One Hurt In Car Train Crash Here
A Snyder woman Betty Jean Justice 21 of 401 Thirty-fourth Street was slightly injured when her 1956 Buick collided with a Roscoe Snyder Pacific train engine at the Thirty-seventh Street crossing. The engine was No 200. The crossing signals were reported working. The collision occurred about 5 45 p m yesterday. The train stalled briefly and proceeded to Roscoe for repairs.
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Roscoe, Snyder & Pacific
Roscoe
Betty Jean Justice
Thirty-fourth Street
Snyder
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Rs&p
W. W. B. Slater
Riley McDonnell
M. H. Smith
Santa Fe
Clairemont Road
Twenty-sixth Street
Thirty-seventh Street
Eisenhower Signals Possible Revision in Atomic Test Policy
President Eisenhower expressed willingness to suspend atomic tests while pursuing a broader disarmament plan with Russia, signaling a potential shift from prior policy. He suggested a prohibition on weapon manufacture might not be required for test suspension and called for careful study of a Russian three point proposal.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
U. S
State Department
Harold Stassen
London
United States
United Nations
Britain
Stassen
France
Valerian Zorin
Wheat referendum to decide controls for 1958 crop
Scurry County farmers and others will vote tomorrow in the annual wheat referendum. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at several locations and wives may vote. If two thirds of voters approve, price support tops 75 percent of parity. if not, support drops to 50 percent and allotments stay with no penalty for overage.
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Scurry County
Fluvanna Mercantile
Camp Springs Church
Ira High School
Hermleigh High School
County Agriculture Conservation and Stabilization Office
Ture
Weather Update Snyder Texas Clear to Partly Cloudy
Readings show high temperatures around 82 degrees with a low of 56 degrees. At 7 30 a m today the temperature is 64 degrees. West Texas skies remain clear to partly cloudy through Thursday with widely scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers mainly from Pecos Valley eastward.
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Snyder
West Texas
Pecos Valley
Eight Killed In Tanker Crash Off Brittany Coast
Two large oil tankers collided 20 miles off Brittany in darkness and fog. Eight sailors died, more than 50 rescued, with 10 seriously hurt. Vessels identified as Stony Point and Ioannis or Ionis. Stony Point loaded with oil from Sidon to Antwerp.
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Brest
France
Brittany
Stony Point
Ioannis
Ionis
Victory Carriers Inc
New York
Big Cut Approved in July Oil Allowables
The Texas Railroad Commission reduced the July oil allowance by 384 631 barrels a day the largest monthly cut on record based on a 13 day pattern for an allowable 3 033 604 barrels daily Commissioners Ernest Thompson William Murray and absent chairman Olin Culberson opposed less than 15 days of production while major purchasers and independents welcomed the move Major companies urged ranges from 12 to 15 days of production with Magnolia seeking 12 days leaders warned of adverse state revenue impacts from further cuts.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Ernest Thompson
William Murray
Commission
Olin Culberson
Oil Regulatory Body
Magnolia
Bruce Street
West Texas Oil and Gas Assa
Culberson
Suns
Shell
Gulf and Texas
Atelantic
Indiana Oil
Cities Service
Phillips
Humble
Sinclair
Court Votes On Ruling In Sheffield Retrial
The Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 2-1 to uphold a prior decision that B. R. Sheffield, partner of Bascom Giles, should be retried in the veterans land scandal. Judge Woodley dissented, arguing the initial retrial should not be ordered. Judge Morrison delivered the majority opinion overruling the state's rehearing motion.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
B. R. Sheffield
Bascom Giles
Shefield
Lubbock
K. K. Woodley
Sheffield
W. A. Morrison
Woman 34 Struck and Attacked in Houston Home
A white mother aged 34 reported to police that she was raped and beaten in her Houston residence overnight. She said she awoke to find the assailant at the foot of her bed and that her husband was away at a Scout camp with two sons. Two other children aged 5 and 7 were unharmed.
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Houston
New Trial Ordered For Waco Attorney
The 3rd Court of Civil Appeals ordered a new trial for E. H. O'Dowd, a Waco attorney disbarred over soliciting clients. The court reversed and remanded to the Waco trial court due to jury misconduct and a question of law regarding its harmful effect, noting misconduct occurred before some jurors answered other questions.
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Austin
3Rd Court of Civil Appeals
E. H. O’dowd
Waco
Rights Program Defended By Ike
President Eisenhower defended his civil rights program as moderate and non punitive. He warned against the belief the plan seeks to disturb rights and social order and noted House passage amid Senate delays by a Republican liberal bloc led by Knowland. Southern senators vow to oppose moving the bill to the Senate calendar.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Sen
Knowland
Calif
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Supreme Court
Heavy Rains Hit South Texas Spread Across Region
The Associated Press reports heavy rains drenched parts of South Texas Tuesday night and tapered Wednesday. A downpour near Brownsville flooded streets while lighter rain spread from Del Rio and Laredo to Lufkin with more rain possible through Thursday. Dawn temps ranged 56 to 77, with Presidio at 100 degrees.
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Associated Press
South Texas
Brownsville
del Rio
Laredo
Lufkin
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
North Texas
South Plains
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Electra
Dalhart
Lubbock
Galveston
Presidio
Abilene
Two Appointments Made to County Airport Board
G. B. Clark and Theo Lamb were named to two year terms on the county airport board. They replace Dawe Son Moreland and E. H. (Ab) Williamson whose terms expired. Other current members include H. C. Denson Bryan Jordan and Bill Atwood.
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G. B. Clark
Theo Lamb
County Airport Board
County Commissioners Court
Daweson Moreland
E. H
Ab) Williamson
H. C. Denson
Bryan Jordan
Bill Atwood
Foundation Here Is Chartered By State
State records show the Scurry County Industrial Foundation chartered as a nonprofit without capital stock. Fred Auforth of Park Hemphill Auforth said the group is “in business” and will call a general stockholders meeting to elect a board and approve by laws. About 200 to 300 stockholders hold shares from $1 to $2000 each. $25,000 goal was set but current funds near $21,900 with more than 200 stockholders.
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Scurry County Industrial Foundation
Fred Auforth
Park, Hemphill & Auforth
The
Industrial Foundation
Secretary of State
H. W. Cargile
J. T. Hughes
Claude McCormick
Ralph Geisenhower
Herbert Feather
Steve Birdwell
A. O. McAlister
Hugh Boren, Jr
G. B. Clark
Turner Beard
John E. Sentell
Lyle Deffebach
Allforth
Torrid Heat and Floods Leave 234 Dead Across Regions
Weather across the eastern half of the nation shattered heat records with 206 heat deaths and 28 flood deaths as a cold front moved in from Canada. Los Angeles faced a 104 degree record while midwestern floods receded, and Marshall Minnesota reported river crests and power plant outages.
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Atlantic States
Los Angeles
Canada
Midwest
Lake Erie
Ohio
Arkansas
Atlantic Coast States
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
South Dakota
Redwood River
Marshall Minn
Marshall
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Riley McDonald
M .H. Smith
the Agricul
Eric Beckmann
Ike
South
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Airport Board
Chicago
Redwood Falls
Big Sioux
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