Snyder Spotlight on Railroads and Community Plans
The piece notes railroads shaped Snyder and Scurry County with growth booms and rival lines. Forest Sears, Snyder Chamber of Commerce industrial chair, promotes a local industrial foundation and plans talks to gauge community interest. It also reports 134 graduates in Senior High, 260 juniors advancing, a strong Memorial Day safety record, and the Slow Down And Live campaign running through Labor Day.
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Snyder
Scurry County
The
Western Railways
United States
Forest Sears
Sears
Chamber of Commerce Industrial Committee
Merger Delay Reported for Texas AFL CIO Unite
Dallas Times Herald reports the statewide merger of the Texas AFL and CIO is postponed four to five months. The delay stems from a national go slow directive amid jurisdictional disputes, reducing the combined labor force's impact in upcoming campaigns. Lack of meeting space for large delegations also contributed to the postponement of joint conventions in Austin scheduled for June 25.
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Dallas
Dallas Times Herald
Texas
AFL
CIO
Times Herald
AFL and Cio
Austin
Tito Pledges Unity Of All Red Nations
Tito in Moscow pledges unity of socialist states and collective leadership inspired by Lenin. He speaks at Kievsky station with Khrushchev Bulganin Voroshilov and Shepilov present, recalling 1948 split and seeking to patch relations between Yugoslavia and the Soviet bloc.
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Moscow
Tito
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Kievsky
Lenin
Nikolai Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Klementi Voroshilov
Dmitri Shepilov
V. M. Molotov
Shepilov
Molotov
Nehru
Soviet Union
Stalin
Telephone Officials Seek Council Meeting on Rate Hike
Representatives of Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. request audience with the city council during tomorrow night’s meeting at 7. The visit aims to discuss the company’s rate increase request presented at last month’s regular session. Other agenda items are routine.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
French Forces Claim 290 Rebels Slain in Algeria Battle
In northeast Algeria near Biban Mountains French divisions report destroying a major rebel base and capturing supplies including U S uniforms and 200 pounds of explosives. Casualties for rebels are listed as 290 killed and 110 captured with broader estimates possible.
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Algiers
Algeria
Iran
Biban
Bougie
U. S
Snyder lawyer Pat Beene seeks District Attorney post
Pat Beene of Snyder, a longtime Scurry County resident and former Andrews County Attorney, qualified as a Democratic candidate for the 132nd Judicial District District Attorney. Beene cites 20 years of legal practice and jury trial experience, and lives at 1107 Thirtieth Street in Snyder with his wife and family.
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Pat Beene
Snyder
132Nd
Borden
Scurry
Beene
Scurry County
Andrews
West Texas
Montague County
Wheeler County
D. O. Beene
Thirtieth Street
Roy Beene
Snyder High School
Bill Ogden
Midland
Failures In Egypt Probed by GAO Report
Federal investigators say U S financed Egypt farm projects that failed to meet goals and paid for unused surveys. The 73 page GAO report notes improvements since 1952 5 but cites planning delays and policy conflicts. Egypt Iran relations and Aswan Dam financing loom as Congress receives the study ahead of a major aid bill.
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United States
Egypt
General Accounting Office
U.S
Red
China
Aswan
Nile
GAO
Congress
Iran
House
Rep. Hardy
D-Va
Eisenhower
Britain Plans Two Naval Bases On Africa and Australia
London reports Britain weighs two new naval bases to bolster Far Eastern defense. Mountbatten oversees reappraisal with plans possibly placing a Kenya Mombasa port and Cockburn Sound near Fremantle as bases. Prime ministers meet June 27 to discuss Commonwealth strategy amid Ceylon tensions and budget limits.
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London
Africa
Australia
Middle
Far East
Adm
Lord Mountbatten
Britain
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Mountbatten
Ceylon
Solomon Ban
Daranaike
Trincomalee
New Zealand
South Africa
Central African Federation
India
Pakistan
Canada
Kenya
Mombasa
Kilindini
Cockburn Sound
Fremantle
Robert G. Menzies
Colombo
Philip McBride
Bryan Mayor Dies at 70 in Bryan Texas
P eldridge Earl Yeager former Bryan mayor age 70 died today after a heart attack. A retired rancher and real estate owner he served many years on the Bryan city commission. Funeral services will be held tomorrow.
