All Sides End Steel Strike Claimed By U S
Washington reports the longest and costliest steel strike in American history has ended. Negotiations led to an agreement that ends the walkout affecting major plants and workers nationwide. The decision followed months of stalled talks and mounting pressure.
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Washington
CIO
White House
Truman
Philip Murray
U.S. Steel
Benjamin Fairless
Murray
Fairless
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Mobilizer
Wilson
Ellis Arnall
Deep Wildcat Drilling Opens in Southwest Scurry County
Hassie Trust Estate of Dallas starts operations on the No. 1 Mary Gatlin Elllenburger wildcat seven miles southwest of Ira, Texas, about seven miles southwest of Ira and near the Coleman Ranch field. Sojourner Drilling plans a 6,500 foot wildcat four and a half miles east of Rotan in Fisher County. Rowan & Hope report a new Noland County producer at No. 1 Nemir flowing 190 barrels of oil. Drilling continues at Urice No. 1 Long, El Capitan No. 1 Daughterty, and Florance Lanham No. 13-536.
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Hassie Trust Estate
Dallas
Mary Gatlin
Scurry County
H&tc
Ira
McAlester Fuel Corp
T. P. Allen
Allen - Holliday
Hunt
Sojourner Drilling Co., Ltd
Abilene
Rotan
Fisher County
Nolan
Rowan & Hope
Nolan County
Strawn Reef
Urice Drilling Co
Garza Wildcat
el Capitan No
Daughterty
Kent Wildcat
Superior
Intex
Florance Lanham
Borden Wildcat
First Ballot Shows Stevenson Strength at Democratic Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 25 the first ballots reveal Stevenson leading in several states. Kefauver and Harriman tally for major delegations, with Stevenson carrying Illinois, Indiana, and other key blocs while others split across Kerr Russell Barkley and Ewing supported by various delegations. The roll call shows a dynamic, multi-candidate contest across the party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Florida
Kefauver
Russell
Georgia
Hawaii
Harriman
Stevenson
Barkley
Idaho
Kerr
Illinois
Kea
Sen. Dougal
Indiana
Town
Kansas
Berkley
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Moerar Ewine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Dover
Truman Ready To Speak To Demos Tonight
President Truman flies to Chicago to deliver a fiery party speech aimed at defeating the Republicans in the November election. A nose wheel tire went flat before departure but was quickly fixed as Gavin cast Truman’s ballot at the convention.
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Washington
Truman
Chicago
President National
Thomas J. Gavin
Kansas City
Shivers Tops Texas Campaign Spending In 15 Day Report
Gov. Shivers spent 63097.70 in the 15 day period July 6 to July 21 boosting total expenditures to 73216.61. Opponent Ralph Yarborough showed 15795.96 debts and gifts while Price Daniel reported 74421.25 total spending in the senate race with Beckworth and Napier also listed. Everett Hutchinson criticized fair comparison noting different race lengths and use of mailing and staff resources.
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Austin
Shivers
Secretary of State
Ralph Yarborough
Price Daniel
U. S
Daniel
Lindley Beckworth
Allene Traylor
E. W. Napier
Beckworth
Yarborough
Everett Hutchinson
Washington
Texas
Hutchinson
Rally Draws 1000 Voters to Hear 46 Local Candidates
About 1,000 attendees at Tiger Stadium heard 46 candidates for precinct county and district offices. The event the last in a four rally series sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce featured 14 new speakers including W C Davidson J R Jennings Tom De Shazo O Dever A J Greenway R L Terry Harley Sadler Jim Ikard M L Andress Walter Crant Hubert Robison M R Estes and Eunice Weathersbee.
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Tiger Stadium
Chamber of Commerce
Justice OF Peace
W. C. Davidson
Walter Holmes
J. R. Jennings
Tom de Shazo
State Senate
M. L. Andress
Walter Crant
Hubert Robison
Polls Open Early in Scurry and Borden Counties
Polls open at 8 a m tomorrow in Scurry County s 20 boxes and Borden County s 11 boxes, closing at 7 p m. The two counties hold about 7 700 voters total with roughly 400 in Borden. Snyder precincts shift three of four boxes to new sites to accommodate first use of voting booths. Scurry polling places listed by precinct.
