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Newspaper
Bryan Weekly Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1934
Page
6
In a busy county primary, Roy Nunn gains a sheriff majority over J H Reed amid several runoffs. Ferguson defeats A S McSwain for county judge while future contests shape the August ballot with results across precincts and local offices.
In Brazos County voters favor Tom Connally for U S senator with 2575 votes, over Bailey 882 and Fisher 96. Woodall leads governor race with 1630. Walter Woodul tops lieutenant governor with 1408. McCraw leads attorney general with 1424. Sheppard dominates comptroller with 1990. Lockhart leads state treasurer with 1586. John son leads Congress race with 2603.
Connally leads U.S. Senate race with 451 votes while Bailey has 136. Allred tops governor with 319 to Hunter 126. Woodall 227 for lieutenant governor vs Johnson 107. McCraw trails 284 to Smith 235 for attorney general. Sheppard tops for comptroller at 339 with Patterson 120 second. Terrell 850? second with 130. Davis 145 for agriculture. Walker 436 land commissioner to 128 Jones. Smith 264 rail commissioner. Hatcher 122 second. Judge Lattimore leads Supreme Court with Sharp second at 151. Johnson leads for Congress with 88 for representative polled.
Connally 18 over Bailey 5. Allred 14 over McDonald 6. Woodall 10 over Rogers 7. Smith 10 over Woodward 7. Patterson leads Sheppard 10 9. Lockhart 12 over Terrell 7. McDonald 15 3 over Davis. Walker 12 over Jones 8. Smith 8 over Pundt 6. Lattimore 8, McLendon 7, Sharp 6 for supreme court. Johnson 17 over White for congress. Butler 21 over Maloney 3. Davis 25 with Bethea none. McSwain 15 over Ferguson 11. McKenzie 14 over Gainer 11. Goen 12, Parker 10, Worsham 3 for county clerk. Reed 16 over Nunn 7 and Jones 3 for sheriff. Boyett 22 over Todd 3 for county commissioner.
Vote totals indicate Connally 99 over Bailey 73 in one race while Hunter 79 edged Hughes 50. McCraw led attorney general with 103. Smith 55. Other tallies include Walker 119 to 74, Hatcher 71 vs 45 for rail commissioner, and Ferguson 150 over McSwain 53 for county judge.
City Hall items show a fall bow in the east area, totaling a sum noted in late entry. Officials discuss budget shifts and public service impacts amid the count.
The report lists Harvey era endorsements for statewide offices including Connally Alfred Woodall McCraw Shepard Lockhart McDonald Walker Smith Lattimore Johnson across a slate. It also gives vote totals for county and district positions with several candidates reaching varied tallies such as Bethea Ferguson McSwain McKenzie Nunn Todd Boyett and others.
Steeles Store backed Connally in the senate race with McDonald favored for governor and Hughes second. Wood led for lieutenant governor with Rogers second. McCraw led for attorney general by 60 votes, Sheppard top for comptroller with Patterson at 21 and Terrell second. McDonald led agricultural commissioner with Davis second. Walker had 27 votes for land commissioner to 15 for Jones. Sam Smith and Hatcher led for rail commissioner. Lattimore led Supreme Court with 32 votes. Johnson led in Congress race. Maloney second with 17. Davis led district judge over Bethea 75 to 8. McSwain trails Ferguson 82 to 50 for county judge. McKenzie 63 and Gainer 15 for county attorney. Parker 30 and Goen 24 for another post. Reed led sheriff with 438, Nunn 43, Jones 2. Wehrman 49 for county commissioner. Piccolo 20 second.
Connally leads with 74 votes to 36 over Bailey for senator. Hunter tops governor with 36, Allred 34, Wood 39 for lieutenant governor. Johnson 22. McCraw 55 for attorney general to 30 for Woodward, Smith 29. Sheppard 62 for comptroller, Patterson 30. Lockhart 72 to 24 for Terrell for treasurer. McDonald 117 to 84 Davis for agriculture, Walker 90 to 14 Jones for land commissioner. Pundt 39 to 35 Smith for rail. Lattimore 54 Supreme Court, Sharp 30. Johnson 87 to White 20 for congress. Butler 83, Maloney 21, Gruetzner 12. Davis 84 to Bethea 34 district judge, Ferguson 82 to McSwain 36 county judge. McKenzie 80 to Gainer 34. Worsham 65 sheriff, Goen 86 Parker 16 county clerk. Nunn 86 sheriff race lead, Reed 19 Jones 10. Todd 70 county commissioner, Boyett 37.
