Harlingen League Plans Poll Watchers in Texas Runoff
Ex GI Good Government League in Harlingen announces plans to place watchers at polling places to thwart a machine backed election. Cameron County officials condemn the move while the 15th Congressional race pits Rep. Milton H. West against Col. John T. Ellis Jr. amid a heated gubernatorial campaign.
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United Press
Texas
Harlingen GI Good Government League
Pohutmcal Spowient
Harlingen
Tennessee
Arkansas
H. L. Yates
League
Milton H. West
Middle-Of-The-Road
John Nance Garner
John T. Ellis, Jr
Beauford
Homer P. Rainey
West
Ellis
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas Is 80 Years Ahead Of Claghorn
AP staff recounts Dallas inventors presenting gadgets to Ideas Unlimited president John L. Jollier. Texas is praised for innovation from fishing lures to a home garage turntable device. The piece notes Ursuline Academy clock in San Antonio earned the nickname Claghorn Clock for facing south and ignoring the north.
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Texas
Claghorn
John L. E Jollier
Ideas Unlimited
Dallas
Ursuline Academy
San Antonio
France
San Antonio Evening News
Istanbul Cats Dominate While Dogs Disappear
In Istanbul cats outnumber dogs after the city’s 30 year program to remove stray canines. A municipal report notes 137 stray dogs were disposed of in June versus seven cats, reflecting Turks’ preference for felines and a dogless Dog Island.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Sea of
Marmora
Navy Discharges Seaman First Class Birkmeyer Jr
Clement Ernest Birkmeyer Jr son of Mr and Mrs C E Birkmeyer 609 Prospect has received his Navy discharge and is home A seaman first class he enlisted March 19 1945 and served at San Francisco Bremerton and Astoria He earned the American Theater and Victory Medals and plans to study engineering in college
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Clement Ernest Birkmeyer, Jr
Navy
Clement Ernest Birkmeyer
C. E. Birkmeyer
Prospect
San Francisco
Bremerton
Wash
Astoria
Ore
Amarillo High School
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