Fisher County Wildcat Fails To Reach Oil
Fisher County reports a wildcat, No. 1 W. D. Stephens, plugged and abandoned after reaching 5,237 feet with no production shown. Location 330 feet from north and west lines of section 78 1-H&T, mile west of Roundtop field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Central Drilling Co
Abilene
W. D. Stephens
Fisher County
H&t
Roundtop
Rowan and Hope
San Antonio
Blythe Graham
Claytonville Canyon Reef
H&tc
Scurry
Sun Oil Co
G. H. Arledge
Kelley-Snyder
Snyder
Snyder-Strawn
Ralph and
W. S. Johnston
Houston
Mitchell County
Colorado City
Dawson County Stanolard Oil & Gas Co
Ray Albaugh
J. Y. Graves
Dawson Wildcat
Canyon
Graves
Ackerly
T&p
Seaboard Oil
M. J. Peterson
Dawson Field
Murphy Corp
A. Knickerbocker
R. H. Jordan
Northwest Scurry
Ohio Oil No
Turner
Kelley- Snyder
Seaboard Oil No
Zant
South Borden Wildcat
Wellman
Texas
North Howard
Port Arthur Strikers urged to press on in protest
About 400 members of the Retail Trades Union CIO were urged to continue their 11 week strike. National officers L H Nelles T M McCormick and Fred Pieper spoke at a mass meeting in Port Arthur urging negotiable contracts with employers.
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Port Arthur
CIO
Fred Pieper
National Clo
Washington, D.C
White House Ordered Evidence on Reds Destroyed
Senate internal security subcommittee probes the 1944 White House order to destroy naval intelligence files on Communist activity. Jenner, subcommittee chairman, recounts Morris and Nimitz raising the claim with King, who confirmed the White House issued the order. Morris later became a New York judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Jenner
Washington
Sen
R-Ind
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Nixon
Subcommittee
Navy
New York
Russia
Robert Morris
Internal Security
Victor Kravchenko
Soviet Purchasing Commission
Morris
Kravchenko
Nimitz
King
Bob Morris
Adm
Adm. King
Berkeley
Calif
Nimitz-King
New York City
Cogdell Memorial Hospital Opens for Public Open House
County and hospital officials prepare an open house for Cogdell Memorial Hospital on Sunday from 2 to 5 PM. The event precedes the Monday opening with a 15 minute program and staff ready to answer questions. no guided tours.
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Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Scurry County
Missing Boy Body Found In Church Ruins
The body of 19 year old Sam Houston State College student James Edmund Davis Jr was found in the ruins of a church after a fire that destroyed the building. Davis was last seen taking equipment from the First Baptist Church during the $300000 blaze. Fire Chief Buddy Baldwin and Ben Gresham recovered the body. Davis had been reported missing by his father after a borrowed car was found near the fire scene.
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Huntsville
Sam Houston State College
James Edmund Davis Jr
First Baptist Church
Buddy Baldwin
Ben Gresham
James Edmund Davis Sr
Wilma Jo Nunez
Davis
Bobby Suggs
Hearne
Tex
Suggs
Chicago
Poll tax receipts reach 4138 with 800 exemptions
The county reports 4138 poll tax receipts and exemption certificates issued by noon, an increase of 262 from yesterday. Receipts must be obtained in person by Saturday at the county tax assessor collector office, with Sunday marking the end of the tax period.
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Inerson
Poll Taxes Slow In Lubbock Beer Vote Details
In Lubbock County about 14 000 tax receipts and exemptions have been issued with roughly 60 000 potential voters. Petitions circulate for an honor election as the county remains dry since 1910.
