06 Sep 1950
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1950
Page
1
Weather observer D P Strayhorn reports Snyder's rainfall since Sunday morning at 3.91 inches by 7:30 AM and 18.81 inches for the year through late September, with most rain in sprinkles and brief showers. Fluvanna has four inches in three days. West Texas storms expected to continue soaking the area.
Cities Service Oil Co prepares a No. 1-B Burney wildcat in Sharon Ridge 1,700 field southwest Scurry County one mile south of production in Sharon Ridge Canyon pool. Drilling depth projected to 7,000 feet to test Pennsylvanian as weather clears for equipment movement.
The dying remnants of a tropical hurricane battered Central Florida's citrus belt with 50 to 60 mph winds. The shattered storm center sat near Orlando as Cedar Key faced devastating damage and 400 island residents houseless. Coast Guard cutters searched the Gulf for the fishing boat The Times with three men aboard.
The city council unanimously accepted the Towle Place admission application, a 57 acre tract between Highland Park and the Humble Oil Camp near Thirty-seventh Street, with final annexation action to come later. The plan includes a 28 acre site for a new high school and 225 residential lots. The Towle Place Development Co led by Angus Wynne Jr and Joe Burkett petitioned for annexation.
An American spokesman reported two Russian equipped armored brigades with 84 tanks leading North Korean offensives on the northern fronts near Taegu and Uihung. The move signals a major push with a predicted addition of two infantry divisions, bringing total North Korean strength above 150000 men. ын
The Dun & Bradstreet wholesale food price index fell this week for the first time in 12 weeks. It dropped to 6.65 dollars per pound of 31 foods in general use, from 5.69 the prior week, remaining 14.3 percent above the 1949 week’s 5.82.
Hermleigh voters will decide Sept 30 in a special election on a 70000 municipal bond package for water system expansion and a 30000 tax bond for a new city hall and firefighting needs. The plan includes water mains, hydrants, a storage tank, and a 46 by 29 foot city hall with garage.
A large semi trailer loaded with pipes struck a fire plug at Avenue S and Twenty fifth Street causing the curb to cave in. This marks a second recent incident of a similar hit as a prior truck had knocked the plug off its base. A fence around the hydrant is suggested.
Five cars of a railway train derailed in southern Sao Paulo today killing twenty and injuring twenty five. Train crash disrupts regional travel as rescuers rush to the scene.
Senators open immediate inquiry into Oscar L. Chapman's past ties to Communist front groups amid charges of a strong alignment with the Soviet cause. Chairman O Mahoney and Sen. Schoeppel clash over the implications as Chapman offers to testify.
Marines in Ko re a react with disbelief and profanity after President Truman calls their effort a Stalin like propaganda machine. A sergeant on the front lines questions the remark and recalls frontline duties. Officers hesitate to comment to avoid straining Allied ties in Korea.
The city awarded eight contracts including a $3.77 front foot share for 36 foot paving to Brown & Root of Houston with other bids from H B Zachary Co. and Harry Newton. The city covers a third of costs with bond funds, and work on bridges drainage and storm sewers totals $122,486.05 for the contractor.
Belgrade officials denounce North Korean aggression as a blow to world peace but say Yugoslavia will not intervene. Foreign Minister Kardelj told Borba the war must be kept within Korea and UN efforts aim for a fair peace, with Belgrade abstaining on a UN relief vote.
Washington September 6 1 President Truman considers sending a letter to the Marine Corps League to quell protests over his remark that Marines are the Navy's police force and a propaganda machine. White House staff discuss an apology while Marine leaders urge restraint amid calls for his expulsion from the league.
Allied troops repelled a major Red counterattack along the Yongchon Taegu corridor as U S forces fought to hold key rail and highway junctions. Red losses neared two thousand plus as battles raged east and north of Taegu with Pohang and Youngchon changing hands.
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with scattered showers. Warmer Thursday. East Texas outlook clear to partly cloudy with a few showers in the northwest. Temperatures rise and winds may become locally fresh from the north to northeast along the coast.
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