Four terrible hours as toddler pulled from old well pipe
In Anderson South Carolina an exhausted man emerged from a 40 foot rescue shaft holding 17 month old Yvonne Beasley, found after four hours trapped in a hidden well pipe. Her brother Richard cried out for help as neighbors rendered aid, and rescuers reported the child safe though shaken.
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Anderson
S.C
God
Red Roberts
Yvonne Beasley
Anderson High School
Benny Hooper
Manorville
N.Y
Long Island
Benny
Beasley
Yvonne
Roberts
Armistice Declared In Fight Over Rights Bill
Southern senators agreed to a two day armistice in the civil rights battle while the Senate works on defense money and other measures. Senator Russell said Southerners will stay active and hold responsibility for any delay in non civil rights bills, with action expected on defense and agriculture funding and related measures.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Knowland
California
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Dixie Democrats
Knowland’s
Small Business Administration
Public junior colleges distance rule noted by UT official
Dr. C. C. Calvert of the University of Texas said a public junior college must not be within 50 miles of another, a rule that could allow Scurry County to fit under the limit if a Snyder college sits about 50 miles from Howard County Junior College in Big Spring. Local notes report home made drinks amid heat and a sidewalk toll bridge for tricycles in Highland Park. Frank W. Wilson, Colorado City School Superintendent, visited town and discussed harvest season crops and the fall term at Wallace Negro School in Colorado City, with Wilson recently taking over as district leader.
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C. C. Calvert
University of Texas
Texas Education Agency
Scurry County
Snyder
Howard County
Big Spring
Frank W. Wilson
Colorado City
Mitchell County
Wilson
Snyder Schools
New Scorcher Expected Record Of 106 Set Here Again
The Snyder area endures another heat wave with a 106 degree high, matching the year’s peak set on June 30. A cooler 68 degree low gave way to 74 by 7 30 am as forecasters predicted hot conditions to persist with scattered thundershowers in the Panhandle and upper South Plains.
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Snyder
Quiet Chicago South Side After Race Disorder
Chicago officials kept the South Side under heavy police watch with an 80 man task force as a second night of disturbances produced injuries and property damage. Police Commissioner O'Connor said rioting appeared spontaneous and under control, while Mayor Daley urged citizens to help keep the city safe and harmonious.
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Chicago
South Side
Timothy O'Connor
Old Tex Finds Resting Place In Buckhorn Texas Room
The stuffed Longhorn steer known as Old Tex will be displayed in the Buckhorn Saloon’s Texas Room after the venue reopens in new air conditioned quarters. He will stand in a diorama near a Porfiro Salinas bluebonnet painting, symbolizing his Lone Star heritage.
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San Antonio
Tex
Lone Star
Texas Room
Porfiro Salinas
Jury Returns Seven Indictments In Local Case
The June-July grand jury presented seven indictments after its second session. Included is Albert Louis Minica charged with rape and burglary. bond set at 5000. A. Miller faces felony swindle by worthless check with 1000 bond. Foreman D. M. Pogue and jurors listed. district attorney Wayland Holt participated.
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Sterling Williams
D. M. Pogue
Wayland Holt
Albert Louis Minica
Minica
Southeast
Pogue
John Blum
Nathan Wade
Wayland Walton
T. B. Scrivner
Dan A. Jones
Joe Parks
Corwin Kruse
Leon Autry
Kenneth Wilson
Floyd Merket
Glenn Tate
Man Jailed After Mishap
Curtis Green, 54, of Snyder, received a 30 day jail term in county court after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated. He drove a 1951 Ford that struck a parked State Highway Department car in front of Milton A. Callaway’s home on Twenty sixth Street. Callaway, a department employee, was treated at Cogdell Memorial Hospital after the crash. City police investigated.
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Curtis Green
Snyder
Green
State Highway Department
Milton A. Callaway
Twenty-sixth Street
Weather Summary for Texas Regions
Snyder area reports 106 high and 68 low with 74 at 7 30 am. East south central and north central Texas see clear to partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with isolated storms. West Texas also clear to partly cloudy with scattered thunder showers Panhandle and upper South Plains and isolated afternoon storms elsewhere. Temperature changes minimal.
