Wildcat Drilling Progress in Scurry County Texas
In Scurry County, McAlester Fuel Co No 1 Allen shows slight gas in Canyon reef lime at 7 337 56 ft with 40 min drill stem test and 100 ft drilling mud recovery. A 7 356 89 ft core reveals shale lime with some oil. a test interval 7 256 89 ft awaits. Nearby, a two hour DST at 7 308 34 ft recovered 55 ft clean oil and 355 ft oil and gas mud. Canyon reef top at 7 304 ft, five miles south of Canyon field, near Snyder.
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McAlester Fuel Co
Allen
Scurry County
Wildcat
Canyon Reef
Diamond M-Canyon
Snyder
Borden Well
Superior Oil Co
Jones
Borden County
Night Temp Dips to 36 as Averages Rise
Weather observer Mrs D P Strayhorn says last night’s low reached 36 degrees while yesterday’s high stood at 69. At 7 30 this morning the temperature was 58 degrees.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Civic Leader C N von Roeder seeks Scurry County Precinct 4 seat
C N von Roeder a 63 year old seed breeder and property owner announced his candidacy for county commissioner Precinct 4. A Scurry County resident since 1909 he holds leadership roles in the Chamber of Commerce and the U S Highway 180 Association. He promotes widening East Highway to four lanes and industrial growth while stressing honesty prudent finances and public service. Other candidates include incumbent Doyle Palmer and Ilar V Lewis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. N. von Roeder
Snyder
von Roeder
Scurry County
Austin County
Lockhart
U. S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
University of Texas
Colorado River
McCormick Plans Ferry Across Lake Texoma From Gordonville
Claude McCormick of Snyder seeks county and state approvals to operate a ferry across Lake Texoma from Gordonville Texas to Willis Oklahoma. A pontoon barge could carry 12 cars or two trucks powered by a tugboat. The Grayson County Commission endorses the project and will repair the road to the landing.
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Claude McCormick
Snyder
Lake Texoma
Gordonville
Tex
Willis
Ohlo
Grayson County Commissioners Court
McCormick
Marshall County
Okla
Highway
Interstate Commerce Commissions
Coast Guard
Federal
Scurry County
Oklahoma
McCormick & Sons Oil Co
Cooling System Bid Accepted for Courthouse
The commissioners court awarded a $21,988 contract to Webb Air Conditioning Co. of Fort Worth for seven refrigeration type units to cool the courthouse. The project must be finished in 45 days, with Batter & St. John Co. of Abilene the only other bid at $24,473.50 for an eight unit system.
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Commissioners Court
Webb Air Conditioning Co
Fort Worth
Batter & St. John Co
Abilene
Chrysler
Meade Shot In Philadelphia Hotel Dispute Sparks Theory Fight
Former Republican City Chairman William F. Meade, 47, was wounded in a hotel lobby shooting with three shots fired through a window. A Democratic prosecutor said Virginia Carroll fired the shots, while Meade and others disputed the account as cops investigated no arrests.
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Philadelphia
William F. Meade
Democratic Dist
Richardson Dilworth
Meade
Virginia Carroll
Minerva Hotel
John T. Murphy
Murphy
Miss Carroll
Res
Crisis Seen As Steel Strike Looms Closer
Washington faces a looming steel strike as workers threaten a midnight Sunday walkout after pay and other demands. The Wage Stabilization Board sets Thursday as its target date for settlement recommendations, with union leaders weighing delay and bargaining options. Pittsburgh U S Steel plans early production curtailment while Youngstown Sheet & Tube begins furnace shutdowns midweek.
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Washington
Philip Murray
CIO
Wage Stabilization Board
Murray
WSB
Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Air Activity in Korea War Strikes Front Lines and Ships
American Shooting Star jets bombed and strafed frontline Communist positions in Korea wounding over 75 soldiers and destroying 15 guns and 28 bunkers while damaging a tank. F-86 Sabres defended the mission, facing MiG-15s with no credited hits. The battleship Wisconsin sustained superficial damage from shore guns as three sailors were lightly injured. A separate air duel claimed three MiG-15s shot down with additional losses probable.
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Seoul
Korea
Shooting Star
Wisconsin
U U. S. Seventh Fleet
U. S
Rain forecast widens across Texas Tuesday
Light showers moved over Waco Dallas and San Antonio as a cold front from the West spurs rain for most of Texas by Tuesday. A large low over eastern Colorado drew Gulf moisture, while cattlemen in Fort Worth voiced concern over drought and rising feed costs. The Interior Department described the drought as among the eight worst since the 13th century and urged steps to prevent future conditions including a Canadian River project to supply water to 91 West Texas cities.
