SDN Column reflects neighbors’ notes and local concerns
The column compiles snippets from neighbors and papers including Jim Cornish, the Mitchell County Retired Teachers Cooperative, and regional outlets. It touches on yard work, street cleanup, watershed projects, flood history, and a coach’s view on a high school team’s tough non-district schedule, highlighting local voices and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Cornish
Post Dispatch
Osage
Colorado City Record
T.D. Wiman Jr
Mitchell County Retired Teachers Cooperative
Wiman
Snyder High
Scurry County Fair Sees Bentley Baize Take Grand Cotton Honor
Proceedings at the Scurry County Fair highlight Bentley Baize winning the grand championship with a stalk of dryland stripper cotton. Emmit Hall claims fruits and vegetables with Porter tomatoes. Fair adds new coliseum space, entertainment debuts, and Saturday baked goods judging. numerous exhibitors and visitors noted, with a note on later page results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County Fair
Bentley Baize
Emmit Hall
Dunn Reggerence Ffa
Scurry County Coliseum
Jerry Beard
Western Texas College
Ranch Headquarters Association
Jerry Worsham
Snyder High School
Harley Don
R.B. von Roeder
Clarence
This Date in History for September 22
Events include 1949 Soviet atomic bomb test, 1776 Nathan Hale hanged, 1862 Lincoln Proclamation, 1927 Tunney Dempsey bout, 1931 Britain quits gold standard, 1961 ICC anti discrimination buses, 1972 autumn first day, 1960s-70s Latin America revolts and My Lai court martial in 1971. Dates and names recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Nathan Hale
New York
Aia Aminimamme Acie
Abraham
Ernesto
Che” Guevara
Cuba
Bolivia
U.S. Army
Ernest L. Medina
My Lai
South Vietnam
Weather summary for Texas regions with scattered thundershowers
Snyder area reports clear to partly cloudy conditions through Saturday. Northwest and Southwest Texas expect widely scattered thundershowers mainly in the extreme southwest Saturday. a bit warmer north and central. Low tonight 48 to 62. high Saturday 80 to 90. North Central and Northeast Texas see decreasing clouds west and cloudy with occasional showers east tonight. partly cloudy and warmer Saturday. South Central and Southeast Texas expect considerable cloudiness coastal areas. low tonight 60 to mid 70s. high Saturday 82 to 92. Port O’Connor to Port Arthur winds 6 to 16 knots with scattered showers and thundershowers. Brownsville to Port O’Connor variable winds 6 to through Saturday. higher near thundershowers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Texas
North
Port O’connor
Port Arthur
Brownsville
Settlement in Tax Suit Between SACROC and Snyder ISD Reached
SACROC oilfield unit and Snyder Independent School District settled their tax dispute on Thursday, canceling a scheduled morning hearing in 132nd District Court. The agreed assessed value for SACROC owner’s property is 163.5 million dollars, with royalty owners taxed similarly, ensuring tax notices go out before October 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacroc Oilfield Unit
Snyder Independent School District
132Nd District Court
Wayland G. Holt
Holt
Sacroc
Board of Tax Equalization
Nixon In Texas Today
President Nixon heads to Texas for a major campaign swing aboard the Spirit of 76. The jet left Andrews Air Force Base at 9 19 a m EDT bound for Laredo as the first of four Texan stops aimed at broad bipartisan appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Texas
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Laredo
Tex
Court Ordered To Reconsider Bonds
A federal appeals court judge ordered a lower court to review the $100,000 bonds for five New Yorkers who refused to testify about an arms shipment scheme to Northern Ireland. The defendants, still in custody, may face a new bond hearing set for 10 a.m. Saturday in Abilene Texas with Judge Leo Brewster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Northern Ireland
Griffin Bell
U.S. Court of Appeals
Bell
Texas
U.S. District Court
Abilene
Tex
Leo Brewster
iAZER' x POLLAN Guide Stars on Saturday
A brief item notes iAZER' and POLLAN teams set for a Saturday event featuring notable guide stars. It highlights matchups, location, and timing with emphasis on participant names and venue.
Living Cost Rise Below Nixon Target in First Year
The BLS reported a 2.9 percent rise in the Consumer Price Index for the 12 months ending August, under Nixon’s 3 percent target. August costs rose 0.2 percent, payrolls averaged $137.23 weekly for about 50 million workers, and real purchasing power rose to a record, as the CPI reached 125.7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Subpanel OKs Bullock but rate cuts questioned
The House sponsor of Gov. Smith’s competitive car and home insurance rate bills says he cannot predict premium reductions. Senate quickly approves Bob Bullock for State Insurance Board chair amid controversy, with full Senate decision pending behind closed doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Preston Smith
Smith
State Insurance Board
Bob Bullock
Senate
Bullock
Ben Barnes
Don Cavness
House Insurance Committee
Ned) Price
Durwood) Manford
Price
Manford
Insurance Board
Mosley Appointed In Electromechanical Technology Instructor
James Randy Mosley named instructor in electromechanical technology at Western Texas College. Mosley earned a BS from Oklahoma State University in May 1971 after study at Eastern Oklahoma A&M East Central Oklahoma State and Oklahoma State University. He previously worked as a Halliburton Services field engineer in Snyder and is active in petroleum and mechanical engineering societies. He is married with one child and resides in Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Randy ) Mosley
Western Texas College
Gene Robertson
Mosley
Eastern Oklahoma A&m Junior College
East Central Oklahoma State College
Oklahoma State University
WTC
Halliburton Services
Snyder
Society of Petroleum Engineers
American Institute of Mechanical Engineers
Little League
Route 1
Box
The
Baptist Church
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SDN
Ballinger Ledger
State Board
Big Spring Herald
Steel
Clovis Hale
Hale
Wacil McNair
Lex Graham
Don Walser
National Guard
Scurry County
Graham
West Texas State Bank
Max von Roeder
John Everets
Charlie West
Jess Roberson
Effie Everts
Travis Rhoades
Doyle Gray
Harley Don Vineyard
M.H. Hanson
Harley Vineyard
Janet West
W.J. Fuller
Ann Lovelady
K.G. Blalock
Lida Rhodes
Lida Rhoades
Don
Dan Fox
Ben Nachlinger
Mrs
J.C. Tolbert
Hayley Vineyard
Henry Kelley
Twenty-seventh Street
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Kelley
Altrurian Club
Sears Sentell
Sonora
Frank Wilson
Emmett Wilson
Moab
Utah
Kelley Robbins
San Angelo
First Baptist Church
Ken Andress
Lesley Kelley
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bell- Seale Funeral Home
Cancer Society
Benn Nachlinger
John Whitte
Jimmy Wemken
Franklin Gilbert
Darlene Sims
Bob McKinney
Lida
Associated Press
Board of Equalization
Board of Trustees
ARIES
Taurus
Gemini
Aan
Clay
Messag
Possir
Impra
Iazer' x Pollan
Libra
Utd
Scorpio
Tee Sagittarius
Aquarius
California
OKS
Carness
Jeane Dixon
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