School Budget Plan Clears For Public Hearing
The Snyder district prepares a 4.06 million dollar budget with a prior bond burden eased by early tax payments. A proposal for flashing school zone signals and new markings is studied along with lunch service changes. Hearing set for June 22 with final adoption in August.
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Snyder
Standard Oil Company of Texas
Sacroc
Standard
Gene Merrifield
Snyder Chamber of Commerce
Floyd Boston
Chamber’s Highway Committee
Ottis Boyd
Lamar Junior High Pta
Merrifield
Funeral services set for Willie P. Head in Bell-Seale Chapel
Willie P. Head 67, Scurry County native, died Tuesday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Fort Lyons Colorado. Services will be at 4 30 p m Thursday at Bell Seale Chapel with burial in Ira Cemetery. He leaves a daughter Jerrine Lee of Utah, a son Charles Head of Albuquerque, five brothers L F Head Fort Worth C O Head Lubbock T A Head Lake Wales Fla A V Head Sacramento CA E T Head Bellingham WA and three sisters. He was a Methodist and World War II veteran.
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Bell‘Seale
Willie P. ‘Head
Scurry County
Fort, Lyons
Colo
Ira
Bell - Seale
Head
Fort Lyons
Veterans Administration
Jerrine Lee
Utah
Charles Head
Albuquerque
N.M
Henry Camp
Fred Trice
Snyder
Ray Elliott
Brownwood
L. F. Head
Fort, Worth
C. O
Lubbock
T. A
Lake Wales
Fla
A. V
Sacramento
Calif
E. T
Bellingham
Wash
Methodist Church
Weather outlook across Texas with highs near 90
North Central Texas will be clear to partly cloudy and warm through Thursday with scattered thunderstorms possible in the northwest on Thursday. Highs reach 88 in many areas, with lows tonight around 68 to 76. The region from Northeast to West of Pecos shows warm to hot conditions with varying thunderstorm chances and cooler spots in the north and west.
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Texas
Northwest
Pecos
Lake J. B. Thomas Gains Elevation After Monday Rain
Lake J. B. Thomas shows a level of 1224.43 feet before 9 am, up 2.42 feet since Monday. Inflow remains about 0.02 feet per hour and is expected to ease later today.
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J. B. Thomas
Uneasy Quiet Restored In Troubled Cincinnati
Rioting in Cincinnati’s Negro neighborhoods caused over 1 million in damage across two nights. Fires at a Modern Laundry building and Seybold Paper Co warehouse, looting and assaults led to 22 arrests and injuries to police and fire crews. National Guardsmen and police imposed order as bars closed and patrols intensified.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
National
Laun Rifles
Jacob Schott
Walton Bachrach
Bachrach
Walnut Hills
Seybold Paper Co
Viet Cong Overrun Mekong Hamlet Killing Civilians and Militias
Guerrillas attacked two hamlets 110 miles southwest of Saigon near Can Tho, killing or wounding about 80 civilians and militiamen. U S Dragon Ship planes supported defense as 19 civilians died and 41 were injured. Other strikes hit Tan An and Pleiku, with a U S jet downed in combat.
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George McArthur
Saigon
Mekong Delta
Can Tho
Delta
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Tan An
Dragon Hips
Fireworks Plan Expanded For Fourth In Towle Memorial Park
The Towle Memorial Park Independence Day celebration will feature a 30 minute fireworks show and more events than prior years after a Chamber of Commerce board meeting approved expenditures and insurance for military flyovers during the display. Progress reports on other committee projects were heard.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Towle Memorial Park
Senate Passes Historic 70.3 Billion Defense Bill
The House approved a record 70.3 billion dollar Defense Department appropriation with 407 to 1 vote. It funds military activities for the upcoming fiscal year starting July 1 and adds 20.3 billion for Vietnam efforts amid calls for tougher operations.
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Washington
Congress
Loot Recovered From 20 Burglaries In Local Case Update
Sheriff's deputies recovered over $1,000 in merchandise from about 20 burglaries reported in the area over several months. Charges were filed in Justice of the Peace Court against Tommy McKinley for items stolen from McDow Home and Appliance Co. on Avenue R. James Cross faces a June 8 burglary charge for meat stolen from a freezer at Charlie Yoast’s home. Crosson was released on $1,500 bond. McKinley on $1,000. Jerry Evans faces a May 3 Boot Hill Garage burglary with no bond set yet.
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Justice of the Peace Court
Tommy McKinley
McDow
Jerry Evans
Boot Hill
Lubbock Highway
Evans
Red Cross Plans Aid For Victims In Snyder Flood
Red Cross field representative Sherman Fant and local leaders map relief for Snyder flood victims. Preliminary loss survey totals about 20000 dollars with 24 families likely eligible for aid including furnishings and clothing. A San Angelo case worker will assist as local fund from United Fund supports free relief items.
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Sis Jones
Red Cross
L. A
George) Patterson, Jr
Sherman Fant
Midland
Snyder
William J. Schiebel
Schiebel
Jay R. Huckabee Electronics Co
George Patter
Nson
Small Business Administration
Lubbock
SBA
Fant
Hazel Beasley
San Angelo
South Snyder
Thirtyseventh Street Bridge
Post Oak Road
United Fund
Mariner 5 Mission Aims at Venus This Week
Mariner 5 launched from Cape Kennedy aiming to reach Venus in about four months. The 540 pound craft, first U.S. planetary probe to Venus since 1962, will use electronic sensors to study radiation, atmospheric temperatures, pressures, and densities through the planet's clouds. The Soviet Venus 4 also races toward Venus, with no clear lead on arrival.
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Jim Strothman
AP Aerospace
Ape Kennedy
Fla
America
Mariner 5
Venus
Soviet Union
Rock
Wolfe
Mariner
Venusian
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Girls State
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Snyder Rotary Club
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Merrit
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Commerce
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Avondale
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