Eight Texas congressmen unopposed in primaries report
Eight Texas congressmen will be unopposed in the primaries this year according to news reports. The filing deadline was May 15. The piece discusses longevity, turnover, and the seniority system in Congress, noting long-serving members like Adolph Sabath, Robert L. Doughton, Sam Rayburn, and Carl Vinson, and explains how re-election acts as a promotion via moving to higher committee chairmanships.
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Texas
Congress
Adolph Sabath
Chicago
Rules Committee
House
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Ways & Means Committee
Sam Rayburn
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Armed Services Committee
Moose Jackson Faces Backlash Over Field Fences Near Depot
Last week parents called Moose Jackson on the phone while kids teased him in the streets over his fenced field near the depot where they play ball. Doc Sherman suggested a light approach at Andy's Garden Tavern, hinting at leveraging his semi pro baseball experience to smooth tensions.
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Moose Jackson
Moose
Doc Sherman
Andy’s Garden Tavern
Doc
Rural Electrification Admins 15th Anniversary Observed
Texas marks 15 years since the Rural Electrification Administration was created by President Roosevelt on May 11 1935. REA aided co ops, expanded power lines, and boosted farm electricity from 2 percent to 81 percent in Texas farms by 1949. Co-ops serve 256 000 rural homes over 104 000 miles of wire, valued well over 125 million dollars, with continued demand for hydroelectric power and new dams to meet growing farm use.
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Texas
Roosevelt
Rural Electrification Administration
Bartlett Electric Cooperative
Bartlett
REA
Co-op
Texas catfish prospects and fishing spots noted
Austin reader asks about Texas catfish prospects citing a Sports Afield article. The piece lists key fishing areas including the Colorado River near Buchanan and Marshall Ford dams, Lake Corpus Christi, Trinity River from Anahuac to Liberty, Guadalupe River near Victoria, Brazos mouth near Freeport, and Rio Grande border waters, noting trotlines allowed in many places and varied baits including odd items like old shoe soles and horses’ hooves used in catfish stomachs.
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Texas
Colorado River
Buchanan
Austin
Colorado
Corpus Christi
Neuces River
Trinity River
Anahuac
Liberty
Guadalupe River
Victoria
Brazos River
Freeport
Rio Grande
Texoma
Texas-Oklahoma
Seniority and duties in the House Armed Services Committee
A veteran member notes increased seniority brings added committee duties and wider recognition. Along with six Democrats below and twelve above, he stresses the need for preparation, consistency, and reliability. He argues members earn trust, can be replaced every two years, and should vote on essential national welfare rather than idle pursuits.
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House Armed Services Committee
Pene Ienties
Whitworth Honored At Harper Commencement In 1951
Miss Duana Beth Whitworth, a Harper High School senior in the class of 1951, received a 100 cent wool fabric award. The gift from Kerrville Area Ladies Auxiliary to the Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association was presented at the May 18 commencement in the Harper gym. She held the top scholastic average in the sewing division and excelled in the Make It Yourself With Wool contest.
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Duana Beth Whitworth
Harper High School
Milliken
Miss Whitworth
Harper Gymnasium
Kerrville
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association
Llano to Build Lighted Park for Baseball Diamonds
Llano plans a lighted baseball diamond sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. A committee led by Spencer Weber includes Albert Fox Raymond Winkel Edward Rogers and John L. Sullivan to obtain detailed cost estimates. An unrelated editorial note about catfish cooking follows.
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Llano
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Winifred West
The
Jaycees
Spencer Weber
Albert Fox
Raymond Winkel
Edward Rogers
John L. Sullivan
Mrs Belle Wallace Credits Hadacol For Health Boosts
In Atlanta Mrs Belle Wallace 74 says Hadacol cured her nerves and stomach issues from vitamin and iron deficiencies. She shares she would pay friends’ bottles if no help, but Hadacol aided them too. She touts sleep appetite and relief, urging others to try with money back guarantee.
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Belle Wallace
Formwalt St
S. W
Atlanta
Hadacol
Wallace
Hadaco
Hospital Sing
Hadacol reaches five million bottles sold since January
Senator Dudley J LeBlanc founder of The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana maker of Hadacol says shipments have totaled 5,000,000 since January 1 with demand outpacing supply. He notes shortages and production limits persist as every increase in output spawns higher demand aided by the South’s heavy newspaper schedule.
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Hadacol
Dudley J. lcBlanc
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
Louisiana
Senator LeBlanc
LeBlanc
South
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Patman
Thomas
Poage
Gossett
Mahon
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Beckworth
Luther Johnson
Thomason
Worley
Lyndon Johnson
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United States Brewers Foundation
Knopp Metzger
Fredericksburg, Texas
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Iowa
Texas Game & Fish
Official Game Department
Mrs. Wallace
Maynell Wallace
Herald
Senator Dudley J. Leblanc
Fredericksburg
Elmo Baethge
T-Bones
San Antonio
Gillespie County Commission Co
Story & Clark
America
First Presbyterian Church
Mauch Warner Tone
Story & Clark Planes
Storycone
Mahogany Sounding Boarde
J. C. Ernst Piano Shop
San Antonio Street
Vredericersburg, Texas
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