Utilities In Snyder Safe During Strike
The Snyder area remains largely unaffected by the oil industry strike. Local electricity and natural gas supplies appear secure with no production or pipeline disruptions reported. Officials note non union plants would be impacted only if wells shut down, which has not occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas Electric Service Co
Colorado City
Walter Payne
Ant
Payne C. L. Callaway
Lone Star Gas Co
Callaway
Lone Star
Lion
J. E. Phelan
Texas - New Mexico Pipeline Co
Truman
Oil Workers International Union-Cio
Vernon T. Tracy
Pan American Pipeline Co
Saffs
Hermleigh Well Flows 337 Barrels Daily in Ellenburger Find
Hermleigh area No. 1 Davidson in the Ellenburger field flowed 377 barrels of 41 gravity oil in 24 hours through a 1/4 inch choke from 7,590 to 7,608 feet with no formation water. Tubing pressure 460 pounds. gas oil ratio 565 to 1. Operator shut in to move rig. official potential test to start tomorrow. Located 10 miles southeast of Snyder and 3 miles southwest of Hermleigh Ellenburger field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble Oil & Refining Co
James Davidson
Scurry
Ellenburger Discovery
Davidson
Snyder
Helmleigh - Ellenburger
von Roeder Phillips Petroleum Co
Borden County
von Roeder
Ella
Conrad
Magnolia
Garza County Husky Oil Co
Nance
Garza Wildcat
Union Oil Co
California
Rocker A-San Andres
Garza County
Sun Oil Co
Bilby Wallace
Clairemont
Lower
Kent County
H&tc
Morning Shower Briefly Damps Snyder Weather
A brief shower of rain fell on Snyder early this morning and could not be measured. Temperatures ranged from a high of 81 yesterday to a low of 49 last night, with 64 at 7 30 this morning as reported by observer Mrs. D P Strayhorn.
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Snyder
D.P. Strayhorn
Heavy Hail Storm Wrecks Rio Grande Valley Areas
The Donna Weslaco region faced a violent hailstorm with stones as large as a hen's egg. Windows shattered and shrubbery stripped, with uncertain crop damage and thousands in neon sign losses. Rain totals varied across towns as thunderstorms lingered statewide and more fatalities and injuries were reported from flood incidents.
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Associated Press
Donna
Weslaco
Rio Grande Valley
Bob Jeffries
Edinburg
Mercedes
Progreso
Santa Rosa
Texas
Sonny Brownen
Cleburne
Jackie Waldie
Lebanon
Glen Rose
Hershel Browning
Turn Down UN Package Deal On Armistice
Communist negotiators refused the United Nations Command package for the Korean armistice in a secret Panmunjom session. Vice Admiral Joy and Brig. Gen. Nuckols declined to comment as talks paused after a 78 minute meeting. Main issues include prisoners of war exchange, Russian participation, and airfield rehabilitation. North Korea's Nam Il led the Reds' side in the proceedings.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Adm
C. Turner Joy
William P. Nuckols
UNC
Panmunjom
Nuckols
Nam II
Pretty Woman Given 2-Year Prison Term
A 19-year-old Snyder woman cried as Judge Ben F. Thorpe sentenced her to two years in prison after five forgery indictments. Betty Jo Britt alias Betty Jo Mitchell testified she signed forged payroll checks and shared proceeds. The trio’s total checks amounted to about 4000 dollars across Mitchell, Fisher, and Scurry Counties.
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Snyder
Betty Jo Britt
Ben F. Thorpe
Jessie Leonard
Shelby James Mitchell
Mitchell County
Betty Jo Mitchell
Mitchell
Fisher
Scurry
Bob Davie
Violent Unrest Tamps Gulf Coast Oil Strike In Texas
Violence flared as a nationwide oil strike spreads into East Texas with injunctions against union members to protect the East Texas Salt Water Disposal Co. Tyler judge barred entry or damage. Mount Pleasant saw a worker roughed up while Shell Oil’s Houston plant and other Gulf Coast refineries faced walkouts and dwindling gasoline stocks.
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Associated Press
East
Texas
Texas Gulf Coast
Nat Brooks
114Th District Court
Tyler
Texas Salt Water Disposal Co
Mount Pleasant
Marvin M. McCarrell
Arnold White
McCarrell
Shell Oil Company
Houston
Gulf Coast
Oil Workers International Union
OIU
Shell
Port Arthur
Beaumont
Texas City
Port Neches
American Liberty Oil Company
Russell Adams
American Liberty
Dallas
William T. Harris
Gulf Ports
Midwestern
New England
Directors Approve Closure of Dam at Lake in Big Spring
The Colorado River Municipal Water District plans to close its dam across the Colorado River in Scurry County on schedule. Board members, led by R. T. Piner, discussed with oil producers Magnolia and Shell about drilling, inundation risks, and spacing plans, with Magnolia and Phillips representatives backing the 80 acre spacing while Shell raised objections on feasibility.
