Poor prospects seen for oil strike settlement in nine days
Denver reports scarce high octane aviation gasoline with little chance of quick resolution. O A Knight of the Oil Workers International Union cites a possible May 13 meeting between the Wage Stabilization Board and 22 unions and refinery managers as the main hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
O. A. Knight
Oil Workers International Union
CIO
Wage Stabilization Board
AFL
Air France
Trans- Canada Air Lines
Canada
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Seattle
Air Force
Territories
Ottawa
Commonwealth
Hermleigh Well Drills Deeper In Texas Gas Scene
Hermleigh No 1 Howell drill progresses with test at 6 852 916 feet in Strawn formation. Recovery shows 50 feet mud with weak pressure. No 1 Howell sits about 10 miles east of Snyder, west offset to Hermleigh Ellenburger field. ABANDON KENT WELL at Bilby Wallace near Kent County Clairemont field after depth 7 382 feet with no commercial shows. Garza wildcat No 1 Morris Neff planned 3 400 foot San Andres test near Post. Additional drilling activity includes Standard 1-S Brumley and Eva F Laws in Scurry, with multiple rigs active or shut in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Trading & Production No
Elmer Howell
Howell
Snyder
Hermleigh - Ellenburger
Ellenburger
Kent Well
Sun Oil Co
Bilby Wallace
Kent County
Clairemont
Garza Wildcat Alamo Corp
Lubbock
San Andres
Court halts GOP rump convention filing in Texas
Travis County judge issued a temporary injunction blocking James W. Harmon of Austin from filing a pro Taft delegate list with the secretary of state. The hearing for a permanent injunction is set for May 17 as Taft faction delegates walk out of county conventions in Texas amid Eisenhower calls for neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Travis County
Secretary of State
Charles O. Betts
James W. Harmon
Austin
William H. Purdy
Travis
Harmon
Betts
National Republican Committee
Guy Gabrielson
Washington
Texas
Sen. Taft
Alvin Lane
Dallas
Dwight Eisenhower
Gabrielson
Taft
GOP
Orville Bullington
Rangers In Duval County Probe Stir Texas Politics
Texas Rangers will attend a Monday grand jury session in San Diego Duval County to probe local political activities linked to former county official George Parr. Dist. Judge Sam G. Reams announced the 1:30 p m meeting as part of an inquiry urged by Assistant Attorney General Edwin N. Bell and Bradley Bourland with Attorney General Price Daniel. Rangers Joe Bridge and Charlie Miller have moved into Duval County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Texas Rangers
Duval County
Sam G. Reams
San Diego
Reams
Duval
George Parr
South Texas
Parr
Edwin N. Bell
Bradley Bourland
Price Daniel
Dist
Homer E. Dean
Joe Bridge
Falfurriar
Charlie Miller
Carrizo Springs
Dust and Heat Beset Snyder in Texas Yesterday
Snyder endured scorching 104 degree heat as dust swept into town. Readings across nearby cities showed extreme temperatures while farmers await moisture to plant cotton as soil conservation chief Marion Everhart warns the dust will linger without rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
Presidio
Laredo
Childress
Bie Saring
Abilene
San Angelo
Cotuila
Marion Everhart
Soil Conservation
D. P. Strayhorn
UN Planes Attack Rails in Korea Frontline Actions
Twelve Red jets attacked eight rail lines while American fighter-bombers hit 26 rail cuts near the Yalu River. Allied strikes damaged rail bridges and supply centers as battles raged on multiple fronts, including a hill northwest of Yondon and northwest Korea operations by carrier based pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Fifth Air Force
London
Yalu
Yondon
Eighth Army
Navy
Valley Forge
Princeton
New Atomic Gun Demonstrated by U S Army
Army Secretary Frank Pace described a new atomic artillery piece as accurate and devastating with tip of finger fire power. The 75 ton gun, mobile on a dual cab platform, can reach long ranges and cross bridges, with tests using non atomic ammo. Pace warned against relying solely on radical weapons while noting ongoing atomic warfare education and development of guided missiles and warheads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S
Army
Frank Pace
Pace
National Wool Manufacturers Association
Cowart
Sandia Base
New Mexico
CongressBoosts Veterans Payments With Bipartisan Bills
Senate sends to President Truman two bills increasing veterans benefits by about 202 million dollars annually to reflect cost of living. One measure raises service connected compensation for over 50 percent disabled veterans by 15 percent and 5 percent for those under 50. It also boosts pensions for certain non service-connected cases and widows, while raising income limits for non service-connected disability and death pension eligibility to 1400 and 2700 dollars. If signed, changes take effect July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
House Panel Probes Ways to Stop Strikes in Critical Plants
The House Armed Services Committee continues seeking labor views on a bill to halt threatening strikes in defense industries with an 80 day injunction and receivership if no settlement after 80 days. AFL and CIO voices split. steel and oil disputes spur the debate as lawmakers seek stronger measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Herbert S. Thatcher
AFL
Thatcher
William L. Green
Curran
Smith
Vinson
D-Ga
Congress
John A. Stephens
Pipeline Strikes Threaten Magnolia Operations Statewide
Unofficial sources report strikes at Pan American and Texas New Mexico pipelines while Gulf Coast Magnolia Petroleum refineries threaten to slow oil flow. Pan American crews report normal operations with supervisory personnel on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Pipeline Co
