20 Mar 1958
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Newspaper
Snyder Daily News
Location
Snyder, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1958
Page
1
Gov. Daniel told a House Ways and Means Committee hearing that mandatory limits on petroleum imports are needed to protect national defense and U.S. production. He cited 1954 ratios, losses from voluntary limits, and four failures of the voluntary program, urging action to curb imports.
Richard Brice received a certificate as outstanding supervisor in the Upper Colorado River Soil Conservation District at a Kiwanis luncheon in the Village Restaurant. Roger Mize of Snyder National Bank presented the award on behalf of Texas Bank and Trust Co. The program featured Nolan von Roeder and Guy Moore describing district history and Soil Conservation Service work. Brice outlined a Deep Creek watershed project with detention dams to regulate flood flows, citing the 1939 Snyder flood and potential greater damage.
The season arrives with a mild spring day prompting residents to shed coats, wear lighter clothing, and begin yard work and garden prep in the area. Officials note the changes as planting activities start and residents adjust to the warmer weather.
Volunteers and National Guardsmen join in a shoulder to shoulder search for 5 year old Johnny McKinney who vanished Monday from a 1200 acre farm near the Ohio River where his father works. The two dogs that accompanied him returned, ground wet from earlier snow, temperatures above freezing.
The Texas Health Department finds most jails dirty dim and unsanitary with none of 42 inspected meeting basic health and sanitation requirements. Even the best jails fall short and several counties may need to spend to meet the standards while the Legislature requires inspections and potential future compliance.
The Texas Railroad Commission cut April statewide oil allowable by 120 203 barrels daily to 2 444 571, adopting an eight day pattern amid independents' demands. Major producers favored nine days but agreed to reduce stocks. executives from Humble and Gulf Oil cited high crude stocks and recession, predicting limited demand growth and urging further production cost cuts.
A major late winter storm blankets the mid Atlantic from northern Virginia to southern New York with 8 to 16 inches of snow, knocking out power and snarling transit. Three traffic deaths are blamed as weather worsens in Maryland, D C, Philadelphia, and surrounding suburbs.
The Census Bureau reports 10,875,297 running bales ginned from the 1957 cotton crop, down from 13,151,208 in 1956 and 14,542,040 in 1955. Texas produced 3,600,425 bales in 1957, versus 3,555,106 in 1956, with American-Egyptian cotton rising to 77,755 in 1957 from 49,071 in 1956. Aggregate bale weight averaged 50.38 pounds in 1957, near 1956 and 1955 levels. State figures show California 1,555,696. New Mexico 223,219. Oklahoma 258,932 for 1957, with 1956 comparatives noted.
Reading at 7 30 am shows temperatures across Texas with highs near 60 degrees and lows around 29 to 42 depending on region. East Texas and North Central Texas expect generally fair skies through Friday with cooler nights, while West Texas clears with a slow rise in temperatures. South Central and Panhandle areas report cold nights with 32 to 40 degree lows.
Dist. Judge Betts ordered a 31 percent dividend to general unsecured creditors of the defunct U S Trust and Guaranty and US Automotive Service. About 9,000 checks totaling 2,181,464 will be mailed next week from claims of 7,195,839 with 7,036,975 approved. The receiver recovered 2,366,606 cash for claimants and more dividends are anticipated. The court also directed paying payroll and real estate taxes in full and withholding funds for pending or appealed unsecured claims.
A fatal New York flash fire at a Monarch Underwear workroom on lower Broadway killed 24 people, mostly women, after an oven explosion in a third floor textile factory. Officials cited panic and mass hysteria as major factors, while a survivor hid in a metal container to escape the flames. An inquiry opens as state investigators join city officials.
SAN ANTONIO detectives say 17 year old Juan Banda was found in an abandoned shack with a bullet wound to the head and stones in his hand. Banda died two hours later in a hospital. Police search for six boys and two girls suspected in other shootings. The stones suggest he tried to defend himself.
Congress paused to study President Eisenhower's unemployment compensation plan amid hopes for extending aid to 5.2 million jobless. Governors reported a 13 week benefit extension funded as loans, not grants, while the House readied a housing bill and contemplated highway and public works measures. Johnson indicated Senate patience until a highway bill arrives next week.
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