Champions Named In Borden County Show
Grand champions in the annual Borden County Junior Livestock Show were named at the Gail event with top animals selected for judging and awards.
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Larry Reeder
Sid Reeder
Gail
Borden County
Lee Watson
Monty Griffin
Dawson County
Borden County Junior Livestock Association
Bruce Cox
Future Farmers of America
Byron Pierce
4-H Club
Connie Anderson
Garner for President club backs Johnson era in 1960 bid shift
The piece recalls 1940 Garner for President interest among journalism students at Hardin-Simmons University. It notes C. Herschel Schooley as sponsor, FDR's third term move, and Garner’s later retirement, with Texas interest cited as drivers of early speculation and cross-regional curiosity.
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Lyndon Johnson
Garner
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
John Nance Garner
Uvalde
Pecan
Hardin-Simmons University
C. Herschel Schooley
Department of the Interior
Navy
Department of Defense
Schooley
Missouri
Congress
Panel Reports U S Commies Still Threat
The House Committee on Un American Activities warned that the U S Communist party remains a serious danger. It urged steps to tighten passports, state sedition laws, strengthen the Smith Act, and broaden federal suspension powers for national security.
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U.S
Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
United States
February Building Second High Here
Snyder reported its second highest February in building this year from city permits. Total February estimates reached 283 250, with the city hall at 84 800 and two 50 000 permits for a Highlands Center business building and a Northside Baptist Church auditorium.
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Snyder
City Planning and Zoning Department
City Hall
Twenty-fourth Street
Avenue S
Avenue T
Highlands
E. H. Williamson
Northside Baptist Church
School and City Ballots Set for Elections
Filing deadlines for the April 4 school board elections and April 7 city general election passed with no new candidates. Absentee voting begins 20 days prior. city ballots at city hall, school ballots at the county clerk. Candidates include City council members Eiland and McGlain. Land, Mixon. Yorgesen. Perry Echols and Dave Hess for county and Snyder, Ira, Fluvanna, and Helmleigh school boards with multiple spots.
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Bill Eiland
W. A. McGlain
Stanford L. Land
Jim Mixon
Russell Yorgesen
Fluvanna
Weldon Key
Bill Jones
A. W. Scrivner
Paul Turner
Robert Jones
Helmleigh
Glenn Foster
Albert Kuss, Jr
Ruby Kubena
Nathan Campbell
Weather Update for Snyder and West Texas
Readings show Friday high 71 and low 21 at 7 30 a m Saturday 29 degrees in Snyder North Central area. Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday with scattered showers east portion Sunday. Cooler Sunday night and Monday. West Texas remains partly cloudy with no major temperature changes.
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Snyder
Texas
New York Writer Picks Johnson As Presidential Contender
Arthur Krock a New York Times columnist told Corpus Christi listeners Johnson has a very good chance to be the next president. He said Johnson is his choice among Democrats and noted the heart attack incident is no longer mentioned.
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Corpus Christi
Arthur Krock
New York Times
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Krock
Lyndon
Washington
the Times
Johnson
South Texas Press Day
Corpus Christi Press Club
Western Allies Push for Foreign Ministers Conference on Berlin
The United States proposes a Western driven foreign ministers meeting with the Soviet Union to discuss Berlin, the German peace treaty, and related issues. British PM Macmillan backs a broad approach, eyeing a potential Big Two or Big Four summit and possible German reunification concepts.
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Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Berlin
Britain
France
West Germany
State Department
U.S
U.S.S.R
Harold Macmillan
John Foster Dulles
Macmillan
Eisenhower
Nikita Khrushchevy
Paris
Bonn
Europe
Rogers Firm Plans Expanded Snyder Retail Complex
Rogers Inc announces a two store expansion adding a ladies’ shop and a full shoe department. Located on the square, the two 30 foot fronts will be joined by a wall with shared access, 9000 square feet total, modern brick fronts, air conditioning, and semi fireproof construction continuing after last August’s fire.
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Rogers, Inc
Snyder
D & H Super Market
Jay Rogers
H. F
Abe) Rogers
Lee Watson
Legislature Bites Time as Texas Faces Fiscal Freeze
In Austin the legislature stalls on major work as the 65 million dollar deficit dominates. Gov. Price Daniel cites slow progress while committees study retirement, taxes, and spending amid a tight budget and looming four-fifths rule for new measures.
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Price Daniel
Attorney General
House
Senate
Arlington State
Tarleton State
W.S. Heatly
Daniel
Law Enforcement Commission
One Bullet Ends Spree Of Convict
William Smothers 38 the Alabama convict ended his escape bid in Trenton Georgia when Trenton Police Chief Hutchings shot him after a tip to Sheriff Blevins. Smothers had kidnapped four people during a Birmingham robberies spree and faced 60 years. He was captured about 20 miles west of Chattanooga.
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Trenton
Alabama
William Smothers
Georgia
Smothers
H H. Hutchings
Dade County
Allison Blevins
Fort Oglethorpe Hospital
Birmingham
Ala
Otto Dees
Flat Rock
Chattanooga
Hutchings
Dulles Leaves Hospital for Brief Rock Creek Park Drive
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles left Walter Reed Medical Center for a 30 minute drive in Rock Creek Park. He resumed X ray cancer treatments and was accompanied by his wife Janet. He felt better after the hospital visit and returned to care.
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Washington
John Foster Dulles
Army
Walter Reed Medical Center
Rock Creek Park
Dulles
Janet
State Department
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State Highway Department
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Cogdell Memorial Hospital
State Health Department
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J. O. Creighton
Gray
Borden Gray
Creighton
E. V. Creighton
O'Donnell
Barrow
Poland
China
Tony Isaacs
G. L. Isaacs
B. L. Livingstone
Secretary of State
Supreme Court
New York
By John M. Hightower
Rogers
Owens Department Store
Perkins, Jr
Sweetwater
Alston Construction Co
Owens
Tions
Senate Finance Committee
Statewide Water Conference
Wshington
Sec. Dulles
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