mexico
U.S
United States
Department
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
P. K. Norris
Japan
Canada
United Kingdom
Belgium
Italy
Switzerland
Soviet Offered Aid to Free Middle East From Western Domination
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky told an Al Misri correspondent in Paris that Russia would assist Middle Eastern peoples in freeing themselves from Western economic domination. He said unity and collective action hinder Western military moves and warned against allowing Western powers to use the region as bases or cannon fodder for domination. He cited North Africa and the Middle East as beginning to shake Western domination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Andrei Vishinsky
Russia
al Misri
Vishinsky
Paris
al Mishi
North Africa
Middle East
Iran
Resident Manager Named For Telephone Company Here
Truman Black 29 of Abilene was named manager of the local telephone unit with Snyder as headquarters and Colorado City as a second area. He will reside in Snyder to supervise service and operations as the system expands. Black, a WWII Air Corps veteran, began in Abilene in 1947 and rose to communications engineer in 1950. He is married with four children and will move here soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman Black
Abilene
Snyder
Colorado City
Marshall Kemp
Sweetwater
Www. L. Blakney
The
Baptist Church
Phillip
Joe
David
Richard
Black
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Paying Ransom Condemns U S Malik States
Russia said the United States admitting guilt by paying 120000 in fines for four U S Air Force fliers forced down in Hungary. The four were freed December 28 after fines of 30000 each to avoid 90 day prison terms. The U N and U S officials defended payment to free the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Russia
United States
Hungary
U. N
Jacob Malik
United Nations
United Nations Political Committee
U. S
Germany
Yugoslavia
George Killam Announces Bid For County Attorney
George Killam Jr a practicing attorney and adjutant of the American Legion Snyder post announces his candidacy for county attorney. He is the first to announce for the office now held by Merrick who is running for district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Killam, Jr
Keith Merrick
Killam
Snyder
American Legion
Merrick
Watch Dogs Criticizes Shortage of Machine Tools in Defense
The Senate House Mobilization committee accuses federal planners of treating machine tool shortages as the defense bottleneck. It warns months to years needed to resolve the gap, with 1952-53 tool demand projected at 2.5 billion dollars and 1952 deliveries at 629 million dollars, doubling prior totals. Members include Maybank, Fulbright, Robinson, Capehart, Bricker, Patman, Rains, Gamble, and Talle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate House
Pentagon
Senate
House
Munitions Board
Armed Services
Maybank
D-Sc
Fulbright
D-Ark
Robinson
D-Va
Capehart
R-Ind
Bricker
Rohio
Patman
D-Tex
Rains
D-Ala
Gamble
R-Ny
Talle
Iowa
No Sign Of Rain As Cool Weather Settles Over Much Of State
Cooler weather prevailed across Texas with no sign of rain. Sub freezing temperatures were reported in the northern half of the state, while Palestine and Texarkana recorded measured precipitation. The day saw low readings from Dalhart to Amarillo and Dallas, with Brownsville posting the highest temperatures and minimums.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Associated Press
Texas
Palestine
Texarkana
Dalhart
Panhandle
Amarillo
Childress
Junction
Wink
Salt Flat
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Fort Worth
Dallas and
Mineral Wells
Marfa
Abilene
Brownsville
UN Admits Bombing Near Kaesong Truce Units
UN admits Allied planes dropped a bomb near Kaesong and possibly strafed a Communist convoy. Both sides seek safer POW camps and civilian internment sites marked for air identification. Truce talks stall with no progress. officials discuss convoy markings and camp locations while prisoner safety plans unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Kaesong
Red
U.N
R. E. Libby
Reds
North Korea
South Korea
Anus
Adm
U. N
Pahmunjom
James C. Murray
Murray
Pyongyang
Weather outlook for East to West Texas fair and cold
East Texas shows fair weather with a colder trend this afternoon and tonight with lows from 22 to 26 in the north and central regions and 26 to 34 in the far south. South Central Texas stays fair and cooler with lows 26 to 34 in the north and 32 to 40 in the center. North Central Texas is fair and colder with lows 20 to 36 tonight. West Texas also fair and colder with lows 10 to 15 in the Panhandle, 15 to 20 South Plains, and 20 to 32 elsewhere tonight. Thursday brings increasing clouds and continued cold across all areas with calmer coastal winds easing Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
DiSalle quits OPS to run for Ohio Senate
Michael V. DiSalle announces he will resign as price administrator to seek the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate in Ohio. He left open when his OPS tenure ends, possibly until a Truman successor is named, after talks with President Truman at the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
United States Senate
Ohio
DiSalle
Bricker
Price Stabilization
Truman
White House
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
Congress
Tax Collecting Service
Justice Department
Senate
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Elizabeth
N. J
France
Sweden
Spain
Netherlands
Malik
George Killam
Price
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