Wichita Falls Faces Severe Flood Threat as Rains Persist
Rain from Snyder to Mineral Wells worsened floods across the region. West Texas towns like Dennis evacuated as the Brazos and Sabine rivers rose, with Lake Wichita and Lake Kickapoo spilling over. Authorities warn of continued high water and road closures across the state.
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Brazos
Mineral Wells
Dennis
Texas
Perry Cornelison
Albert Davis
Bennett
Graford
Keechi
Sabine
Deweyville
Wichita Falls
Lake Wichita
Holliday Creek
Lake Kickapoo
Wichita
Gladewater
Waco
Gordon Baxter
Radio Ktrm
Beaumont
Bon Weir
Orange
Explosion Rocks Snyder Sewage Plant. Damages Reported
An explosion at the Snyder sewage disposal plant caused window damage and a fire. City manager Roy Dunlap blames oil refuse from service stations dumped into the sewer or a faulty trap. Operator Loyd Holley was present but unharmed as officials inspect sources and suspend service until corrected.
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Snyder
Roy Dunlap
Dunlap
Loyd Holley
Dulles Demands End To Germany Split At NATO Meet
Secretary of State Dulles urged Russia to end Germany’s division as intolerable and urged peace in the North Atlantic Council session. West German Foreign Minister Brentano pressed for swift reunification while Adenauer faces September elections. NATO ministers signaled support for blocking Soviet expansion in the Middle East.
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Bonn
Germany
Dulles
Russia
North Atlantic Council of Foreign Ministers
Soviet Union
Heinrich von Brentano
Brentano
Konrad Adenauer
von Brentano
Federal
German Republic
East Germany
Adenauer
Christian Democratic
NATO
North Atlantic Council
United States
Middle East
Snyder Child Hurt In Fall From Auto
A two year old Snyder girl, Cynthia Ann Isbell, fell from a moving car on the Big Spring highway near the south city limits. She was taken to Battenfield Jones Hospital for emergency treatment and treated for head abrasions, not seriously injured.
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Snyder
Big Spring Highway
Cynthia Ann Isbell
Edgar Isbell
Thirtieth Street
Battenfield- Jones Hospital
Divorce Grant Over Roles In Family Breadwinner Dispute
Mrs. Helen Marlowe of Los Angeles, aged 33, was granted a divorce after alleging her husband the theatrical producer pressed her to act as the family breadwinner in real life.
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Los Angeles
Helen Marlowe
Bank Robbery in Atlanta by Two Masked Men
Two men wearing stockings over their heads robbed the Citizens & Southern National Bank in Atlanta of 19253 just before opening. They threatened the drive-in teller with a revolver, escaped in a car with an out-of-state plate. One robber wore a fatigue cap blue jeans and a dark jacket. No description for the other.
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Atlanta
Citizens & Southern National Bank
Four Hour Milk Strike Threat Ends in Buffalo Area
A four hour strike that threatened to cut off milk deliveries to an area of over a million people ended today in Buffalo New York.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Texas Senate Ends Record Filibuster Over Segregation Bill
Senator Henry Gonzalez gave up a 36 hour 2 minute filibuster against a state segregation bill that would let local boards assign students to any school. The measure, opposed by all, was sent back to the House for concurrence after a lengthy stand made with Sen. Abraham Kazen Jr. Gonzalez warned it would legitimize segregation and cited dangers to Latin American students.
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Austin
Tex
Henry Gonzalez
San Antonio
Abraham Kazen Jr
Laredo
State Senate
Gonzalez
Texas
Karen
Senate
House
Mena
FBI
Abraham Kazen
Virginia Duff
Ferris
Capitol
Kazen
Miss Duff
Search Started For Thug Who Shot Gambler Frank Costello
A large manhunt was under way in New York for an unidentified gunman who shot gambler Frank Costello last night. Detectives and officers, totaling sixty and six, sought to prevent underworld retaliation as Costello, 65, was wounded in the lobby of his Central Park West residence. He was treated for a superficial scalp wound and questioned at a police station.
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New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Central Park West
Roosevelt Hospital
Costello Ar
William Kennedy
Estelle
Generoso Pope
Upper East Side
Pete Keith
Kennedy
Keith
One Dies In County Accident At Intersections West Of Snyder
Nellie Estelle Darby 52 of West Twenty Fifth Street was killed in a two car crash about 4 45 p m three miles west of Snyder at U S Highway 180 and Farm Road 1611. The other three injured were not seriously hurt. Funeral arrangements were pending. Survivors include two daughters two sons a sister and seven grandchildren.
