Grand Jury Probes Sale of Bay Rum
The December January grand jury returned twelve indictments including 11 felonies and one misdemeanor and made recommendations to equip the sheriff’s department for photographs and fingerprints. They urged prosecution or injunction to curb excessive bay rum sales in Scurry County and Snyder. Indicted include Calvin Boone James William Allen C H Love Juan J Garcia Dee Chester Guinn Alvin Henry Durden and another car theft suspect. Grand jury members listed with foreman Ray Houpt and District Attorney Wayland Holt attended.
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Scurry County
Sheriff's Department
Earl Abercrombie
Calvin Boone
Midland
James William Allen
Juan J. Garcia
Laredo
Dee Chester Guinn
Alvin Henry Durden
Wayland Holt
Ray Houpt
Elmo Crowder
Audrey Head
J. W. Key
Jess Everett
E. J. Richardson, Jr
John A. Noble
Charles Hooser
Walter Wall
C. L. Callaway
G S. Taylor
Ray Lunsford
Callas Hints Suit Against Rome Opera
Maria Callas suggests she may sue the Rome Opera over refusal to let her sing again this season after quitting during opening night. Police had ruled against another appearance due to feared violence from angry fans. Callas cites bronchitis while critics blame cat calls. Anita Cerquetti covers remaining Norma performances.
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Rome
Maria Callas
Rome Opera
Opera
Bellini
Poll Taxes Languish as 1958 Election Looms in Snyder
Residents face a tight deadline with less than four weeks left to pay poll taxes and local property taxes due by January 31. BAY RUM SALES in Snyder draw attention amid a grand jury probe, recalling a past city crackdown on Jamaica gun sales, or "Jake."
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Jamaica Gun
Jake
Snyder
Frosty Vapor Mistaken for Fire in Snyder Home
Mrs. Lewis Wells of 402 Thirty first Street reported a blaze at about 8:15 am after frost and a hot floor furnace caused steam to issue from the vent. Firefighters found no fire, noting only a smoky-looking breath as they approached the scene.
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Snyder
Lewis Wells
Thirtyfirst Street
White boy hurt with sharp object on Houston city bus
A 16 year old white youth, Dave W. Taylor of Cleveland, was stabbed on a Houston city bus after demanding a Black girl move seats. He was hospitalized with abdominal injuries. Investigators seek a Black man about 25 who fled.
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Houston
Dave W. Taylor
Cleveland
YMCA
J. R. Lesser Taylor
Douglas Bobo
Homicide
B. M. Fults
P. Y. Snow
Taylor
Ten Billion Leap In Highway Cost Outlined
Secretary Weeks told the Senate subcommittee the 41 000 mile interstate program shows a 10 billion dollar cost rise but no new taxes are proposed now The plan is on schedule yet Gore warned some states lag and funding may stretch the 13 year program If costs are higher the financing or schedule will shift Weeks urged new allocations based on the higher estimate and noted Eisenhower's budget will discuss the highway trust fund.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Weeks
Senate Public Roads
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Congress
Eisenhower
Weather Snyder Texas Temps and Forecast
Weather forecast for Snyder Texas reports high Tuesday 51, low 24, with readings around 7 am at 4 degrees. Fair through Thursday with cold spell Wednesday and warmer Thursday. North Central Texas expected lows 26 to 34 Thursday, west Texas fair with slowly rising temperatures through Thursday.
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Snyder
Texas
Freighter Bahia de Siguanea Sinks Trouble Repeats Coast Guard Report
The Cuban freighter Bahia de Siguanea reported sinking to the Coast Guard, marking a second distress in 24 hours. Located about 150 miles north of the Yucatan channel and 300 miles south of Mobile, Alabama, the 2,500-ton vessel had 28 to 30 aboard. A Biloxi air search was dispatched as two nearby ships reported positions about 50 miles away. The ship had previously warned of danger but later said engines started and all was well.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Golfo de Cuba
Yucatan Channel
Mobile
Ala
Bar
Biloxi
Bahia de Siguanea
Gavin to Quit Despite Offer Of Star Status
Lt Gen James M Gavin, Army research chief, tells Senate he plans to retire March 31 despite Pentagon offers of promotion and two four star paths. Senators note his protest against the Pentagon system and questions over defense budgeting. Gavin hints at a 50 50 chance to stay, citing merit in reorganizing the Joint Chiefs and urging continued service for his ideas.
