Torrential Rains Hit Texas Highlight Frio River Rise
The Frio River rose four feet at Tilden as up to 4% inches of rain drenched drought stricken South Texas over the weekend. Weather Bureau forecasts call for more moisture with storms in the south and scattered showers elsewhere while hail damaged fruit trees in Karnes County and rainfall totals were reported across multiple towns.
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Associated Press
Frio
South Texas
Tilden
Dilley
Frio County
Fowlerton
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Texas
San Antonio-Austin
Lufkin
Tyler
Amarillo
Three Rivers
Cecil Oxford
Ezelle
Monteola
West Texas
Houston
Corpus Christi
Galveston
Kingsville
Couilla
Beaumont
San Antonio
Victoria
Karnes County
U.S. Highway 59
Goliad
Beeville
No Contest Seen On City Council Ballot
No contests are expected in the April 2 city general election to choose three councilmen. Incumbents Hollis Fields place No. 1 G W Parks Jr place No. 3 and Jim H Mixon place No. 5 seek re election. Voters will also decide a U S Senate seat to replace Price Daniel.
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Hollis Fields
G. W. Parks, Jr
Jim H. Mixon
The
Daily News
Parks
U. S
Price Daniel
Texas
Senate
Honeymoon Delay for Linda Darnell After Wedding
Hollywood actress Linda Darnell says her honeymoon must wait until after her TV show work. She wed airline pilot Merle Roy Robertson yesterday at the Mission Inn Riverside. Darnell, 33, had previous marriages to Pewell Marley and Philip Liebann. Robertson, 39, was a bachelor.
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Hollywood
Linda Darnell
Merle Roy
Robbie) Robertson
Mission Inn
Riverside
Miss Darnell
Pewell Marley
Philip Liebann
Robertson
Acreage Reserve Deadline Held Final for Cotton Land
The Soil Bank Act acreage reserve deadline passed with 346 farmers in this county committing 6 884 acres and requesting 13 330 more if funds allow. County officials say initial funds cover 22 8 percent of allotted cotton but total need would reach 550 167 20 if all requests are approved. Farmers will be notified later on additional acreage eligibility.
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Soil Bank
Henry Burchett
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Four Die As Rock Slide Traps Workers In Little Rock
In Little Rock Arkansas a cave in at 6th and Main buried a foundation dig for a new J C Penney store. Four men were killed and one worker was rescued with possible chest injuries as crews cleared tons of rock. Fire officials believe all bodies have been recovered.
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Little Rock
Ark
6Th and Main
John Head
J. C. Penny
Weather Outlook for Snyder and West Texas
Sunday highs near 56 and lows around 47 with a 47 degree reading at 7:30 am and a trace of moisture. Partly to mostly cloudy conditions persist through Tuesday in West Texas with cooler air sweeping across the Panhandle South Plains and upper Pecos Valley by Tuesday. Snow flurries are possible in the Panhandle today and tonight with overnight lows dropping to 20 to 30 degrees.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Upper
Pecos Valley
Receivership Ordered for Provident American Trust
Austin court places Provident American Trust Co of Fort Worth into permanent receivership after River Oaks Bank collapse. The three companies faced state claims of mismanagement and dissipated assets, with Provident American Trust accused of selling unregistered securities and deceptive advertising.
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Austin
Provident American Trust Co. of
Fort Worth
Charles Betts
Provident American Life Insurance Co
Legal Guaranty Life Insurance Co
River Oaks State Bank
Provident American Life
Provident American Trust
Hawthorne Teachers Threaten Mass Quit Over Salaries
Hawthorne New Jersey reports ongoing meetings as 112 teachers threaten to quit en masse unless salaries are raised. Voters have twice rejected a million dollar school budget offering raises from four hundred to seven hundred dollars. teachers currently earn three thousand four hundred to six thousand dollars annually and seek relocation to a more supportive district.
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Hawthorne
N.J
Prisoner John Bear Recaptured After Jail Break
Police reported 35 year old wrestler John Bear was recaptured in Amarillo after escaping Hollis Oklahoma jail Saturday night. Bear, 220 pounds, was jailed on a hot check charge.
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Amarillo
John Bear
Hollis
Okla
Bank Robbery Strikes Follett Texas Bank
A gunman robbed Follett National Bank at 9 a.m. taking about $20,000. A suspect was later picked up near Perryton, 40 miles away, while descriptions matched a gray suit and gray hat. The bandit fled in a 1954 green two tone car headed west toward Perryton. Follett, a town of about 700, lies in the northeast Panhandle near Oklahoma.
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Follett
Tex
Follett National Bank
Amarillo
FBI
Perryton
Panhandle
Oklahoma
Walter Frazier
Frazier
House Debate Resumes on Measures Amid Bribery Inquiry
Austin House resumes introduction and debate on bills after briefing by Wade Spilman of McAllen about a bribery probe involving Rep. James Cox of Conroe who allegedly accepted a $5,000 bribe to kill a bill. Hearings recessed to review Cox resignation and its effect on committee action. A raft of bills read include liquor sale limits, child labor, and raising compulsory schooling age to 17.
