Canvass of Scurry Voters Confirms Races Kept Same
Official canvass from Scurry County confirms no change in race outcomes despite revised totals. Runoffs set for Aug 23 for county judge Edgar Taylor vs C E McGaw and sheriff Homer Whisnand vs Lloyd H Merritt, plus contables and constables in several precincts.
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Scurry
Edgar Taylor
C. E. McGaw
Homer Whisnand
Lloyd H. Merritt
Russ
Marshall A. Bratton
Jim Ticard
Wayland G. Holt
Ray J. Keenan
George H. Lloyd
Earl H. Strawn
J. A. Fulghum
Millie Pinkerton
J. H. Kimmell
Harry Layne
Co. S. Mulkey
Deve Palmer
Nar V. Lewis
Justice of the Peace
W. C. Davidson
Walter Holmes
H. E. Carmichael
J. R. Jennings
Wildcat Drilling Advances Across Fisher and Gail Areas
Borden No. 1-C Long continues below 7 756 feet in lime and shale aiming for 8500 feet to test Ellenburger. Superior Intex No. 1 Eva Laws reaches 8380 feet toward Ellenburger near Fluvanna. Florance Lanham No. 13-536 extreme northeast Borden wildcat at 4965 feet near Fluvanna producer. Jones Stonewall No. 1 drilled to 6852 feet in Ellenburger with no oil shows. Norsworthy No. 1 Cave in Fisher County drilling below 5005 feet in lime and shale.
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Ashman & Hilliard No
Borden Wildcat
T&p
Gail
Ellenburger
Superior
Intex
Laws
Fluvanna
H&tc
Florance Lanham
Continental Oil Co
Jones
Fisher County
C. L. Norsworthy
FBI Reports Say U S Communists Promote Overthrow by Force
A long secret FBI report released with Senate subcommittee permission charges the U S Communist party teaches and advocates violent revolution to overthrow the government. It cites William Z Foster and quotes Stalin Lenin and Marx as rejecting peaceful means.
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Washington
FBI
Communist Party
United States
U. S
J. Edgar Hoover
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Sen. McCarran
D-New
William Z. Foster
Stalin
Lenin
Eagles
Marx
Great Britain
Communist
Russia
Officials Cite Progress At Winston Field Airport
Civil Aeronautics Administration officials and a Texas Aeronautics Commission member surveyed Winston Field this morning. They praised the main hangar and administration building and urged mowing weeds to prevent fire hazards until grass is grown. County Judge Edgar Taylor and commissioners Cullen Toombs Walter Grant and Doyle Palmer attended, with airport board members J J Dyer Dr John Blum and Dawson Moreland.
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Civil Aeronautics Administration
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Winston Field
Cliff Green
Austin
TAA
Ed Travis
Fort Worth
Airports Division
CAA
J. D. Church
Abilene
Edgar Taylor
Taylor
Cullen Toombs
Walter Grant
Doyle Palmer
Airport Board
J. J. Dyer
John Blum
Dawson Moreland
Convicted on Five Black Market Counts in Germany
Mrs. Katherine Reed wife of a U S Air Force colonel was convicted on five black market charges in Wiesbaden Germany and fined 3982 dollars. She faced a 1000 dollar bail set by U S Judge Dewitt White with two days to raise funds and the option of jail time for non payment. The court found her innocent on two related charges and she was placed in custody of her defense counsel.
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Wiesbaden
Germany
Katherine Reed
U. S
Dewitt White
Earl Smith
White
Rural Fire Truck Delivery Planned for Scurry County
Scurry County will receive a new rural fire truck, to be delivered Monday. Fire Marshal Ivan Gatlin and Melvin Newton will travel to Oklahoma City Sunday to fetch the vehicle. The county approved $7,000 for a rural area fire unit to aid both rural and city protection. The truck will be housed at the main station.
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Scurry County
Ivan Gatlin
Melvin Newton
Oklahoma City
Saucers No Menace to U S Says Air Force
Air Force officials say flying saucers pose no menace to the United States. About one-fifth of sightings are credible but unexplained, with no pattern indicating hostile intent. Since 1947, roughly 2 000 reports have been analyzed, most debunked as hoaxes or natural phenomena. A new telescope camera aims to capture large sky areas. Radar in Washington National reported strange blips before dawn one Tuesday, though other radars found nothing.
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AP Aviation
Washington
Air Force
United States
John A. Samford
Samford
Roger Ramey
Samford and Ramey
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Washington National Airport
Harold Bennett Re-elected As Demo Chairman
Harold Bennett was re-elected chairman of the county Democratic executive committee by Democrats in Saturday’s primary, unopposed with 3 206 votes. Precinct chairmen were chosen for 17 precincts, with vacancies at Nos. 7 11 and 19 to be filled by the executive committee. Scurry Democrats plan a county convention next Saturday to select delegates for the state convention in Amarillo.
