Thousands See Santa Claus at Snyder Courthouse Square
Thousands gathered at Snyder courthouse square for the annual pre Christmas visit by Santa Claus. The event drew hundreds of children who received candy from the Downtown Lions Club as National Guardsmen assisted crowd control. Santa arrived by helicopter, landed on two flatbed trucks, then mingled with the crowd while local school choirs provided musical entertainment.
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Courthouse Square
Santa Claus
Snyder
Santa
Downtown Lions Club
National Guardsmen
Merchants Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Snyder High School
Dalton deputy seizes prisoner after manhunt in Georgia
A 827 pound deputy from Dalton Georgia left Snyder yesterday with a prisoner sought in Georgia on a charge of abandonment known in Texas as child desertion. The detainee Adam Jackson Bailey 25 had served two prior prison terms. A helicopter visit to Santa caused crowd chaos as children pressed for visits and candy amid disappointment. Football refunds for the Tiger Lamesa game are due by Friday with about 300 of 1800 tickets remaining. Brown & Root will pave streets in Snyder after Winston Field work, with 65 blocks slated for southeast areas.
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Georgia
Adam Jackson Bailey
Texas
Art Nicholas
Nicholas
Tiger-Lamesa
37Th Street
Couple Found Dead In Home In Big Spring
Mr and Mrs J A Oliver public school teachers were found dead in their Big Spring Texas home last night Justice of the Peace ordered autopsies but found no foul play indicated He noted heaters were burning when discovered around 7 pm and the deaths occurred 12 to 18 hours earlier
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Big Spring
Tex
J. A. Oliver
Justice of the Peace
Walter Grice
Junior College Bill Signed in Scurry County
Gov. Price Daniel signed a bill enabling Scurry County to establish a junior college. The measure, from Rep. Robert R. Patterson of Snyder, targets counties with valuations above 100000 and scholastic census of 4500 or more. Petitions for a vote will circulate after state board approval.
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Scurry County
Price Daniel
Robert R. Patterson
Snyder
State Board
AFL-CIO Considers Expelling Teamsters and Trade Unions
The AFL-CIO Executive Council recommends formal expulsion of the Teamsters Bakery Laundry and Distillery Workers unions amid corruption charges. Meany aims to show labor cleans house and avert congressional penalties as the convention opens. Expulsions would follow suspensions already in effect and hinge on leaders named in Senate hearings.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Teamsters Union
Senate
Backets Committee
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Organized Labor
Meany
Congress
Teamsters
Afl-Cio Council
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Distillery Workers Union
Agreement Reached on Mt Scopus Jordan-Israel Convoy
Premier Ben-Gurion announced a settlement after two days of talks with UN Secretary General Hammarskjold ending the Mt Scopus convoy dispute. no details were released. Jordan prepared for a convoy departure, and earlier a joint solution proposal had been offered by Hammarskjold. The Mt Scopus area hosts Hadassah Hospital Hebrew University and a large library.
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Mt. Scopus
Ben-Gurion
U.N
Day Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Middle East
Mt.Scopus
Jordan
Jerusalem
Israel
Mandelbaum Gate
Palestine
Israel Mt. Scopus
Old City
Hadassah Hospital
Hebrew University
Vanguard Firing Slated For 4 P.M.
Cape Canaveral preparation for the nations first Vanguard satellite launch continued with a 11 hour countdown begun at 5 a.m. Countdown passes halfway with favorable weather and minor electrical glitches. Navy Snark attempts and Thor static test occurred during delays as Vanguard proceeds toward a 4 p.m. launch window.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
C. H. Schooley
Defense Department
Schooley
Air Force
Navy
Vanguard
Northrop
Martin Co. of
Baltimore
Pair Named To County's Library Board
O. B. Paty, Hermleigh Schools superintendent, and Mrs. Weldon Johnson, housewife, join Scurry County Library board to fill vacancies from resignations of Mrs. C. W. Popnoe and Mrs. Amon Weaver. Board discusses library opening prep and tentatively selects a type bookmobile, to be bought on bids.
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O. B. Paty
Hermleigh
Weldon Johnson
Scurry County
Blanchard
Mable Brock
Gene Dulaney
Parris W. McPherson
Robert R. Patterson
Vernon T. Tracy
Guinn Rites Set Thursday
Funeral services for Martha Eldora Guinn 86 will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Methodist Church in Camp Springs with burial in Camp Springs Cemetery. She died at Bunton Rest Home in Roscoe after two years there. Survivors include five daughters, two sons, 15 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
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Martha Eldora Guinn
Bunton Rest Home
Roscoe
Scurry County
Camp Springs
Georgia
Texas
Ellis County
J. A. Guinn
Waxahachie
Bolger Funeral Home
Collin Boone
Carl Guinn
A. H. Hudnall
J. C. Hudnall
Afra Hudnall
Buddy Hudnall
Marion Hamilton
R. K. Sheppard
Sacramento
Cal
Bess Nichols
Snyder
Ann Ayers
Sunnymeade
Ruth Guinn
J. O Guinn
C. F. Guinn
Ventura
Car Stolen In Big Spring Recovered With Suspects Cited
Police arrested Charlie Ray Harper and Earl Don Green after recovering a 1954 Plymouth stolen earlier that night in Big Spring. The theft was reported by Richard P. Matthews at 12:30 AM, with the suspects detained for investigation.
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Big Spring
T. L. Steele
Snyder
Charlie Ray Harper
Northeast Eighth Street
Earl Don Green
General Delivery
Richard P. Matthews
West Third Street
Steele
Frigid Air Covers Texas With Record Lows Mentioned
An Associated Press report says a cold air mass lingered over Texas with predawn lows from 22 at Salt Flat 24 at Lubbock Junction and 27 at Dalhart to 48 at Galveston. Warmer conditions were forecast for Thursday after highs Tuesday ranged from 52 at Alpine to 72 at Brownsville.
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Texas
Salt Flat
Lubbock
Junction
Dalhart
Galveston
Alpine
Brownsville
Weather Outlook Across Texas Temperatures Rise This Week
Snyder reports a Tuesday high of 61 and a 25 degree low with 26 degrees at 7 30 am. South Central Texas stays generally fair through Thursday with interior lows 28 to 38 tonight. North Central and West Texas expect rising afternoon temps and increasing clouds with a mild Thursday.
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Snyder
Texas
Floor Scrubbing Touted as Exercise for Women
Calgary Health official Dr. Doris Plewes recommends kitchen floor scrubbing as a practical exercise for women aiming for top physical condition. She notes that hand and knee movements using a floor scrubbing motion are among the best workouts for fitness.
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Calgary
Alta
Doris Plewes
Canada
Health and Welfare Department
Eisenhower Hopes to Hold Spending Despite Defense Boost
President Eisenhower told Republican and Democratic leaders the administration aims to keep overall spending near the current level for the next fiscal year even as defense outlays rise. A two billion dollar defense increase is expected, with cuts possible in other areas to balance the budget. The current year’s spending is about 72 billion dollars, including roughly 38.4 billion for military needs.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Sen. Dirksen
Ill
Bridges
R-Nh
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Texas Legislature Closes After Stormy Sessions
Texas lawmakers wrap up a 187 day session total over one regular and two special sessions dominated by segregation fights. The second special ends with 21 days and three segregation bills passed, while a $355,000 outlay funds the second special session and a measure targets school integration groups.
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Austin
Texas
B. H. Dewey
Bryan
House
Senate
Assny For
Sen
Jep Fuller
Port Arthur
Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
Texas Employment Commission
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Winston Field
Paul Walsh
Gertrude Eleanor Wood
Pasadena City College
Gertrude
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