Johnson aide leads July Fourth festival at Tennessee race meet
Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson and party of 20 attend a capacity crowd of 6,000 for the Fourth of July celebration in this city. The Independence Derby tops the card. Poor Boy wins the mile and 70 yard race for O. Johnson of Houston, with Este Sha and Khemacy taking second and third. Several other races and social visits detailed.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Lady B
Henry Blackburn
Poor Boy
O. Johnson
Houston
Este
Three Day Quarter Horse Meet Draws Big Fredericksburg Crowds
The Gil lespie County Fair Grounds hosted a three day race meet with a filled stalls and large crowds. An accident on Monday injured a two year old gelding, which was shot by its owner. Results list winners across eight Sunday races and seven Monday races, including the Independence Day Derby won by Poor Boy with Jockey F Abcenaz. Estell Sha and Khemacy followed.
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Charlie Bill
H. F. Kelso
Houston
Alex Baldiser
Kingsville
Texas Tamn
Tonys Dandy
Teau Beau
Poor Boy
O. Johnson
F. Abcenaz
Gillespie County Fair
Elaine Tomlinson
Margie Alberthal
Estell Sha
H. G. Smalley
Khemacy
Chaney & Young
Ma Ferguson Texas First Woman Governor Dies at 86
Miriam Ma Ferguson longtime Texas governor died at her Austin home Sunday morning June 25 after a long illness following a heart attack last November. She was 86 and survived by one daughter two grandsons three great grandsons and a sister. Funeral services were held at the family home and she was buried beside Gov James E Ferguson in the State Cemetery Arlington of Texas.
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Texas
Austin
Ferguson
Binfield Road
Jim Ferguson
Charles Summers
St. David's Episcopal Church
James E. Ferguson
Arlington of Texas
Stuart Watt
James Stuart Watt
George Nalle Jr
George Nalle II
Alan Woods Nalle
William Byrd Nalle
M. P. McElhannon
Lions Officers Installed June 28
The Fredericksburg Lions Club held an officer installation and ladies night banquet at the American Legion Hall on Wednesday June 28. District 2A2 Governor A C Schwethelm served as main speaker and installing officer, with outgoing president William Schroeder giving a welcome. New officers start July 1 led by L Bruce Scully as president and other names including Edgar Stroeder Raymond Kneese Alton Euler and William Schroeder Jr. as past president. Directors are Gabriel Kilman Oliver Schaetter Otto Zimmermann and Frank Johnson. Mr and Mrs John Hughes of Austin visited Lang family over the weekend.
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American Legion Hall
Lion A. C. Schwethelm
Lion
William Schroeder
L. Bruce Scully
Edgar Stroeder
Raymond Kneese
Alton Euler
William Schroeder Jr
Bert Warner
Rev. R. Gammenthaler
A. Davidson
K. Striegler
Gabriel Kilman
Oliver Schaetter
Otto Zimmermann
Frank Johnson
Miss Wool of Texas Pageant Set for San Angelo Monday
Eleven finalists from across Texas qualified for the 10th annual Miss Wool of Texas Pageant to be staged at San Angelo on Monday July 10 in the Sarah Bernhardt Theater. The winner advances to the Miss Wool of America pageant in April 1962 and will promote Texas wool with a full wool wardrobe and an automobile.
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Texas
E. S. Newman
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers' Association
Ts&gra
Miss Wool of
Fashion Creators, Inc
Dallas
Sarah Bernhardt
Central High School
Kim Dawson
Jerry Burns
KCTV
Farm bill overhaul signals limited policy change this year
The Administration's farm bill was rewritten by House and Senate Agriculture Committees. The major revision was blocked with Sec 1 delated and a show down vote indicating no sharp policy shift. Wheat production may drop 10 percent and corn and feed grains about 25 percent while the Wool Act stays on track for extension. A Frist District DC commissioner nomination faced withdrawal after tax delinquency and a liquor-license connection emerged.
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House
Senate Committee On Agriculture
House Committee
Senate
Levacar sci fi rail cars may speed passengers without wheels
Ford engineers develop the Levacar a wheel-less high speed land vehicle riding a thin air cushion above rails. The jet powered car may travel 150 to 500 miles per hour between big cities with parallel tracks for stability. Officials say feasibility studies could lead to operation within five years after financing.
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Ford Motor Co
Ford
Kucher
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