Irrigation Well Boosts Dairy Farner in Arid Scurry County
Scurry County farmer Cliff Brooks says an irrigation well saves his dairy business during a long drought. A 190 foot well with a gas engine pumps 140 gallons per minute to 20 acres of alfalfa and sudan grass, cutting feed costs and boosting milk output.
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Snyder
Brooks
Lee Watson
Scurry County
Colorado City Highway
Sudan
Holstein
Jersey
Gurensey
Write-in Seen In City Race Here Tuesday
Fred Davis a 47 year old Scurry County native and owner of Fred Davis & Son Hardware Store is named as a write-in candidate for ward No 2 in Snyder. He says he does not seek the council post but will serve if elected. Davis is sponsored by the dry group opposing liquor legalization. He and his wife have two children and are active in the First Methodist Church and the Optimist Club.
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Fred Davis
Scurry County
Southwest
Snyder
N. R. Clements
Davis
Fred Davis & Son Hardware
Avenue S
Cavebter
First Methodist Church
Optimist Club
Boy Scout
Avenue T
C. T. McLaughlin
Jay Rogers
Britain and Egypt Hold Fresh Talks on Suez Crisis Feud
In Cairo exploratory talks Sir Ralph Stevenson and Abdel Khalek Hassouna Pasha met to discuss Egypt’s demand for a principled British troop withdrawal from the Suez and Sudan’s sovereignty. Egyptian informants say a declaration was discussed though British diplomats did not comment.
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Ralph Stevenson
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Suez
Truman Slams GOP Critics at Jefferson Jackson Dinner
President Truman accused Republicans of being "dinosaurs" and phony propagandists while praising his party's commitment to good government. He urged action against corruption and communism, urged voters to judge by deeds, and defended his administration's reforms and civil service. He cited Teapot Dome and Muscle Shoals cases and challenged GOP voting records on Greece, the Marshall Plan, and the mutual security program.
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Greece
Wets and Drys See Bootlegging Fears in Scurry County
A Daily News survey finds both camps anxious about bootlegging as Snyder and Scurry County vote on liquor legalization. Interviews with local business figures show both sides arguing whether legal sale would curb or worsen illegal activity and its impact on local commerce and morality.
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Daily News
Nets
C. O. Holder
Holder Construction Co
R. H. Odom
Ike About Set To Say Goodby To Europeans
Supreme Headquarters in Europe reports Ike may tour NATO capitals in six weeks as a possible step toward resigning his command in late May. Possible successors discussed include Gruenther, Montgomery, and Juin as Ike weighs returning to U.S. politics with a Republican nomination bid.
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Iceland
Canada
Alfred M. Gruenther
Truman
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Chicago
Budget Cutters Had Good Week in 1953 Spending Drive
The House budget cutters surpassed the billion-dollar mark with three departmental bills totaling 342 million below President Truman's request. They trimmed the District of Columbia, Interior, and Labor Department funds while awaiting action on State Justice Commerce and federal judiciary bills. The defense and foreign aid bills loom large with potential 5 to 10 billion cuts, and Senate action remains uncertain ahead of a 10 day Easter recess starting April 10.
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Thorpe seeks district judge post in Borden Scurry
Ben F Thorpe 62 who was appointed by Governor to the 132nd Judicial District seeks the first elective term as district judge for Borden and Scurry Counties. He notes he has served since March 1 1951 and cites relieving overloaded dockets and 600 cases disposed in one year with support from jurors and attorneys.
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Ben F. Thorpe
Thorpe
Borden
Scurry
Mitchell, Fisher
Nolan
Allan Shivers
Borren
132Nd
Scurry Counties
University of Texas President Painter Resigns
The University of Texas board accepts Dr Theophilus S Painter resignation effective Aug 31 after nearly eight years as president Painter to return to zoology teaching and research at a salary of nine thousand six hundred dollars per nine months Regent Chairman Dudley K Woodward Jr notes the academic progress during the turbulent period Painter faced criticism from a university faction and replaced Dr Homer P Rainey in 1944
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Austin
University of Texas
Board of Regents
Theophilus S. Painter
Painter
Dudley K. Woodward, Jr
Dallas
James P. Hart
Dr. Painter
Woodward
Homer P. Rainey
Allies Driven From Hill By Attacking Reds
On the Western Korean Front Allied forces were driven from a hill by Red troops aided by heavy artillery and mortars. The raiding party occupied the hill after dawn, while Allied aircraft targeted Communist supply lines and positions though fog limited flights. The Fifth Air Force reported nine planes lost through Friday, with several jets shot down or missing.
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No-Man's-Land
Yonchon
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Steel price talks resume as six firms meet with CIO union
Washington reports uncertainty over steel price hikes and a April strike threat. Six major producers agreed to re open talks with CIO President Murray as government officials weigh wage boosts and the Wage Stabilization Board recommendations.
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Philip Murray
CIO United Steelworkers Union
Truman
New York
Wage Stabilization Board
Charles E. Wilson
Office of Defense Mobilization
Roger L. Putnam
Ellis Arnall
WSB
Murray
Cold Weather Blows Over Western Europe
A freak spring blizzard hit Southern England with snow up to seven feet and seventy mph winds across the British Isles. Paris saw snow flurries, while Holland Germany and Scandinavia reported cold weather. Churning seas disrupted shipping as weather forecasters predicted the cold front from Siberia would last several days.
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Bornard Supply Co
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