Shivers to Seek Third Term as Texas Governor
Texas politics rushes as Governor Allan Shivers announces he will ask voters for a third term. He has served since 1949 after Beauford Jester's death, aiming to extend his record to five years and five months. Competing bids come from Ralph Yarborough Ruben Senterfitt and others with water conservation a key issue.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Beauford Jester
Ralph Yarborough
Ruben Sermerfitt
San Saba
House of Representatives
Porborough
Adijaj Stevenson
Senterfitt
J. J. Holmes
Lloyd Bentsen
Ben Ramsey
Ramsey
George T. Hinson
Mineola
C. T. Johnson
A. M. Akin
Paris
Senate
Guy C. Jackson
Texas Water Conservation Association
Jackson
Texas leaders push water, roads and judges in policy push
Yarborough calls for action on water with dams and a canal plan for Northwest Texas while Lyndon B. Johnson touts thousands of small dams for storage and flood control. Dougherty questions Johnson on troops in Indo China and atomic secrets as Justices Few Brewster Clyde Smith plan re elections. Teacher pay raised by 30 dollars a year and highway program expansion noted as officials pledge farm road completion and federal aid increase.
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Yarborough
Hempstead
Dc. T. Johnson
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Dudley T. Dougherty
Beeville
Dougherty
Washington
U. S
Indo-China
Few Brewster
Temple
Clyde E. Smith
Smithville
Texas Supreme Court
J. E. Hickman
Martin Dies
Lufkin
E. H. Thornton Jr
State Highway Commission
Kaufman County
Thornton
Inspection Stickers and Feed Grain Sale Report
The Texas DPS says 2,650,000 vehicles have passed inspection but about 250,000 lack stickers and will receive warning or court tickets after the April 15 deadline. John C. White outlines surplus feed grain sales to lower livestock costs and relieve drought, predicting millions in taxpayer returns from warehoused grain.
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Texas
Department of Public Safety
John C. White
Vernon
White
Sewing Club Meeting At Mrs Alvin Feller Home
The Sewing Club met at Mrs. Alvin Feller's home on April 22 with nine members present. The treasurer reported a balance of 78.52 dollars. Sacks were bought to make pillow cases with ten donated by Mrs Edmund Fiedler. The club donated three dollars toward the Harper 4-H Club quilt dumping grounds. The next meeting will be at Mrs J J Casper's home on May 27. Mrs Feller served refreshments.
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Alvin Feller
Edmund Fiedler
J. J. Casper
Doss Home Demonstration Club Cake Sale At School Picnic
Doss Home Demonstration Club met April 20 at 2 p.m. with 13 members and 1 visitor. The group discussed August basket weaving on Craft Day, a pie and cake sale at the May 8 school picnic, and a tailoring demo on bound buttonholes. Light refreshments followed.
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Doss
Doss Home Demonstration Club
Elroy Geistweidt
THDA
Alfred Baethge
HDC
Local residents visit Harper area families Sunday
Mr and Mrs Charles Wagner and Miss Olga Stahl of Cave Creek visited Mr and Mrs O C Feller. Mr and Mrs Carl Klaehn visited Mr and Mrs Alfred Lehne Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Roy Cottle of Rocksprings visited Mr and Mrs Vene Cottle and relatives at Harper. Mr and Mrs Pat Rogers and son Wayne visited in the Watkins Tarr home. Mrs Lewis Stevens spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs George Holekamp at Turtle Creek. Morris Edd Bode of San Antonio spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Rubin Bode. Mrs J G Mezger, recently at her ranch near Marble Falls, returned to Harper Thursday.
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Charles Wagner
Olga Stahl
Cave Creek
O. C. Feller
Carl Klaehn
Alfred Lehne
Roy Cottle
Rocksprings
Vene Cottle
Harper Sunday
Pat Rogers
Wayne
Watkins Tarr
Lewis Stevens
George Holekamp
Turtle Creek
Morris Edd Bode
San Antonio
Mrs
Rubin Bode
Notary Public Certificate Note for Gillespie County Texas
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23rd day of April, 1934 by E. B. Eckerle notary public for Gillespie County Texas with seal affixed. The document records a formal oath or acknowledgment dated April 23, 1934.
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State OF Texas
County OF
Gillespie
E. B. Eckerle
Notary Public
Gillespie County
Texas
Chas, Barrett - Cashiers
E. B. Eckerle Harper
Local Residents and Visitors Share Weekends and News
Social notes list visitors at the Dittmar and Manske households including the Laws, Dittmars, and Manskes. San Angelo and San Antonio guests are noted with W A Beard and Ola Maertz. Attendees at a Kerrville barbecue honor Al Poeske while a Mason PTA conference includes several named ladies. Families from San Antonio Dripping Springs and Cameron area are mentioned with moves announced for Gus Mahler to the Junction Lumber Co.
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Gus Mahler
Cameron Lumber Co
Junction Cameron Lumber Co
Junction
Visit Notables Share Sunday at Local Homes
Myr and Mrs. Robert Lehne with their small daughter of San Antonio visited Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Lehne and Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kramer Sunday. O. B. Walker home saw visitors including Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bierschwabe Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Reiger Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Rahe Mrs. John Walker and son Weldon Walker.
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Myr
Robert Lehne
San Antonio
Alfred Lehne
Alfred Kramer
O. B. Walker
Richard Bierschwabe
Dallas Reiger
Dayton Rahe
John Walker
Weldon Walker
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