Community Christmas Tree Decorated in Del Rio
Decorations will be placed on the community Christmas tree at Griner Losoya and Garfield Monday by Del Rio Council of Garden Clubs representatives. The Kiwanis Club secured the tree and the Purple Sage Garden Club and the City of Del Rio oversee the project with more details to follow. County Agent Tommy Tatum expects two sprayings yearly with city equipment.
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Garfield
del Rio
Purple Sage Garden Club
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Man Cut Throat and Face in Friday Café Fight
Gabe White was cut about the throat and face in a disturbance at Everybody's Cafe on East Losova Bureet around 9 30 p.m. Friday. He received medical treatment with six stitches. Chief C W McBee said Cal Carroway is held in City Jail pending further investigation and charges.
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Everybody's Cafe
East Losova Bureet
Ducal Hospital
C. W. McBee
Cal Carroway
Librarian in Charge of 14 000 Volumes at Val Verde Library
Mrs. Bess Bradley presides over 14 600 volumes at Val Verde County Library. Since 1951 she has progressed from assistant to librarian with a Texas Library Association presence. Circulation rose from 11 000 in 1952 to 60 000 this year as patrons seek fiction, references, and biographical works. The library subscribes to Del Rio News Herald and the New York Times among 30 magazines. Her staff includes Mrs. D F Witherspoon and student Kathaleen Williams, with a children’s area and weekly Story Hour. See Librarian Page 4.
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Bess Bradley
Val Verde County
Onow
Texas State College For Women
New Texas Women's University
Benton
Texas Library Association
Bradley
Clyde Bradley
del Rio
del Rio News-Herald
The
New York Times
Teamsters Pledge Labor Peace After Ouster
Atlantic City report says the Teamsters and AFL-CIO officials ousted over corruption pledged to preserve labor peace. Spokesmen stated a cautious approach while some AFL-CIO leaders considered delaying a rival union to avoid full scale labor conflict.
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Atlantic City
N. Do
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Teammouth
Oattimade
Teamsters
Einar G. Mohn
Wien
Telephone Worker Dies of Injuries in Oct Incident
A General Telephone Company employee William LeRoy Powell 19 died in San Angelo after a blood clot, two weeks post surgery, following an accident on Canal Streets in Del Rio. He married Sammy Barnhill in 1966 and left a 4 daughter Debra Devree. Survivors include wife and parents in San Angelo with siblings in New Mexico and New York. Funeral held in San Angelo.
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del Rio
William LeRoy
Billi Powell
St. John’s Hospital
San Angelo
Powell
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Sammy Lee Barnhill
Debra Devree
Angelo
Bebra Debree
L. L. Powell
Ruth Powell
Sue Hoyle
Bobbs, New Mexico
Eugene Curley
New York
Vanguard Moon Survives Exploding Rocket S accident
Reports describe the Vanguard satellite’s aluminum shell surviving a Friday explosion. The tiny moon-like craft continued beeping and bounced to the ground rather than circling Earth, marking a somber note in the mishap.
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United Press
Cape Canaveral
Fis
Vanguard
Santa Suggests Gift Picks on Christmas Classified Page
The newspaper runs a Christmas season feature named Santa Suggests with a special classified page. readers are invited to browse a handy listing of gift suggestions starting today for the holiday season.
Del Rio Soldier Arrives in Nancy France
Pvt. Reginaldo Bejarano of Del Rio Texas has arrived in France and joined the Nancy U S Army Ordnance Depot. He enlisted in June 1957 and completed basic training at Fort Dix New Jersey. He is a 1956 graduate of Del Rio High School.
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Nancy
France
Wancy
AHTNC
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Justo Bejarano
Las Vegas Street
Tex
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Bejarano
Fort Dix
del Rio High School
Major Companies Renew Leases in Val Verde and Nearby Counties
Oil interest spikes across Val Verde Crockett Terrell and Kinney Counties with major firms renewing leases at up to 15 dollars per acre and seeking royalties. activity centers in Del Rio and extends north to Comstock and Maverick County as geologists explore faults along the Pecos River and pipelines expand from Eldorado to the Vinega Jones field.
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Val Verde County
del Rio
Terrell County
Val Verde
Kinney County
Brackettville
Maverick County
Eagle Pass
Conger Jones
Thomas J. Algberry
Sanderson
Austin Cannon, Goode and Brown
Joe Kerr Jr
del Rilo
San Angelo
Texas Railroad Commission
Kerr
Spotford
Clay
Crockett
Terrell
Comstock
Sonora
Ozona
Pecos
Rio Grande
Guida Rose
John Cauthorn
Pioneer
Eldorado
Pot Ace ,Tive
Executive to Be Guest Milton R Wyatt Here For Scout Meet
Milton R Wyatt council Scout executive of the Concho Valley Council will speak at the Rio Grande District Boy Scout annual meeting December 13 in the Del Rio High School Auditorium. North Heights Elementary Cub Pack 206 opens the program with Mrs. George Buck as den mother. Eagle Scout emblems will be presented to William Frank Newton and David Smith by Rev. Herbert Sprowls. Harold Whiteside is Rio Grande District Scout executive.
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Milton R. Wyatt
Concho Valley
Rio Grande
del Rio
North Heights
George Buck
E. K. Fawcett
William Frank Newton
David Smith
Herbert Sprowls
First Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
eGorge McGonagill
Harold Whiteside
Boy Scouts
Letters to Santa Begin in News-Herald Page Eight
Children's letters to Santa Claus are published in the Del Rio News-Herald on Page Eight with more letters to follow as they are received. Local children and base youngsters are invited to write to the Good Saint.
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Santa
News-Herald
Santa Claus
del Rio News- Herald
Vanguard Ready for Second Attempt at Orbital Satellite
Cape Canaveral reports Navy missile teams have another Vanguard ready for a second launch attempt to orbit the United States first satellite. A full scale probe into Friday's failure is to begin. fatigue kept crews from acting earlier. The Air Force plans a Thor test while an Army tower may host a Jupiter based contingency under Defense Department designation.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Alenp
Cape
United States
Earth
Mione
Walk and Thacker to Attend WICC Board Meeting
Sam H. Walk vice president of West Texas Chamber of Commerce and Jim Thacker Del Rio Chamber manager will attend the Abilene meeting at 1 30 p m on December 1. Regional office president B E Godfrey says the session will review the Organizations Work program and study upcoming projects for the 162 county WREC region.
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Sam H. Walk
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
WTCC
del Rio
Abilene Dee
Jim Thacker
Wrec
Godfrey
Luus
Bourguiba says French evacuate Tunisian bases
President Bourguiba announced that French troops have peacefully evacuated several southern Tunisia bases including Medenine Foum Tetouine Toscar Douz and Ben Gardane. He framed the move as boosting confidence between France and Tunisia amid calls for withdrawal of 20 000 French troops.
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Tunisia
Habib Bourguiba
Frenchroops
Bourguiba
France
Medenine
Foum Tetouine
Toscar Douz
Ben Gardane
Del Rio Weather Summary for Sunday in West Texas
Generally fair conditions in Del Rio and vicinity with little temperature change. Maximum Friday 62, yesterday’s high 76, low 56. Saturday morning 53, sunset 6 45 PM, sunrise 6 28 AM. West of the Meridian reports generally fair weather and temperature trends.
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Mainiawa Jy
West Texas
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