Jester Coasted To Victory In Texas Governor Race
In a run off race Jester won over Rainey for governor as Shivers defeated House for lieutenant governor and Beauchamp was reelected as judge. Jester carried Navarro and Grayson counties and led in many other counties with results continuing late.
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Beauford
Rainey
J. E McDonald
Allan Shivers
J. J. Mansfield
Columbus
L. J. Sulak
Galveston News
Chas. A. Guy
Avalanche Journal
Bauford H. Jester
Corsicana
Navarro County
Homer P. Rainey
Austin
Travis County
Texas
First Precinct
Texas Election Bureau
Dallas
Port Arthur
Fort Worth
Boyce House
Tom Beauchamp
Smith County
Court of Criminal Appeals
Jesse Owens
Jester
Associated Press
Beauford Jester
Boyce House For Agriculture
COMR
J. E. McDonald
R. E. McDonald
Thomas L. Beauchamp
Voters Endorse Beauford Jester in Plains Runoff
In Lubbock County Beauford Jester led Homer Rainey by 6 238 to 3 880 for governor with strong turnout near 80 percent of July primary. County officials elected include J. B. Johnston tax assessor collector and precinct 1 constable George Jones, while Ben Mansker and Ottis Isom won precinct seats and Perry Corley captured another.
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R. C. Hankins
Avalanche-Journal
Ubbock County
Beauford
Homer P. Rainey
R. O. Short
Ottis Isom
Perry L. Corley
Bedford F. Carpenter
J. B. Johnston
George B. Jones
Ben Mansker
New Commissioners Court
T. L. Holt
Johnston
Corley
Joe Bryant
Lubbock
Constable
South Plains
Corsicana
Boyce House
Allan Shivers
Motley
Hockley County
Caexnor
Lester
Rainey
Shivers
House
Agriculture
J. E. McDonald
R. E. McDonald
Judge Court Criminal Appeals
Beauchamp
Owens
Guy Swain
Carl Rogers
J. A. Preutt
O. A. Heath
Lynn County
Tahora
Sam Floyd
A. F
Frank) McGlain, Jr
Jesse Owens
Court of Criminal Appeals
Beauford Jester
Tom L. Beauchamp
Barrett Penney
A. A. Gartman
Early Daniel
W. J. Farris
George Jones
John W. Lemond
Another Scorching Week Is Forecast
The Associated Press reports Texas faces another week of extreme heat after a three day pause. Houston station notes last Sunday's high at Henrietta and Seymour reached 111 degrees. showers helped little with drought relief. a Northwest cold front brought brief relief midweek before temperatures rose again by Saturday.
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Associated Press
Texas
State Weather
U. S. Weather Bureau
Houston
Henrietta
Seymour
Horsecart Trip Ends Ahead Of Schedule
Howard Sandel of La Marque Texas completed a 700 mile trip from Mountain Home Arkansas to Galveston in 36 days, arriving early Friday morning. He traveled by horse and cart with about 500 pounds of baggage and carried an 1878 model army rifle for protection.
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Texas
Congress
Texas Election Bureau
Frank Wilson
Dallas
Sarah T. Hughes
Wilson
Hughes
Hatton W. Sumners
Sumners
Robert Johnson
Election Bureau
Burleson
Abilene
Galveston
Howard Sandel
la Marque
Tex
Mountain Home
Ark
Sandel
Arkansas
Tire production up in first six months 1946
The Rubber Manufacturers Association reports a record 30,737,117 passenger car tires produced in the first half of 1946 in New York.
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New York
Rubber Manufacturers ,Association
Yugoslavia Bows to U S Ultimatum Over Plane Shoot Down
The Yugoslav government conceded to the United States ultimatum over the August 9 downing of an Army transport plane. It released the first crew from the August 19 incident and pledged cooperation with investigations. Discrepancies appeared between Patterson’s reports and Tito’s letters regarding assurances and sorrow.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Tashington
Yugoslavia
United Nations Security
Tito
Richard C. Patterson
State Department
Patterson
Trieste
Bodies Of Three Americans Found In Yugoslavia
A Graves Registration official said U S Army investigators found only three American fliers’ bodies in a mass grave near Kropovnik Yugoslavia. The wrecked transport plane had gone down August 19 near Bled. Capt H F Schrieber was positively identified by dog tag. Eyewitnesses earlier reported two parachutes, later agencies suggested two fuel tanks jettisoned before the crash.
