Daniel Sr Ends Texas Supreme Court Bid
Texas Supreme Court Justice Price Daniel Sr will not run again after his current term ends December 31 1978 His son Price Daniel Jr faces a crowded Democratic primary for attorney general starting January 1 1979 The elder Daniel is a former attorney general governor and U S senator.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
Price Daniel Sr
Texas
House
Price Daniel Jr
Mark White
Daniel
U.S
Snyder Chamber helps a wrong-number call and a farmer’s decline
The SDN column reports Claudia Melton at the Snyder Chamber of Commerce facilitating a call from a man seeking a former girlfriend now widowed in the Snyder area. It also notes Texas agriculture’s shift from 95 percent to under two percent of livelihood, with 12 000 farms lost since 1974 and average farm size rising to 710 acres. The piece ends with a quip about a cactus patch philosopher and mice.
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Claudia Melton
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
New Orleans
Snyder
Claudia
Louisiana State University
Houston
Snyder Area
George Landwehr
Baton Rouge
Washington
Reagan Brown
Texas
Brown
Wholesale Prices Up Sharply Signals Higher Grocery Bills
Labor Department data show a 0.7 percent rise in the wholesale price index for December, led by a 1.5 percent jump in food costs signaling higher retail grocery bills. The government notes the increase foreshadows consumer price trends as it shifts to a new measurement method focused on finished goods ready for sale.
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Washington
Gro
Cery
Labor Department
Farm Meet Set Tonight At Towle Park Barn
The American Agriculture Movement is featured at a 7 30 p m meeting in the Towle Park Barn arranged by Scurry County farmers and Snyder Chamber agriculture committee. Springfield Colo speakers Patterson and Keanon will discuss origins aims and updates, with Charlie Henderson presiding.
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American Agriculture Movement
Towle Park
Scurry County
Agriculture Committee
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Snyder Area
Colorado
Jim Patterson
Bob Keanon
Springfield
Colo
Charlie Henderson
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee
Atterson
Keanon
Paul Sizemore To Head Foundation
Paul Sizemore, veteran Snyder civic leader and past president of the Snyder Chamber of Commerce, was elected president of the Scurry County Industrial Foundation. He succeeds John Boren. New officers include Dr Gene McClurg as vice president, Bill Henry as secretary, and James Rosser as treasurer. New directors are Bill Ziske, Daryl Lambert, Lanny Wadleigh, and Rex Fields, with holdovers Sizemore, McClurg, Bob McCormick, Roy McQueen, and McGilbert. A tentative lease to Northern Electric for the Wickes property in North Snyder was reviewed, possibly finalizing next week. Four industrial prospect officials will visit Snyder Friday. the president was authorized to execute any agreement.
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Paul Sizemore
Snyder
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Scurry County Industrial Foundation
Sizemore
John Boren
Gene McClurg
Bill Henry
James Rosser
The
Industrial Foundation
Bill Ziske
Daryl Lambert
Lanny Wadleigh
Rex Fields
Sizemore, McClurg
Bob McCormick
Roy McQueen
McGilbert
Northern Electric
North Snyder
Mock arrest staged by college government class
A 19-year-old nursing student acted as a suspect in a staged mock arrest at Western Texas College to study police procedure. Tea leaf cigarettes substituted for marijuana convinced the class as instructor Dr T R Turk watched the demonstration in a brief noon session.
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Western Texas
Phillip von Roeder
West Texas State
Texas Government
WTC
Weather notes for Texas today and outlook through Friday
Readings show 7 am temperature at 23 degrees with trace precipitation for 1978 year to date. West Texas mostly fair through Friday with warmer conditions. Panhandle highs in the 40s, Big Bend near 70, and lows from the teens to upper 30s.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Cowboys Fans Head Home From New Orleans After Super Bowl Visit
In New Orleans, Darrell and Betty Ray join four Texas couples for lunch at Molly's Irish Pub, the Denver Broncos hub, as Broncos and Cowboys fans mingle in the French Quarter. The Rays head back to Hemphill Texas to watch the game on TV, while Broncos supporters recount trip costs and wedding conflicts.
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New Orleans
Darrell
Betty Ray
Hemphill
Texas
Rays
Molly
Denver Broncos
Cowboys
Mrs. Ray
French Quarter
Dallas
Broncos
Moberlys
Colorado
CRMWD Sets Fixed Charges for Member Cities
The Colorado River Municipal Water District sets 1978 monthly fixed charges for Odessa, Big Spring, and Snyder to cover debt service and operations. Total fixed charges rise to 228 109 after adjustments, up 20 000 from 1977, with 6 cents per thousand gallons additional for water received. Expenses are allocated by delivery share and pipeline costs.
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Colorado River
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Carter
Justice Department
David W. Marston
Pennsylvania
Bridlington
England
Britain
Fire Brigades Union
SDN
Cactus Patch Philsopher
Wacil McNair
Robert A. Dobkin
AP Labor
Lee Grocery
Page
Merkel
Fisher County
John Tower
Snyder Daily News
Lonnie Payne
von Roeder
Tor
T.R. Turk
Sam Jones
Darrel and
Mary Moberly
Moberly
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