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Harold Bennett
Democratic
Bennett
Scurry Democrats
Amarillo
C. H. Callis
J. C. Hardy
Frank Wilson
Alton Greenfield
C. B. Bley
Jack Wright
Martin Murphy
Rea Falls
Marcus Johnson
O. C. Hess
J. O. Leach
W. M. Barousett
R. E. Adams
Mozelle
Guy Glenn
Don Cotton
Ben Weathers
O. D. Jackson
Sam Keen
Mert Jones
Vivian Clark
John Johnson
Van Fleet warns less chance of armistice in Korea
Gen James A Van Fleet told reporters there is less chance for a Korean armistice now than before. He cited heavy UN pressure and reduced Communist front lines due to floods aircraft support and ground operations. He listed six reasons including supply shortages and threat of a UN amphibious offensive.
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Seoul
Korea
James A. van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
United Nations
U.N
Eighth Army
Temperature Soars Past 101 Mark in Local Weather
A high of 101 was recorded yesterday by Mrs D P Strayhorn weather observer. The low last night was 72 and the 7 30 am reading this morning stood at 77.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Runoffs Planned in Borden County Elections
Official Borden County vote shows runoffs in two races with Aug 23 voting set. Harris leads Democratic primary and faces Nunnally in a runoff. Unopposed incumbents Reeder Cathey and others win reelection. county Clerk Cantrell tops Kent. several precincts determine commissioners and party chair.
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Borden County
C. S. Harris
Harris
C. C. Nunnally
Alfred L. Cluck
Borden
Justice of the Peace
John Johnson
Jap Jones
Johnson
L. A Pierce
Aubrey Rogers
Dick Cantrell
Berney L. Kent
Sid Reeder
George
Conflict in New Election Code Forces Ballot Dilemma
Fort Worth July 30 A clash in provisions of the new state election code leaves 254 county Democratic chairs unsure how to print absentee ballots for the second primary set to begin 20 days before Aug 23 while the state committee must certify candidates for the runoff by Aug 11. The dispute centers on who to place on the ballot in the congressman at large race as Dies may lead the ticket but Smith has withdrawn.
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Fort Worth
Democratic Executive Committee
Martin
John Lee Smith
State Committee
Smith
Weather slows battle on Korean front with patrol exchanges
Rain drenched the Korean battle front for the sixth straight day. News dispatch reports that fighting was limited to brief exchanges between patrols with minimal ground contact.
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Seoul
Korea
Truman Steps Back From Spotlight In Kansas City
Reporters say President Truman has faded from the political spotlight as Adlai Stevenson assumes the Democratic nomination role. Truman enjoys more rest at Independence and hotel penthouse, while backing Buck Taylor for senator against W. Stuart Symington with limited public action.
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Kansas City
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Independence
Muehlebach
J. F
Buck) Taylor
W. Stuart Symington
Taylor
General Grow Found Guilty in Diary Case
Maj. Gen. Robert W. Grow convicted by court martial of jotting military secrets in a diary and failing to safeguard classified data. Sentenced to a reprimand count against promotion and six months suspension from command. other penalties possible but not imposed. Trial kept secret with evidence not released to press.
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Robert W. Grow
Hugh-Hush
Grow
Russia
United States
U. S
Moscow
Frankfurt
Germany
Richard Squires
Einstein Not Curious About Flying Saucers
Los Angeles report notes physicist Albert Einstein asked by Evangelist Louis A. Gardner about flying saucers. Einstein replied that he is not curious to know what people have seen and offered no further opinion, stating he does not know what it is.
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Los Angeles
Albert Einstein
Evangelist Louis A. Gardner
Einstein
Princeton
Klan Leader Hamilton Sentenced in Mass North Carolina Trial
WHITEVILLE NC July 30 Ku Klux Klan imperial wizard Thomas L Hamilton was sentenced to four years in prison for leading flogging conspiracies. Judge Clawson P Williams gave 1 to 2 year terms to other Klansmen, many suspended on fines. Hamilton began his term after his wife’s operation. he pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to assault a Negro woman Evergreen Flowers amid a wave of night rides.
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Whiteville
N. C
Ku Klux Klan
Thomas L. Hamilton
Superior Court
Clawson P. Williams
Hamilton
Leesville
S. C
North Carolina
Carolinas
Williams
Esther Lee Floyd
Dorsey Robinson
Robinson
Floyd
District Races See Canvassed Totals in Scurry and Borden
Official returns from Scurry and Borden counties show Sterling Williams win the district judge race by a margin near 300 over Rosser and Patterson. A runoff for district attorney is set for Aug 28 between Renal Rossen and incumbent Robert S Davie. Eunice Weathersbee remains district clerk unopposed.
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Scurry
Borden
Sterling
Williams
Snyder
132Nd Judicial District
James Rosser
Pebert R. Patterson
Renal B. Rossen
Robert S. Davie
Keithee
Eunice Weathersbee
Scurry Borden
Rosser
Patterson
Rosson
Davie
Merrick
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H. Murphy
Y “Hl Suiter
Houston Kimbrell
Justice of the
Tom J. DiShazo
R. L. Terry
C. O. Dever
A. J. Greenway
Onstable
L. L. Eubanks
H. B. Carnes
A. H. Kruse
Constable
J. T. Murphree
Lloyd Reeves
O. B. Jack
W. A. Voss
Herman Richburg
Grover Wall
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U.S
Ramey
Gen. van Fleet
Gen. Grow
FT. Meade Md
KKK
Royal Yacht
Naples
Egypt
Faroe Oe
Menger
Italy
Abdel Aziz Badr Beg
Adirondack
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