Snyder housing fears ease as Moorman payroll prompts promises
A Snyder survey shows Moorman & Son Construction payrolls boost retail outlook but housing costs spark debate. Real estate men pledge to house workers at $80 or less monthly, with Chamber president and D. R. Price arranging a housing group. McClanahan notes rents have fallen to $50–$125 ranges, easing concerns for Colorado City workers.
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Gnyder
J. W. Moorman & Son Construction Co
Chamber of Commerce
Winston Field
Colorado River
Snyder
Moorman
James Rosser
Chamber
D. R. Price
Bert Smith
John Cruse
Ohm
L. A
McClanahan
Jack and Jack Realty Co
Kittrell Heights
Moorman Company
Colorado City
Winston Wildcat No 1 Harrie Winston in Texas South Central
No 1 Winston To Be Wildcat. A Brill of Houston spots No 1 Harrie Winston as a wildcat in Southeast Scurry County about five miles south of the Kelley Snyder pool. Drillsite listed with precise section lines and planned depth into Ellenburger.
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A. Brill
Houston
Harrie Winston
Scurry County
Kelley-Snyder
J. P. Smith
Snyder
Brill
Ellenburger
Reinecke Reef
Borden Coun
P. R. Rutherford and Son N. W. E. Murphy
Reinecke
Reineck
Rutherford Project
H&tc Survey
Vincent
Beck
Amerada Petroleum Corp
Jack Beck
Helmleigh
Doswell & Pettigrew
Seaboard Oil Co
Delaware
Oil News Brief from Page Three
Brief item notes an oil market update from the Oil News section dated Page 3. Details are limited in the provided fragment.
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OIL News
Lustron Chief Alleges RFC Plot Against Him
Carl G. Standlund told a Senate Banking subcommittee that RFC leaders including Walter L. Dunham Merl Young and Rex Jacobs plotted to ruin him and seize Lustron Corp s Columbus Ohio plant He cited a small clique and linked the affair to political pressures in the RFC investigation centered on Merl Young and a mink coat loan inquiry.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carl G. Standlund
RFC
Walter L. Dunham
Merl Young
Rex Jacobs
Detroit
Lustron Corp
Columbus
Ohio
Strandlund
Senate Banking
Young
White House
New York
Three Bills Signed By Governor Today
Gov Allan Shivers signed three bills into law. One exempts commercial fertilizer from classification and allows bulk shipments without inspection certificates. A second creates a road district in Burnet County. The third validates creation and existence of all port and navigation districts operating public ports.
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George Moffett
Chillicothe
Carlos Ashley
Liano
Burnet County
W. C. Ross, Sr
Beaumont
Clairemont Road Project Transforms Rural Route
Clairemont Road near Snyder undergoes grading and paving to create a smooth 10.8 mile stretch from the city limits to the Standard of Texas plant. Northward work removes the dip by straightening the route with hillside sluces. City-section upgrades north of Thirteenth Street underway with no completion date announced.
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Clairemont Road
Snyder City
Standard of Texas Gasoline
Sluces
Thirteenth Street
Highway Department
Pope Pius XII to Mark 75th Birthday Tomorrow
Vatican city reports Pope Pius XII will observe his 75th birthday tomorrow. The occasion draws attention from Vatican officials and Catholic followers worldwide as the pontiff prepares for the milestone.
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Vaticam City
Pius XII
Meeting With Highway Panel Is Reported
Edgar Taylor county judge says a state highway panel discussed maintaining most of the Scurry County farm to market roads. The group plans a further meeting with State Highway Commission and county commissioners Doyle Palmer Ted Haney Walter Grant and Cullen Toombs to decide on a 139 mile maintenance program. Chairman Thornton seeks tighter talks and material-supply checks as a week awaits an official answer.
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Edgar Taylor
State Highway Commission
Scurry County
Thornton
Fred Wemple
Midland
Doyle Palmer
Ted Haney
Walter Grant
Cullen Toombs
Taylor
State Commission
D. C. Greer
Greer
Snyder Police Force Needs More Officers Aired
Assistant Chief Ed Basinger says Snyder's 18 officers for a 12 000 population fall far below FBI guidance. Patrols total 13, equating to 1.08 patrolmen per 1000, well under the recommended 2 per 1000 and far from the 1.93 national average in 1946.
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Snyder
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ed Basinger
Basinger
FBI
No Observance Planned for Public School Week
Snyder High School principal T. D. Wiman said there are no plans in the school system here for public school week observance that begins next Monday.
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T. D. Wiman
Snyder High School
Yanks Take Two Key Heights From Reds
American Marines fight their way into hillside dugouts near Hoengsong and seize two key heights as they renew the push on a 40,000 man Communist force in Central Korea. jets clash near the Manchurian border and Allied air and ground actions report progress and heavy losses on both sides.
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U.S
Korea
Changjin
Manchurian
Associated Press
Tokyo
Hoengsong
Fifth Air Force
Seoul
Sand Island
Han River
Compromise In Rail Dispute Ends Wage Fight For Nonoperating Workers
The White House hammered out a pay settlement for 1 million non operating railroad workers after an all night session. The pact grants an immediate 12.2 cent hourly raise plus quarterly cost of living adjustments, retroactive to February 1. The deal excludes operating workers and follows four months of talks. Assistant JM Steakman announced the agreement at a dawn news conference.