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Lubbock
Lubbock County
Open staff formed for Cogdell Memorial Hospital
The Cogdell Memorial Hospital county board created an open staff with an active group and four sub staffs to control medical practice at the new facility opening Monday. The board approved inviting two Battenfield Hospital physicians to the courtesy staff and three Snyder dentists. Eight active staff members were named from a secret group, with on call and emergency coverage arranged. The administrator and board debated bill payment procedures as hospital income was to be handled through the county treasurer and commissioners court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Hospital Board
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
County Project
R. B. Fulcher
John Y. Battenfield
Battenfield Hospital
Wilton N. Jones
Snyder
John Hamblen
D. K. Ratliff
Robert H. Hargrove
Knowland Eyes Substitute for Bricker Treaty Power Plan
Senator Knowland said a substitute for the Bricker treaty power amendment would be offered in the Senate with substantial Democratic support. He noted progress toward a middle ground language, while questions remained about a two thirds vote and potential bipartisan backing. President Eisenhower indicated no objection to the core clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Knowland
California
Bricker
Senate
Ohio
Eisenhower
Californian
George
D-Ga
White House
Scouters Install Officers At Banquet In Buffalo Trail Council
About 250 attended the Buffalo Trail Council Boy Scouts installation banquet in the high school cafeteria. Roy E. Carter became president succeeding Lyle Deffebach. Silver Beaver awards went to G. D. Foster R. J. Kneidl Sr. and the Rev Clyde Lindsley. Harold W Lewman gave the main address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Deffebach
Snyder Insurance
Roy E. Carter
Kermit Oilman
Buffalo Trail Council
Boy Scouts
Deffebach
H. L. Wren
G. D. Foster
Colorado City
R. J. Kneidl
Mid-Continent Oil Co
Odessa
Clyde Lindsley
First Christian Church of
Midland
Snyder Boy Scouts
Bob Eastus
Snyder
Incoming Buffalo Trail Council president named
Lyle Deffebach, outgoing president of the Buffalo Trail Council of the Boy Scouts, congratulates Roy E. Carter of Kermit, named incoming president at a recent installation banquet in the high school cafeteria. Carter oversees the Carter Foundation, related to Amon G. Carter of Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Deffebach
Buffalo Trail Council
Boy Scouts
Roy E. Carter
Kermit
Carter Foundation
Oid
Carter
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Lee Watson
Eight Indicted by County Grand Jury on Felony Charges
The county grand jury adjourned with eight indictments against six defendants. Names include Luis R. Rivera for driving while intoxicated, Robert William Allen for forgery, Tommy Lindsey for forgery, Velma Baker for incest and perjury, Emmett D. Baker for incest, and Dwayne Harper for removal of mortgaged property. The jury praised the sheriff for jail cleanliness and safety, noting well-kept facilities and sanitary food in a signed report by foreman John A. Stavely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis R. Rivera
Snyder
Robert William Allen
Midland
Tommy Lindsey
Twenty-first Street
Velma Baker
Stephenville
Emmett D. Baker
Dwayne Harper
New Mexico
Homer Whisnand
John A. Stavely
Grand Jury
Actor Montgomery Takes White House Office Role
Washington reports a former Hollywood star and AFL president Robert Montgomery has moved into a White House office as a part time radio and television advisor to President Eisenhower. He will continue to produce his TV show while spending days at the executive mansion offering delivery and camera guidance.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Robert Montgomery
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Hollywood
AFL Screen Actors Guild
Beacon, N. Y
Western Big Three seek German reunification talks
At a foreign ministers conference in Berlin the United States Britain and France coordinated a plan to steer debate toward Germany amid efforts to sidestep a Soviet proposal for a world disarmament conference including Red China. Molotov paused his push, and the session adjourned without discussion. American sources view the disarmament move as Soviet pressure to bypass the UN and press Peiping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
U. S
State Dulles
Eden
Bidault
Dulles
McWntov
Germany
Big Four
United Nations
Red
China
Molotov
Red China
Peiping
Warm Weather With Light Mist Over Snyder
The morning saw a light mist and overcast skies in Snyder with warm temperatures continuing. Weather observer Mrs. D P Strayhorn reports a high of 69 yesterday, low 45, and 52 degrees at 7:30 this morning.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Weather forecast for North Central Texas and surrounding regions
North Central Texas remains cloudy with scattered light showers in the southeast. warmer today and partly cloudy Saturday. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with mild temperatures and possible drizzles in Pecos Valley tonight. East Texas heads for mostly cloudy skies with a touch of warmth and scattered showers through Saturday. South Central Texas largely cloudy with isolated showers and a mild northward warm-up. coastal winds remain gentle to moderate southward.
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Texas
West Texas
Pecos Valley
East Texas
Group Seeks State Route Extension Around Lake Thomas
Five county delegation asks the State Highway Commission to study extending State Highway 208 from Colorado City northwestward. The proposal would tie existing paved roads into a longer state route, with limited funding and potential benefits for Big Spring Odessa Lake Thomas residents. County and chamber officials attended the hearing along with highway commissioners.
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State Highway Commission
Colorado City
Scurry
Borden
Mitchell
Howard
Ector
Robert Lee
Big Spring-Snyder
Lake Thomas
Knapp Church
Turner School
Murphy
Borden County
Big Spring
Odessa
Snyder
Isa
Edgar Taylor
Pat Moore
Clarence Wade
Cullen Toombs
Doyle Palmer
Stanley Noah
the Chamber of Commerce
Bob Crowell
C. C. Nunnally
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