Communists Slow Advance On East Korea Front
From Tokyo May 30 1950 Allied forces push along the central and eastern Korean front gaining ground at the Hwachon reservoir and east coast port Kan Song while Chinese divisions suffer heavy losses. US Marines and infantry push toward Yanggu amid stiff resistance. Inje battle yields severe casualties and grim battlefield scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clen Clements
Tokyo
Kansong
North Korea
United Nations
Hwachon
Yanggu
United States Fighth
Korea
Hwanhon Reservoir
U. S
Inje
Bradshaw
Unions Demand Higher Wage Ceiling Beyond 10 Percent
Washington May 29 unions on the ULPC wage policy demand a higher ceiling for wages. They seek a raise from the current 10 percent above Jan 15 1950 levels to about 14 15 percent, citing cost increases since February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wage Controls Board
Javers
Hermleigh Man Injured When Car Falls on Him in Yard
Joe Snider a 28 year old Hermleigh man was pinned beneath a car in his yard when a jack failed. He was rushed to Snyder Hospital with a slight rib fracture and minor bruises. Snider an oil field driller was replacing a front spring on a late model Studebaker when the support jack failed and the car toppled. The accident occurred shortly before 8 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Snider
Hermleigh
Snider
Bolger- Barnes
Snyder Hospital
John O. Broaddus
Studebaker
Fort Worth Finalizes MacArthur Visit Schedule
General Douglas MacArthur notified Fort Worth officials that he will visit on June 16 arriving from Dallas by motorcade for a four hour morning stay before flying to New York. He will also visit Austin on June 13 to address the legislature, and Houston and Dallas on June 14 and 15. He travels with his son and five others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
MacArthur
Dallas
J. R. Edwards
New York
Austin
Houston
Bids Opened For Pipe Line Into Snyder
Bids for a Colorado River dam to Snyder pipeline were opened in Big Spring by the Colorado River Municipal Water district. Enix Construction Co. and T&E Construction Co., both of Amarillo, were low bidders. Negotiations with oil firms may delay letting contracts. Three routes were bid: a 21 inch line at 510019. a 21 and 7 inch line at 639690. an oil-field route using 21 and 27 inch pipe at 63167. Swanson of Standard Oil of Texas explained oil-field needs. Snyder directors and area representatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daily News
Big Spring
Colorado River
Snyder
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Enix Construction Co
T&e Construction Co
Amarillo
Scurry County
Enix
Fnix
L. A
W. J. Ely
James Rosser
R- A. Schooling
Ivle Deffebach
Florida House shoots down impeachment push against Warren
Tallahassee May 29 The Florida House rejected by 76 to 6 a move to vote articles of impeachment against Gov Fuller Warren. Rep George Okell Miami introduced 11 articles alleging misdemeanors in office but the motion failed after a committee found none legally sufficient. Warren unavailable for comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Florida House of Representatives
Fuller Warren
House
George S. Okell
Dade County
Miami
Warren
Okell
Skystar Detained After Running Aground Near Syracuse
The American freighter Skystar bound from Galveston to Trieste with 9,700 tons of grain ran aground off Syracuse Sicily. Local authorities reported the vessel struck rocks and contacted rescue crews for assistance.
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Syracuse
Sicily
Skystar
Galveston
Trieste
New Youth Center Board Sets Budget Plans and Officers
The Scurry County Youth Center board elects Rev. Ronald Hubbard as chair and outlines a tentative 7500 budget. Committees study costs, operation, and other centers while clubs sponsor the nonprofit group in Memorial Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Hubbard
First Presbyterian Church
George Frazier
Warren Richardson
John Lynch
Jack Caperton
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Memorial Park
Scurry County
Robert Wasson
L. Bernard Holly
P. W. Cloud
Vera Perlman
Hubbard
Pey Clifford Taylor
Taylor
Old Board
Ed Chapman
VFW
Caperton
Cclubs
Lions
Kiwanis
Robert F. Wasson
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Howard Bramley
Rotary
Memorial Day Office Closures Across City and County
The Snyder Post Office and most courthouse offices will be closed for Memorial Day with only box and special delivery services. City offices and nearly all retail businesses will also shut, while the sheriff's department remains open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
H. D. Moreland
Sheriff's Department
Wallace Extension To Kent Field Near Clairemont
Sun Oil completes No 1-C Bilby Wallace as a three quarter mile extension to the Clairemont Lower Pennsylvanian field in Central Kent County. Initial production 262 barrels of 41 gravity oil per day with no water. GOR 620 to 1. depth 6,748 feet. Nearby Gaines discovery in Southeast Gaines County reports Pennsylvanian reef potential with tests on No 1 Gertrude Chilton showing oil and gas indications but no water surfaced. Multiple offsets and prospect activity noted in Gray and Scurry counties with Ellenburger tests underway and further drilling planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun Oil Co
Bilby Wallace
Clairemont - Lower Pensylvanian
Kent County
Pensylvanian Reef
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Gertrude Chilton
Gaines County
Seminole
League
Gray County School Land Survey
Scurry County
Imperial Production Co
Edith W. MecKanna
Vernon B. Cox
Snyder
Kewanee Oil Co
Oliver
Bill Wyatt
Kent Wildcat
Kewanee No
Snyder Sees First 100 Degree Day This Year
The Associated Press reports Snyder reached 100 degrees, one degree above Sunday, marking the hottest day of the year so far. The heat lingered into the night with a low of 68 and a 7:30 am reading of 72, signaling the start of a long heat wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Snyder
Weather Bureau
Presidio
Wichita Falls Averts Bus Strike With Wage Increase
Wichita Falls ends bus drivers strike threat after midnight agreement that grants a ten percent raise to all Wichita City Lines drivers and mechanics. Citywide transit stability returns as talks concluded in early morning hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Wichita City Lines
County Sets Valuations Over 114 Million At 130 Rise
Scurry County commissioners and about 30 oil company reps set 1951 tax valuations tentatively at 114 302 520 with an estimated 130 percent increase from 1950. Oil properties and utilities total for leasehold values reached 100 739 520, while local properties rose to 7 million and nonlocal to 107 302 520.
