Texas Cowboys Christmas Ball to Be Held in Anson
The Texas Cowboys Christmas Ball is set for December 21 to 23 in Anson. Participants must wear 1880s to 1890s costumes with long skirts hoops polonaise and boots optional. Men wear old-time regalia and red bandanas. The piece also muses on Glitter and holiday traditions and notes local confectioners like Mrs. Hargrove and Mrs. Conley Jr. excel at candy making.
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Wacil McNair
Texas Cowboys
Anson
Larry Chittenden
Chittenden
Godeo
Southwest
Robert Hargrove
John F. Conley Jr
CSC Orders Dozer Back At State Department
The Civil Service Commission ordered Donald M. Dozer reinstated as a State Department historian after finding the department failed to specify charges and that Dozer had not been told the reasons for his Oct. 5 dismissal. Dozer, 50, plans to return to work Monday and will have seven days to appeal.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Donald M. Dozer
State Department
Dozer
Yalta
Cairo
Tehran
Dozgr
Tax cut plans eyed by House Democrats amid budget balance hopes
Senator George predicts immediate House action on individual income tax cuts when Congress returns. He cites expected House Ways and Means support and notes Senate delay while awaiting clearer budget balance signals. Proposals include raising the personal exemption from 600 to 700 dollars and adjusting middle income brackets.
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George
Senate Finance Committee
Vienna
House
Ways and Means Committee
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Kiwanis Christmas Plans Made Here
Snyder Kiwanis Club mobilizes help for underprivileged families. Ford Kenner urges churches and individuals to submit family details for toy and food distribution and to avoid duplicating efforts. Rubinoff concert and a charity film screening offer toy or food donations for admission.
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Kiwanis Club of
Snyder
Ford Kenner
Kenner
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis
Rubinoff
Snyder High School
Physician urges Eisenhower to slow down duties
President Eisenhower's physician urged a slowdown in his schedule and said a decision on another run should wait until mid February. The bulletin noted fatigue after long conferences but that his overall condition remains good after the Gettysburg trip and Walter Reed checkup.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Howard M. Snyder
Snyde
Walter Reed Hospital
Gettysburg
Snyder
Denver
Grid Scores from Garland to Ranger Show Varied Outcomes
Football scores listed include Garland 44 over Texarkana 18 Abilene 33 over Sunset 6 Pt Neches 14 over Alice 7 Tyler 20 over Baytown 6 Stamford 13 over Breckenridge 7 Hillsboro 41 over Lockhart 12 Weslaco 26 over Niland 7 Stinnett 27 over Ranger 19.
Iowa Students Select Miss SUI of 1955
A 17-year-old Negro freshman Dora Lee Martin from Houston Texas was chosen by State University of Iowa men students as Miss SUI of 1955 at the winter Fire and Ice formal. Her court includes Barbara Potts Des Moines Marsha Koch Wheaton Illinois Dixie Davenport Anamosa Iowa and Jan Barnes Iowa City.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Houston
Tex
State University of Iowa
Miss Martin
Barbara Potts
Des Moines
Marsha Koch
Wheaton
Ill
Dixie Davenport
Anamosa
Jan Barnes
Foreman of Ranch Shot Near Meridian Texas
Clarence Bethke 28, foreman of the Hamilton ranch between Meridian and Lake Whitney, was found shot to death in the ranch house kitchen. Dallas attorney Norman Hamilton, a principal owner, was later located after a mistaken kidnapping report. Hamilton suffered an automobile crash at Whitney and was treated in Hillsboro as authorities investigated the shooting and the alleged homicide scene.
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Meridian
Tex
Clarence Bethke
Hamilton Ranch
Here
Dallas
Norman Hamilton
Hillsboro
Hamilton
Whitney
Hendley McDonald
Tom Gillaspie
Ranchouse
Gillespie
Lake Whitney
Bosque County
Dave Montgomery
McDonald
Accidents in Scurry County Report Through December
Summary of accidents in Scurry County for the period from November 21 to December 11. Includes counts of traffic deaths and injuries during the period, compared with figures from the same interval last year.
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Scurry
Benson Orders Study On Middlemen Share Of Consumer Dollar
Secretary of Agriculture Benson ordered a stepped up study to determine if middlemen take an excessive bite out of the consumer dollar before it reaches farmers. He cited rising retail food prices and a 1955 marketing bill that cut farmers’ share to about 41 cents of each dollar and warned profits and margins may be inflated beyond justification.
