Snowstorm coats Texas towns as schools close
Kerrville measured five inches with Jewett Bracketville and Boerne reporting four and one inch respectively. Georgeton saw seven inches where snow halted at 7 a.m. Snow began in Nacogdoches at 6 am, two inches by mid morning. Weather Bureau mapped a five mile wide snow band moving northeast from 30 miles south to 50 miles south of Fort Worth. Public schools in Georgetown Liberty Hill Jarrell Leander and Walburg closed. Temperatures dipped to zero in the night while light snow lingered across northern regions.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
Weather Bureau
Leander
Walburg
Weather Board
North Central
Northwest
Guiheast
Bank executive Lee Brasfield's civic service and career
Lee Brasfield, a native of Austin and president of First National Bank, serves on the Citizens Study Committee finance sub-committee for the city bond election and on the Lee College Student Loan Fund Committee. He is executive vice president of City State Bank of Palacios and formerly with Fidelity Bank and Trust Co. and the Texas Banking Department.
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Lee Brasfield
First National Bank
Citizens Study Committee
Lee College
Chamber of Commerce
Goose Creek Country Club
Rotary Club
Austin
Fidelity Bank and Trust Co
Houston
Texas Banking Department
Texas Agm
City State Bank of Palacios
Goose Creek School Trustee Race Details and Candidates
Race coverage notes Stovall family ties and church roles while listing candidates for Goose Creek School District trustees. It details filing, terms, and election rules, with positions 3 5 7 open and potential runoffs if no majority emerges, plus last minute filing options and board meeting timing.
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Stovall
Mary Lloyd
Franklin
Joe Don
James Bowie
Stovalls
Second Baptist Church
Young People’s Department
The
Baptist Brotherhood
San Jacinto Association Baptist Brotherhood
C. W. Plato
Edgar W. Greer
Goose Creek
L. D. Victory
Edgar Greer
Seth Mitchell
Norman Pander
A. R.von Stark
Psu
Parkinson
J. T. Sloane
C. W. Plate
Gerald Hays
School Board
Airport Bond: Baytown Seeks All‑Weather Municipal Field
Baytown considers a $166,800 airport project with $216,800 FAA funding. The plan includes a paved runway and access, beacon, fencing, fire station, and space on 218 acres for fixed base operators. It aims to attract new industry, create jobs, and boost local economy.
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Prosperous
Baytown
U.S
Ani
Paytown
Bayinown
Congress
Federal Aviation Agency
Baytown Municipal
FAA
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Baytown Mayor Eyes Advisory Role Amid City Politics
In a continued address, the Baytown mayor candidate discusses service to the city, support for the Advisory Board of the County Highway Planning Commission, and potential succession plans. He praises current leadership, notes the charter rules for mayoral vacancy, and backs Jack Huron as acting mayor pro tem if needed. He hints at filing for mayor only if council agrees and emphasizes unity with local officials. The deadline for Mayor Liggett to decide is midnight Saturday.
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Baytown
County Highway Planning Commission
Jack Huron
Houston and Harris County
W. E. Carmichael
W. V. Ramsey
Liggett
Estes testimony on fertilizer sales and rebates in 1958 case
Estes testified about a 1958 arrangement to sell fertilizer for 40 a ton but bill 90 a ton, with Maynard Wheeler as company head. He claimed rebates to recapture customers from West Texas rivals and that no written agreement existed due to anti trust concerns. He said the plan increased what he was owed by Commercial Solvents while grain storage rentals went to the company.
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Woods
Maynard Wheeler
Estes
Texas
New York
Commodity Credit Corp
Pariah as the North Vietnamese Air Battle Report
A Tass report cites nine American and South Vietnamese planes shot down during the raid near Quang Khe, a North Vietnamese base north of the border. U S and South Vietnamese forces launched a large land assault on Quang Khe and Xom Bang while Navy Skyraiders recovered downed fliers. Lt. James A. Cullen was rescued after a carrier aircraft landed.
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Quang Khe
Tass
Xom Bang
U.S. 7Th Fleet
U.S
James A. Cullen
Winchester
Mass
South Viet Nam
US Defense Department
North Nam
Viet Nam
Discount House In Moscow Opens With Fast Start
MOSCOW AP The first Moscow discount house shows a strong start with sales about 40 percent above normal as shoppers throng goods cut to half price. The store, opened to reduce unsold goods, uses self service and new signs, with director Josef B. Rzhavsky authorized to cut prices further if needed though gifts are not allowed.
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Moscow
Russia
Alexei NM
Kosygin
Josef B. Rzhavsky
Kremlin
Department Store No. 50
Rzhavsky
Credi
Bookies Use Housewife Networks in Street Betting Rings
Reports describe bookmakers assigning tasks to housewives who relay bets. The operator calls back with messages, then directs betters to call a fictional name and number for the next round. Murphy notes some housewives handle calls for multiple bookmakers, enabling larger volumes.
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Joe
Murphy
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Pfizer
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Stan Culif
Electre Etrees
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Texas Gulf
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Kerrville
Jewett and Brackettille
Boeme
Georgeton
A.m
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