County Bond Issues Defeated Big Margin
Large margins defeat County Park and Courthouse Annex bond proposals. In a separate fatal crash near Snyder, Mrs. Gloria Jean Kimbrough 25 and her 6 month old daughter Deborah died when a 1951 Cadillac left the Big Spring highway after steering failure. Odessa residents Sister Edith Clark 41 and 2 year old Nancy survived with injuries. Funeral plans announced.
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Here
Big Spring
Gloria Jean Kimbrough
Odessa
Deborah
Snyder Hospital
Clark
Snyder
E. W. Green
Bill Zimmerman
Jack Kimbrough
California
Kimbrough
First Bapist
John A. Braziel
Davidson, Okla
Geneva Wilson
Vernon, Tex
Lawson Braziel
Ross Braziel
Fort Worth
A. G. Braziel
Big Spring Highway
Wind erosion threat hits big cotton region in Texas
The Soil Conservation Service warned of possible dust storms in sandy cotton lands south and west of Lubbock as a drought continues. Regional director Louis P. Merrill urged Plains and Cross Timbers farmers to protect land with winter cover, noting 100000 acres in Gaines and 200000 in Dawson counties at risk, and suggesting oats or small grains if rain arrives within three weeks.
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Fort Worth
Soil Conservation Service
Lubbock
SCS
Louis P. Merrill
Plains and
Cross Timbers
Merrill
Lynn
Gaines
Dawson
Martin
Howard
Cochran
Yoakum
Terry
Jesse D. Jenkins
Lamesa
Gaines County
Dawson County
City Buys Two Cars For Police Department
The city bought two new Chevrolet sedans from Scurry County Motor Co. for police patrol use. They’ll be delivered next week. two Hudson cars were traded in. Radio gear from the old cars will be reused in the new vehicles.
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Chevrolet
Scurry County Motor Co
Horace Filand
Hudson
Snyder schools report 2606 prelim registration
Snyder public schools report 2606 students registered after three days of preliminary registration. Superintendent M. E. Stanfield says this matches last fall’s pace, though September enrollments typically exceed 3400. He estimates current total at 75 to 80 percent of final September figure and urges unregistered students to sign up. School offices will be open, including the high school office daily.
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Snyder
M. E. Stanfield
Stanfield
Over 100 Planes In Mig Alley Dogfight
In Northwest Korea two major air battles involved 111 planes above Sinuiju near the Yalu river with 54 MIG 15s and 57 F 86 Sabres. A Red jet was damaged and one possibly destroyed while ground action and heavy artillery rained along eastern and western sectors.
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U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
U. S
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchuria
U. N
George McArthur
Fifth Air Force
Yalu
Yonchon
Washington Officials See Hope in Truce Talk Progress
Washington officials express optimism about early agreement between United Nations and Communist negotiators at Kaesong on the truce line. The Reds may oppose full inspection access, favoring limited on the front and buffer zone, while talks shift to defining defensible lines near the 38th parallel to form the buffer.
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Washington
United Nations
Kaesong
China
North
South Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
United States
Fatal Greyhound bus crash in Michigan kills ten
Ten killed and twenty injured when a northbound Greyhound bus collided head on with a beer truck six miles south of Alpena Michigan. Driver Irwin Barett 32 and truck drivers Arthur Aube 23 and Melvin Chase 18 died or were critically injured. Victims include Mrs. Carl Hansen 31 Detroit Harold Bromund 18 Alpena and Darlene Grice 11 Flint.
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Alpena
Mich
Greyhound
Here
Arthur Aube
Ossineke
Melvin Chase
Irwin Barett
Carl Hansen
Detroit
Harold Ervin Bromund
Darlene Grice
Flint
Red Radio
Col
David D. Barrett
U. S
Peiping
Taipei
Formosa
Two Candidates for Alderman in Southeast Ward
The city council vacancy drew two hopefuls, C. L. Williamson and Elmo Crowder, as the filing deadline closed at noon yesterday. Election is set for September 18.
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C. L. Williamson
Elmo Crowder
Iran and Britain Near Oil Settlement After Talks
Tehran reports a more optimistic mood as Iran and Britain keep oil talks alive. Richard Stokes says Iranians seek a settlement while Ali Shayegan notes informal friendly exchanges. Harriman is said to have urged consideration of a plan offering a 50 50 profit split from Iranian operations.
