Only One Child Found Alive As Search Ended
In Nicholet National Forest two five year olds perished after getting lost in a winter storm while a third child, Mary Ann Church age 3, was found alive huddled in an abandoned outhouse. She was treated at Suring and sent to Oconto Memorial Hospital in fair condition. The deceased were her sister Cathy Kennedy and her cousin Steven Kennedy both aged five.
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Lakewood
Wis
Nicholet National Forest
Mary Ann Church
J. F. Dougherty
Suring
Dougherty
Oconto Memorial Hospital
Joseph Foral
Clarence McMahon
Oconto County
Mary Ann
Cathy
Steven Kennedy
Completion Tests Planned for No 1 Odis Sparks in Newney Field
Delta Gulf Drilling prepares completion tests on No 1 Odis M Sparks southwest offset to the Newney field discovery in Southwest Fisher County. The test showed 1140 feet oil and 280 feet oil and gas cut mud from 5190 to 5218 feet with a 5/8 inch choke and open flow for 45 minutes. Open flow pressure reached 550 psi bottomhole, with 1500 psi shut-in and hydrostatic 2725 psi. Top Canyon reef lime at 5186 feet with pay indicated to 5295 feet. Drilling is 1650 feet from north and 950 feet from west lines of section 161-1-H&TC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Gulf Drilling Co
Odis
M. Sparks
Newney
Fisher County
Sparks
Canyon Reef
H&tc
Dawson Wildcat
Gulf Oil No. 1
Reeves
Lamesa
Gulf Oil No
Vestal
Phillips Petroleum No
Dennis
Borden Wildcat
North Gail
Magnolia
Conrad
Texaco No
P. L. Fuller
Scurry Wildcat
Humble No
James Davidson
Ellenburger Prospector
Helmleigh
American Trading No
Elmer Howell
Hermleigh- Filenburger
Pope Pius Receives American Newspaper Executives
In Vatican City on March 24 Pope Pius received U S newspaper and radio executives in special audiences. The sessions highlighted press and media issues during the papal audience with American visitors.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius Today
U. S
Redie
Treasury moves to halt Texas novelty currency
The Treasury seeks to suppress distribution of oversized novelty money criticizing the Truman administration. The six times larger bills, titled inflation currencies with a mink standard, imitate real currency features and bear a “Smiling Harry” president image. The Houston printer is cited and the U S attorney in Houston may act to stop manufacture and sale under counterfeiting laws.
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Washington
Treasury
Texas
Department
Truman
Harry
Secret Service
United States
Jack Fulshear
Houston
U. S
U.S
Harry Neal
A. E. Baughman
Neal
Premier Printing Co
Exercise Long Horn Starts Late Tonight
FT. HOOD Texas at one minute after midnight tonight the nations largest armed forces maneuvers since World War II begin. About 115000 to 120000 troops will engage in realistic combat training through April 11 to derive lessons from Korea and test new tactics. The exercise casts 82nd Airborne as aggressors with the 2nd Dixie Division preparing for air drops while U S defenders field multiple divisions and air forces to counter the invasion.
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FT. Hood
Tex
Korea
82Nd Airborne Division
Ft. Bragg
N. C
U. S
Aggessors
List Infantry Division
Camp Jackson
S. C
47Th Infantry Division
Camp Rucker
Ala
1St Armored Division
18Th Air Force
Greenville
9Th Air Force
W. M. Hoge
Four New Cars Approved for Sheriff Department
The commissioners' court approved four new vehicles for the sheriff's department. Three are Ford V-8 models and one a De Soto V-8, with Pipkin Motors and Lee Motor Co. handling bids. Net costs include trade-ins and a $1,783.50 difference for a 1950 Pontiac sedan. Attorney Co E McGaw asked to revert subdivided land east of Snyder to acreage for taxation. the court set a three week period for objections before action.
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Commissioners’ Court
Sheriff's Department
DeSoto
Wade Pipkin Motors
Lee Motor Co
Co. E. McGaw
Snyder
McGaw
Chambers Garden
Edgar Taylor
Dust Rises as Texas Warms After Weekend Cold Spell
The Associated Press reports a springlike return to Texas with rising winds and temperatures. Predawn readings ranged from 20 degrees in Amarillo to 46 in Corpus Christi, while frost damaged gardens in northeast Texas but expected light overall.
