Diplomas Awarded Tonight at Snyder High Commencement
Snyder High School hosts 134 seniors for the first stadium commencement in Tiger Stadium tonight at 8. Dr. W R White of Baylor will be main speaker, introducing by Dr. Cecil Yarbrough. Valedictorian Charlotte Chauncy and salutatorian Jane Rogers will speak briefly.
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Tiger Stadium
W. R. White
Baylor University
Waco
Cecil Yarbrough
Charlotte Chauncy
Jane Rogers
Sixteen Funnels Sighted Near Abilene
Floods swept central Illinois and Indiana as heavy weekend rains up to nine inches inundated roads and farmland. Indiana towns reported flooded highways and isolated Crawfordsville, while Illinois saw washouts on U S highways 51 and 136 and farms evacuated amid continuing unsettled weather.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Indiana
Champaign
de Witt
Logan
U. S
Farmer City
Ike Holds Meeting On Security Matters
President Eisenhower met with key diplomatic intelligence and military officials to discuss security matters. Press Secretary Hagerty declined to elaborate and said the conference had no relation to a potential visit by top U.S. military officials to Russia or to differences between the armed services.
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Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
United States
Russia
Hagerty
Phone Call Saves Life in London Terrace Incident
A Texas mother's urgent telephone call saved 38 year old Mrs. Margo St. John in New York. A building attendant found her unconscious with gas leaking from the kitchen range and a note saying God forgive me. Bellevue Hospital reported her condition as fair.
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Texas
Smart London Terrace
Margo St. John
London Terrace
French Stage Large Raid On Algiers
A 6000 troop task force and 1500 police raided Algiers Casbah at 2 a.m. finding arms explosives a radio transmitter uniforms insignia and supplies for rebels 4480 Arabs questioned 522 detained as suspects. Violence elsewhere in Algeria appeared subdued with few incidents reported.
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Casbah
Charles Boyer
Hedy Lamarr
Algeria
Mob Opposes Train Dispatch as Algerian Troop Call Provokes Amid Labor Unrest
In St. Nazaire France about 1500 demonstrators storm police lines to defend 200 reservists due to depart for Algeria. Riot police used tear gas and grenades but could not stop the protest as workers from metal plants and construction join the parade.
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ST. Nazaire
France
Algeria
Mediterranean
General Federation of Labor
Mistrial Declared in Tax Fixing Case Involving Lawyer
In St Louis a mistrial was declared for attorney Harry S Schwimmer in a federal conspiracy case with Truman administration officials Matthew J Connelly and T Lamar Caudle. Schwimmer fell ill in court and the judge ruled the mistrial due to health risk while others may seek retrial.
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Connelly
Truman
Caudle
Justice Department
Rubey M. Hulen
New Pastor Assigned At Local Church
The Rev. Jack Riley leaves Trinity Methodist in Snyder to lead the Methodist Church at McLean near Pampa. He will be replaced by the Rev. Elton Wyatt from Amherst. The reassignment was made at the Northwest Texas Methodist Conference in Big Spring.
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Trinity Methodist Church
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McLean
Pampa
Riley
Elton Wyatt
Methodist
Amherst
Big Spring
Northwest Texas Methodist Conference
J. Lennor Hester
First Methodist Church
James Futch
Helmleigh
Dunn - Buford
Fred S. Cox
F. R. Pickens
John W. Hawkins
Fluvanna - Gail
I. T. Huckabee
Union
Joseph A
Neville Unchanged As Editor Neville Graves
Paris Texas report notes A W Neville 91 editor of the Paris News in grave condition for about two weeks and confined to an oxygen tent awaiting further word on his health
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Explosion Recorded in Japan Signals Hydrogen Blast
Japanese scientists reported atmospheric pressure waves from Bikini tests with power rivaling the May 21 H bomb. Tokyo observatory noted gauges detected waves for about 40 minutes. Matsushiro seismograph logged shocks ahead of air readings, confirming a large explosive event.
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United States
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Tokyo Central Meteorological Observatory
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Matsushiro
Earth
Grand Jury Opens Session In Roby
Grand jurors for the May term of 104th District Court began session this morning with several felony cases to consider. District clerk Nealty A. Morton listed jurors from Rotan Roby and nearby areas. Sheriff Bus Rollins said forgery check swindling theft robbery and assault were on the indictment list. Tom Todd of Abilene, district attorney, met with the jury.
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Sweetwater
A. G. Smith
MeCaulley
J. C. Sills
Frank L. Crowder
Roby
Bus Rollins
Tom Todd
Abilene
Weather Outlook for Snyder and West Texas Areas
Sunday’s high 93 and low 68 expected in Snyder with 7:30 a.m. reading of 75. West Texas will see thunderstorms and locally strong winds in the Panhandle and South Plains this afternoon and tonight. Elsewhere, partly cloudy conditions with scattered storms in all areas except west of Pecos Valley. Temperatures to hold steady.
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West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Tornado Watch and Storm Toll in West Texas Hit Hard
Severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes spread across Texas Panhandle and South Plains with 16 funnels sighted near Abilene causing take cover warnings and brief evacuations. No injuries reported though hail and heavy rain damaged young wheat near Haskell and drenched Stamford and surrounding ranches.
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M. M. Cobb
Lufkin
Galveston
del Rio
Sherman
Mineral Wells
Beeville
San Antonio
Dallas
Pastor Addresses Graduating Class Snyder High School
The Rev. Julian Hendren of First Presbyterian preached at Snyder High School graduation, urging graduates to keep growing and set new goals. He noted life as a race with God as the companion and ultimate goal, and cited local ministers G. M. Cole and Ted Norton in the service.
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First Presbyterian Church
Snyder High School
Hendren
G. M. Cole
First Baptist Church
Ted Norton
Thirty-seventh Street Church
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