Snyder men to attend Austin hearing on Big Spring highway widening
Several Snyder residents head to Austin to address the State Highway Commission about widening the Big Spring highway to four lanes. County Judge Edgar Taylor reports to the Chamber of Commerce as local groups agree to share right of way costs and curb work.
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Snyder
Austin
State Highway Commission
Big Spring
Edgar Taylor
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Highway Department
Highway Commission
Jake Roberts
Abilene
Roberts
Taylor
Chamber
County Commissioners Court
Roy Dunlap
Highway and Safety Committee
Grady Eld
J W Coffee Dies Monday Rites Today
James Wilbur Coffee Sr. 54 died of a heart attack at his Snyder area home. Funeral at Twenty fifth Street Church of Christ with burial at Hillside Memorial Gardens. Survivors include wife Jeannie Evans. four children. mother. sisters. brothers. ten grandchildren.
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James Wilbur Coffee
Snyder
Mr. Coffee
Loraine
Jeannie Roverta Evans
Twenty-fifth Street
Ike Invites Adlai To NATO Meeting
Adlai E. Stevenson said President Eisenhower wants him at the NATO summit in Paris on December 16. Stevenson, who may decide in 7 to 10 days, noted the meeting followed his White House briefing with congressional leaders on 15 nation parley proposals and possible changes to broaden the President’s nuclear information authority. He stressed he acts as a consultant to Secretary Dulles and will submit views in a memorandum. The invitation was informal, with the President expressing happiness at Stevenson’s attendance.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
White House
Eisenhower
Paris
Dulles
Stevenson
United States
Russia
Adm
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
NATO
Dispute Settled as Austin Transit Drivers Win 18 Cent Raise
Union bus drivers and mechanics of Austin Transit Corp ended a wage dispute by voting to accept an 18 cent hourly raise. Drivers now earn $1.60 an hour and mechanics $1.67.
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Austin
Austin Transit Corp
Slump in Demand for Graduating Engineers in Texas
Plenty of engineers face weak hiring prospects as placement officials report reduced demand for graduates from Texas Western College and the University of Texas.
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EL Paso
Texas Western College
University of Texas
Harbin Rites Set Tomorrow in Dublin
Funeral services for Clanton N. Pete Harbin 44 of 2200 Thirtieth Street set for 2 p.m. in Dublin. Harbin, night manager at McCormick's Super Service, died after a heart attack yesterday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Burial in Green Creek Cemetery. Survivors include mother Mrs. Tom Harbin, wife, two daughters, six sons, one sister, four brothers and other relatives.
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Clanton N
Pete Harbin
Thirtieth Street
Harbin
McCormick
Super Service
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Snyder
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Green Creek
Bolger Funeral Home
Tom Harbin
W. R. Guynes
Wanda Harbin
Page Harbin
James R
Snyder City Council Approves Three Zone Changes
Snyder city council approved three zoning changes with first reading of an ordinance. Two residential zones were reclassified to neighborhood business and one industrial site became a one family residential area. A separate reclassification moved part of Highlands Addition from single family to commercial use.
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Snyder
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Avenue E
Santa Fe
Big Spring Highway
Fortieth Street
Towle Place
Highlands Addition
Planning and Zoning Commission
Parkhill, Smith, and
Hawley Plant To Be Closed In 30 Days
Cosden Petroleum Corp will shutter the Hawley refinery near Abilene within 30 days as federal purchases of aviation gasoline drop 50 percent from the Big Spring plant starting Jan 1. The Hawley operation will remain closed at least a year under standby conditions. about one third of Hawley’s 70 workers may find jobs at Big Spring.
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Big Spring
Tex
Cosden Petroleum Corp
Hawley
Abilene
R. L. Tollett
Cosden Big Spring
Tollett
Jaycees Challenged To Make Lives Count
Charles E. Shearer Jr of Indianapolis challenged Snyder Jaycees and visitors to make the 21 to 35 period count for their communities. He linked Jaycees growth to the nation and urged action to improve conditions, citing freedom is not free. W E Snelson introduced him and Snyder Jaycees earned a trophy for Dialetic Society support.