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Associated Press
Texas
Colorado
Gulf of Mexico
Waco
Lufkin
Dallas
San Antonio
Longview
Wichita Falls
Weather Bureau
del Rio
College Station
Junction
Dalhart
Brownsville
Fort Worth
Interior Department
Southwest
Chapman
Pacific Coast
mid-New Mexico
West Texas
Airline Stewardess Admits She Shot Official in Car
Betty Lou Tracy an Ozark Air Lines stewardess told police she fatally shot Lawrence E. Keil a married company official after he accused her of dating other men. Keil was found wounded six times in a parked car and died later at a hospital. Tracy said she fired until the gun would not fire. An inquest was scheduled and she was held without bond.
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ST. Louis
Lawrence E. Keil
Brown Hairgrove
Overland
Ozark Air Lines
Betty Lou Tracy
Kell
Rockford
Ill
Keil
Funeral Home
Marjorie Kell
Miss Tracy
Memphis
Larry
Talks Fail In Iran Oil Dispute
In Tehran a World Bank mission failed to restart Iran’s oil flow to the West. Negotiations ended after a deadlock with Iran’s joint oil board saying talks are finished. A government spokesman later urged awaiting mission reports for a possible solution.
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Tehran
Iran
World Bank
Joint Oil Board
Washington
Hector Prudhomme
Mohammed Mossadegh
United States
Prio Plans Return to Cuba from Miami After Ousting
Carlos Prio Socarras, Cuba’s ousted president, leaves Mexico for Miami amid efforts to regain political influence. He departs with a small escort and says he will stay about ten days, then visit Washington before returning to Mexico City. He aims to reconnect with fellow exiles and government members who fled to Miami.
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Mexico City
Carlos Prio Socarras
Mexico
Miami
Cuba
Prio
Manuel Brana
Segundo Curti
Secret Service
Washington
Brana
No Action Yet On Bringing Ike To Testify For Congress
Senate debate over summoning Gen Dwight D Eisenhower to testify on the 7 9 billion foreign aid program highlights party lines. McMahon supports the move arguing past testimony aided public support though Holland Sparkman oppose citing political risks. Lodge Saltonstall differ on necessity with Gruenther poised to answer.
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Congress
Washington
Senate
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
McMahon ‘D-Conn
Eisenhower
Holland
Florida
Sparkman
Alabama
McMahon
Uni
Lodge
R-Mass
Alfred M. Gruenther
Saltonstall
Providence
R. L
Paul G. Hoffman
Lucius D. Clay
U. S
Paris
French-Canadian Woman Held in Million Dollar Robbery Case
Marie Jeanne d Arc Machaud, a French-Canadian artist and writer, was arrested in Flagstaff, held on $100000 bond, and charged with conspiring to transport stolen property across state lines in the Feb. 29 Reno home burglary. FBI recovered the stolen safe near Reno and questioned her as part of the probe.
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Flagstaff, Ariz
Reno
la Verne Redfield
Redfield
Marie Jeanne d'Arc Machaud
California Limited
Chicago
FBI
Hot Springs
Weather Summary for West and Central Texas Regions
Partly cloudy with scattered showers east of the Pecos Valley this afternoon. Fair tonight and Tuesday with colder readings in Panhandle. East and South Central Texas sees cloudiness and warm spells with tonight’s scattered thundershowers. Northern areas expect cooler Tuesday with coastal winds turning northwest.
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West Texas
Pecos Valley
del Rio Mage Pass
Panhandle
Texas
Air raids blamed as North Korea clash escalates near Changsong
North Korea and United Nations negotiators clash over alleged air strikes on a POW camp near Changsong. Chinese Col. Tsai Cheng-wen condemned the bombing and linked it to broader prisoner exchanges while truce talks propose neutral inspection of five North Korean ports and related airfields with mutual protests over port listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
U.N
North Korea
Changsong
Tsai Cheng-wen
Tsai
U.N. Koje Island
Reds
Kangdong
George W. Hickman
Sinuiju
Chongjin
Hamhung
Manpojin
Pyongyang
Sinanju
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Big Bear
Calif
R. Olsen Oil Co
Feldman
Hermleigh - Ellenburger
Humble Oil and Ref. Co
Davidson
Dilworth
D. A
John Gary
Witkin
St. John the Evangelist Church
Minerva
10Th Ward
Tenderloin
GOP
Air Line
Clay
Say
Finnegan
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