Texans prepare for short Democratic primary ballot
Austin Texas voters will cast ballots July 24 in six contested Democratic primaries and 26 names across 14 statewide offices. Governor Shivers defends his record against Ralph Yarborough who labels him a traitor for supporting Eisenhower and tidelands policy.
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Austin
Texas
Democratic Executive Committee
Allan Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Washington
Shivers
Tidelands
Yarborough
Eisenhower
Texas Democrats adjust convention strength and campaign roles
Two Texas women assumed prominent roles as the 1954 campaign heats up with Mrs. Pat Dougherty guiding Dudley T. Dougherty's Senate bid and Mrs. Charles Devall becoming State chair of Texas Democratic Women for Shivers. The party plans to count 1952 votes for both parties to determine convention strength at Mineola.
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Texas
Pat Dougherty
Dudley T. Dougherty
United States Senate
Charles Devall
Kilgore
Big City
Antiques Sign Attracts Town Visitors To Granny White House
In Maple Avenue Granny White places a sign reading Antiques Inquire Within to draw callers. She reveals she has no plans to sell, using conversations and playful prices to engage neighbors. The elderly resident remains curious, open minded and beloved in the town.
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Granny White
Maple Avenue
Granny
Hopf Family Visits Austin to Meet Parental Return
Mr and Mrs Erato Hopf of Austin visited their parents Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf on Saturday. Their daughter Livvy who had stayed in Harper for two weeks accompanied them back home.
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Erato Hopf
Austin
Oliver Hopf
Livvy
Harper
Kerrville Jaycees Plan 20th Annual Hill Country Rodeo
The Kerrville Jaycees announce the 20th Annual Hill Country Championship Rodeo to be held July 2 to 4 in Kerrville. Produced by Bob Estes with acts by Cecil Carnish, the weekend features parades, rodeo events, dances at Kerrville Skating Rink, turtle races, Old Fidler Contest, and water sports along the Guadalupe River. Admission charges apply only to the rodeo.
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Kerrville Jaycees
Bob Estes
Baird
Texas
Cecil Carnish
Waukomis
Oklahoma
Kerrville Skating Rink
Southwest
Houston Honeys
Jaycees
Kerrville
Congress votes to raise vocational education appropriation
The House approved a 20 percent increase in federal vocational education funding from 18.7 to 23.7 million dollars. Texas gains about 200 thousand with agriculture, home economics, trade and industrial, and distributive education boosts, while distributive education doubles from 450 thousand to 900 thousand. a later 2 million allocation was defeated. The measure advances to the Senate.
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House of Representatives
Lewis B. Taylor
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas
Taylor
Texas
Russia
Senate
Texans
Opening Day at State Fair to Feature Press Radio Television Day
October 9 1954 opens with Press Radio and Television Day as Texas fair officials predict 2000 newspapers and media executives and families will attend. The Cotton Bowl hosts Texas Oklahoma football, Pan American Livestock Exposition runs, and The King and I stars in State Fair Auditorium.
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Ft. Worth
Texas Press Association
State Fair
Fort Worth
Texas
TPA
Residents and visitors share summer travel in Border area
Mrs Roy Deaton and son Roy and Mrs Bill Lee of Sanderson visit Mr and Mrs J J Rogers. Jack Jones and sons and Harold Pape visit in Rocksprings. Fred Mahler and children from Houston visit Mrs C T Mahler. Roger Harper returns from Midland. Iral Calentine and children of Harlingen visit mother Carrie Calentine and stay through summer. Roy Ressmann, Bill Edwards and families visit Edgar Ellebracht home. Lydia Bierschwabe and daughters stop by. Mrs J G Mezger visits San Antonio. Weslie Sageser visiting relatives in Corpus Christi. Local residents and kin visit in Stevens and Lang households.
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Roy Deaton
Roy
Bill Lee
Sanderson
J. J. Rogers
Iral Calentine
Harlingen
Carrie Calentine
Roy Ressmann
Bill Edwards and
Edgar Ellebracht
Barbecue Supper At Creighton St Home For Friends
Mr and Mrs Creighton St entertained a group of friends with a barbecue supper at their home one evening recently.
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Mrs. Creighton
Deer Trapping Problem Cited in Hill Country Study
The June report cites Eugene Walker and Bob Ramsey of the Game and Fish Commission on trapping and transplanting surplus antlerless deer. They warn economic and logistical limits, noting 13 000 deer moved since 1939 mainly from Aransas Refuge, with fencing, bucks for does, and suitable release areas posing key hurdles.
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Austin
Eugene Walker
Bob Ramsey
Game and Fish Commission
Wildlife
Walker
Ramsey
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Aransas Wildlife Refuge
Mason County
Texas Hill Country
Lennon Couple Visit Midland Burnett Relative
Mr and Mrs Bill Lennon of Midland and Burnett visited her mother Mrs Herbert Jones during the weekend.
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Bill Lennon
Midland and Burnett
Herbert Jones
Relay Race Highlight Of Harper Splash Day
Splash Day July 3 at the Municipal Pool features a four-team relay between Rotary Lions Fire Department and American Legion. Each team fields three swimmers with a comical first swimmer. Fire Department provides an inhalator. program hosts Miss Elaine McKay and Mrs Victor Nixon with Alf Crenwelge as MC. Admission is free outside the pool area with 50 cents for indoor seating to defray costs.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Rotary and
Lions Clubs
Fire Department
The
American Legion
Rotary Club
Freddy
Tornado
Dietel
Hayden
Smoky
Herman
Speedy
Nagel
Ernest
Shorty
Hannemann
Kermit
Luedicke
Clarence
Torpedo
Nixon
Rueben
Whizzbang
Duecker
Hans
Power X
Land
Lions Club
John K. Bagley
Jaycees
Elaine McKay
Victor Nixon
Alf
Shorty) Crenwelge
Dooley
Mrs R W Smith Visits Odessa Parents
Mrs R W Smith and her sons from Odessa are visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Ben Thomas for several days.
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Mrs
R. W. Smith
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