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Bryan
Tex
Eldridge Earl Yeager
Three's A Crowd Exposed In Fort Worth Bigamy Case
A 30 year old Fort Worth government electronics worker confessed to two wives, one in Panama and another in California, living separate lives. Wife No 1 Sixta B Voss attempted suicide in a gas filled bedroom after learning of the second marriage. Wife No 2 Doris Voss expressed love for him as he apologized and promised to send the Panama wife back.
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Fort Worth
Edward Voss
Fort Worth General Depot
O.R. Brown
Panama
California
Voss
Sixta B Voss
Central America
Wife No
Doris Voss
Los Angeles
Sixta
D. A. Cardwell
Sam Latham
California primary tightens as Stevenson Kefauver battle
Adlai E. Stevenson and Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver run a close race for California s 68 Democratic presidential nominating votes. With low turnout feared, Stevenson crowds usually outpace Kefauver s, as both seek support from African American and senior voters amid last minute campaigning across the state.
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San Francisco
Adlai E. Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennéssée
California
Stevenson
Kefauver
Florida
San Joaquin Valley
Democratic Party
F. Joseph Donohue
Tennessee
James Finnegan
Paul Ziffren
Bids Sought For State Roads Including Scurry and Borden Areas
Texas Highway Department will take bids June 12 for state highway and farm to market work totaling about 11 million dollars. Local projects include a two mile pavement on Eighth Street Snyder and a ten mile Gail to near Big Spring rehabilitation. Both projects involve grading structures and paving with rights of way secured.
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Texas Highway Department
Scurry
Borden Borden
Eighth Street
Snyder
Clairemont Road
Snyder Cemetery
Ennis Creek
Camp Springs
Hobbs
Gail
Big Spring
Father Places Son On Railroad Track Incident
In New York on June 2 a father, John Birk, 33, Estonian refugee, placed his 3 month old son on railroad tracks as an approaching train neared. A watchman rescued the infant, and Birk assaulted the watchman before police subdued him and charged him with endangering a minor. The baby was sent to the New York Foundling Home.
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New York
John Birk
Henry Davis
New York Central
Birk
New York Foundling Home
U S Review of Disarmament Plans Faces Shifts
Washington reports indicate the Eisenhower administration is re examining its disarmament strategy with the Soviet Union. Key aides clash over open skies and a shift toward bringing the nuclear threat under control aims to divert materials to peaceful use.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
Harold E. Stassen
Dulles
Stassen
Weather outlook for Texas with scattered storms
The forecast covers East South Central and North Central Texas with partly cloudy to cloudy skies and widely scattered thunder showers. West Texas and the Panhandle expect similar cloudiness with isolated storms and minimal temperature changes. Friday highs near 88 and Saturday morning 69 indicate stable warm conditions.
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Snyder
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Snyder Post Office Receipts Reach New May High
Postal receipts in Snyder climb with May totals at 10,712.68 dollars, a new monthly record. The year-to-date through May stands at 50,197.95, up from 47,734.33 last year as 1956 shows strong prospect of another record year. Monthly figures show January 11,170.76 February 8,971.62 March 10,516.38 April 8,826.51 May 10,712.68.
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Snyder
Hermleigh Girl Wins FFA Honor at Alpine Area II
Nelda Smith a 15 year old Hermleigh High School freshman was named Area II sweetheart of the Future Farmers of America at the Alpine area convention. She advances to the July state convention in Dallas as a top ten finalist for the state sweetheart. Richard Miller Snyder FFA junior earned Lone Star Farmer degree pending state approval.
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Nelda Smith
Hermleigh
Future Farmers of America
Alpine
Miss Smith
FFA
Lamesa
Anson
Brownfield
Blackwell
Dallas
Richard Miller
Snyder Ffa
Nior
Miller
Seurr County
Tie
Fort Worth
Snyder
Billy Bob McMullan
Billy Greene
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