Bond Cut In Half In Million Dollar Wichita Swindle
Former grain dealer Bobby Johnson had bond reduced to 500000 dollars after being accused in a million dollar swindle. A federal judge kept the trial in Wichita Falls with a two month delay to November 19. The judge may consider a venue change later as Johnson was captured in Idaho after two years on the run. Gov. Clements heads to Monterrey for talks with Mexican governors on border problems with a joint session of Nuevo Leon Congress.
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Wichita Falls
Bobby Johnson
U.S
Eldon Mahon
Johnson
Idaho
Mahon
Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Monterrey
Mexico
Clements
Nuevo Leon
Martinez Dominguez
Archdiocese arbitrators sent to mediate Seadrift feud
San Antonio AP reports two arbitrators from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Antonio will go to Seadrift Texas to mediate tensions between Vietnamese refugees and local fishermen. The priest arranging the mediation wonders how it will be received.
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San Antonio
Seadrift
Tex
Why Is Woman Restless Why Was Woman Restless in 1915
A reader query traces Marshall Graham a Scurry County native born in Snyder county jail now in Memphis. The column recalls Lon Graham’s 1914 sheriff candidacy and notes a 1915 Texas Farmers Union article by W D Lewis questioning women’s roles prior to the 19th amendment in 1920.
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Scurry County
Memphis
Lon Graham
Graham
Snyder
W.A. Merrill
the Signal
W.D. Lewis
The
Texas Farmers Union
Farm Debt Increases But Equity Keeps Pace
Farm debt rose to a record level while equity in farm assets also climbed, the Agriculture Department reported. Net assets grew 15 percent from 713 billion to 820.2 billion, surpassing 1960s gains and outpacing urban inflation. Owner equity stood at 682.7 billion after debt of 137.5 billion, with asset value up 108 percent over six years.
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Brian B. King
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Agriculture Department
Department
Jury Awards Over Two Million to Portland Woman
A Portland woman, Julie C. Titchbourne, 21, won more than $2 million after alleging Scientology courses from 1975 failed to deliver promised benefits in college work, creativity, and IQ improvement. Her attorney called the verdict a warning to new religions, while a Scientology spokesman cited uncertainty on impact.
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Portland
Ore
Scientology
Julie C. Titchbourne
Oregon
Garry McMurry
Off-Campus Dormitory Prepared For Students
Developers describe an off campus dormitory being prepared in East Snyder at 2603 Ave F in the former Snyder Nursing Home and earlier Snyder General Hospital. The privately owned project, called the Westerners Bunkhouse, targets dormitory like rooms with two desks two beds two closets and two chairs per room and will offer smaller singles. Smith and Norris Development Corp. owns and develops the project, not affiliated with Western Texas College. The building has been vacant 22 years and remodeling aims to absorb college overload.
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East Snyder
Ave. F
Snyder Nursing Home
Snyder General Hospital
Westerners’ Bunkhouse
Western Texas College
The
College
WTC
Lynn Smith
Smith
Dick Norris
Smith and Norris Development Corp
SDN
Weather and housing create disparate news mix in 1979 report
The report combines a Texas weather briefing with a campus housing plan and a legal case on religious institutions. It notes 89 degree highs, 66 low, no rain, and scattered Panhandle showers through Friday. It details winged student housing for 42 to 100 males, possible coed future plans, amenities, and rules. A separate legal note covers a consumer fraud suit against Scientology organizations in Portland. In Naples, a birth of eight babies on fertility treatment is announced, a possible world record, with weights from 14 ounces to 2.2 pounds and the mother identified as Pasqualina Chiasnese Anatrella.
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West Texas
Panhandle
Pecos River
Rio Grande River
Big Bend
Upper 50S
Debbie Jones
Church of Scientology
Portland
Scientology Mission of
Davis
Delphian Foundation
Sandra Ellingson
Los Angeles
McMurry
Robert P. Jones
Naples
Italy
Sydney
Australia
Cape Town
South Africa
Naples’ Hospital
Pasqualina Chiasnese Anatrella
Channel 12 louder than others due to modulation choice
The reader asks why Channel 12 is louder and whether the FCC rules on it exist. Snyder Community Antenna Television executive Mel Gilbert says the FCC sets maximum minimum range limits and stations may choose their modulation range. Channel 12’s louder sound stems from a heavier treble emphasis. other stations may opt for a mellower signal. Stations must be consistent in their power range choices.
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Channel 12
FCC
Mel Gilbert
Snyder Community Antenna Television
Registration Set For New Students
Snyder School District announces fall term registration for new high school and junior high students. High school students register August 2021 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the counselors’ office with health records and transcripts if possible. Incoming ninth graders have orientation Wednesday August 22 at 10 a.m. at the high school. Seventh and eighth graders register August 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the junior high office.
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Snyder
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