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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1978
Page
1
About 1,200 residents in a Northeast Texas town were ordered to flee when a Fremar chemical plant blaze broke out. Firefighters extinguished the fire several hours later with water, spurring the return home. no injuries or damage estimate were reported and cause remained undetermined.
Mildred Smith a former Snyder teacher has been named Teacher of the Year in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford School District. She taught 32 years mostly first grade at West Elementary after 15 years in Snyder and 12 years in HEB. Her husband Bob retired as assistant principal of L D Bell High. The note also mentions Proposition 13 insights and a cactus patch philosopher quip.
Partly cloudy Snyder with high 98 degrees Friday and 69 overnight. Reading at 7 am Saturday 72 with no precipitation. 1978 year to date total 12.07. West Texas cooler with possible thunderstorms north Tuesday and Wednesday. Lows Sunday night near 60 to 70s elsewhere. Highs Monday upper 90s north to 105 Big Bend. Lows Monday and Tuesday nights 60s north to upper 70s south. Highs Tuesday and Wednesday 90s north near 100 south and 110 in Big Bend.
A new contest for Scurry County residents joins the July 4th festivities. Entrants list three reasons they like living in Scurry County. Entry blanks are available at Snyder banks and the Chamber office. Entries due July 4 with no fee. Prizes 100, 50, and 25. A drawing will select winners. Top 10 reasons will be published later.
Bill Warner, 34, will begin as manager of the Snyder Chamber of Commerce on Monday. Formerly industrial development director at the San Angelo Chamber for six years, he succeeds Bill Henry who left in May for a Grand Prairie city post. Warner is married with two children.
A public appraisal of conservation programs will be held in Snyder City Hall at 1 30 p m on Monday June 24 chaired by W L Wilson Jr of the Upper Colorado Soil and Water Conservation District The session follows President Carter s signing of the Resources Conservation Act and invites citizens of Borden and Scurry Counties to share input on resource conservation needs and future plans
The Snyder animal officer impounds stray animals and those not claimed within 72 hours are disposed of in a small gas chamber. The game warden is an employee of the state Parks and Wildlife Dept and enforces fish and game laws in the area.
Black nationalist guerrillas bludgeoned 12 white missionaries and members of their families at a mission near Rhodesia's border with Mozambique. Officials said the dead included a 3 week old infant and others. The attack marked a deadly outbreak amid tensions along the frontier.
A two vehicle crash Saturday morning near town sent four people to Cogdell Memorial Hospital. Helen Robles 18 of Snyder pregnant, Celia Lara 40 driver of the pickup and Gladys Hicks 55 of Grand Prairie were treated for lacerations. Hicks daughter Joan 26 and Sallie Postert 76 were treated after the Cadillac collision. Gasoline spilled and firemen cleaned the scene. The mishap occurred about 10 25 a m with heavy vehicle damage. Police investigated.
Danny Pounds, new Residential Construction instructor at Western Texas College, began in construction shortly after high school. He moved from Lubbock, built the Lub bock Civic Center layout, and will train students in all building phases for fall admission Sept 7. Pounds emphasizes safety and job readiness to boost young entrants to the industry.
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