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The
Daily News
Big Spring
Colorado River
Conrad
Big Lake
Shell Oil Co
Piner
T. B. Lambert
Odessa
Joe T. Dickerson
Midland
Shell
Dickerson
A. E. Chester
Dallas
Magnolia
Chester
L. E. Fitzgerald
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum
S. W. Freese
Fort Worth
CRMWD
R. L. Cook
George Mims
George White
P. C. Harbour
W. J. Ely James Rosser
R. A. Schooling
Lyle Deffebach
Snyder
E. V. Spence
Marvin Nichols
Oliver Fanning
Conrad Estate
L. FE. Fitzgerald
D. A. Miller
Oklo
Phillips
E. L. Kimrey
Paxton Howard
M. A. Sherwood
R. P. Moscrip
R. G. Watt
R. G. German
J. H. Montgomery
J. R. Hissom
J. M. McLaughlin
Brownfield
Loyal Democrats clash over governor recognizing party factions
Loyal Democrats in Austin accuse Gov. Shivers of inviting Republicans, Communists, Socialists and Dixiecrats to participate in Democratic conventions. Fa gan Dickson says the governor’s radio address allows outsiders, while Loyalists insist a Democrat must pledge party loyalty and support for platform candidates. Dickson warns of a walkout and forming another party if demands aren’t met. The group condemns Shivers for opposing the CIO and fixes on tidelands as his sole-supported issue.
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Austin
Shivers
Fagan Dickson
Dickson
C.I.0
Democratic Party
National Party
Tidelands
Little Lake Impoundment Considered for Snyder Water
In southwest Scurry County CRMWD contemplates impounding a small lake at the Little Lake site to supply Snyder this summer. J W Moorman and Son dam contractor plugged the river channel about a half mile west of the dam to divert runoff into deep depressions at the dam base. If the sink fills it could extend Snyder's water supply through summer. pumping to the Snyder intake could be used, with the line to Snyder completed in February.
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Snyder
Colorado River
Plane Crash Kills 50 Aboard Pan American Flight
A Pan American Clipper Good Hope with 9 crew and 41 passengers including 10 Americans crashed in dense Brazilian jungle near Barreiras while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Port of Spain. Rescue efforts halted by U S Air Force due to danger. Brazilians plan to land medics by river to reach the site.
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Belem
Brazil
Richard Olney
U. S. Air Force
Puerto Rico
Catalina
Pan American World Airways
el Presidente
South America
Rio de Janeiro
Port of Spain
Trinidad
New York
Barreiras
Doswell Case To Jury Today
Mrs. Rebecca Doswell, 52, is on trial for murder in the 38 caliber shooting death of her husband Thomas W. Doswell, 55, in Dallas. Testimony ended with five hours on the stand as she claimed the shooting was accidental and she loved her husband.
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Dallas
Rebecca Doswell
Thomas W. Doswell
Doswell
Maury Hughes
Ted Monroe
Obeys Request By Truman To Stop Walkout
President Truman asked steel workers to end the strike and the CIO announced 650000 members would return to work as soon as possible. He invited industry leaders to a White House conference to push for a working agreement while the steel case goes to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
CIO Steel
Truman
Supreme Court
Philip Murray
Pittsburgh
U. S
David A. Pine
Justice Department
Pine
Court of Appeals
White House
Weather outlook across Texas with scattered thundershowers
Partly cloudy statewide with scattered thundershowers mainly in Panhandle South Plains and Upper Pecos. Night and Saturday showice temperature changes. Central and South Texas remain warm with scattered storms and variable coastal winds. North Central Texas sees scattered storms and wide temperature swings Friday through Saturday.
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West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos
Texas
Shivers Opposition Strengthened by East Texas Banker
East Texas banker R. T. Craig resigned from the state Democratic executive committee and endorsed gubernatorial candidate Ralph Yarborough. Craig said Yarborough is his friend and vowed support, while remaining a friend of Gov. Shivers. Other May filing developments include Bascom Giles seeking re election, Billy Beard entering the race for Agriculture Commissioner, Walter McKay and Ben Harrison announcing for Congress, and clerical questions over Mrs. Jud Collier’s convention letters.
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Associated Press
East Texas
Democratic Executive Committee
Ralph Yarborough
Shivers
Yarborough
R. T. Craig
Athens
Craig
Yarbrough
Athens Banker
Chandler
Tex
Bascom Giles
Giles
Guy Patterson
Eastland
Billy E. Beard
Bryan
Texas
Beard
John C. White
Walter McKay
Fredericksburg
J. E. McDonald
Ben Harrison
Beaumont
J. E. Wheat
Woodville
Jud Collier
Mumford
Wheat
Collier
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Hermleigh
Rio Grande
San Antonio
Scott Hawkins
Morton
Lambert
Little Lake
Chicago
Anthony Cirelli
James Dorsey
Cirelli
Anthony, Jr
Cook County
Ill
Louis Modesti
Mario
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