Possible Ellenburger discovery at Yarbrough No 1 wildcat
Sohio Petroleum reports indications of possible Ellenburger oil at No 1 Yarbrough in Mitchell County five miles SW of Lorain. Flowing oil 2,250 feet with 42.6 gravity, 55 F, 90 feet mud, no water, testing to deeper depths ongoing. Elsewhere in area Hall No 1 Hef in Scurry tests top Ellenburger with oil in mud. others at Vickers No 1 Orson, Garza No. 4 Justice heirs and Shell No. 1-C Burnett report various test results as drilling continues across counties.
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Sohio Petroleum Co
Ellenburger
Yarbrough
Mitchell County
T&p
Loraine
Haff
Helmleigh Ellenburger
East Scurry County
Borden County
Vickers
Orson
Wildcat
Garza County
Tobe Foster
Lubbock
Justice Heirs
Tobe Strawn
H&gn
Justiceburg
Shell
Burnett
King County
Humble No. 1
Trulock
Texaco No. 3 Fuller
North
Scurry
Thunderjets raid North Korea near Yalu River
U S Thunderjets and Sabre fighters conducted deep air attacks on the Kangge Dam area and nearby supply buildings. Seventy five aircraft? The report notes 17 major buildings at Kangge Dam and 25 buildings in a Chinese area near Old Baldy. The 155 mile front remained quiet with light patrols.
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Seoul
U. S
Yalu
North Korea
Kangge Dam
Sabre
Reds
Old Baldy
Korea
Father Son Mistrial Declared After Five-Day Trial
A mistrial was declared in the Sidney A. Johnson versus Weldon Johnson father vs son case in district court after the jury failed to agree on one of 16 special issues following about 10 hours of deliberation. The suit sought to prove a trust involving thousands of dollars and personal property conveyed to Weldon Johnson, with the West Texas State Bank also involved.
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Sidney A. Johnson
Weldon Johnson
Sidney Johnson
Johnson
West Texas State Bank
Clyde Willbern
James Rosser
John Sentell
Sentell, Rosser & Willborn
Lyndsay D. Hawkins
Ben J. Dean
Breckenridge
Hawkins & Dean
Weldon Johnsons
W. W. Park
Snyder
Park & Hemphill
Bank
Sidney
Tech West Texas
State Bank
Weldon Johnson Ranch
Fred Paul Moore Faces Felony Theft Trial in Borden County
Trial opened in Borden County District Court for Fred Paul Moore 35 accused of saddle theft from the Bob Beal Ranch and alleged habitual criminal status. He has resided in Snyder and near Gail and previously served six state prison terms and escaped from county jail. Defense: Odell and Brann. Jury panels from Scurry County heard arguments as civil cases delayed court.
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Borden County
Criminal District Court
Fred Paul Moore
Moore
Snyder
Gail
Bob Beal
T. R. Odell
L. Brann
Lubock
Odell & Brann
Scurry County
Paris Student Dies Of Burns From Gasoline
Paris Texas reports James Sain fifteen year old high school freshman and athlete died early today from burns suffered while burning trash behind a filling station. Classmate James Larue was burned on the hands trying to extinguish the flames. Sain was the son of Mrs L W Turner.
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Paris
Tex
James Sain
Sain
James Larue
Larue
Sam
L. W. Turner
Hundreds Saved After Collision Of Ships In North Sea
In a predawn North Sea collision a British steamer was cut, and the Haiti Victory ferried hundreds to safety at Harwich. The Duke of York suffered severe damage with much forward structure missing while the American took survivors to Dover.
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Harwich
England
North Sea
Haiti
Compan
Dover
Duke of York
R. B. Adams
Dirkzwager
Rotterdam
Walton-on-Naze
Governors Shivers Thornton push oil import conference
Texas Governor Shivers and Colorado Governor Thornton urged the White House to convene a conference of oil producers to discuss imports. They presented the idea to Secretary McKay, who favored a meeting to be managed by the Petroleum Administration for Defense. Invitees would include large and small producers amid concerns over rising oil imports.
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Washington
Shivers
Texas
Thornton
Colorado
White House
Interior McKay
McKay
Department
Petroleum Administration For Defense
Congress
Tidelands Bill Near End Of Senate Run To President
The Senate passed the tidelands bill 56 to 35 after a lengthy debate and the measure could reach President Eisenhower for signature within days. Supporters aim to have the House accept the Senate version to avoid further negotiations. Opponents warn of a massive federal land giveaway, with oil value estimates ranging from 50 to 300 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
White House
Supreme Court
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Witness Refuses Testimony in McCarthy Probe
New York author Millen Brand, aged 47, refused to answer questions about treasonable activities or being a Soviet spy before the Senate investigations subcommittee. He also declined to say if he would fight in a Korea or Russia war, calling himself a loyal citizen amid Sen. Potter’s sharp rebuke. The hearing is part of a McCarthy led probe into Communist subversion linked to overseas library programs in the Cold War era.