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George Palmer
Associated Press
Belgrade
Graves Registration Commission
U. S
Kropovnik
Bled
Yugoslavia
Commission
Tito
U. S. Army
H. F. Schrieber
Richard C. Patterson
Garbo Leaves Sweden Amid Crowd At Gothenburg Dock
Greta Garbo sails for New York aboard the Gripsholm under police escort. Actress companions include Lillian and Dorothy Gish. The scene at Gothenburg features packed rooftops and windows as the liner departs. Hand painted dinnerware by Metlox Autumn Bloom also advertised.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
Greta Garbo
Gripsholm
New York
Lillian
Dorothy Gish
Metlox
Kings—Adv
Quitaque Boy Dies Of Polio In Plainview Center
Roy Ivan Brunson a 13 year old of Quitaque died from polio at the West Texas polio center in Plainview becoming the second death among 28 cases treated there this summer. Amarillo’s Morgan S. Howard Jr., a 7 year old, entered the center as the twelfth Amarillo polio case.
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Plainview
Roy Ivan Brunson
R. L. Brunson
Quitaque
West Texas
Morgan S. Howard, Jr
Amarillo
Yugoslavia Peace Conference Shows Little Progress
Italian, Hungarian and Romanian peace treaty commissions argued for hours without agreement in the four week conference. Ukraine filed a complaint to the UN Security Council alleging that Greece menaced Balkan peace as treaty talks entered draft discussions.
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Mel
Associated Press
Pals
United Nations Security Council
Greece
Balkans
Dmitri Manuilsky
Security Council
Albania
Epirus
U.S
Byrnes
Bevin
Romanian Commission
Manuilcky
Italian Economic Commission
Russia
Australia
Italy
France
Yugoslavia
Ethiopia
Egypt
Wage Boost For Vets Is Asked
Labor and veterans groups press to raise the new 175 to 200 dollar monthly ceiling for veterans in training with government aid. American Veterans of World War II and CIO label the current salary as below a living wage and urge Congress to lift the limit. government payments total about 100 million monthly.
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Washington
American Veterans of
CIO
Jack Hardy
American Veterans
Congress
Code word Cemetery led to Kronberg jewels find
Texan witness testified that the Army recovered 193 Kronberg crown jewels from a Hudson Wisconsin house after a note using the code word Cemetery indicated the stash. Others described removal from Kronberg castle and transport to Capt Durant’s sister's home as the trial of WAC Capt Kathleen B Nash Durant proceeds.
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Kronberg Crown Jewels
Texan
Associated Press
Bankfurt
Germany
Hudson
Wis
WAC
Kathleen B. Nash Durant
John D. Selb
Army Provost Marshal’s Office
Phoenix
Ariz
Chicago
Eileen
Jack
Col
Jack W. Durant
David
Maj
David F. Watson
Bonnie
Seth
Capt. Durant
Eileen Lonergan
Roy C. Carlton
Kilgore
Turkey Rejects Soviet Proposal On Dardanelles Security
Ankara rejects joint Russian Turkish defense of the Dardanelles and limits on strait control. Turkey says UN guarantees straits security and hopes the United States will attend Montreux convention revisions. Russia urged a privileged position. Turkey urges Black Sea security through friendly Turkey relations.
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Ankara
Turkey
Dardanelles
United Nations
United States
Montreux
Russia
Black Sea
Professor Killed. Wife Charged in Arkansas Murder
Dr. Paul C. Eschweiler a 43 year old professor at the University of Arkansas Medical School was shot to death at his home in Little Rock. Hours later his divorced wife was formally charged with murder.
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Little Rock, Ark
Paul C. Eschweiler
University of Arkansas Medical School
Bulova Douglas Watch Ad From King’s Jewelry
An advertisement lists a 21 jewel Bulova Douglas watch priced at 67.50 and points readers to King’s Jewelry located at 1020 Edwy for purchase.
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J Bulova
Douglas
King’s Jewelry
Weather notes from West Texas New Mexico panhandles and highs
West Texas reports partly cloudy conditions Sunday and Monday with scattered showers in Panhandle areas and widely scattered thunder showers in New Mexico. Temperatures range from highs 75 to 100 and lows around 58 to 70 as official readings from Texas Experiment Station record a maximum 96 and minimum 58 in the 24 hours ending 6 p.m. yesterday.
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West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Divide
M. Co
Texas Experiment Station
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