Cotton Growers Vote On New Research Fund Plan
The Agriculture Department will seek a mail ballot vote by Dec 13 to 17 on a plan that adds four tenths of 1 percent to cotton value to fund research and promotion. The Cotton Board and Agriculture Secretary will determine cotton value for the assessment.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Congress
Cotton Board
Secretary of Agriculture
Briscoe Hill Form Texas Governor's Battle Looms
Texas politicians weigh Briscoe and Hill moves as filing nears. Briscoe hints at a third term with aides unsure of timing while Hill considers governor run or retirement. Hobby and Bullock back Briscoe. Republicans eye Hutchison Armstrong as possible challengers.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
John Hill
Briscoe
Hill
U.S. Senate
John Tower
R-Tex
Houston
Calvin Guest
Bryan
Bill Hobby
Bob Bullock
GOP
Ray Hutchison
U.S
Britain
Anne Armstrong
Benjamin Britten Dies at 63 in Aldeburgh England
English composer Benjamin Britten died at his Aldeburgh country home at age 63 after weeks of heart illness. Friend and biographer Donald Mitchell said there was nothing hospitals could do and noted the end was peaceful.
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Aldeburgh
England
Benjamin Britten
Lord Britten
Donald Mitchell
Texas Boys Reach New Orleans After River Adventure
Ten boys from a Texas youth camp rafted 42 days down the Red and Mississippi rivers and arrived in New Orleans. They headed to a French Quarter cafe for doughnuts and milk after landing safely.
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New Orleans
Red
Mississippi
Texas
Fighting erupts in Beirut amid renewed clashes
Beirut reports new fighting between leftists and rightists across north and south Lebanon breaking a two week old cease fire backed by an Arab League peacekeeping force.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Arab League
Flags and coaching legends stir Scurry County memories
The SDN Column recounts the Scurry County Centennial flags drama in Heritage Park with one flag missing and a second flag swapped between locations. It also notes football coaches Frank Broyles and Darrell Royal possibly resigning, placing Grant Teaff and Emory Bellard as conference deans. The piece reflects on time, history, and rising life expectancy from 1800 to today.
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Scurry County
Heritage Park
Coliseum
John Gary
Snyder Junior High School
Frank Broyles
Darrell Royal
University of Arkansas
University of Texas
Grant Teaff
Baylor
Emory Bellard
Texas A&m
Bill Yeoman
Houston U
Houston
Snyder
Rites Set for Mrs. Alice Askins Monday
Mrs. Alice Askins 1507 Twenty first Street died Saturday at Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Funeral at 2 p.m. Monday Bell Seale Chapel burial Gail Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home direction. Survived by two daughters, two sons, two sisters, a brother and in laws, 13 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren.
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Alice Askins
Twenty-first Street
Borden-Scurry County
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Bell- Seale
Gail
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Scurry County Jail Plans Largely Meet State Standards
Scurry County jail plans exceed state standards with 40 to 45 percent single cells and 40 square feet per inmate. Only minor changes expected for smoke evacuation. final Austin clearance pending standards effective date. Bid timing eyed for late February or early March.
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Scurry County
State Commission On
J.D. Hinton
Hinton
State Commission
Austin
Travis Junior High
Snyder Independent School District
Cotton Harvest Grows Fast in Scurry County
Scurry County gins processed 12 532 bales by Friday with 4 432 bales waiting. Early estimates ranged 35 000 to 50 000 bales for the season as prices held around 65 to 70 cents per pound. Ginning totals marked a rapid midseason pace across nine local gins.
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Scurry County
Zinners
Frank A. Wilson Dies Veteran Scurry County figure
Frank A. Wilson 81 a longtime Scurry County farmer rancher and political figure died at 3 40 Friday at Cogdell Memorial He lived at 2609 Thirty fifth Street Services set for Sunday at First Baptist Church with Rev Ken Andress officiating Burial in Snyder Cemetery under Bell Seale Funeral Home He was World War I vet and for 20 years Democratic Party chairman He married Mattie M Davis January 4 1922 in Snyder Survived by four daughters seven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren Memorials to the American Heart Association.
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Frank A. Wilson
Scurry County
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Wilson
Thirty-fifth Street
First Baptist Church
Ken Andress
Snyder Cemetery
Bell Seale Funeral Home
Mattie M Davis
Snyder
Frankie Jo McCulloch
San Angelo
Cornelia Stirman
Midland
Hughes Explores Houston Mansion Before Death
The Houston Post reports Howard Hughes negotiated purchase of a multimillion dollar Houston home about two months before his April 5 death.
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Houston
The
Houston Post
Howard Hughes
November Building Pace Off Slightly
Snyder building figures for November declined slightly from 1975. City issued permits valued at 136 110 for construction last month. Weather blamed for slowdown due to snow and rain. November figures were only 7 000 below last year, with 10 new living units including one residence and nine mobile homes. Other permits covered two commercial projects and 10 additions and accessory buildings.
Weather snapshot for Snyder and West Texas
The Snyder area reports a Friday high of 58 and a 7 am Saturday low of 28 with 96 desures noted. West Texas faces a Monday snow threat mainly north with little precipitation Tuesday and Wednesday and a pattern of temperatures dropping below normal early in the week. Highs range from the 30s north to 50s south Monday, then 20s north to 40s south Tuesday, warming to 40s and 50s by Wednesday. lows stay in the teens to 20s.
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Snyder
West
Texas
Free Firewood Draws A Crowd In Snyder
Snyder residents lined up for free firewood from a land slated for alfalfa planting next spring. Dozers uprooted mesquite trees south of Thirty seventh Street and east of Deep Creek as seven crews gathered wood for fireplaces amid energy cost concerns. The city plans to irrigate future alfalfa with wastewater plant effluent to meet environmental agency guidance.
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B.L. Herrera
Snyder Area
Thirty-seventh Street
Deep Creek
Snyder
George Patterson
Patterson
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