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New York
Millen Brand
U. S
Brand
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Russia
United States
Sen. Potter
R-Mich
Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
Court Upholds Natural Gas Tax Levies Today
The Texas Supreme Court upheld the natural gas pipeline tax passed by the last Legislature preserving a revenue stream feared to exceed one million dollars monthly. The decision leaves the Third Court of Civil Appeals ruling in place and may lead to further appeals or a U S Supreme Court review.
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Austin
Supreme Court
Shivers
Civil Appeals Tribunal
U. S. Supreme Court
Gov
Everett Looney
Panhandle Eastern
Michigan - Wisconsin
Amarillo Oil
Third Court of Civil Appeals
Texas
Compromise Hinted On Texas Teacher Pay Increase
In Austin last night about 30 lawmakers from both sides met in a first sign of compromise on the proposed $600 teacher pay raise costing the state about 33 million dollars annually. Supporters said talks could lead to a $306 raise, contingent on the natural gas tax case and suits by gas companies. The Senate adjourned after a long toll road filibuster, with House members split over timing and a tax bill.
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Austin
George Hinson
Mineola
Hinson
Barefoot Sanders
Dallas
Supreme Court
House
Douglas Bergman
Senate
Another Flood Crest Is Due In East Texas
Army Engineer experts at Deweyville said the reinforced levee will stand fast against a predicted rise in the Sabine River. The crest was due to reach Deweyville late Wednesday or early Thursday as volunteers reinforced the bulwark and residents evacuated.
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Deweyville
Sabine
Paul Cook
Lake Charles
Orange
H. R. Halleck
Fort Worth
James Lang
Galveston
Texas-Louisiana
Wool Duty Increased on Uruguayan Wool Tops
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey announced an 18 percent additonal duty on Uruguayan wool tops, to take effect around June 15, citing a government bounty via favorable exchange rates. The rate would join existing duties of 27 cents per pound and 6 percent, driven by claims that the bounty benefits Uruguayan exports to the United States.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Department
Uruguay
U. S
Treasury Department
Weather a mild spell with 71 high and 41 low
The low last night was 41 degrees after a high of 71 yesterday. At 7:30 this morning the reading stood at 50 degrees according to official weather observer Mrs. D P Strayhorn.
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D. P. Strayhorn
Anniversary recalls Spanish American War veteran in Snyder
Abner E. Hogg, an 81 year old Snyder resident and former sergeant, recalls serving in the Philippines during the Philippine Insurrection after the Spanish American War. He enlisted in 1904 in Dallas, spent about 18 months in the Philippines, guarded prisoners at Fort McKinley, and was discharged in 1907 at Fort Brady. Hogg, a Mississippi native who moved to Texas in 1893, has lived in Snyder since 1939 and retired on social security. He never married and has no remaining immediate family in the area.
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Snyder
Abner E. Hogg
Hogg
Mississippi
Dallas
Philippines
Manila
Maine
Havana
U. S
Congress
Spain
Manila Bay
George Dewey
U.S
Islands
Aguinaldo
Fort McKinley
California
Montana
Fort Brady
Mich
Texas
Pittsburg
1503
Twenty-fifth Street
Louisiana
Baby dies after mother faints during bath in Baltimore
A four week old girl died in a kitchen sink when her mother fainted during a bath. Two patrolmen reported the mother said she awakened about two hours later. The infant turned blue and respiration failed. death attributed to shock and exposure.
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Baltimore
Martin Whitehil
No Progress in Truce Talks As Prisoner Issue Stalls
U N truce negotiator said zero progress toward a Korean armistice after North Korea rejected freeing 32,000 prisoners who refuse repatriation. Nam Il criticized the Allied plan to place 48,500 prisoners under neutral custody as void.
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Panmunjomp
U. N
Reds
Pakistan
Nam Il
Red
William K. Harrison Jr
Korea
U. N. Command
Harrison
Nam
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
Partly cloudy across East and South Central Texas Wednesday through Thursday with warmer temperatures on Thursday. Coast will see gentle to moderate variable winds. North Central and West Texas expect slight warmth Wednesday night and Thursday.
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Texas
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