Jim Ferguson Seeks Governor Bid Vowing Prohibition Enforcement
Jim Ferguson and his wife announce they will not seek office despite letters urging a run for governor. He outlines a ten point program focusing on business administration, prohibition enforcement, tax reform, county consolidations, highway management, curb on road bonds, luxury taxes to support schools, and prison reform including pardons and improvements at Huntsville. He warns against bootlegging and road hogs while advocating an elective highway commission and reduced state spending.
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Texas
National
New York
Supreme Court
Highway Commission
Highway Department
Commissioners Courts
Neff
Moody
Ferguson
Huntsville
Farmer Jim
Reformist rhetoric sparks calls for penitentiary overhaul
A speech proposes new taxes and harsher reforms for the Brazos and Trinity regions. The speaker pledges more convicts reform, added religion, extended forgiveness, and State-driven measures to emulate the Savior, urging citizens to respond by writing or wiring support.
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Brazos
Trinity Bottoms
Texas
Mexicans Convicted In Rockdale Killing
The state case against Antonio and Monica Linarez for the murder of Pilar Aguirre on August 4 went to trial. Evidence indicated Moreno, age 2, fired the fatal shot and both defendants received five year sentences with a jury recommending a suspended sentence for Antonio. Monico accepted his sentence without appeal.
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Antonio
Monica Linarez
Pilar Aguirre
Moreno
Monico
Hoover the Quaker Known for His Oat Insight
Hoover is described as a Quaker with a noted familiarity with oats, signaling a succinct mix of creed and agricultural expertise in the profile.
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Hoover
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Rockdale
Waco
Sewie
Traiis
Santa Fe
E. F. Adams
Galveston, Texas
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Pittman
K. A. Wallace
First National Bank
Cameron, Texas
Mr. Farmer
ATA
Cameron Furniture
THE
Maytag Company
Newton
Iowa
Illuminum
Maytag
Ashevile
WWNC
Charleston
WOBU
Cincinnati
WLW
Cleveland
WTAM
Des Moines
WIHO
Detroit
Wir
Fergo
WDAY
Fort Worth
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Hopkinsville
WFIW
Kansas City
KMBC
la Crosse
WKEH
Loc Angelea- Enx
Milwaukee
WTMJ
Minneapolis
WCCO
Norfolk- Wiag
Omaha
Woww
Philadelphia
WCAU
Pittsburgh
KDKA
Portland
KGW
Rock Isand
WHBF
Calgary
CFCN
Montreal
CPCF
Regina
CHWC
Alamo Ave
Brenham, Texas
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