Rainfall brings first spring moisture to Snyder area
A Saturday shower totaling 1.03 inches marked Snyder’s wettest moment in nearly 10 months, with more rain needed for cotton, pastures, and stock water. Officials report varied amounts across nearby locales and Lake J. B. Thomas remains well below full spillway level despite a 0.09-foot rise.
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Snyder
Fluvanna
J. D. Patterson
Kent County
Dan Gibson
J. B. Thomas
Herman Richburg
Helmleigh
Camp Springs
Jim Beavers
Lloyd Mountain
Travis Rhoades
Bill Davidson
Ennis Creek
Ira
A. H. Kruse
Hugh Billingsley
Dunn
Farmers Welcome Light Showers Across Texas
Pre Easter rain brought gentle showers across the state aiding the wheat crop while motorists faced an uptick in fender benders. Rain totals ranged from 1.05 inches at Wichita Falls to trace amounts elsewhere, with Lake J. B. Thomas recording 1.2 inches in six hours.
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Associated Press
Texas
Weather Bureau
Wichita Falls
Lake J. B. Thomas
Galveston
Electra
Houston
Abilene
Beaumont
Brownsville
Dallas
Fort Worth
Midland
San Angelo
Victoria
Beeville
Mineral Wells
Big Spring
Presidio
Amarillo
Lufkin
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Austin
Dalhart
el Paso
Laredo
Lubbock
Waco
Weather Outlook For Texas Regions This Weekend
Snyder area reports Friday high 69 and low 35 with Saturday morning reading 38 and rainfall 0.93 inches. North Central West Texas expect clear to partly cloudy skies and warmer Sunday, while East and South Central Texas see partly cloudy skies and warmth. West Gulf winds easterly 15 to 25 mph northern portions and variable 8 to 18 mph elsewhere with light showers in the north.
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Snyder
North Central
West Texas
East Texas
South Central Texas
West Gulf
North Portion
Mexico's Rail System Halts Nationwide Strike
Mexico's 14 000 mile railway system paralyzed as a nationwide walkout spreads after the arrest of leftist leader Demetrio Vallejo and his union officials. About 70 000 workers walk out causing potential food and merchandise shortages and nationwide disruption. Negotiations with government arbitrators ended without a settlement.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Demetrio Vallejo
Vallejo
National Chamber of Commerce
Confederation of Industrial Chambers
National Railways
Veracruz
Red China Abolishes Dalai Regime and Imposes Rule
Peiping says Tibet’s Dalai Lama regime is dissolved, Panchen Lama elevated, and military rule imposed. It claims the March revolt is crushed with 4,000 rebels captured, while bands remain active. Reports say the Dalai Lama may have escaped and joined rebels in southern Tibet. The Panchen Lama heads Shigatse. the State Department condemns Red China’s intervention.
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Tokyo
Red China
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Peiping
India
Lhasa
Riors
Shigatse
Spir
Tsangpo River
Tsangpo
Washington
State Department
United States
Sealcoat project to cover over 60 miles in Scurry County
The Texas State Highway Department plans more than 60 miles of seal coating this spring and summer in Scurry County. Joe Middleton says it will be one of the largest single year programs here, totaling about 60.28 miles. Work includes U S Highway 84, State Highway 208, and several farm to market roads 644 1606 1611 1269.
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State Highway Department
Scurry County
Joe Middleton
Highway Department
Snyder
Town
Mitchell County
Kent County
Hermleigh
U. S. 84
U. S. 180
School City Election Time Nears
Absentee ballots were few this weekend for the April 4 school board elections and April 7 city council race. Deadline for school board absentee voting is midnight Tuesday. city election deadline is midnight Friday. Voters must vote through the county clerk’s office with city secretary K. O. Pitner handling absentee city ballots. Candidates include city council and multiple school board and Snyder and Fluvanna districts with several seats to be filled.
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Snyder
K. 0. Pitner
Bill Eiland
W. A. McGlain
Stanford L. Land
Jim Mixon
Russell Yorgesen
County
Mistaken Kansas mother of the year award upended
A clerical error sent Nellie Krueger of Washington Kansas the news she had won Kansas mother of the year. The state selection committee learned Friday the honor had been given in error at New York headquarters. The national chairwoman offered to consider Krueger for the state award and explore a possible New York trip as consolation.