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Texas
Fl Paso
Abilene
Fort Worth
Midland
Texarkana
Laredo
Houston
Lufkin
Austin
Lubbock
Amarillo
Truman asks Congress to admit 200000 more immigrants
President Truman proposes a three year emergency plan to admit about 200000 Europeans, at 100000 per year, to aid victims of Communist tyranny behind the Iron Curtain. The program would include refugees from Eastern Europe, Greek and Dutch nationals, Italians, and Germans or people of German origin, with funds allocated for immediate use.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Congress
Little White House
Europe
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Germany
Greece
Netherlands
Italy
Trieste
Ridgway Asks Patience From American People
King Farouk dissolves Egypt's Wafd dominated lower house and orders general election for May 18 while keeping the Senate intact. The decree sets May 31 for the new Chamber of Deputies to meet as talks with Britain on Suez and Sudan continue. Martial law may remain until the election period.
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Cairo
Farouk
Ahmed Naguib Hilaly Pasha
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Wafd
Ahmed Mortada el Maraghy Bey
Egypt
Farid Zalouk
Hilaly
Ralph Stevenson
Suez Canal Zone
Britain
Sudan
Water from new line gushes during repairs in Snyder area
A water spout about 15 feet high erupted as Enix Corporation workers repaired a pipeline feeding Snyder from the lakesite southeast of town. The release released pressure while testing the line and the crew worked to fix two leaks on Thirty-seventh Street.
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Enix Corporation
Snyder
Lakesite
Here
Thirty-seventh Street
Ridgway Warns of World Peace Stakes in Armistice Talks
Gen. Matthew Ridgway says the Korean armistice talks hold world peace at stake and urges patience as negotiators confront Communist deceit. He notes the long truce talks test public resolve while stressing the consequences of failure and praising Allied resilience. He describes Soviet propaganda as a big lie and recalls his Korea arrival after Gen. Walker’s death. His Tokyo home life includes wife Penny and son Matthew Jr.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Ridgeway
Russia
North Korea
U. S
Ridgway
Korea
Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker
Truman
Gen
MacArthur
U.S
Penny
Matthew Jr
Supreme Court clears path for Remington new perjury trial
The Supreme Court ruled the government can proceed with a new indictment against William W. Remington a former Commerce official. He had been convicted in New York of sworn false testimony about Communist Party membership and the high court noted pending appeals and procedural questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
William W. Remington
Remington
Commerce Department
New York
Communist Party
U. S
Winter Weather Report From Snyder
Weather observer Mrs. D P Strayhorn recorded a low of 23 degrees in Snyder last night. The previous day’s high reached 50 degrees and at 7 30 this morning the temperature stood at 33 degrees.
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Snyder
D. P. Strayhorn
Tornado Toll in Six States Surges as Rescue Continues
Disaster area buries its dead and digs out from debris across Arkansas Tennessee Mississippi Kentucky Missouri Alabama after a weekend of killer storms. Authorities report 234 dead and 1,100 hurt with thousands displaced as Salvation Army and Red Cross aid survivors.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missippi
Kentucky
Missouri
Alabama
Salvation Army
Red Cross
Sid McMath
Truman
Lexington
Tenn
Genjie Duke
Cotton Plant
Antonio Galan
C. Meacham
Mary Ola Johnson
Illinois
Indiana
Mississippi
West
Hartselle
Riots in Oaxaca Kill Three as Tax Protests Escalate
A Mexico City dispatch reports three dead and 12 wounded from riots in Oaxaca sparked by a new state tax law. Mob actions targeted the governor’s palace and pro-government outlets while federal troops and police struggled to quell the unrest.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Arizona Republic
Oaxaca
Mexico
Morgan Monroe
Monroe
Puebla
Mexico City
Guillermo Candiani
Candiani
Yester
Nuevo Diario
Finnegan Sentenced To Two Years In Prison
James P. Finnegan, ally of President Truman, was sentenced in St. Louis to two years in prison and fined $10,000 after a federal jury convicted him of two misconduct charges as an internal revenue collector.
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ST. Louis
James P. Finnegan
Truman
Internal Revenue
Six German skiers die in Austrian avalanches
Six German skiers were killed in weekend avalanches in the Austrian Tyrol. The report from Vienna notes the fatalities occurred during a period of heavy snow and unstable slopes affecting alpine recreation.
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Vienna
Austrian Tyrol
Weather summary for Texas regions trend warmer with cooling fronts
West Texas northward warmth continues with firmer air today and tonight. Panhandle and South Plains see cooler Tuesday. East Texas partly cloudy and warmer with possible rain in the south Tuesday. North Central Texas also warmer today with cooler Tuesday. South Central Texas milder with easterly winds shift to south tonight.
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West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
East Texas
South Portion
Texas
North Central
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Brenda
Judsonia
Rass Palace
Manuel Mayoral Heredia
Finnegan
Dyersburg
Mary Warner
James Cunningham
A. G. Stowe
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