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Tehran
Iran
Richard Stokes
Stokes
Abadan
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Mohammed Mossadegh
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Reds Execute Spies Said Hired By U S
Peiping radio reports execution of Italian merchant Antonio Riva and Japanese Rinichi Yamaguchi for alleged U S hired assassination plots against Mao Tze-Tung. U S State Department calls the charges false as crowds cry anti imperialist slogans during transport to the execution ground.
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Hong Kong
United States
Mao Tze-Tung
U. S. State Department
Peiping
Antonio Riva
Rinichi Yamaguchi
People’s Republic of China
Italian Court Plans To Try 2 Americans
Turin prosecutors will seek extradition of former Lt Aldo Icardi of New Jersey and Carl G LaDolce of New York for the 1944 behind the lines killing of U S Maj William V Holohan. Absentia trial possible if extradition fails. Italy bans capital punishment for ordinary crimes and political crimes.
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Rome
U. S
William V. Holohan
Aroldo Borghese
Turin
Aldo Icardi
Preakness
N. J
Carl G. LaDolce
Rochester
N. Y
Borghese
Italy
Icardi
LaDolce
U. S. Defense Department
Holohan
OSS
City Favors Both Rural Vote Against City Favors Both
County park and courthouse annex bond issues were defeated in late counts. Totals: park 764 against 651 for. annex 780 against 628 for. Snyder area showed mixed results with Northwest Snyder voting against both and Southwest Snyder backing the park. Overall turnout 1,415, far below taxable poll totals.
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Southwest Snyder
Dermott
Arah
Scurry County
Park Annex
Snyder
Cottonwood i
Ennis Creek
Fiuvaona
Dunneee Ao
Lone Wolf
Pyron
Camp Springs
Canyon Ee
Loya Mountain
Arab
Northwest Snyder
Crowder Ha le
Southeast Snyder
Air Colonel In Sabre Jet Wins Bendix Race
Air Force Col. Keith K. Compton won the Bendix Transcontinental Trophy Race, setting an unofficial 3 hour 26 minute 564 second time over 1900 miles in an F 86 Sabre jet. He finished 11 minutes ahead of rivals Emmett Davis and Gilbert Penderson, with a near dead heat for second and an abrupt refuel brief.
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Detroit
Air Force
California
Keith K. Compton
Vernon A. Ford
Rosamond Dry Lake
Calif
Cleveland
St. Joseph, Mo
Wayne Major
Edwards Air Force Base
Los Angeles
National Aeronautics Association
Muroc
Emmett
Ed) Davis
Compton
Gilbert A. Penderson
Aracadia
Selfridge Air Force Base
Col. Davis
Penderson
George B. Thabault
Winooski
Bernard A. Watts
Langley Air Base
Edward R. Johnson
Reynolds
Leo M. Dykes Jr
St. Petersburg
Fla
Thomas V. Gibson
Glendale
Salfridge
Not Trying New York Suicide Attempt Report
Ralph Nicolls, 40, attempted to end his life by ingesting 17 or 18 aspirins, 12 sleeping pills, DDT, and wood alcohol. He turned on five gas jets in the kitchen before dying or abandoning the attempt. His condition was reported good at Kings County Hospital.
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New York
Ralph Nicolls
Kings County Hospital
Jamaica Hit by Devastating Hurricane Killing 25 in Kingston
A powerful hurricane ravaged Jamaica with winds near 120 mph, killing at least 25 in Kingston and surrounding areas. Widespread damage included destroyed airport, grounded ships, and outages of power, water, and communications, leaving many homeless and emergency services strained.
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Kingston
Jamaica
West Indies
Gleaner
Hugh Foot
George Wants Bigger Cuts In Foreign Aid
Senator George of Georgia seeks a roughly 2 billion dollar reduction in Truman's foreign aid bill as it heads to the Senate, doubling the House cut. He argues to end economic aid to European nations to honor the Marshal Plan, while Taft backs a 1 billion cut.
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Washington
George
D-Ga
Truman
Senate
House
United States
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Ohio
Weather Summary for West and East Texas
West Texas remains generally fair with high temperatures continuing Sunday. East Texas reports partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers in the eastern portion and persistently high temperatures.
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West Texas
East Texas
Portion
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Lee Watson
Michigan
Reds
U.S
Lake Orta
Department
Colorado
Northwest
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