Oil discoveries and offsets mark Texas wildcat activity
In Scurry and neighboring counties, multiple oil finds and offsets are reported. Dolen gains a southeast offset in the Tonto pool near Snyder. Will Clay Jr. tests a Wilder wildcat near Ira. Frankfort Oil completes a new producer at Fluvanna Strawn pool. Barber tests a Wichita Albany wildcat near Westbrook. Garza County sees East Garza Glorieta pool offset and first producer. Additional wells near Rotan, Stonewall County, and Old Glory indicate ongoing exploration and offset staking across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolen, Jr
Snyder
San Andres
Scurry County
Odom
H&tc Survey
Fluvanna
Strawn
Frankfort Oil Company
Midland
R. H. Jordan
T-1-S
T&p Survey
Westbrook
Dockry Pool
Gould Drilling Company
Yarborough and Windham
Midland No. 1
Post-Montgomery
Garza ‘Glorieta Pool
Garza County
A. Thompson Survey
Post
Fisher County
Rotan
Jake L. Hamon
W. C. Riker
T&p
Merle F. Gunby
Houston
Stonewall County
L. L. Weinke
L R. Weinke
Trust
Ab&m
GIN SEASON NEARS END IN SCURRY COUNTY COTTON
Cotton gins in Scurry County have seen steady activity as the season nears completion. By noon Saturday 41,857 bales had been ginned across nine gins, with southeast Snyder area near 95 percent finished and Fluvanna around 80 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County
Miss Snyder
Betty Morgan
Virginia Johnston
Dan Calloway
Fluvanna
Snyder Co.op
Paymaster
Inadale
Panel Seeks Bids On Yule Decorations
Morris Sanders chair of the merchants committee reports the chamber of commerce group met Friday evening and invited several decoration firms to bid and plan Christmas displays for Snyder. Contracts run three years and monthly meetings are held on the third Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Sanders
Merchants Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Snyder
Legislative Study Committee Urges Stricter Divorce Laws
An interim Texas study panel urged changes to curb high divorces. Proposals include a six month remarriage ban after divorce, ending new common law marriages, stricter child support, conciliation courts, and child representation by lawyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Study
Austin
Texas
John Connally
Space program reshuffles place Grissom Glenn in key lunar roles
Houston AP reports Virgil Grissom will lead two man Gemini flights while John Glenn heads Apollo orbital duties under Dr. Robert Gilruth. Maj. Slayton remains overall supervisor. Cooper and Shepard prepare the next Mercury flight for April. Unmanned Gemini flights after year end set stage for 1964 lunar work by Apollo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Virgil Grissom
John Glenn Jr
U. S
Grissom
Glenn
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Gilruth
Donald Slayton
Slayton
Maj
Leroy Cooper Jr
Cmdr
Alan. Shepard Jr
Cooper
Shepard
Scott Carpenter
Walter Schirra
Apollo
Moon
SHS Royalty Crowned in Coronation Ceremony
Miss Judy Buchanan and Pete Greene were named Miss SHS and Mr. SHS at a coronation in the Snyder High School auditorium. They were chosen by secret ballot from the senior class, with 19 clubs sponsoring contestants in the annual Tiger's Lair activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Buchanan
Pete Greene
Shs
Tiger's Lair
Snyder High School
Medal of Honor WWI Hero Tedford Cann Dies in Rye
Tedford Harris Cann of Rye New York the first World War I Medal of Honor recipient died Saturday at United Hospital Port Chester. Cann saved a sinking ship and crew in the Atlantic Ocean on November 5 1917 by diving into the flooded hold to plug the leak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Chester
Tedford Harris Cann
Rye
N.Y
United Hospital
Cann
Atlantic Ocean
Northeast Texas hit by treacherous ice sheath and norther
A severe ice sheet covered northeast Texas with a fourth January norther bringing strong winds. Zero to eight below forecast for the Panhandle, with hazardous driving from the Red River south of Dallas and Fort Worth to Abilene. Dense fog and cold air affected travel statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Central
The
Panhandle
Red River
Dallas
Fort Worth
Louisiana
Abilene
Weather Bureau
Nacogdoches
Lufkin
Henderson
Houston
Dalhart
Upper
Amarillo
South Texas
Stockpile Probe Echoes Past Clash Over Hanna Nickel
Senate inquiry into defense stockpiles resumes with demand for repayment of 1.82 million from Hanna Nickel Smelting Co. of Cleveland. Symington and aides dispute Humphrey over Hanna nickel profits, alleging the company overbilled costs while Humphrey defends the deal. Humphrey accuses the inquiry of vendetta against Eisenhower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symington
Senate
Hanna Nickel Smelting Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Hanna Nickel
Tts
Arthur S. Flemming
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Hanna Mining and Industrial Enterprises
Hanna
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Subcommittee
Longshoremen End 34 Day Strike On East Gulf Coasts
The 34 day East and Gulf Coast longshoremen strike ended as more than 16,000 ILA workers returned to 127 ships across Philadelphia Baltimore Portland Mobile New Orleans and other ports. A 37 cent hourly package increase over two years was adopted after a special Kennedy/J Morse board drafted the settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gulf Coast
Atlantic
Norfolk
Mobile
Ala
International Longshoremens Association
Kennedy
Sen
Wayne Morse
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Portland
Maine
Florida
New Orleans
Texas
Baton Rouge
Hampton Roads
ILA
Congress
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Snyder Area Oil
F. Howard Walsh
Midland No
Will Clay, Jr
Wildcat
Ira
Pan American Petroleum Corporation No
J. D. Barber
Wichita-Albany
Mitchell County
County Child Welfare Board
By William L. Ryan
Brussels
Belgium
France
de Gaulle
Britain
Charles de Gaulle
European Economic Community
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Paul Henri Spaak
Edward Heath
Spaak
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Konrad Adenauer
European Commission
Kirst
Red Cross
Shirley Sykes
Cuba
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Lee
Washington
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
George M. Humphrey
the Treasury
East
Gulf Coasts
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