In a local election Connally polled 78 votes while Bailey received 35 and McDonald tallied 48, details incomplete.
Allied second with 84, Woodall had 40 for lieutenant governor to 33 for Johnson. Smith led for attorney general with 47 to Woodward's 45, Sheppard polled 60 to Patterson's 26, Lockhart and Terrell stood 47 to 46 for treasurer. McDonald had 58 and Davis 23 for commissioner of agriculture. Walker had 77 for land commissioner to 40 for Jones. Smith led for rail commissioner to 38 for Pundt. Lattimore got 45 for supreme court to 36 for Sharp. Johnson polled 73 and White 36 Butler polled 63 for representative to 51 for Maloney and 8 for Gruetzner. Davis polled 86 and Bethea 41. Ferguson got 71 and McSwain 58. Worsham polled 61, Goen 55 and Parker 19. Nunn was given 77 votes, Reed 32 and Jones 26. Boyett got 94 for commissioner and Todd 40.
The record lists vote counts for numerous local offices and candidates. Connally leads with 367 to Bailey's 106, Allred 236 over Hunter 140, Woodul 239 to Johnson 65, and McCraw 200, Woodward 176, Smith 112. Other results include comptroller Sheppard 296 vs Patterson 106, Lockhart 308 vs Terrell 106, McDonald 322 over Terrell 48 for agriculture, Walker 323 to Jones 136, rail commissioner Lon Smith 207, Hatcher 120, supreme court Lattimore 120, Sharp 118, Johnson 377 over White 95, Butler 345 to Maloney 116, Davis 397 to Bethea 116, McSwain 311 over Ferguson 202, McKenzie 308 to Gainer 204, country clerk Worsham 246, Goen 200, Parker 67, sheriff Nunn 319, Reed 131, Jones 65, Todd 243 over Boyett 210.
An OCR snippet notes unusual vote patterns in the campaign for associate justice H S Lattimore. In Reliance and Steele's Store each side held equal votes while Lattimore topped 32 and 35 respectively. Allen Farm split three ways with Lattimore 8, Sharp 6, McLendon 7. Kurten saw Lattimore and Sharp tied for first with 35 each, Lattimore winning all but one precinct.
Chief of Police K. T. Tillis is asked to aid in locating Dr. J. B. Satterfield a former Bryan resident who practiced veterinary medicine. information from the public is requested to help locate him.
Samuel Turner and Alma Jones both of Brazos County have been granted a marriage license by County Clerk Clyde Goer in a civil record.
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Returns from Robertson County show Judge W C Davis leading Bethea by 1774 to 349 with 12 boxes complete and more precincts pending. Unofficial tallies by precinct list Davis carrying Calvert Wheelock Mumford Hayes Hammond Benchley Headsville Elliott Easterly Ridge and New Baden.
The 25th Farmers Short Course at A M College draws Texas farm and ranch people in large numbers. Registrations taxed campus capacity as participants learn from college faculty about emergency relief and rural rehabilitation. Washington officials bring motion picture crews to document drouth relief cattle buying and canning programs. Students from multiple states attend to study meat canning and rural work center concepts.
Brazos county Saturday turnout was about 3800 versus 3662 two years ago. A deposter compared votes for several candidates across the two periods, noting shifts for Butler, Hunter, Allred, J. T. McGee, Buchanan, J. H. Reed, Clyde Goen, A. B. McSwain, Fred Wehrman, William Conrad, and Guy F. Boyett.
Gib Gilchrist a state highway engineer and C. E. B. Swain district engineer of the U S Public Roads Bureau visited Bryan on Saturday. They were en route from East Texas where they reviewed roads to Austin and conferred with District Engineer Jno F B Blair on Brazos County road conditions.
Bryanites and College folk away from home receive the Bryan Daily Eagle by mail. The paper offers mail subscriptions at regular rates to anyone, anywhere. Copies are sent to states including North Carolina Illinois New York Colorado Ohio Louisiana Mississippi Pennsylvania Virginia Wisconsin West Virginia and Mexican destinations.
Mrs. Mae West of St. Louis reports losing 20 pounds in four weeks after taking Kruschen Salts. The ad urges a half teaspoon in hot water each morning before breakfast, claiming safe, harmless fat reduction with a money back guarantee.
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