Texas voters keep majority of incumbents in Congress
Anti administration sentiment cooled as Texas Democrats gave comfort to 14 incumbents in the U S House with several veteran leaders retaining seats. Sam Rayburn and Hatton Sumner fought tough reelections while newcomers J R Combs and Capt John Lyle won open seats. Nat Patton trailed Tom Pickett with a runoff possible. Several races still unsettled with runoffs looming.
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Texas
Congress
Texas Election Bureau
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Hatton’ Sumners
Dallas
Rayburn
G. C. Morris
Greenville
J. Frank Wilson
Sumners
J. R. Combs
Center
Martin Dies
Orange
Capt
John Lyle
Corpus Christi
Richard Kleberg
King Ranch Rerties
Lyle
Italy
Nat Patton
Crockett
Tom Pickett
Palestine
Patton
Pickett
Lindley Beckworth
Gilmer
J. J. Mansfield
Columbus
Ed Gossett
Wichita Falls
Sam Russell
Stephen
George Moffett
Chillicothe
Lady Esther Powder Promises A Four Hour Flawless Finish
A beauty pitch touts Lady Esther Face Powder as smoother than ordinary powders. It claims the product yields a fine texture that hides lines and blemishes with a flattering film that lasts about four hours.
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Lady Esther
You Can Say Goodbye To Old Pullmans
Chicago July 24 The Pullman Company plans to discontinue old style sleeping cars with upper and lower berths as railroads face motor bus and air travel competition after the war. New style sleepers will feature roomettes, private wash basins, air conditioning, and better luggage handling. The company reorganized with manufacturing and services separated and may continue under new ownership while building newer car types in aluminum and steel.
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Chicago
Pullman
Pullman Company
Pullman Standard Car Manufacturing Company
Philadelphia Federal District Court
Churchill Ends Normandy Tour With Montgomery and Cherbourg
Prime Minister Churchill returned from a three day Normandy tour. He conferred with General Montgomery and visited Caen. Churchill inspected Cherbourg with General John Lee and saw landing beaches and RAF fields before addressing personnel.
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London
Churchill
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Montgomery
Caen
Cherbourg
U. S
John Lee
Rationing Roundup Details Stamps and Validities Across Goods
The Associated Press notes book four red stamps A8 through Z8 in Audi 1820 are valid, with processed foods blue stamps likewise, and sugar stamps 30 31 and 32 covering five pounds each. Fifth, home canning extends to Feb 28 1945. Shoes stamps and gasoline coupons list specific values and expirations.
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Associated Press
Audi
1820
Courthouse Records and Marital Notices
District Court entries list Ed Jenkins versus Edna Jenkins divorce and multiple divorces including Mary C. Rogers versus Walter E. Rogers Estelle Hough versus T E Hough C T Gook versus Peggy Cook Hazel Hagee versus Ernest E Hagee Olean McDonald versus Marion McDonald and others. Marriage licenses issued include Donald Moore with Fern Pittington Max F Reed with Beverley Lorraine Flaming Earl F Morris with Ann Lee Davis and several couples. Globe News want ads prompt results.
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Mary C. Rogers
Walter E. Rogers
Estelle Hough
T. E. Hough
C. T. Gook
Peggy Cook
Circus Returns to Road Without a Main Tent
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, after Hartford fire, will reopen in Akron on August 4 under no main tent. F Beverly Kelley announced. Sarasota winter HQ hosted rehearsals. The tour will use stadiums toll parks and auditoriums with high aerial acts and the Wallenda high wire act slated to go higher than ever. Fireproofing compound arrived for side show tent treatment.
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Sarasota
Fla
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Hartford
Kelley
Carl Wallenda
Wallenda
American aviators shot by Germans near Konstanz
The Neue Zurcher Zeitung said three American aviators who parachuted to German soil near Konstanz had been shot by the Germans. No details were given. Borgans visit here. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wren of Borger visited Mr. and Mrs. Morris Barnwell, 1509 Harrison Street.
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Maris
Borgans
W. R. Wren of
Borger
Mortris Barnwell
Harrison Street
Life insurance sponsors public education on national economy
America's Life Insurance Companies sponsor an educational program aimed at 68,000,000 life insurance owners and all U.S. citizens. The effort stresses the link between individual financial health and the nation’s economy and seeks informed participation in economic life.
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America
Life Insurance Companies
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Texarkana
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Corsicana
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Waco
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Albert Thomas
Houston
Eugene Worley
Shamrock
George Mahon
Colorado City
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San Angelo
Paul Kilday
San Antonio
Milton West
Brownsville
Ewing Thomason
el Paso
Taos
Roy Perry
Harold
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Billie Joyce Bird
West
Eighth Avenue
N. M
Ruby Perry
Berence
National
HON’ Bull Tire CO
Tyler
65Th St
Old Pullmans
By James Marlow
Camp
Roberts
Cal
Roy H. Lien
Portland
Ore
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Ariz
Lien
Los Angeles
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Oklahoma City
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Globe-News
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Hafe
Jodey
Cretney
Courthouse Records
District Court
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Edna Jenkins
Hazel Hagee
Ernest E. Hagee
Olean McDonald
Marion McDonald
Donald Moore
Fern Pittington
Max F. Reed
Beverley Lorraine Flaming
Earl F. Morris and
Ann Lee Davis
Walter M. Frantz
Mary E Mauer
Harry Kuehner
Addie Brown
A. M. Adams
Martha S. Nettle
Gerald M. Spandl
Henlen Henderson
O. C. Bailey
Ada Turner
E. J. Herbert
Hellyne M. Rogers
Charles F. Holycotes
Billie Jacqueline Simmons
Sterley J. Matherne
Dardnella E. Baudreaux
J. O. Walton
Evelyn Walton
Globe News
Harrison St
Circus
Floyd V. Studer
Amarillo
Lextra
Ol' Vernon Sez
Buchanan
Oriental Cleaners
Hancoc
Marlin Firearms Co
Aurton
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U.S.A
Canada
England
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Sim
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