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Scurry County
Borden County
Snyder
Northeast Snyder
Cottonwood Flat
Ennis Creek
Dermott
Fluvanna
Union
Knapp
China Grove
Ira
Dunn
Lone Wolf
Miller
Snellings
Mesquite
Willow Valley
Vealmoor
Ackerly
Berry Flat
Virginia Says Shivers Aided In Victory
The report notes Texas helped shape a southern victory at the Democratic Convention. Delegates Bob Pinkston Ottis Lock Wallace Stufflebeme Wallace Savage praise Texas influence as Gov Allan Shivers’ floor work is linked to Virginia and other southern states retaining seats and pride at the event.
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Virginia
Shivers
Ottis Lock
Lufkin
Wallace Stufflebeme
Itasca
Texas
Wallace Savage
Dallas
South Carolina
Louisiana
Allan Shivers
Stevenson Momentum Surges in Democratic Nomination Battle
July 25 reports a multi ballot fight for the Democratic presidential nomination with Adlai E Stevenson gaining CIO backed momentum. Kefauver Harriman and Russell vie for top spot while Humphrey signals a possible split of his 26 votes.
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Convention Hall
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
CIO
Stevenson Goes to Bed After Crowd Awaits Nomination
In Chicago a small crowd gathered near the Blair house to see Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson appear as a presumed nominee. He did not come to the porch, and press secretary William Flanagan said the governor was in bed reading. The convention adjourned without naming a nominee.
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Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
William McCormick Blair
Blair
Louise de Kowen Bowen
William Flanagan
Blair House
Flanagan
Duval County Faces Major Challenge To Parr Rule
In Duval County Texas the long dominance of George B Parr is challenged by the Freedom Party led by Donato Serna. Sam Reams and C Woodrow Laughlin vie for district judge as Parr campaigns amid large rallies and fears of election fraud investigations.
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George B Parr
Duke of Duval
San Diego
Donato Serna
Freedom Party
South Texas
Parr
Duke of
Duval
Sam Reams
Reams
George Parr
C. Woodrow Laughlin
Jim Wells
Brooks
Starr
Freedom Group
Serna
Duval County
Carlos McDermott
Texas Ranger
Alfred Y. Allee
Allee
Judge Reams
New Mexico Democrats Grapple at Convention Test
Delegates from New Mexico still uncommitted in the presidential race cast their lot with the South’s rebels in the first convention test of strength. They tentatively add New Mexico’s 12 votes to Adlai Stevenson’s pre-balloting strength.
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Chicago
New Mexico
South
Adlai Stevenson
Rare Surgery Performed on Snyder Infant
Five day old infant of Mr and Mrs T E Billingsley of Dunn underwent a rare operation to correct a food reaching the lungs instead of the stomach. A visiting Big Spring specialist performed the life saving surgery at a Colorado City hospital. Doctors hoped for improvement as the child remained in satisfactory condition. Mrs Billingsley remained in Colorado City Hospital. The father works for Scurry County Lumber Co and is nephew to county auditor J P Billingsley.
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T. E. Billingsley
Dunn
Colorado City
Big Spring
100 Degree Maximum Report
100 degree maximum reported yesterday by weather observer Mrs D P Strayhorn. Low reached 68. At 7 30 this morning the temperature stood at 75 degrees.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Weather Update for Texas and South Central Texas
Partly cloudy with little temperature change through Friday night and Saturday. Gentle to moderate southeasterly winds on the coast, while central and west Texas remain clear to partly cloudy with stable temperatures.
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Texas
West Texas
Propaganda Advantage Seen In U S Appeal to Soviet Union
The United States asked Russia to urge Chinese and North Korean Communists to improve treatment of Korean War POWs. Ambassador Kennan delivered the note in Moscow and a similar appeal went to the International Red Cross in Geneva. The U S cited violations of the 1949 Geneva Convention including denied inspections and failure to deliver relief parcels.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Washington
United States
Russia
United Nations
Korea
International Red Cross
State Department
Toronto
Red Cross
Moscow
George F. Kennan
International Committee of the Red Cross
Geneva
Kremlin
U.N
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Nicholas Tregor
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Colorado
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Michigan
Williams
Press
Humphrey
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Sen
Nebraski
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New Hampshire
New Jersey
Ewing
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ruesell
Demos
H. E. Carmichael
Harley Sadler
Pat Bullock
Jim Ikard
M. R. Estes
Sires
Eunice Weathersbee
Price Daniels
Scurry, Borden
Bob Pinkston
Center
Bulletin
Tennessee
Richard B. Russell
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
W. Averell Harriman
Averell Harriman
New Yorker
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Alben W. Barkley
Francis Myers
Pennsylvania
Sam Rawburn
Jack Kroll
CIN
Kroll
Estes Kefauver
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