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Nellie Estelle
Nell) Darby
West Twenty-fifth Street
Snyder
George Elliott
Darby
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Bolger Ambulance
W. W. Terry
Bolger
James F. Tadlock
Bell Ambulance
Terry
Tadlock
Nash
Buick
Hill County
George L. Hartley
Frank Darby, Sr
Church of Christ
Mrs Willie Stacy Dies at 91 in Snyder Area
Mrs. Willie Cordera Stacy age 91 of 2901 Avenue M died at 5 45 am at home. She was born Sept 13 1865 in Alabama and married Mahlon Stacy Aug 31 1884 at Pickton Hopkins County. She lived in Hermleigh and Snyder areas with family survivors including five daughters four sons a niece 14 grandchildren 32 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. Funeral arrangements are pending at Bell Funeral Home.
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Willie Cordera Stacy
Avenue M
Scurry County
Bell Funeral Home
Stacy
Alabama
Mahlon Stacy
Pickton
Hopkins County
Mills County
Hermleigh
Snyder
Joe W. Stacy
Marion, Va
Buster M. Stacy
Los Alamos
N. M
Ethel Eiland
Brownfield Man Injured at Lake J. B. Thomas
A Brownfield man, W. T. Howze, was injured yesterday afternoon at Lake J. B. Thomas when he slipped entering a boat. He suffered several broken ribs and a back injury and was taken to a Brownfield hospital by Bell ambulance.
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Lake
J. B. Thomas
Here
W. T. Howze
Howze
Brownfield
Bell Ambulance
McCarthy Rites Set in U S Senate Chamber
Funeral services for Senator Joseph R McCarthy will be held in the U S Senate chamber with a Capitol Mass at St Matthew's Cathedral. His death at 48 followed an extended career marked by anti communist charges and sharp partisan battles. The Senate will adjourn in respect after a noon session and a 2 p.m. delegation leaves for Appleton Wisconsin for the funeral.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
America
U.S. Senate
Senate
Wisconsin
Grindstone
McCarthy
Naval Hospital
Bethesda
William E. Borah
Idaho
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Robert A. Taft
Capitol
Lyndon B. Johnson
Appleton
Wis
St.Matthew’s Cathedral
New Hurricane Hunters Chief Warns On Seasonal Uncertainty
Cmdr. Nicholas Brango, the new commander, says hurricane season opening June 17 could be mild or severe and that climatic factors change slowly, making trends hard to determine. He took over duties today in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Nicholas Brango
Weather brief for Snyder and West Texas forecast
The Snyder area reports a high around 74 degrees with a morning reading near 58 and an 80 degree reading later. West Texas skies are partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunder through Panhandle South Plains and upper Pecos Valley eastward through Saturday with minimal temperature changes.
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Snyder
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
House approves major overhaul of excise taxes
Washington The Ways and Means Committee backs a sweeping excise tax reform while keeping key revenue rates intact. The plan would tax tape recorders and extend exemptions to milk bars non profit pools and schools including parochial and public schools for various supplies and transportation charges.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Greenville Publisher Resigns His Position
Greenville editor Matt Sheley is named publisher of the Greenville Herald Banner succeeding Max Lale who resigns to become sales manager in Dallas for the Texas Harte Hanks papers. Lale had led the Banner since January 1954, Sheley previously served as editor. The Morning Herald and Evening Banner merged last October.
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Greenville
Matt Sheley
Greenville Herald-Banner
Max Lale
Lale
Dallas
Texas Harte-Hanks
Banner
Sheley
Morning Herald
Evening Banner
Snyder Qualifies Three For Finals
Snyder entrants reach finals in the state track meet at Memorial Stadium Texas. Bud Morgan Rex Wilson qualify in hurdles and Bobby Pollard makes finals in the 100-yard dash. Morris Light advances in three events and high jump. Running finals start Saturday at 3 08.
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Buck Francis Daily News
Austin
Snyder
Memorial Stadium
University of Texas
Bud Morgan
Rex Wils
Bobby Pollard
Wilson
Morgan
Larry May
Pasadena
May
Tommy Minter
Gladewater
Pollard
Morris Light
Wermleigh
Light
Helmleigh
Billy Mac Davidson
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Towle Memorial Park
David Strayhorn
The
Associated Press
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Sabine River
Solon
L. Beasley
LeRoy Key
Frank Darby, Jr
George O. Darby
Fairbanks
Alaska
Lillian McCollum
Houston
Ralph Johnston
Herman Hartley
Breckenridge
Hollie Hartley
Ben Hartley
Big Spring
Jim Hartley
Clarice Hartley
Jacksboros
FM 1611
Herente
Tson
Willie Stacy
U. S. Senate
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