McCamey Plans Centennial Leaflets and City Upgrades
McCamey city council approved sky advertising for the centennial from Fort Stockton during a West Texas tour. They awarded a $3,938.38 booster pump bid to Clowe and Cowan, edging Allis Chalmers. An eight cylinder Chevrolet pickup costing $1,993.05 replaced a 1951 model. Street lights at West Fifth and Campbell were approved. Night dispatcher F E Carter resigned ill health. Mayor Roberson presided.
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Two Die in Houston Crash at Bray's Bayou Bridge
In Houston two men, John Clay Ward 34 and Herman Ray McGee 31, died Tuesday night after their car failed to negotiate a curve and struck a Bray's Bayou bridge abutment and a utility pole.
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Spelling Champ To Be Selected
Washington AP reports 70 contestants in two days of finals for national spelling champion. Seventy entrants include 37 girls and 33 boys all 15 or younger, with elimination by a single miss. John Nelson, 9, of Houston is the youngest. Gerardo Aguirre, 15, of Tamaulipas is the oldest and first Mexican finalist to reach the final rounds.
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Confessed killer dies by own hand in desert chase
INDEPENDENCE Calif AP A jobless truck driver Richard A. Pritchard 26 who boasted of killing his blind father in law and starting a crime spree shot himself as deputies closed in in Death Valley Las Vegas sheriff said Pritchard was wanted in the disappearance of James Morrow seen last over a week. Officers said Pritchard told a friend she killed Morrow and hid the body near Los Angeles.
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Streamlined Circus Tours With Top Down
NEW YORK UPI The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus abandoned the big top for indoor venues after 1956, expanding a year round schedule. The season now runs 45 days at Madison Square Garden with shorter stays in Boston and Detroit, while outdoor fairgrounds and ball parks host only two appearances. Staff of about 190 travel by auto trailers and trucks, with rigging laid out ahead by Eddie Ward. Plans include New Haven May 1 12 Boston May 12 24 Rochester May 26 27 Detroit May 29 June 7 Toledo June 9 10 Chicago June 12 21 and possible Sports Palace Havana engagement under Cuban officials.
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Crane Approves Parking Ordinance and Police Actions
Crane City Council approved a parking control ordinance for streets and alleys. Police will tag and tow cars parked too long since there are no meters. Council also approved police reports and current city expenses.
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