Eight Candidates Enter School Board Race In District
The April 2 election will feature eight candidates after three new petitioned names joined the slate W. F. McMennamy Frank Strom and Buster Lowery are the latest entrants Full candidate lists show petitioning electors for West Grimmett Johnson Mixon Brooks and McMennamy Lowery names with their supporters and biographical details for several incumbents and nominees in Snyder County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. McMennamy
Frank Strom
Buster Lowery
Max West
Frances Brooks
Jim Mixon
Bill Grimmett
Weldon Johnson
McMennamy
Hale Center
Wichita Falls
Avenue B
Barbara Joan
Roger Neal
Vicky Lynn
Nelda Kay
MacMennamy
Snyder Glass & Mirror Co
Twentyfifth Street
Strom
Bishop Hill
Ill
Coke County
Texas
Knapp
Carol
Stroms
Henry David Lowery
Tuskegee
Okla
Snyder
Ellis
Kan
West
B. Y. Lenoir
Giles Bowers
C. V. Thompson, Jr
B. L. McKinley
D. M. Cogdell
Grimmett
Charles Duran
J. B. Davidson
C. E. Ray
R. E. Parks
J. F. Lammert
Johnson
R. J. Randall
Bentley Baize
Ennis Floyd
Bud England
Garth Austin
Lowery
Barnie O. Greenfield
E. B. Tumlinson
A. L. Martin
J. W. Coffee
E. H. Sterling
French Senate opens debate on Paris treaties ratifying Bonn pact
The French Senate began debate on ratification of the Paris treaties to restore West German sovereignty and bring German forces into the Western Defense alliance. Premier Faure pledged cabinet support. approval was expected, with signature by President Coty if the Council agrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hartman
Paris
Edgar Faure
Antoine Pinay
Senate
Rene Coty
National Assembly
Council of the Republic
Bonn Republic
United
France
Saar
Sen
Yvon Coude du Foreste
Industrial Production Committee
Weather brings 30 deaths and millions in damage across regions
Violent early spring weather caused at least 30 deaths and millions in property damage as blizzards rain and wind battered the Midwest and Eastern Seaboard. Tornadoes struck northern Ohio while floods forced 2,500+ families from homes along the Cumberland and Buck rivers in Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seaboard
Ohio
Midwest
Dakotas
Wyoming
Great Lakes
Canada
Florida
Gulf Coast
Texas
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Cutbank
Mont
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Cumberland
Buck
Middle
Petitions For Paving In Snyder Submits Road Requests
About 30 blocks of unpaved streets in Snyder have petitions filed with the city engineering department. Horace Smith said the petitions nearly cover all parcels along the proposed streets and could affect this year’s paving budget of about 7,000 dollars. B J Shelley and Smith plan to issue bids to determine actual project costs. Streets listed include Thirty third Street between Avenues B and C and Thirtieth Street between Avenues D and E, Avenue T from Twenty third Street north to the Lubbock highway, Seventh Street from Avenue R to Avenue A, Twenty fourth Street between Avenues F and H, plus parts in Belmont Park north Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Engineering Department
Horace Smith
Smith
Thirtythird Street
Avenue T
Twenty-third Street
Lubbock Highway
Seventh Street
Twenty-fourth Street
Belmont Park
North
Snyder
Senate bill battles and water plan dominate Texas session
The Texas Senate opened debates on a 1.0 billion spending bill amid sharp assaults led by Sen. Jimmy Phillips over Galveston Medical School funds. It also backed a 100 million bond plan for a statewide Water Development Fund and approved bills on life insurance capital requirements and school fund allotments, while the House resisted redistricting amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Benham Austin
Senate
Jimmy Phillips
Galveston Medical School
Senate Finance Committee
House
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Water Resources Committee
Texas Water Development Fund
Texas
J. O. Gillham
Brownfield
Sons
Crawford Martin
Hillsboro
Searcy Bracewell
Houston
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Martin
Bracewell
Sen. Aikin
Baruch Sees No Danger In Stock Market
Bernard M Baruch testified before the Senate Banking Committee that stock prices reflect the broader economy driven by industry growth and inflationary policies. He urged no tax cuts yet and a bigger defense buildup, calling for sound policy on security, debt reduction, and Cold War goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bernard M
Baruch
Senate Banking Committee
Wall Street
Jaycees Install New Officers at Annual Banquet
The Junior Chamber of Commerce plans its annual banquet at 7 30 in the East Elementary School cafeteria. Steve Birdwell will be installed as president succeeding Eddie Miller. Other officers include Zane Gilbert and Charles Hooser as vice presidents, Charles Blakey secretary, Joe Farrar treasurer, and directors Miller, Dawson, Hughes, Thompson, Warren, Wegel, and Akins to speak. Marven Stevenson will present the Outstanding Young Man award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
East
Steve Birdwell
Eddie Miller
Goodwin Simpson
Colorado City
