Snyder Spotlight on cleanup drive and airport bid news
The column notes a late season city cleanup campaign to curb weeds after wet weather delays and cites June rainfall of 2.71 inches with 16.77 inches for the year. It reports airport runway bids exceeding by about 40000 dollars and a potential plan revision by Aug 3 under CAA approval. It mentions Scurry County Industrial Foundation charter grant and contrasts post office building rumors with other towns gaining facilities.
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Post Office Dept
Snyder
Arthur
Killed and Eight Hurt in South of Lamesa Collision
A Kansas man, Henry T. Wade, 53, deputy sheriff of Rossville, died in a head on collision 14 miles south of Lamesa on State Highway 349. Eight others were hospitalized including Wade’s son in law Lee Roy Seay and his family.
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Lamesa
Kansas
Here
Henry T. Wade
Rossville
Kan
Lee Roy Seay
Midland
Seay
Johnny Lee
Four Die at Public Demonstration Shell Explosion
Four soldiers died and 13 were hurt during a public demonstration at Fort Sill Oklahoma when a high explosive mortar shell landed among troops. The accident occurred as 175 soldiers from Company B moved toward Adams Hill with supporting units nearby. A board led by Col. O L Robinson will investigate, and several seriously wounded were flown to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio.
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Ft, Sill
Okla
Robert E. Kren
Army
Alonzo Cartlidge
Ft. Sill
C. David L. Robinson
Henry T. Robinson
Oshkosh
Wis
Percy A. Reevey
Carman Reevey
Neptune
N.J
Russell L. Somers
Russell W. Somers
Rosenberg
Tex. Kren
O. L. Robinson
522Nd
Adams Hill
537Th Field Artillery
548Th Field Artillery
Kren
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Tex
Joe W. Moore
Webr
Miss
Jessie C. D. Brooks
Pensacola
Fla
Brolen
Julian Palacious Jr
Falfurrias
C. Louis Walker Jr
Atlanta
Seri
Summer Sets Off Outdoor Activity.
Summer weather spurs residents to outdoor events across the region. Parks report higher attendance as families and groups take advantage of warm days and clear skies.
Officials Toss Out Benny's Doctor Bill
Bay Shore New York June 22 A medical committee voided a $1500 doctor bill for 7 year old Benny Hooper after ruling the parents cannot pay due to financial hardship. Dr Joseph Kris and the Hoopers agreed the bill be canceled with any donations redirected to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
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Benny
Bill
Bay Shore
N. Y
Benny Hooper
Joseph H. Kris
Long Island
U. S
Ben Hooper Sr
National Foundation For
Kris
Hooper
Manorville
Threats Recited In Washburn Car Bomb Case
Harry E. Weaver testified in Dallas that Harry L. Washburn threatened to kill him and his wife unless paid 20000 after the car bomb slaying of Mrs. Weaver, a wealthy San Angelo socialite and Washburn’s mother in law. Weaver said the April 23 1951 incident involved guns pointed at Mrs. Weaver and a demand for a check and letter.
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Dallas
Harry E. Weaver
Harry L. Washburn
Washburn
Mrs. Weaver
San Angelo
Weaver
Waco
Court of Criminal Appeals
Andrew Nelson
Slot Machines Dumped in Galveston Bay Spark Debate
Texas Rangers seized gambling devices in a two week crackdown led by Atty. Gen. Will Wilson and dumped them in Galveston Bay beside a sunk concrete ship. Coast Guardsmen questioned potential navigation hazards while Wilson argued the machines cannot float or pose a danger.
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Galveston
Atty
Will Wilson
Texas Rangers
Galveston Bay
Coast
Charles Newshaw
U.S. Engineers
Wilson
Austin
Hollywood Club
Weather Snapshot for Snyder and West Texas
Readings show 95 degree high and 70 degree low with 7 30 am Saturday reading of 72. Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies in West Texas Sunday and Monday with isolated afternoon and evening thundershowers from the Pecos Valley eastward.