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Washington, Kan
Kansas
Nellie Krueger
New York
American Mother Committee
Daniel A. Poling
Wichita
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Krueger
Topeka
State
Red Policies Behind Unrest Red Policies Behind Unrest
AP report from Taipei cites a 1954 shift in Chinese Communist policies in Tibet as root of March revolt. Tibetan informants say 1950 invasion via Sikang led to initial cooperation, then public service stations and loans, followed by interference with religion, communist schooling, and burial grounds used as fertilizer.
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Spencer Moosa
Taipei
Formosa
Tibet
Sikang
Lhasa
Tsinghai
Miman
Snyder Daily News Seeks Friendliest Workers Names 31 Nominees
The Snyder Daily News reports 31 nominees for its friendliest courteous employee contest. Each nominee joins the Courtesy Club with a membership card and may win a $50 U S Savings Bond and framed certificate if chosen as the friendliest woman and man in Snyder businesses.
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Snyder Daily News
Snyder
U. S
Daily News
Jackie Alford
Barrow Furniture Co
Kenneth Armstrong
White's Auto Store
Wilma Brown
Safeway
Cliff Barrow
Maggie Brown
Williams Jewelry
Frank Bryant
Snyder Truck & Tractor Co
Grace Bryant
Snyder Steam Laundry
John Beal
Anthony's
Nettie Crawford
Thompson's Cleaners
Myles B. Clark
Snyder Drug No. 2
Edie Cauble
Gray's Style Shop
Bill Deavers
Hoit Music Co
Ruby Rudy
Starr's
John Lynch
Snyder Tailoring Co
Sara Mary
Snyder National Bank
Jim McNabb
Hickory House
Bob Merry
B & H Well Service
Ruby Roberts
Perry Bros
Maude Rosson
Vogue Beauty
Alford Rosson
Highland Park
Dean Staton
Burton-Lingo Lumber Co
Jean Sturdivant
Mixon Tire & Supply
Velma Smith
Daymon Weaver
Goodyear Service
Ben Wiggins
Ben Wilson
Ray Webber
Fenton’s
Dad & Lad
Vernon Young
Bud's
Man Claims Right To Set Fire To House
Calvin Stout 31 shouted he could set fire to his own house as firemen arrived to extinguish a blaze in his living room. Police used a club to subdue him after he threatened them with a chair leg and bedpost and jailed him on disorderly conduct assault and battery resisting arrest and interfering with firemen.
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Lafayette
Ind
Calvin Stout
Stout
Cemetery Association Sets Annual Meeting
The Snyder Cemetery Association announces its annual meeting at 7 30 p m Monday in the courthouse commissioners courtroom. Officers, board members and association members are urged to attend with new officers to be elected.
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The
Snyder Cemetery Association
Snyder Spotlight Highlights Unpredictable West Texas Weather
The Snyder weather week brought a rare swing from sub freezing readings to a high of 89 degrees on Wednesday and a light rain Saturday. Spring reshapes plans for Twenty eighth Street near Deep Creek bridge if rain hits during construction. Snyder's National Guard unit will relocate part of the company to Stamford, leaving Snyder with two platoons for local residents. The local armory appears timely and may be among the last to be built for years. Calendar notes remind readers of auto registration due next Tuesday, vehicle inspection by April 15, and income tax filings due April 15.
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Great Southwest
Twenty Eighth Street
Deep Creek Bridge
Avenue Ss
Snyder
National Guard
Stamford
John Lynch
New Axis of Democratic Party Emerges in West
Sen A S Monroney portrays a rising Western axis of Democrats after election gains in California Utah Wyoming Nevada Oregon Washington Montana Idaho Colorado New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Missouri Kentucky Tennessee West Virginia shaping a progressive tolerant bloc backing Johnson Rayburn leadership and focusing on policy over politics.
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Abilene
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
California
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Colorado
New Mexico
Monroney
Texas
Oklahoma
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Johnson
West
Sam Rayburn
House
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Tex
G. B. Wadzeck
Claude Wooley
Clifton
Dalai
China
Randall Corner
State 208
Sacroc 2 Camp
Cemetery Association
Wacil McNair
Axis of Demo
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