Jaycee
Zane Gilbert
Charles Hooser
Charles Blakey
Joe Farrar
Bob McAlister
John Boren
Miller
Jaycees
Weather outlook across Texas regions
North Central Texas sees fair windy skies and warming today then colder tonight especially in the far north. West Texas reports warm conditions with wind, cooling tonight in the Panhandle and South Plains. East Texas remains generally fair and warm today with a colder turn Thursday as coastal winds ease. temperatures dip to the Panhandle and upper South Plains tonight to 25 to 35 in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
South Plains
Upper Pecos Valley
East Texas
Temperature Inches Up Overnight In Snyder
Overnight low reached 35 degrees with a high of 65 in Snyder. At 7 30 this morning the thermometer read 38 degrees according to weather observer David Strayhorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
David Strayhorn
Eisenhower Defends Yalta Papers and Foreign Policy
President Eisenhower said there is nothing to gain by revisiting the Yalta papers and that he does not question any man’s motives. He favored careful handling of conference documents and stressed that future big power talks should not be hindered, while noting cautious steps toward a Big Four parley after Paris. He also addressed cease-fire prospects in the Formosa Strait, foreign trade tariffs, and atomic weapons comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Yalta
State Department
Presi
Dent Roosevelt
Stalin
Churchill
Congress
Roosevelt
Mutch
Sen. George
D-Ga
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
Formosa Strait
U.S
Peiping
House
Senate
Plans For Polio Vaccine Distribution For School Children
County health officials outline plans to distribute a polio vaccine to all first and second graders in Snyder County pending licensing. About 1 038 eligible children would receive free injections if licensed, with forms sent to parents for consent while non licensed children could access vaccine via physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leah Davis
Snyder
Dents
Robert Wasson
Miss Davis
Wasson
University of Michigan
Whirlwind Flips Plane At Winston Field In Texas
A West Texas whirlwind toppled a Piper Tri Pacer at Winston Field as Rex Murdock of Hobbs New Mexico landed and taxied in. He suffered minor injuries and was treated at Cogdell Memorial Hospital before returning home. airport manager Buster Pilcher estimated $2000 in damage to the plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas
Winston Field
Rex Murdock
Hobbs
N. M
Murdock
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Buster Pilcher
Pilcher
Veterans Land Program faces undisclosed evidence filings
In Austin two state agency heads admitted they still hold undisclosed evidence of irregularities in Texas Veterans Land Program. Witnesses testified three veterans were paid 35 to 40 dollars for signatures and discharge papers used in a Travis County land deal linked to Calcasieu Lumber Co. and attorney fees were denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Travis County
Bascom Giles
C. H. Cavness
Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison Jr
Senate
Dorsey B. Hardeman
San Angelo
Hardeman
John Ben Shepperd
Shepperd
Cavness
U.S
John Bell
Cuero
Tex
Bell
Washington
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Herbert Box
Georgetown Land
Giles
Box
R. K
Bob) Allen
Leander
Domingo Frias
Timoteo de Leon
Tomas O. Zavalla
Calcasieu Lumber Co
Pearce Johnson
Associated Press
Calcasiéu Lumber Co
Allen
Veterans
Huddleston Rites Are Set for Local resident
John Walker Huddleston 74 of Knapp died at 9 15 pm after a heart attack at Battenfield Jones Clinic Hospital Funeral services set for 2 pm tomorrow at First Baptist Church with Rev C J Smith and other ministers officiating Burial in Ira Cemetery under Bell Funeral Home directions Pallbearers will be his nephews Survivors include wife Myrtie Hayley Huddleston three daughters four sons two sisters four brothers and eleven grandchildren and one great grandchild
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Walker Huddleston
Knapp
Battenfield-Jones Clinic
First Baptist Church
C. J. Smith
Knapp Baptist Church
R. E. Barton
Post
G. M. Cole
Snyder
Ira
Bell Funeral Home
Huddleston
Mr. Huddleston
Copperas Cove
Tex
Scurry County
Brownfield
Lola Grant
Minnie House
Hugh Huddleston
Alf Huddleston
Hermleigh
Ross Huddleston
Ratcliff
Ark
Wright Huddleston
New Norther Threatens Texas Crop After Freezing Spell
A cold norther pushed by gulf breezes left Texas with a ruined peach and plum crop. Dalhart reported freezing dawn temperatures as another norther, less severe, was forecast to enter the Panhandle and upper South Plains by Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Texas
Dalhart
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Upper South Plains
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Ben T. Galbraith
James Whyte
McAlester
Mary Katherine
Lee T. Stinson
L. M
Milton) Ford
Stinson
Ford
E. J. Mills
The
Ike
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Europe
New Norther
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