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Washington
James M. Gavin
Army
Senators
Pentagon
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Gavin
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Symington
D-Mo
Sens. Stennis
D-Miss
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Brucker
Defense McElroy
Defense Department
Army Research and Development
Army Missile Program
Tion
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Senate Preparedness
Stennis
Manhunt Ends As Suspect Is Shot Down
RULEVILLE MISSISIPPI a 38 year old Negro killed by gunfire after a dawn confrontation with a posse of about 25 men. Police Chief G W Wachter said George Love, hunted since wounding a night marshal yesterday, opened fire near Sidney Livingston plantation east of Ruleville. Love hid in brush then fired as the posse closed in, wounding Night Marshal Exie Jennings who was hospitalized in fair condition. Jennings said Love’s scorched money may have come from a home fire that killed an elderly couple days earlier.
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Ruleville
Miss
G. W. Wachter
George Love
Wachter
Love
Sidney Livingston
State Penitentiary
Exie Jennings
North Sunflower County
Jennings
Crack Pioneer Limited Derails Near Portage Wisconsin
Eleven cars of Milwaukee Road Pioneer Limited careened from a main line west of Portage injuring none of the 36 passengers and mail clerks. A derailed car hit an eastbound freight caboose, igniting flames. eleven postal clerks were treated at Divine Saviour Hospital, with one woman among them. One unidentified woman was injured but refused hospitalization. Firemen tamped the blaze as authorities cited a broken axle on a Pioneer diesel as the derailment cause.
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Portage
Wis
Milwaukee Road
Crack Pioneer Limited
Antoine Pauson
Circle Pine
Minn
Divine Saviour Hospital
Charles Jans
Grays Lake
Airman To 'Live In Space' At Randolph AFB
Airman First Class Donald G Farrell will spend a week in a space flight chamber at Randolph Air Force Base to simulate conditions of space. The 23 year old will be wired for continuous monitoring, with limited outside signals, and will receive Earth like atmosphere at altered pressure and oxygen levels. Tests aim to study physiological responses and flight readiness for potential moon missions.
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San Antonio
Randolph Air Force Base
Donald G Farrell
School of Aviation Medicine
Farrell
Earth
Venus
Fierce Winter Storm Claims 20 Lives and Rages Northeast
A severe coastal storm plowed from the Mid Atlantic to New England, costing at least 20 lives. It dumped heavy snow up and down the coast, with gusts to 75 mph, widespread closures, and record or near-record snowfalls in several states. Florida reported snow flurries for the first time. Temperatures were set to plunge, with single digits in northern Maine and frigid readings into the Northeast.
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New York
Canadian Maritime Provinces
Maine
Florida
Middle
South Atlantic States
New England
Seaboard
Austa
Atlantic City
N.J
Lakeland
Florida Weather Bureau
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
New Hampshire
New Haven
Hartford
Danielson
Plainfield
Norwich
New York City
Sanitation Department
Weather Warm Up Across Regions With Light Rain Possible
The US Weather Bureau releases a five day outlook for January covering East Texas Central Texas and West Louisiana. Temperatures near normal with a slow warming trend through the week and little change afterward. Normal minimum 28 to 51 degrees and maximum 46 to 68 with light or no precipitation expected in most areas, though West Texas may see 3 to 6 degrees above normal and scattered rain by the weekend.
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Dallas
Weather Bureau
Texas
Louisiana
Ground Broken For Cowboy Hall Of Fame
Oklahoma City officials broke ground yesterday for the first phase of a five million dollar national Cowboy Hall of Fame destined to preserve the colorful lore of the Old West. The project aims to honor western heritage and showcase pioneering figures and artifacts.
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Cowboy Hall of Fame
Oklahoma City
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
Freezing Weather Grips Texas Across State
The Associated Press reports a widespread cold snap across Texas with dawn temperatures from 15 F in Lubbock to 40 F in Brownsville. Sunshine persisted as a slow warming trend began, while flood recovery continued in the Rio Grande Valley with shelters thinning. The 663 foot tanker Hawaiian ran aground near Freeport jetties as authorities worked to free it.
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Associated Press
Texas
Beaumont
Houston
San Antonio
Lubbock
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
US Weather Bureau
South Texas
Robstown
Blue Bonnet Addi
Bishop
Freeport
Ore Transport Co
Corpus Christi
Texarkana
Fort Worth
Dallas
Dalhart
Lufkin
Abilene
Amarillo
el Paso
Galveston
Beeville
del Rio
Laredo
Kingsville
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Miss Callas
Anita Cerquetti
Norma
Spot Muse
Wysox
Houston Boy
Bobo
Hermann Hospital
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House of Representatives
Washington, D. C
House
Bernard Braskamp
Sam Rayburn
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