Westphall Family Thanks Snyder for Aid During Crisis
Edith Westphall and her son Bradley thank Snyder residents and authorities in a personal letter from Bundaberg Australia. They credit the Sheriff’s Department county attorney and local clubs for assistance when Bradley fell ill and both remained in Snyder a few days.
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Australia
Snyder
Texas
Bradley
Edith Westphall
Snyderites
Emilie Dickson
John D. Dickson
Compromise Effort On Rights Measure Fails
Washington report on civil rights legislation shows House and Senate stalemate continuing. Rep. Keating sought unanimous consent to send the bill to conference, but objections blocked the move. Sen. Knowland and Rep. Martin denied any deal trading rights for foreign aid.
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Washington
Senate
House
Rep
Keating
Rayburn
Texas
Walter
Eisenhower
Celler
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Sen
Knowland
California
White House
City bond buyback stalemate with Rauscher Pierce Co demand
City council stalls on Rauscher Pierce Co.'s plan to buy back part of recently issued bonds and reissue as shorter terms. The firm offered 2000 in bonds and 0.125% lower rate if 30000 of bonds traded to 10000 year payouts. city would require 5000 in bonds. Interest savings vs long term cost would be offset by higher annual payments. In the same session farmers argued cotton prospects similar to 1950. Scurry county expected around 27000 bales from ~54000 acres after reserves. FHA notes bigger homes. 1950 average 983 sq ft vs 1250 today due to extra baths and bedrooms.
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Rauscher- Pierce Co
Scurry
Gasoline Prices Cut In Detroit
Standard Oil Co. and Sun Oil Co. lowered wholesale gasoline to Detroit dealers by 1.9 cents a gallon with no immediate retail cut. The Texas Co. had reduced wholesale prices earlier on July 31. Local Detroit gasoline sold for 33.5 cents per gallon regular and 37.5 cents for premium.
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Detroit
Standard Oil Co
Sun Oil Co
Flooding Swamps Russellville After 24 Hour Rainfall
A flash flood swept Russellville Arkansas early today forcing over 20 residents from homes. Cars submerged and businesses damaged as water depths reached two to six feet. Paul Zander, 47, of Little Rock, reported being stranded in a tree for two hours after his car was washed from a highway as dawn rain totaling about 3.94 inches fell.
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Russellville
Ark
Arkansas City
Paul Zander
Little Rock
Here
Storms Rake Texas Areas Run Through North and West
Severe winds up to 80 mph struck Lake Texoma Denison and Seymour in northwest Texas. A tornado damaged barns near Seymour and ripped a cabin roof at Lake Fort Phantom Hill. No injuries were reported amid the tornado and hail storms.
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Associated Press
Texas
Trinity
Lake Texoma
Denison
Seymour
Hunt Ranch
Wesley Styles
de Witt Lee Sr
Lee
Highport
Abilene
Sallie Riley
Lake Fort Phantom Hill
Donations Returned From Earthquake Relief Efforts
MEXICO CITY interior department announces donations sent to quake victims are being returned with thanks. The government explains it is prioritizing urgent quake problems and managing relief internally.
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Mexico City
Interior Department
Sparse rainfall across Snyder area with scattered showers
The only measurable rain yesterday was in Borden County with scattered sprinkles across Scurry County. Gail reported .9 inch while nearby areas had around .6 and 3 inches were logged northwest of Gail. Lake J. B. Thomas and Snyder saw minimal moisture with light showers in several small locales.
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Snyder
Borden County
Scurry County
Gail
Lake J. B. Thomas
Fluvanna
Ennis Creek
Lloyd Mountain
Camp Springs
Hermleigh
Dunn
Ira
Big Spring
Hearing Scheduled On Borden County Budget
The Borden County commissioners court sets 10 a.m. on August 26 in the courthouse for the annual budget hearing to approve the 1957 budget and set the tax rate.
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Borden
GAIL
Spl
Borden County Commissioners Court
Strike Grips Lodz Poland City
Armed guards patrol Lodz as 10 000 transport workers strike for higher pay paralyzing the city. Tear gas sent five to hospitals. strikers barricade car barns as streetcars remain sole public transport in Poland’s second largest city. The protest targets a pay vodka policy linkage.