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Scurry County
Commissioners Court
Equalization Board
Edgar Taylor
Taylor
District Court
Oll
The Literary Gazette Attacks Uniform Doll Trends
In May 29 4 The Literary Gazette notes Soviet children complain toy shops carry identical dolls with the same faces hairdos and dresses. It criticizes the toy industry and urges diversity to avoid homogenized dolls like Machenko and Olga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MOSCO
The
Literary Gazette
Machenko
Olga
the Gazette
No Probe Into Pressure From Solons on RFC
A Senate banking subcommittee approved a staff report finding letters from lawmakers to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation show no unresisted pressure on RFC loans. The 647 messages will be returned to RFC files and kept private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Senate
Fulbright
D-Ark
Douglas
D-Ill
Maybank
DSC
Capehart
Mand
Brieker
AEC
White House
Tobey
R-Nh
Truman
Army Denies UN Forces Are Drug Addicts
Tokyo dispatch reports Army medics deny widespread drug use among United Nations troops in Japan and Korea. Major General Edgar Hume says such stories are false. provost marshal data show narcotics cases were 173 of 12,828 arrests, with hospital admissions similar to civilian rates.
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Japan
Korea
Edgar H. Hume
Far East Command
Hsume
United States
Far East
Army Criminal Investigation
U.N
Orient
United Nations
Kennedy to Take Navy Physical Examination
Jack G. Kennedy, Snyder law ager, plans to go to Dallas Thursday to take a physical examination for promotion in the Naval Reserve Corps. He was promoted from ensign to lieutenant junior grade last June, but the promotion remains temporary until the exam is completed and he does not anticipate a duty call soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack G. Kennedy
Snyder Lawager
Dallas
Naval Reserve Corps
Kennedy
Vandenberg Urges Strong Air Force to Halt Russian Power
Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg told the Senate MacArthur hearings that the United States must maintain an Air Force capable of destroying Russia’s air power promptly. He warned Russia’s growing air and atomic strengths require a continued buildup and likened the U.S. force to a big stick. He defined victory in Korea as unification under a democratic government and a Korean Chinese treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
United States
Russia
Senate
MacArthur
Vandenberg
United States Air Force
Air Force
Gen
Senator Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Theodore Roosevelt
Ime
Texas Legislature Reconvienes to Hear General MacArthur
The Senate adopted a resolution calling for a special session to hear General Douglas MacArthur on June 13, with final adjournment date unsettled. The House must consider the proposal. The Senate also passed a bill to fund a salary raise for Texas judges, authorizing $386000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
House
Texas
Tehran braced for mass Communist protests against Britain
In Tehran on May 29 a rally of about 50 600 sparked protests by the Tudeh Party against British and American oil interests. Tanks and troops patrolled the capital as parliament extended martial law to Khuzistan. Demonstrations planned across Iran target Anglo Iranian oil issues amid a deadlock with Britain over the World Court case. Carrier of tensions with Mossadegh meeting US ambassador Grady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Tudeh Party
Khuzistan
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Society
Abadan
Britain
International Court of Justice
World Court
Hague
United States
Henry F. Grady
Mohammed Mossadegh
Grady
Francis MS Shephard
Mossadegh
Mossadeygh
Weather Outlook for West Texas Regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a few thundershowers in the Panhandle, South Plains, and east of the Pecos Valley. Cooler Wednesday in the Panhandle, South Plains, and Pecos Valley.
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West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
South Plaine
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Red Korea
Hwachon Reservoir
Jim Becker
Lflorida House
Hilton Lambert
J. C. Williamson
V.F.W
George Killam
Lions Club
Nolan von Roeder
Art Guild
Wallace
Kent Field
H&tc Survey
Clairemont
Gaines Discovery
Fisher
Rowan & Hope
Fisher County
Roby
Mary S. Easterwood
H&tc
R. Olsen Oil Co
J. W. Templeton
Ellenburger
Templeton
Vernon Cox
Kent
Averts
Nation
Princeton
Far
Thomas Y. Pickett
County Oil Properties
Solons
G. Milton Kelly
Army
Navy
Persia
U.S
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