Funeral Rites Pending For W. Doyle Lee
Wayman Doyle Lee 24 of Snyder died after being stricken while cleaning an oil tank 10 miles NW of Fluvanna. He was employed by Basin Wax Products Co. in Snyder. Survived by wife Jo Ann, two children, parents C. V. and Mrs. Lee, a sister and a brother. Bell Funeral Home directing.
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Noble Drive
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Fluvanna
Lee
Basin Wax Products Co
Lubbock Highway
C. V. Lee
Avenue L
Jo Ann Cramer
Colorado City
Pioneer Settler Ivan Brown Dies in California
Ivan Boley Chalk Brown, a Snyder pioneer now resident of El Centro California, died there. Survived by daughter Mrs J Sterling Oswalt and granddaughter Patricia Christian of El Centro, great granddaughter Dawn Rae Christian, and sisters Mrs Joe Volger and Mrs Olda S Harrington of Pecos. Funeral held in El Centro with burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Chalk) Brown
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Calif
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Snyder
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West Texas
Fannie Bell Brown
J. Sterling Oswalt
Patricia Christian
Dawn Rae Christian
Joe Volger
Olda S. Harrington
Pecos
Evergreen Cemetery
Mansfield urges platform support for school desegregation ruling
Senator Mansfield of Montana called on the Democratic platform to mention and back the Supreme Court decision banning racial segregation in public schools. He argued the party should endorse the ruling and its implications for civil rights.
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Sen
Mansfield
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Democratic
Supreme Court
Harriman Edges Ahead in Democratic Nomination Prospects
CHICAGO One of Adlai Stevenson’s advisers says Harry S Truman may back Gov. Averell Harriman for the Democratic presidential nomination. The informant claimed Stevenson can win the nomination even if Truman supports Harriman, while Truman indicated he will announce his choice between Stevenson and Harriman tomorrow.
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Truman
Harry S. Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Chicago
Missourian
Averell Harriman
Harriman
New York
Blackstone
Harry
Adlai E. Stevenson
Roger Tubber
Gov. Stevenson
Stev
Egypt Challenges British Right In Calling Meeting
Egypt charged Britain lacks the right to convene the London talks on Suez and vowed to uphold navigation freedom as it hints at boycotting the August 16 conference. Britain meanwhile slows troop movements to the Mediterranean while Libya backs Egypt and Soviets press for changes to the talks. Prime Minister Eden meets Menzies as families evacuees begin to return from danger zones.
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Egypt
Britain
Suez Canal
Eden
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
Cairo
Russia
Foreign Office
Washington
Paris
Mediterranean
Suez
National Liberation Army
Libya
Istanbul
Mustafa Ben Halim
Turkey
Soviet Union
George Young
Young
Red China
East Germany
Dmitri Shepilov
Robert G. Menzies
Menzies
England
Shell Petroleum
Reminder on poll taxes for Scurry County voters
Scurry County residents who moved between precincts are urged to update poll tax receipts before the second Democratic primary. Deputy tax assessor Geral G. Greene warns voters who moved to new precincts had trouble in the first primary. Corrections must be done at the courthouse tax office four days before the election. New residents who have lived in the county six months may vote, but their receipts must show a 30 day transfer prior to election.
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Scurry County
Geral G. Greene
Death toll in Cali explosion tops 368 known dead
Colombian authorities said an incomplete casualty check shows 368 known dead and 554 injured in Cali after the dynamite blast. Newspaper reports had estimated deaths up to 1200, while figures remain far from complete.
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Cali
Colombia
Air Force Gunnery Meet Lead Shifts at Foster AFB
The Air Force air-to-air gunnery meet at Foster Air Force Base resumed with the 479th team from George AFB, California, in the lead.
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Victoria
Air Force
Foster Air Force Base
George Afb
Calif
Truman Plays Guessing Game On Nomination Endorsement
President Truman keeps top Democrats guessing on whom he will endorse tomorrow. Adlai Stevenson backers claim Truman may favor Harriman while Stevenson aides express hope for a Stevenson endorsement. Stevenson and Truman met at the hotel and left smiling about a Democratic victory.
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Adlai
Harriman
Stevenson
US Proposes International Canal Authority for Suez
The United States calls for an international authority to run the Suez Canal with full control over use, fees, finances, and development. The memo outlines principles including continued free passage, fair compensation, and arbitration by a World Court if Egypt and the canal company disagree. Secretary Dulles heads U S delegation to the London conference.
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United States
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Egypt
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Russia
India
Dulles
Hobbs Bond Vote Planned for Rural School District
Taxpayers in Hobbs Independent School District Scurry and Fisher Counties will vote tomorrow on a $225000 bond issue to build a new rural district school with about 16 rooms and an auditorium. The old 1925 building with eight rooms and an auditorium would be torn down. other facilities like the gymnasium lunchroom home making and agriculture buildings would stay in service.
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Hobbs Independent School District
Scurry and
Fisher Counties
Hobbs
A. O. Dennington
Dow Chemical Workers Return After Wage Strike
Freeport reports the first of over 4,000 Dow Chemical hourly workers returning to duty as a 54 day wage strike ends. All unions accept new three year contracts.
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Freeport
Dow Chemical Co
Downtown Juarez Blaze Destroys Two Liquor Stores
A fire swept through downtown Juarez destroying two liquor stores and heavily damaging the Rio Grande restaurant near the tourist area. Fire crews fought the blaze yesterday as structural damage and smoke alarms drew crowds. No injuries were reported.
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Juarez
Rio Grande
Weather Summary for Snyder West Texas
Yesterday high 103 and low 70. This morning at 7 30 a m the reading was 77. The area remains clear to partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the Panhandle tonight and isolated storms possible through Saturday. No significant temperature changes expected.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
Esther Williams Dives In Suit Mishap at Wembley Pool
American swimming star Esther Williams wore a tightened rhinestone bathing suit after a strap failure during her Wembley Pool act. She re-lined the shoulder strap earlier to prevent neck rubbing, but the suit slipped off as she dived, forcing her to resurface and quickly secure it with a necklace while fellow performers distract the crowd.
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London
Esther Williams
Wembley Pool
Miss Williams
Esther
Civil Rights Plank Draws Labor and ADA Push
Organized labor and Americans for Democratic Action urged federal backing for the Supreme Court civil rights ruling. AFL CIO leader George M. Harrison pressed a transition to a nonsegregated educational system as part of the Democratic platform. Mississippi Governor James P. Coleman warned Southern delegates ready for action if platform endorses the ruling.
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Democratic Platform Committee
George M. Harrison
Aflcio
Organized Labor
Absentee Ballots Cast In Democratic Runoff Begin
County Clerk Dan Cotton reports 21 absentee ballots cast for the Democratic second primary. Nine are by mail as the office enters the third day of absentee voting. Absentee voting closes August 21 with in person or mail ballots required for participation.
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Dan Cotton
Cotton
Treasure Hunt to Debut on ABC TV September Seventh
ABC TV will launch Treasure Hunt on September 7 at 7 p.m. CST with prizes from a head of cabbage to 25000 dollars. The quiz show promises a wide range of rewards for contestants in the new program.
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New York
Abc-Tv
Shivers Urges Immediate State Drought Aid Plan
Gov. Shivers told farm leaders in Austin that an effective drought relief program is needed now and for long term goals. The Texas Emergency Drought Committee outlined problems to Washington officials, urging a swift relief package and a long range plan with low interest financing and better roughage support.
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Shivers
Texas
Washington
Kenneth Scott
Department of Agriculture
John White
Edgar Hudgins
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Assn
Hudgins
Secretary of Agriculture
Bensos
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