Anthrax Quarantine Placed On Four Scurry County Farms
A veterinarian warns of anthrax danger as four farms near Inadale Scurry County are quarantined after a cow died on Walter Stirl's property. Ace Ellis ordered a 21 day quarantine and vaccination starts today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inadale
Scurry County
Walter Stirl
Ace Ellis
Abilene
Texas Livestock Veterinarian Commission
Stirl
Shattle
Prattle
Claude Crenshaw
Robert J. Kidd
Snyder
Kidd
Deep wildcats set in Fisher Nolan counties
Two deep wildcat drilling prospects announced in Fisher and Nolan counties with projected depths of 7100 and 7000 feet. Names include C. L. Norsworthy Jr. Rex Parks and Headwaters Oil Co. plans near Lake Trammell Canyon. locations described relative to town, section lines, and pools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep
Fisher, Nolan Counties
Fisher County
Nolan County
C. L. Norsworthy, Jr
Dallas
Rex Parks
H&tc
Roby
Bennett
Claytonville
Parks
Headwaters Oil Co
Beatrice K. Stone
Lake Trammell Canyon
Light Rains In State Expected
Texas farmers scanned cloudy skies hoping for rains to ease drought. A cool front moved south, bringing cooler air and scattered showers, with no heavy rainfall expected. Brownsville reported rain while other areas saw only light showers. Temperatures fell modestly across the Panhandle and state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas
Brownsville
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Freezing Temperatures Return Overnight
Weather observer Mrs. D. P. Strayhorn reports a low of 32 degrees last night with yesterday’s high at 64 and a 7:30 AM reading around 40 degrees.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Dusty Weather Nets Wide Mexico City Temperatures
Mexico City reported a dry dusty day with temperatures ranging from 50 to 78 degrees. The capital experienced clear skies and light winds as residents carried on with daily activities.
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Mexico City
Wind damage estimates rise across Texas and Oklahoma
The Soil Conservation Service cites 1 388 300 acres in Texas and Oklahoma with topsoil loss of one to six inches, 220 000 acres added this week. West Texas areas near Big Spring Lamesa and adjacent counties face the worst erosion as 75 000 acres shift from moderate to severe damage. Experts warn 30 to 45 days could prove most critical unless substantial rains arrive.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Soil Conservation Service
Oklahoma
Louis P. Merrill
Merill
Big Spring
Lamesa
Yen
Big Spring-Lamesa
Edwin Merrill Shallowater
Lubbock County
Lynn County
Hockley County
Taff
Merrill
$600,000 Hold Up Near Boston
Three gunmen held up an armored car crew in Danvers Massachusetts, fleeing with about $600,000. The United States Trucking Corp. truck was stopped outside a drug store opposite the Danvers National Bank. Driver Lawrence Johansen said he was collecting money from several North Shore banks. Danvers lies about 20 miles north of Boston on Route One.
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Danvers
Mass
United States Trucking Corp
Danvers National Bank
Lawrence Johansen
North Shore
Boston
18-Year-Old Confesses to Murder in San Francisco
Ramon Rodriguez, 18, told a newspaper reporter he beat 17-year-old Hilda Ross Pagan to death. Police said he confessed and led officers to a grassy Mission Park hillside where her nude, battered body was found. Detective statements quoted Rodriguez saying, I did it I did it with my fist.
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San Francisco
Ramon Rodriguez
Mission Park
Hilda Ross Pagan
James English
Rodriguez
Bob Hall
Hilda
Pageant Seeks Satan for Wichita Mountain Easter Event
In Okla March 25 the Wichita Mountain Easter pageant director laments no volunteer to play Satan as last year’s actor moved to California. He notes angels and saints attract more interest and without Satan the temptation scenes cannot proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Okla
Wichita Mountain
Satan
California
Lambert
Orton
Army to seize tanks for Allied military build up
The United States will requisition thousands of tanks and other vehicles from Army units including the National Guard and reserves to speed priority shipments to Allied forces overseas. The levy targets heavy equipment for Western Europe 50 divisions by year end, with most burden borne by reserves and National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Guard
U.S
Alfred M. Gruenther
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
Marine Corps
Army
Navy
Air Force
Korea
Attlee Wins Two Rounds in Labor Party Rift
In London on March 25 the Clement Attlee wing of the Labour Party secured a double victory over left wing Aneurin Bevan. MPs voted a new code to enforce parliamentary discipline and backed Attlee to continue presiding over Parliamentary Labour Party meetings. Bevan had urged removing Attlee from chair duties. The PLP, 295 MPs strong, shapes policy for Commons debates. Attlee chaired the session as usual.
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London
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Aneurin Bevan
Laborite
Commons
Attlee
Parliamentary
Bevan
Hotel Fire Kills Six In Los Angeles Skid Row
A swift blaze at the six floor St. George Hotel on East Third Street killed at least six men. Night clerk Leland Whitehouse, 57, warned guests by phone and aided evacuations, with one occupant Barnhardt dead and Emil Mongee hospitalized in critical condition. About 150 guests were in the 100 room building when the fire began at 3 am PST.