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Lodz
Poland
Warsaw
DeMille Plans New Film On The Bible
Cecil B. DeMille, marking his 76th birthday, announced plans to film another Bible-based project after the success of The Ten Commandments which has grossed nearly 23 million dollars. He noted a 44 year career milestone and expressed wishes for more films.
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Hollywood
Cecil B. DeMille
DeMille
Burglars Crack Safes At Lumber Firm Here
Two safes and the cash register were broken into at Ken ner Lumber Co on East Highway last night. Estimated cash taken $200 to $300. office safe was pried open after rolled to a back room. Police collected tools and dusted for fingerprints with only glove smudges found.
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Kenner Lumber Co
T. L. Steele
Lumber Company
Snyder Police Department
Scurry County Sheriff's Office
Ford Kenner
Kenner
Lee Watson
Cage Waits To Testify Before Grand Jury
BenJack Cage 40 arrives in Dallas and awaits grand jury testimony while prosecutors review two statements signed in Mexico City The ICT Insurance Co case links him to embezzlement and ties to organized labor Wade and foreman Cobrum plan to call more witnesses and may seek Texas insurance law changes.
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Dallas
BenJack
Cage
Mexico City
ICT Insurance Co
Grand
Atty
Henry Wade
Grand Jury
W. H. Cobhrum
Wade
Cobrum
Texas
Weather Snapshot for Snyder Texas Foresees Warm Days
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with widely scattered mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers. Temperatures near 101 highs and 68 lows with 71 at 7 30 am today. Precipitation remains trace and limited to isolated storms across the state.
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Snyder
Texas
New Mexico Couple Slain by Apparent Robbery Suspect
In Roswell, Mr. and Mrs. Charles McGuffin, owners of a shoe store and antique shop, were shot to death early today. An 18 year old Roswell youth, Fletus Cecil, was arrested about 3 am after police say the killer drove around with the bodies for more than two hours. The motive appeared to be an attempted robbery.
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Roswell
N.M
McGuffins
New Mexico City
City approves four lane widening from Deen Creek to Cogdell Hospital
City council backs a four lane widening of the Big Spring highway from Deen Creek bridge to Cogdell Memorial Hospital with Scurry County joining in curb, gutter and right of way costs. The state highway department will widen if city and county provide needed right of way. A survey will determine additional land needs and annexation details for two county parks are reviewed. Three blocks of unpaved streets and an alley are added to paving plans, public hearings set, and city manager Roy Dunlap’s salary rises to 10 000 per year.
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Big Spring
Deen Creek
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Scurry County
State Highway Department
Jake Roberts
Abilene
Highway Department
W. W. Park
Avenue M
Thirty-seventh Street
Towle Memorial Park
Denison Avenue
Thirty-fifth Street
Thirty-sixth Street
Thirty-sixth
Noble Drive
Thirty-ninth Street
Fortieth Street
Roy L. Dunlap
A H Rigsby Dies Here At 73 In Snyder
Arthur Hiram Hi Rigsby 73 died at Battenfield Jones Hospital. A lifelong Texas resident in Scurry County since 1929 he and his wife Mary Susannah Waite moved through Port Lavaca Hot Springs Lamesa Snyder and finally settled in Snyder. Funeral set Wednesday at First Methodist with burial in Snyder Cemetery.
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Arthur Hiram
Hi) Rigsby
Battenfield-Jones Hospital
Rigsby
Scurry County
Lonsdale
Garland County
Ark
Mary Susannah Waite
Owensville
Texas
Port Lavaca
Hot Springs
Lamesa
Snyder
Rigsby Cafe
J. Lennor Hester
Jack Dean
Snyder Cemetery
Funeral Home
Geral Greene
Arnom Moffett
Amos Kruse
Clark Nix
Bobby Mitchell
Murry Boyd
Harold Brown
Amos Joyce
First Methodist Church
Billy Graham Resumes Sermons at Madison Square Garden
Evangelist Billy Graham returns to Madison Square Garden tonight after a Monday rest. This week his sermons focus on juvenile delinquency.
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New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
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Arkansas
East Highway
New Mexico
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MccGuffins
McGuffin
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Graham
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