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Snyder
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
Jr College Citizens Committee Sets 8 P.M. Meeting
A meeting for the Scurry County Citizens Committee for a Junior College is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday. The group, formed after local interest and surveys, seeks rural representation and will continue studies. Members include Paul Keaton Charles Musslewhite Herbert Feather Mrs H G Towle and others from Snyder and surrounding areas.
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Scurry County
Snyder
Paul Keaton
Charles Musslewhite
Herbert Feather
H. G. Towle
Harold Brown
Jack Bowden
Early Wisconsin Primary Voting Mostly Light
In Milwaukee and across Wisconsin early voting for the U S senate primary fell below fall general primary levels. Racine stood out as an exception with comparatively higher turnout among industrial cities.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
U. S
Racine
East West Runway Work Begins at Winston Field
A work order for a new east west runway at Winston Field county airport was issued by W W Grief Associates with Brown Root of Houston as general contractor. First working day Aug 1, 100 days for completion. Boss Electric to start later. Federal share half the cost. General contract 115,979.10 dollars. electrical 9,383.96 dollars.
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Snyder
Water Service Tank Co
Fort Worth
Horace Williamson
Thirty-seventh Street
Dale Walton
Winston Field
W. W. Greif & Associates
Brown & Root of
Houston
Eral
Boss Electric
Greif
Boss
Texan Appointed to Oil Import Program Post
Navy Captain Matthew Carson Jr., a Hearne Texas native, is named by Secretary of the Interior Seaton to run the administration plan limiting oil imports. He will work with Hugh Stewart and has served as counsel and director of naval petroleum reserves and as legal officer for the 3rd Naval District. He has been in the Navy since 1940 and resides in Brooklyn.
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Washington
Interior Seaton
Navy
Matthew Carson Jr
Hearne
Tex
Carson
Hugh Stewart
Interior
Office of Oil and Gas
Naval Petroleum Reserves
3Rd Naval District
New York
Brooklyn
Seaton
Open Skies Plans Under Focus In Dulles Talks
John Foster Dulles and U S disarmament experts lock in the American Embassy to draft a limited open skies accord with Russia. Harold Stassen heads the U S delegation as Dulles meets Western partners and discusses aerial inspection to curb surprise attacks and ease armament burdens.
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London
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Russia
Harold Stassen
Stassen
U. N
United States
Britain
France
Canada
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Selwyn Lloyd
Muscat
Oman
West
Bank in Eaton Rapids frees $60,000 from own safe
The National Bank of Eaton Rapids cracked its own safe to recover $60,000 stuck inside for a week after a bolt slipped into the door July 22. Welder Frank Rockafellow completed the acetylene torch job yesterday while cashier Kenneth Williams noted deposits were heavy on Monday and no trouble with the bank’s money. A new safe will be installed due to the 60 to 70 year old unit.
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Eaton Rapids
Mich
National Bank of
Frank Rockafellow
Kenneth P. Williams
13 year old drowns in Alamo Heights pool
Edward Marshall age 13 drowned in an Alamo Heights swimming pool while attempting to set an underwater swimming record.
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San Antonio
Edward Marshall
Alamo Heights
Statehood Bills Advance in Senate Insular Affairs
The Senate Insular Affairs Committee unanimously approved today bills to grant statehood to Alaska and Hawaii, advancing their path to full state status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Insular Affairs Committee
Alaska
Hawaii
Love For Soil Delays Refinery Plan Near Oslo Fiord
Farmers refusal to sell 18 century-old holdings near Oslo Fiord stalls a 30 million dollar Standard Oil refinery project. Standard Oil of New Jersey had eyed a 500-acre site and 40480 barrels per day capacity. A spokesman said no decision before September 1 as alternatives are explored.
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Oslo
Standard Oil
New Jersey
Oslo Fiord
Standard Now
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