Campaign press agent life in Texas winds and woes
The piece chronicles a political press agent’s grueling schedule across Texas during campaigns. It follows early mornings, long drives, endless towns, nightly reports, and the constant push to shield the candidate from missteps. It notes rival campaigns, noisy conventions, and the stress of keeping the candidate in the spotlight amid vast distances and political pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enddniers
Twentieth Century Express
Texas
Bunker Hill
Texas oil boom shows vast production capacity and reserves
EB L Smith of Dallas reports a statewide survey showing 158 counties produce oil or gas and 251 with activity, with 93 under lease. Texas now has 93,639 producing wells and daily output about 1.3 million barrels, far above 1917 levels, and holds about 9.77 billion barrels of proven reserves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalas
Texas
EB. L. Smith
Dallas
Texas Mid-autrient Gai and Gas Association
Association
U. S
Army
Navy
Mr. Smith
United States
Llano Bar Endorses George Christian for Texas judge
Llano Texas July 16 1940 members of the Llano County Bar endorse Honorable George F E Christian for Judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas. They commend his competence as lawyer and judge and urge voters to support him in the coming primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano Bar
George Christian
Llano
Texas
Llano County
George FE. Christian
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Christian
Commission
Court of Criminal Appeals
Chrstian
Judge Christian
Wilburn Oatman
J. Lawrencel. Brah
A. G. Mueller
Bill S. Watkins
Carlos Ashney
FE. B. Camrade
Firemen's Training School Dates Set in Texas
State fire insurance commissioner Marvin Hall urged mayors and fire chiefs to send representatives to the Firemen's Training School at College Station July 28 to August 2. Dr. H. R. Brayton directs the eleventh annual school offering courses for firemen, marshals, pump operators, and first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austini
Texas
Marvin Hall
College Station
H. R. Brayton
Announcements of local candidates and offices
The Liang Newa authorizes announcements for multiple offices including Senator and Representative in the 85th District with listed candidates such as Marion Fowler Richard Yutt Homer DeWolne Houghton Brownblieb and Lawrence T. Wouet A. W. Mourland plus county and precinct posts. A miscellaneous line about an opening four thousandth of an inch wide admitting a newly hatched clothes moth larva follows.
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Texarkana
Sheridan
Winchester
San Antonio
Odessa
Walsh
Gulf of Mexico
Bookc
Forest Service
Teaxsoffmann
Mrr. Smith
Texas Oil &Gas
Tex
Firemen's Training School
County
Offces
The
Liang Newa
Marion Fowler
Richard Yutt Homer
Dewolne Houghton Brownlieb
Lawrenct E. Wouet
A.W. Mourland
Juda
ANGY
Tay
Uretrict
Deake Eek
Nor County
Atchey
Bill
Watkins
Grunty
Mas. T. P. West
Reta Osbourn
Pom
Cassaday Leonard B. Turbiville
Siirley Williams
Finley Barnett Neal Wood
Stacy Miller
ER. Smith
Henry Osbourn R. FF. Redford
ER. V. Casper
Pre
J. B. Mayes
Spencer-Sauer Ac
Weber
MGR
Spencer Weber
Ase
T. Mgr
Detroit
America
Dodge
Bertram Automobile Coo
Bertram, Texas
WOLF
Mclean
Lampasas
Hoover Motor Company
San Saba, Texas
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