Abby Advice Column Fragments From a 1970s Office and Home
A collage of Dear Abby letters touches on office dress standards with a 50 year old co worker who parades in mini skirts and a coffee mug reading SEX POT. Other notes cover a neighbor gifting a used broken toaster for a wedding, parenting room-sharing, and proper usage of Reverend as a title.
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Abby
del Rio
Texas
John Jones
Mr. Jones
Jones
Anon
Terre Haute, Ind
Hospital Admissions Include Six Names In City Notes
Hospital notes list admissions for Sue Trice Robert Highfield Bruce Evans Aubrey England Jr Albert Highfield Cathy Birdsall Daisy Buttrell Barbara Trousdale and Sam Vestal. Dismissals include Peggy Appleton Welton Cobb Claudia Williams James Hale and Willie Bunch.
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Sue Trice
Irving
Robert Highfield
Bruce Evans
Aubrey England, Jr
Albert Highfield
Cathy Birdsall
Daisy Buttrell
Barbara Trousdale
Sam Vestal
Peggy Appleton
Welton Cobb
Claudia Williams
James Hale
Willie Bunch
Birth of a baby boy to Mr and Mrs Mickey Birdsall
Mr. and Mrs. Mickey Birdsall of Rt. 1 welcomed a baby boy born at 5 55 a m on June 6. The newborn joins the family as they announce the birth in the local notice.
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Mickey Birdsall
Rt. 1
Two Mishaps Mark City Nighttime Collisions
Minor damage from a two car crash on College Avenue at Twenty-fifth Street occurred at 7 30 p m Tuesday. Vehicles involved were a 1968 Ford driven by Guadalupe Rodriguez and a 1964 Chevrolet driven by G W Ware. Police seek a motorist who fled after hitting a parked 1972 Chevrolet at 12 08 a m today in the 3700 block of Avondale.
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College Avenue
Twenty-fifth Street
Guadalupe Rodriguez
Twenty-fourth Street
G.W. Ware
Thirty-first Street
Continental Emsco
Avondale
The Snyder Daily News Public Notices Summary
The Snyder Daily News announces subscription rates and distribution details. It notes newspaper affiliation with the Associated Press and rights reserved for republication of dispatches.
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Associated Press
One Injured In Traffic Crash in Colorado City
Jerry Way sustained abrasions and lacerations when his 1963 Model Ford collided with a Town and Country mobile home owned by Wayne York on Thirtieth Street between Avenue E and Avenue F at 1 18 a.m. Wednesday. He was taken to Cogdell Memorial Hospital by Snyder Ambulance Service in fair condition this morning. Police reported considerable damage.
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Jerry Way
Colorado City
Wayne York
Avenue E
Avenue F
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Snyder Ambulance Service
Nixon Flies To Camp David for Midweek Retreat
President Nixon flew to Camp David in the Catskills for a midweek retreat. He traveled by helicopter with only one aide, H.R. Haldeman. Deputy press secretary Gerald L. Warren said the return date was not known.
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Washington
Nixon
Camp David
Catoclin Mountains
H.R. Haldeman
Gerald L. Warren
White House
Man Freed After Pledging Lottery Ticket Bond
A 25 year-old man was released from Allegheny County jail after using a $400 winning state lottery ticket as collateral for a $5,000 bond posted to secure his temporary liberty.
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Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
McDivitt Retires From Air Force and NASA
Brig. Gen. James A. McDivitt 42 announces retirement from Air Force and NASA effective Sept 1. He will join Consumer Power Co. as senior vice president after terminal leave from July 1. McDivitt has led Gemini 4 Apollo 9 and managed Apollo spacecraft program.
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McDivitt
Consumer Power Co
Jackson
Mich
Center
A. H. Aymond
Aymond
MccDivitt
U.S
Baptists Reject Censor over Bible Commentary Vote
In Philadelphia the Southern Baptists reject a motion to withdraw and censor the Broadman Bible Commentary. Owen Cooper of Yazoo City, Miss., is elected the first layman head since 1959, succeeding Rev. Carl Bates. The vote was 4 to 1 against censorship amid division concerns. The denomination, with 11.8 million members, faces potential splits among conservative churches.