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Los Angeles
St. George Hotel
East Third St
Leland Whitehouse
A. D. Bernhardt
Emil Mongee
Bernhardt
H. M. Melvin
Probers Hear Senator Ties In Tax Case Scrutiny
House investigators pressed for Bridges and Grunewald to testify over their role in aiding liquor importer Hyman Harvey Klein. Klein, who profited from 1944 46 arrangements, claimed no knowledge of Bridges or Grunewald and said only his tax lawyers acted for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hyman Harvey Klein
Klein
House Ways and Means
Styles Bridges
R-N. H
Henry
the Dutchman
Grunewald
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bridges
Rep. Byrnes
Wis
Sen. Bridges
Charlies Oliphant
William Power Maloney
Maloney
I. Alfred Levy
New York
Levy
U.S
Tideland Issue Comes Up Again
The Senate resumed debate on submerged coastal lands with state ownership advocates pressing to replace federal control with state titles. A House bill would deed three mile limit lands to states and share oil revenues. the Senate considers a modified plan omitting beyond state boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Sen. Connally
D Tex
Arkansas Faces 25 Million Storm Damage Toll
Arkansas totaled a 25 million dollar damage bill after Black Friday tornadoes and floods. Gov. Sid McMath cited a state survey, as six southern states were hit with 232 deaths and 1,100 injuries. In Arkansas 129 were killed, 711 injured, 1,361 homes wrecked or damaged. Red Cross Salvation Army relief crews moved to restore order and truckloads of aid flowed from undamaged cities. Federal authorities labeled the state a disaster area, enabling loans and eased credit rules for storm victims.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Sid McMath
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Warren
Federal Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Tennessee
Alabama
Missouri
Mississippi
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Eleven Children Orphaned In Family Shooting
Frederick Maryland federal state police report Mehr Victor Stull shot his wife Martha during a tavern argument and later killed himself in an open field trapped by troopers. The family hoed nine to eleven children survived as authorities confirm the tragedy and the children are left orphaned.
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Frederick
Victor Stull
Here
Martha
Stull
Air War in Korea Intensifies With Jet-to-Jet Blows
U S Sabre jets report destroying one Red jet and likely downing another on day two of renewed air war near the Manchurian border. Fifth Air Force total now 18 Communist aircraft destroyed or damaged in two days amid raids on railway lines and front-front clashes across Korea.
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Seoul
Korea
Manchurian
Fifth Air Force
Brooks J. Liles
Clayton
N. C
John M. Marvin
Tucson
Ariz
U. S
Chongju
Sinanju
U. 8
Sunchon-Pyongyang
Republic of Korea
Manchester
Fox
Peiping
Tokyo
News Blackout To Help In Deadlock
Negotiators in Munsan Korea impose a secrecy blackout on prisoner exchange talks to avoid propaganda and spur progress. UN Command cites three key deadlocks including whether Russia should be recognized as a neutral supervisor and ports of entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munsan
Korea
William P. Nuckols
U.N. Command
Russia
Don O. Darrow
U.N
Soviet Union
Nuckols
Reds
Tokyo
Voice
United Nations Command
Moscow
Peiping Radio
Red
U. S
Senate subcommittee to review Russian air power reports
Washington Senator Lyndon B. Johnson says the Senate preparedness subcommittee will examine secret intelligence on Russian air power and assess U.S. security. Some testimony will be public, others behind closed doors as the panel prepares to compare American and Russian warplanes and consider future defense goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
America
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Pentagon
Attac
U. S
Russia
Johnson
Mexicans Rioting Over Tax Sparks Deaths in Oaxaca
In Oaxaca city the fifth day of rioting has left seven dead as townspeople clash with peons over a new tax on stoves refrigerators and professional men. Gov Mayoral Diaz used mechanized troops and 1700 armed peasants to restore order amid ongoing clashes and a food supply cutoff that has caused further deaths.
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Oaxaca
Mexico
Manuel Mayoral Heredia
State Penitentiary
CIO Leader Attacks Wilson Won't Meet On Steel Strike
CIO President Philip Murray denounces Defense Mobilizer Charles E Wilson as biased and refuses to meet over the steel wage dispute. Wilson, returning from Key West talks with President Truman, urged wage peace talks and warned the Wage Stabilization Board proposals threaten economic stability. Murray says Wilson will not influence wage board findings and accuses him of bias. Steel executives briefed Wilson in New York, while Murray plans to press ahead with bargaining and keeps the April 8 strike postponement.
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Truman
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Key West
Little White House
Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Wilson
Fla
Murray
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
United Steelworkers
Steel Corporation
New York
Roger Putnam
Steel Company
Joseph A. Beirne
Weather Snapshot for West and East Texas
Partly cloudy through Tuesday afternoon and night into Wednesday with no major temperature shifts. Panhandle and South Plains lows 28 to 34 Tuesday night. East and South Central Texas see moderate to fresh south winds on the coast turning variable Wednesday. No notable changes in temperature.
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West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
East Texas
Texas
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Connally
Gruenther
Tom Connally
Paris
Borden County Superior
C. D. Jones
Phillips Petroleum No
A Dennis
Borden Wildcat
Baker & Taylor No
W. D. Johnson, Jr
Geil
Scurry Wells
Humble
James Davidson
Scurry Wildcat
McAlester No
T. P. Allen
Shell Oil No
McGettes
Howard Wildcat
Texaco No
Wasson
Howard - Mitchell Line
Coahoma
Ellenburger
Radical Labor Party
Tideland
Agree
of U.N
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