Pan American Pipeline Co
Texas - New Mexico Pipeline Co
Gulf Coast
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Start Work On 37th Street In Fort Worth Area
About $8 500 for curb and gutter on Thirty seventh Street is in escrow. A W Swift will start the project immediately with completion of curbing in about a week. Paving by W Pelphrey of Fort Worth follows, funded by the county farm to market program and nearby landowners. Curbs delayed due to funds from property owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Swift
W. ©. Pelphrey
Fort Worth
Son Of Former Snyder Couple Is Reported As Still Missing
Three year old Johnny Wade, child of Rev and Mrs Anthem Wade formerly of Snyder, remains missing from Aztec New Mexico since Sunday night. An offered $1000 reward attracted no trace as officers and citizens search the area after an aunt reported a phone call from relatives this morning. The child stepped onto the back porch after church and has not been seen since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Aztec
N.M
Johnny Wade
Dale Rains
Thirty
First Street
Anthem Wade
Deffebach faces road obstruction charge in county drill case
A misdemeanor charge accusing Lyle Deffebach an insurance businessman with blocking a county road was filed in justice of peace court. He posted a $200 bond and a similar complaint was filed against his father, T. G. Deffebach, who was not arrested. The drilling dispute involves Lone Star Production Co. on county property near a railroad underpass five miles north. The case centers on the abandoned part of the old Post highway and whether the road was officially public. Trial set for June 8, with ongoing drilling despite the dispute over oil rights and land title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Deffebach
Justice of Peace Court
Deffebach
T. G. Deffebach
Manson Harris
W. C. Davidson
Lone Star Production Co
Edgar Taylor
State Highway Department
Allan Shivers
John Ben Shepperd
Joe S. Moore
D. C. Greer
Taylor
Warnings Of Tornadoes In State From Associated Press
Tornado warnings issued for parts of Northeast Texas and a wide arc into Missouri Arkansas Tennessee and Kentucky. A deep trough in southern Oklahoma may spawn funnels ahead of a weak cold front bringing cooler air and thunderstorms across Texas with scattered tornadoes possible Friday night. Temperature swings include 106 in Presidio and 100s in Abilene Big Spring San Angelo Cotulla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Missouri
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
del Rio Eagle Pass
Presidio
Abilene
San Angelo
Cotulla
Laredo
Galveston
Brownsville
Beaumont
Houston
Childress
Amarillo
Warehouses In For Probes By Senate Group
Senate Agriculture Committee probes government grain deals focusing on Baton Rouge storage. Witnesses may be called as officials discuss the Baton Rouge Engineers Depot sale from the War Assets Administration to Baton Rouge Warehouse Company for 205000 with a 41000 down payment. The CCC leased space and paid 192756 in storage fees over two years, while a proposal to repurchase the property nears one million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Baton Rouge
Sen
Williams
R-Del
Jack Cowart
Agriculture Department
Senate
Louisiana
War Assets Administration
Baton Rouge Warehouse Company, Inc
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Family Hears News Of Father Held By Reds
In San Antonio on May 9 Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd formerly chief of staff of the Fourth Army, was reported captured and held by Communist prisoners of war. His wife Margaret Dodd and their daughter Peggy await word as they cope with the news and hope for his safe return. The Army later confirmed Lt. Col. Wilbur Robert Raven of Newton Texas was captured but escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Francis E. Dodd
Rose Island
van Fleet
U. S. Eighth Army
Kore
Matthew B. Ridgway
Dodd
Ridgway
Koje
Eighth Army
Wilbur Robert Raven
Newton
Tex
Nedd
Raven
San Antonio
Francis T. Dodd
Margaret Dodd
Fourth Army
Betty
Gross Says He Named Bigger Men Than Are Now On Trial
Ex bookie Harry Gross testifies in Brooklyn department trial of five policemen accused of graft. He says he named higher men who were not indicted and criticizes Miles McDonald. Gross, jailed for book making, links over 100 policemen and officials to graft and says protection costs may have influenced cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gross
New York
Harry Gross
Brooklyn
Miles F McDonald
City Corporation Counsel
Corporation Counsel
McDonald
Corporation
Weather outlook for Texas regions
The forecast covers East and South Central Texas with partly cloudy skies Friday through Saturday and scattered thundershowers in the north Friday night and south Saturday. Notably cooler in the north, with fresh to strong coast winds shifting to moderate northwest by Saturday. east and south central Texas prepare for unsettled conditions. north central Texas sees more thunderstorms Friday night. West Texas remains clear to partly cloudy with cooler Panhandle and upper Low Plains late Friday.
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Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Upper Low Plains
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Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
District of Columbia
Hermleigh
Rangers
Ralph D. Spencer
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Butler-Brasher Architects & Engineers
Spencer
Highland Drive
Watson
House
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
37Th Street
Senate Group
Reds
Flath
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