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Jaycees
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Martha Ann Woman‘s Club
Texas Jaycee
Pete Snelson
Midland
Charles E. Shearer, Jr
Indianapolis
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Charlie Blakey
Snyder Jaycees
Lee Wateson
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Ind
Continental Congress
Jaycee Club
St. Louis
Shearer
U. S. Jaycee
John Ben Shepperd
W. E. Snelson
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bob Deegan
Abilene
Charles Blakey
Dialetic Society
Zane Gilbert
Snyder Club
Five Year Snyder Improvement Plan Outlined by City Manager
Roy Dunlap presented a five year plan to Snyder's city council detailing $730000 in capital improvements to support growth from 17500 to an estimated 21000 by 1962 and 26000 by 1970. The plan covers sewer, water, parks, a new city hall, a north Snyder fire station, storm sewer and paving costs with bond financing possible without increasing current taxes.
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Snyder
Roy Dunlap
Dunlap
Therm
North
Segregation Bill Faces Senate Decision in Session
In Austin the House 77 21 vote to re refer a segregation bill amid heavy amendments leaves it stalled but a Senate move on a similar measure could still send it to the governor. House members push for immediate registration of groups listed as subversive, with leaders arguing constitutional risks and politicking by Rep. Eligio de la Garza for federal affairs review.
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Austin
House
Senate
Joe Pool
Dallas
Joe Chapman
Sulphur Springs
Reagan Huffman
Marshall
Rep
A. R. Schwartz
Galveston
Schwartz
U.S
Obie Jones
Jones
Assa
Chapman
Eligio de la Garza
Committee On
Federal Affairs
Cold Front Rolls Across State Today
A westward cold front crossed Texas Tuesday from near Texarkana to north of Waco, with little temperature drop. West Texas skies were clear, while Alice Kingsville and Corpus Christi saw fog. The Lower Rio Grande Valley suffered severe crop losses from a Sunday frost, ruining about 99 percent of tender vegetables, threatening peppers tomatoes squash beans peas and eggplant and risking next year's citrus growth.
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Associated Press
Texas
Texarkana
Waco
Big Bend
San Angelo
Alice
Kingsville
Corpus Christi
Rio Grande Valley
W. H. Friend
Weslaco
Hurricane Nina Lashes Hawaii then Weakens
Hurricane Nina battered Hawaii with heavy rains and winds reaching 92 mph before veering northwest about 200 miles away. The storm’s advance caused power outages and property damage as residents braced for further effects along the coast.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Nina
Pacific
Weather Snyder Temperatures Reported and Texas Forecast
High Monday 66 degrees low 29 with 7 30 a m reading of 37. East and South Central Texas expect clearing and colder this afternoon and tonight. North Central Texas sees clearing and cooler tonight with 25 to 35 for lows. West Texas stays generally fair through Wednesday with colder conditions this afternoon and tonight and lows from 22 to 32.
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Snyder
Texas
West Texas
Snyder bands greet Santa at courthouse square
Snyder high school and junior high bands and the high school choir planned a 4 p.m. greeting for Santa who would arrive by helicopter for a 30 minute visit with local children marking the official start of Snyder’s Christmas season. A National Guard traffic corps under Capt. John Lynch aided officers during the event. A 33 year old Snyder man, who drove a car with a whip antenna and red light, conducted vehicle stops and searches, was questioned by Sheriff Earl Abercrombie and later pleaded guilty to disturbance and is jailed on a $40 bond.
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Santa Claus
Snyder
Courthouse Square
National Guard
John Lynch
Earl Abercrombie
Justice Court
Vanguard Prepares For Early Flight Of First Space Satellite
Engineers at Cape Canaveral work to fix ground support cooling equipment and reduce second stage noise as the three stage Vanguard rocket nears launch. If all goes well the 64 inch satellite will orbit 300 to 1200 miles up. Grand Central Rocket Co officials express confidence after successful static tests and high-altitude claims.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Vanguard
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Wilbur G. Hartzell
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