Prohibition Recall of Comanche County Elections
A 1933 note recalls the 1909 county prohibition vote and earlier contests in Comanche County Texas. It details margins at Comanche and De Leon, multiple precinct results, and the county’s final shift to dryness in 1904 with ongoing sustenance through 1909, plus local social notes on visits and tax deduction tips.
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Bill
Comanche County
Margaret T. Waring
Comanche
de Leon
Vets
Lamkin
Farmers Chapel
Bibb
Energy
Downing
Hasse
Prohibition
Rucker
Comanche No. 2
Soda Springs
Dingler
Wilson
Bibl
Secret Ballot Privacy in Court Ruling and History
A court refused to compel disclosure of voters choices, affirming that ballot secrecy is essential to free choice. The ruling cites early Democratic principles and notes exceptions for illegal votes. The piece traces privacy standards from open booths to modern elections and discusses threatened oversight.
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South Carolina
Johnson grass control and maize dwarf mosaic virus impact
Floyd M. Key explains controlling Johnson grass to curb maize dwarf mosaic virus. virus overwinters in Johnson grass rhizomes, aphids spread it to corn and grain sorghum, symptoms include chlorotic mottling and reduced grain. resistant hybrids offer protection.
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Floyd M. Key
If You Cant Fight It Join It Johnson Grass Warning
Flood Key, county agent, warns Johnson grass in hay pastures is costly to eradicate. Cutting at boot stage and using 4 2-D with fertilizer after each cut improves hay quality. Do not let Johnson grass invade cultivated rows. Miss Hattie Brightman from Austin visits Clyde Silvus this week.
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Flood Key
Texas
Key
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Hattie Brightman
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