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Richard P. Powers
Washington
Dec
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Eisenhower
Snyder Music Students Earn Top Regional Honors
Thirteen Snyder High School students earned top regional music honors in Abilene. Karleen Roberts secured all state band, four were alternates, others earned all region band or all state choir nominations, with several returning from prior years. The group performed at McMurry College before Dallas events in February.
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Abilene
Snyder
Melvin Montgomery
Bob Clinton
McMurry College
McMurry
Dallas
Texas Music Educators Association
U.S
Fair Park Auditorium
Karleen Roberts
Tommy Gary
Doug Smith
Jimmy Pier
Harilyn Ward
Gary
Smith
Judy Noah
Lynn Tankersley
Jane Patterson
Doris Agee
Tenkersley
Jane Potter
Miss Patterson
Charles Roe
Royce Scrivner
Margie Norton
Karen Crooks
Trinity Methodist Church Dedicates New Building in Snyder
Open house today at Trinity Methodist Church south of Snyder near Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Dedication at 3 p.m. with Bishop W C Martin of Dallas leading and pastors J Lennor Hester Jack Riley Bill Lewis and doctors O W Carter Luther Kirk among speakers.
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Cogdell Memorial Hospital
South Snyder
Lee Watson
Trinity Methodist Church
Snyder
The
Daily News Today
W. C. Martin
Dallas
J. Lennor Hester
First Methodist Church
Jack Riley
O. W. Carter
Big Spring
Bill Lewis
Abilene
Trinity Methodist
Luther Kirk
Lubbock
Regime May Ask Out For Foreign Aid
Washington December 10 Administr ation officials plan a leaner foreign aid request for next year totaling 2 670 000 000 dollars down from 2 703 000 000 this year The Budget Bureau calls it a bare bones version About 1 600 000 000 would fund economic defense support and technical aid leaving about 1 070 000 000 for arms shipments Forty countries participate limiting steps for Middle East aid Opposed by some lawmakers including Senator Russell who favors cutting economic aid and supports a White House briefing next Tuesday by Eisenhower and aides The Commerce Department notes the United States has provided over 51 billion in foreign aid since 1945
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Washington
Administration
Congress
Budget Bureau
Eisenhower
Middle East
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services Committee
White House
Commerce Department
United States
Weather snapshot for Texas as weekend cools
Snyder area records a Friday high of 58 and low of 33 with a 7:30 am Saturday reading of 33. North Central Texas sees partly cloudy skies and cooler air, east and south portions slightly colder, with warmer conditions expected Monday. West Texas mostly cloudy with chill, Panhandle and South Plains warmer days ahead. East and South Central Texas cloudy to partly cloudy with a cooler Sunday, warmer Monday and easterly winds along the coast turning southeasterly.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Sale Of Savings Bonds In Scurry County
Scurry County under Fort Worth area campaign aims to hit a $610 000 quota for U S Savings Bonds. Last November totals reached $419 074 50 leaving $190 925 still needed to meet the goal as the state ranking shows strong performance and Lyle Deffebach chairs the campaign.
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Scurry County
U. S
Fort Worth
Lyle Deffebach
Khrushchev asserts Kashmir as part of India in Kashmir visit
Nikita Khrushchev declared Kashmir part of India and said the people have spoken. He denounced Pakistan for asking the Soviet leaders not to visit Kashmir and Afghanistan, calling it unwarranted interference in internal affairs. The Kashmir issue remains divided along a cease fire line awaiting a plebiscite.
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Srinagar
Kashmir
Nikita Khrushchev
India
Pakistan
Nikolai Bulganin
Khrushchev
Appeal Is Due For Washburn
Attorneys for Harry L. Washburn said the life sentence for the auto bomb slaying of his former mother in law Mrs Helen Harris Weaver would be appealed. Defense counsel C S Farmer said there was doubt about guilt and the verdict would be reversed. The Jan 19 San Angelo bombing killed Mrs Weaver as she attempted to start a family car.
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Waco
Harry L. Washburn
Houston
C. S. Farmer
Associated Press
Washburn
Helen Harris Weaver
San Angelo
Snyder Decoration Contest Set by Jaycees
Snyder Junior Chamber of Commerce announces rules and prizes for the annual Christmas decoration contest. Four divisions award cash and savings bond prizes. entries due by 5 p.m. Dec 19. Out of town judges will rate originality, workmanship and appearance from Dec 20 through Christmas Day.
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Snyder Junior Chamber of Commerce
Snyder
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce Ofice
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Senate
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Jay Tate
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Snyder Music
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J. Lennol Hester
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