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Washington
White House
Jomm R. Steakman
Probers Hear Recordings Of Underworld Doings In Dallas
The Kefauver Senate Crime Committee reported a wire taped plan to avenge Mrs. Herbert Noble’s dynamite death in Dallas. Lt. George Butler testified about a March 9 1950 recording at a Dallas motor court and said Hal Shimley aimed to broker peace between Noble and Benny Binion.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Kefauver Senate Crime Committee
Herbert Noble
Dallas
Tex
George Butler
Senate
San Franncisco
Artie Samish
California
Butler
Dallas Motor Court
Harold
Hal) Shimley
Noble
Benny Binion
Flamingo Hotel
Las Vegas
Nev
Dendy Cleared of Murder Charge in Texas Case
In San Angelo on March 1 former District Attorney O Neal Dendy was found not guilty of murder in the slaying of tenant Ray E Canada. The jury deliberated two hours and three minutes before returning the verdict.
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San Angelo
O'Neal Dendy
Ray E. Canada
Dendy
Canada
A. T. Owens
Owens
Department of Public Safety
Garland Armstrong
Snyder
Street Spraying Delayed by City Paving Work
Snyder city planning to spray waste oil on unpaved streets is postponed as all workers are tied up with the street paving program. City superintendent W. J. Ramsey says mail lowering repairs and general street work occupy crews until paving is advanced enough to spare staff.
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Snyder
W. J. Ramsey
Rotating Marines To Arrive In Frisco
One thousand First Marine division veterans of the Korean War will arrive in San Francisco Monday aboard a transport. Six hundred are returning under the rotation program. The remaining four hundred are civilians recuperating from wounds.
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San Francisco
First Marine Division
Thorpe and Davie Named for New 132nd District Posts
Governor Shi vers appoints Ben F. Thorpe as district judge and Bob Davie as district attorney for the newly created 132nd judicial district. Thorpe expresses surprise at the selection while Davie pledges impartial service to Scurry and Borden counties. County attorney succession to be decided at a commissioners court meeting.
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Ben F. Thorpe
Bob Davie
Allan Shivers
132Nd Judicial District
Thorpe
Davie
Bar Association
Commissioners Court
Edgar Taylor
132Nd
Scurry
Borden Counties
Western powers set for big four talks in Paris
MOSCOW March 1 Russian acceptance of a western proposal clears the way for a deputy foreign ministers meeting in Paris on March 5 to prepare a broader big four foreign ministers conference. The talks aim to map an agenda for possible discussions on German questions and wider world tensions. The initiative follows a Russian note of November 3 1950 and recalls Potsdam 1945.
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Moscow
Russia
Paris
United States
Britain
France
Council of Foreign Ministers
Austria
Soviet Union
Radio Cowboy Here Tomorrow Stage Show at High School
Roy Daniels known as the Lonesome Cowboy will present a 3 45 pm stage show in the high school auditorium. Open to the public with tickets at the door. The program features western and folk songs with various acts. Daniels has ties to the Lightcrust Dough boys and radio and film work.
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Roy Daniels
Daniels
W. Lee O' Daniels
O'Daniels
Lonesome Cowboy
Dr. Brinkley
Houston
Gene Autrey
Roy Rogers
Rotary Club
Car escapes burning funeral home garage in Calhoun
Fire at a Calhoun funeral home caused an automobile in an adjoining garage to roll out on its own. Firefighters said heat shorted the starter, starting the car without a driver as it backed across the street to safety.
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Calhoun
Chinese Air Power Could Split UN Army in Korea
AP reports U N Army in Korea faces a looming threat as China may mount a major offensive within three weeks to two months. China could deploy up to 150 000 to 300 000 troops with as many as 3 000 aircraft launching about 309 sorties in the first day threatening rail and road networks and supply lines along Parallel 38.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Eighth Army
Truman Keeps Wilson as Defense Mobilization Chief
President Truman said Charles E. Wilson will stay as defense mobilization director despite labor walkout. Truman voiced full confidence in Wilson and saw no crisis, noting plans for a three week Key West vacation. Labor groups accused price controls and wage ceilings of injustice and warned of unrest.
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Washington
Truman
Charles E. Wilson
Labor
Wilson
Key West
Fla. Toomorrow
United Labor Policy Committee
Stabilization Board To Issue Car Prices
The Office of Price Stabilization said it will issue an automobile price order today and hinted it may allow increases beyond a simple extension of the current order. The Dec 18 order keeps new car prices at December 1 levels.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Ship Joins UN Fleet Near Tokyo
The Danish hospital ship Jutlandia will arrive Friday to join forces with the UN fleet near Tokyo as of this report dated Thursday March 1.
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Tokyo
Weather outlook for West and East Texas
West Texas remains generally fair this afternoon and tonight with warmer temperatures in Pecos, Midland, and El Paso areas and Big Bend region. East Texas sees partly cloudy skies with light rain or drizzle ending in central areas this afternoon, continuing tonight and Friday, with cooler conditions in the northeast and southerly winds along the coast.
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Texas
Panshandle
South Pisains
el Paso
Big Bend
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