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Philadelphia
Southern Baptists Convention
Southern Baptist Convention
America
Owen Cooper
Yazoo City
Miss
Carl E. Bates
Charlotte
N.C
Gwin W. Turner
Mar Vista
Calif
Herschel H. Hobbs
Oklahoma City
Turner
Hobbs
Southern Baptists
Burglar Hits Fruit Stand on East Highway for $8
A burglar forced entry into the fruit stand at 426 East Highway last night and stole $8 in coins from the cash register. The stand’s owner is Hubert Barr of Colorado City. Police also investigate a theft of a tire and wheel from a pickup owned by Hoyt Furniture Co at 2312 Forty-second Street, discovered yesterday with a $65 loss.
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East Highway
Hubert Barr
Colorado City
Hoyt Furniture Co
Forty-second Street
Missing Pickup Is Found Today
A 1968 Chevrolet pickup with camper stolen from Carl Voss residence 2266 Sunset was found abandoned at 8:30 a.m. today along Deep Creek between Thirtieth and Thirty seventh streets. No items missing and no damage reported. Ladies Day at Delaware Park runs Thursdays until August 13 with 20 cent admission.
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Carl Voss
Deep Creek
Thirtieth Street
Thirtyseventh Street
Delaware Park Racetrack
Wilmington
Del
Three Hurt in Oilfield Explosion Near Silver
Three Universal Oil Well Service workers suffered upper body burns in an explosion on a truck near a rig near Silver. Robert Highfield, 35, of 318 Thirty sixth Place. Albert Highfield, 19, of 805 Twenty-fifth Street. Aubrey England Jr., 23, of 206 Thirty-fourth Street were treated at Cogdell Memorial Hospital and listed in satisfactory condition.
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Universal Oil Well Service, Inc
Silver
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Robert Highfield
Albert Highfield
Twenty-fifth Street
Aubrey England, Jr
Thirty-fourth Street
Three Scurry County youths head to Boys State in Austin
Kenneth Goodlett Tim Holder and Jimmy Don Dyess 17 year olds from Snyder High School leave Dunn for Austin to join the Thirty-Second Annual American Legion Boys State at the University of Texas. Eight hundred forty boys from across Texas and one from Mexico participate and will elect and attend party conventions while touring the Capitol.
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Scurry County
Austin
American Legion
Department of Texas
University of Texas
Kenneth Goodlett
E.J. Goodlett
Dunn
Tim Holder
Bob Holder
Thirty-sixth
Jimmy Don Dyess
Jimmy Dyess
Snyder High School
Cecil Agee
Post 181
Texas
Mexico
Gil Moody
Boys State
Capitol
Jets Wreck Rail Yard Near Lang Son In North Vietnam
U S Air Force jets knocked out a major North Vietnamese railroad yard and a highway bridge within 25 miles of the Chinese border. Bombing also hit the Bag Giang power plant and other targets as cloud cover limited damage estimates. In South Vietnam, clashes northwest of Saigon left dozens dead and many wounded as North Vietnamese forces pressed along the Saigon River corridor.
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Associated Press
Saigon
North Vietnam
Lang Son
Air Force
Bag Giang
Hanoi
U.S
Saratoga
South Vietnam
7Th Division
Chu Chi
Trang Bang
Khiem Hanh
An Loc
Highway 13
Humphrey Seeks Governors Support After California Loss
Senator Hubert Humphrey meets Democratic governors in Houston seeking backing to challenge Nixon in November. He argues he could beat Nixon better than McGovern and notes delegates will decide the nomination, not the governors. Denton report follows with Denton Humane Society planning a June dog wash at the city center.
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Gregg Herrington
Pess
Houston
Hubert H. Humphrey
California
George McGovern
Nixon
Humphrey
McGovern
National Governors’ Conference
Robert W. Scott
North Carolina
Scott
U.S
South Dakota
Denton, Tex
Denton
The
Humane Society
Denton Center
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Chicago Tribune-N. Y. News Synd
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P.S
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At&t
Borden
Chrysler
Coca Cola
DuPont
Eastman
Paso
Gen Foods
Great A&p
IBM
Marathon
Mobil Oil
Monsanto
Penn Cent
Penney
RCA
Safeway
Sears
Ind
Texaco
UN Carbide
US Steel
Wolwth
Snyder Daily News
Feather Printing and Publishing Co
Snyder
Scurry
Baptists
E. Hwy
US Jets Wreck Railroad Yard
Yen Lap
Tien Giao
Monument CO
Mary E. Whitten
Tiger Drive
Sidney Harry Poitier Belafonte
Autee
Hugh 3Oren
Insurance Agency
N. W. Cor. Sq
Cinema I&ll
Dean Stockwell
Easy Rider
Ani
Walt Disney
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