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Austin
House
Wade Spilman
McAllen
Spilman
James Cox
Conroe
Cox
Cox Sticking With Decision To Quit And Fire Lawyer
Rep James Cox insists on resigning from the Texas House and will not withdraw his resignation. He faces bribery charges tied to a $5,000 offer from Dr Howard Harmon, who is also charged and free on bond. A House probe into the affair was recessed as leaders review its authority and safety of its witnesses.
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Cox
Austin
James Cox
Bob Looney
House
Howard Harmon
San Antonio
Looney
Spilman
Harmon
John Lee
Kermit
Texas
Israel Orders Immediate Gaza Strip Withdrawal
Jerusalem reports Premier David Ben-Gurion has authorized an immediate Israeli pullback from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba. Moshe Dayan was told to meet UN force commander Burns to discuss steps for withdrawal in line with Foreign Minister Golda Meir’s statement. The move followed Meir’s UN pledge to retire behind the 1949 armistice lines and amid government splits over assurances from the United States.
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David Ben-Gurion
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Ben-Gurion
Moshe Dayan
E. L. M. Burns
U.N
Golda Meir
United States
United Nations
Meir
U.N. Assembly
Israel
Ben- Gurion
Abba Eban
Detroit Firemen Reach Two Story Fire by Cab
116 taxicabs were used to reach a two story building fire in Detroit. Fire Chief Edward J. Blohm estimated damage at 50 000 dollars. The fire began at 6 15 a m and was still burning when a new shift arrived at 8 a m. Firemen left gear at the scene and returned by taxi. Cab costs were not yet tallied.
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Detroit
Edward J. Blohm
Prominent Ark Woman Lawyer Missing Sparks Camden Search
In Camden Arkansas a 58 year old partner at Gaughan McClellan and Laney is reported missing after last being seen Saturday night by her husband Clyde Crawford. Police and state officers pursue leads as neighbor reports no disturbance and the home shows lights on and papers scattered. U.S. Senator McClellan is part of the firm.
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Maude Crawford
Camden
Gaughan, McClellan & Laney
U.S
John McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Crawford
High School Presents Oklahoma In March Run
Tickets go on sale at the Chamber of Commerce for the high school musical Oklahoma to be staged March 14 15 and 16 in the high school auditorium all seats reserved at 1 dollar for adults students and children. Seven principals include Laurey Dana Scarborough Curly Davie Floyd Aunt Eller Beverly Scott Jud Fry Kenneth Duncan Will Parker Shelby Smith Ado Annie Jimmy Pier Ali Hakim and John Reed. The production features 12 musical numbers and runs about two and a half hours with extensive work by 32 students and staff including Mrs Jane Casebier director Bob Clinton music director and Joe Craft stage design.
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Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma
Jane Casebier
Casebier
Bob Clinton
Joe Craft
Dana Scarborough
Laurey
Davie Floyd
Curly
Beverly Scott
Aunt Eller
Kenneth Duncan
Jud Fry
Shelby Smith
Ado Annie
Jimmy Pier
Will Parker
John Reed
Ali Hakim
Fashion Aide Blasted by Rep Norblad Over Seas Fashion Coordinator
Rep Norblad of Oregon protested Air Force hiring a woman fashion coordinator to guide stylishness of overseas wives. He argued in a letter to the secretary that the job is useless and unnecessary for the Department of Defense amid high budgets and taxes.
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Washington
Norblad
Air Force
House Armed Services Committee
Air Force Quaries
France
Italy
Turkey
Morocco
Libya
Spain
Unite States
Oregon Republican
Department of Defense
Contract Is Awarded Here For Sheriff Radio Equipment
J R Huckabee of Snyder won the county commissioners court award for four new sheriff department radio units. The 12-volt system replaces old six-volt units. Huckabee's low bid totaled 998 dollars with 389.20 traded for old units, a net 608.80 advantage over rival bid by Kenneth Knollenberg at 1346.40 for four 60-amp units with no trade-in.
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J. R. Huckabee
Snyder
County Commissioners Court
Sheriff's Department
Huckabee
Kenneth Knollenberg
Vernon Schoolman Will Speak Here
Dr. John McFarland, Vernon Schools superintendent and former University of Texas faculty, will headline the Snyder Classroom Teachers Association spring banquet at 7 p.m. in the high school cafeteria Tickets are 1.50 and the public is invited. New officers include W. A. Mayfield president and Hattie Gatlin first vice president.
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John McFarland
Vernon
Snyder Classroom Teachers Association
W. A. Mayfield
Hattie Gatlin
Lillian Jones
Emma Hall
Georgene Galloway
Houston Polesak
Bob Clinton
Jane Womack
Ivan Gatlin
E. H
Ab) Williamson
Snyder
Eva Nelson
Grace King
West
Vivian Hill
Thelma Leslie
Classroom Teachers Association
Vernon Schools
Atherine Northcutt
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