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Snyder
Riday
West Texas
Fecos Valley
Death of C C Harless in Snyder community
Charlie C Harless 65, a Lloyd Mountain farmer, died at 7 30 p m Friday in Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at his home He came to Scurry county as a child in 1899 born February 17 1892 in Collin County He was Methodist married to Veda Ora Preston February 14 1915 in Snyder Funeral by Rev J Lennor Hester at First Methodist with Rev Marvin Rogers assisting Pallbearers named Survivors include widow three daughters three sons two sisters two brothers and 14 grandchildren
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Charlie C. Harless
Lloyd Mountain
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Harless
Scurry County
Collin County
Methodist Church
Veda Ora Preston
Snyder
Charlie Kelley
Bell Funeral Home
J. Lennor Hester
First Methodist Church
Marvin Rogers
Sardis Baptist Church
Alvin Koonsman
John Floyd
Morell Roggenstein
Oran Sturdivant
Perry Rodman
John Martin
Clyde Brown
Charlie Eastman
Clyde Sturdivant
W. L. Hardcastle
Godley
Patsy Harless
W. D. Harless
Bernice Harless
Eunice, N. M
Cullen Harless
San Leandro
Cal
Dick Mitchell
Loy Crenshaw
Bob Harless
Ben Harless
Dunn
Officers Confused By Name Turners In Theft Case
Sheriff’s deputies chased a theft suspect named Charles Turner of South Avenue M. Two men named Charles Turner caused confusion until Arizona and Dallas records showed separate sentences. The Turner jailed in Globe, Arizona, received two years for theft, while a Dallas arrest earned three years for burglary. The correct Turner will be returned here after Arizona sentence to face theft charges.
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Sheriff's Department
Charles Turner
South Avenue M
Turner
Globe, Ariz
Dallas
Charles Turners
Arizona
Cullen Critical Health After Stroke In Houston
Houston oilman-philanthropist Hugh Roy Cullen, 76, remains in critical condition two months after suffering a stroke. A multimillionaire noted for philanthropy and business leadership, Cullen's health status drew widespread attention from local and national observers.
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Houston
Hugh Roy Cullen
Cullen
Mowing Project Slated for Snyder Cleanup Week
Snyder launches cleanup week with a mass weed mowing drive on 99 vacant lots managed by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Jaycees aim to have about 30 workers on three days of mowing and trash pickup runs, with two mowers secured and more possibly borrowed.
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Jaycee
Lee Watson
Snyder
The
Junior Chamber of Com
Merce
Bob Littlefield
Littlefield
Chamber of Commerce
Control Of Flies To Be Stepped Up City to intensify fly control
City manager Roy Dunlap announced an accelerated fly control effort within days. A dusting machine has been used in parts of town and will be deployed across more areas to curb rising fly numbers alongside ongoing mosquito programs. The weed mowing plan supports the effort by removing fly habitats.
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City Sanitation Department
Jaycees
Roy Dunlap
Dunlap
Optimist Club Delays Installation Date To July First
Snyder Optimist Club changes installation date to Monday July 1 announced by president R L Blakely. Incoming officers now installed after originally planned June 27 to avoid conflict with Big Spring Optimist banquet. Luncheon at noon Tuesday at the Hilander. members urged to attend for important business.
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Snyder Optimist Club
R. L. Blakely
Hilander
Revisions In Runway Planned At Winston Field
County seeks to trim cost of east–west runway project at Winston Field after bids exceeded estimates by about 40 thousand dollars. CAA involvement hinges on federal grant aid. plans must be revised to win approval before July 1 to secure funding and contract by August.
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CAA
Winston Field
The
County Commissioners Court
W. W. Grier
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Don Brown
Abilene
Edgar Taylor
Commissioners Court
Grief
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Wacil McNair
Scurry County Industrial Foundation
6Th Armored Field Artillery
Dr. Kris
Hoopers
Coast Guard
C. C. Harless
Cullen Critical
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