Stevenson Forecast Prompts Runoff Talk in Texas
Local reports show Gov. Stevenson predicting a runoff between H Jester and Grover Fiers, stirring campaigns across East and South regions. Candidates plan heavy schedules with Rainey in third, while Stevenson denies seeking any candidacy role and eyes debates and rallies in Gainesville Carthage Nacogdoches and Galveston events.
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Gov. _ Stevenson
Ban “H. Jester
Grover Fiers
Jo- Bet‘Stevenson
Sedier
Stevenson
Painter
Homer P. Rainey
Evenson
Ee Aes
Wail
Jer
Sheeather
Womine
Nacogdoches
Carthage
West Texas briefs cover health, concerts, and elections
Typhus and pneumonia hospitalizes eight year old Jimmy Lipps of 315 Hub Homes but conditions were not serious by Saturday. Odessa resident Mrs Reynolds recovers satisfactorily after major surgery in Lubbock. Texas Tech bands announce an 8 oclock Wednesday concert featuring eight guest directors and a piccolo soloist. Box hockey winners named from city playgrounds. West Texas Duroc Breeders plan a August 17 sale at Panhandle South Plains fairgrounds. Bar association events bring together Pat Neff Jr Price Daniel. Jo Ed Winfree to address Bryan July 4 event. Mac Coker completes 2100 mile jeep tour and announces a statewide radio broadcast from Dallas.
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H. R. Bendock
Hub Homes
West Texas
Piccelo
Texas Tech
D. O. Wiley
Tech
E. Jobes
Plains
Lloyd F. Taliaferro
Sherman
Arvo Goddard
Pampa
P. H. Whalford
Uvalde
Norman Heath
Joe L
Dvorak
August Damm
Paul Yoder
Wilhousky
KFYO
West Texas Duroc Breeders’ Association
Panhandle- South Plains Fairgrounds
John Mitchell
Ralls
Bar Association
Pat M. Neff Jr
Houston
Price Daniel
Liberty
Jo Ed Winfree
Bryan
Mac Coker
Fort Worth
Dallas
Senate orders probe into Montana primary campaign
A Senate committee calls for a thorough investigation of Montana primary campaign expenses after Senator Wheeler's complaint. Action on Bilbo's Mississippi campaign is deferred until Monday. The National Negro Council urged Truman to deploy troops to protect Mississippi voters in the primaries.
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Senate
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Wheeler
Bilbo
Mississippi
National Negro Council
Truman
United States
Council
Edgar G. Brown
Green
Senate Elections Committee
Brown
MacArthur
Senate Special Committee
Bridges
Edwin Johnson
D-Cole
Beer Scarcity Noted In Sale Of Stamps
Texas stamp tax receipts for June show beer stamp sales at 234,805 versus 275,806 in June 1945. May 1946 total was 235,263. Cigaret tax stamps rose 598,846 from 1945 but below May. Liquor stamps followed the cigaret pattern with June sales at 922,636. Total state tax stamps for June reached 2,895,714.
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Austin
U.P
Texas
Jesse James
State Seeks to Save Palo Duro from Foreclosure
Palo Duro canyon set to be auctioned at Canyon on July 2 but may be saved. The attorney general's department is asked to review a proposed contract to extend notes on the property. The main Palo Duro park area remains unaffected with 120 acres under clear title by the state parks board.
Former President of State Bankers Dies
T. H. Nees, 75, former president of the Texas Bankers association and longtime leader of Beau mont based Security State Bank and Trust, died after a lengthy illness. He established 16 East Texas banks and linked with Moody interests in Galveston over 27 years ago. funeral services set for tomorrow.
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Beaumont
T. H. Nees
The
Texas Bankers Association
Security State Bank and Trust Company
Nees
Texas
Moody Interests
Galveston
Search For New Oil Fields Is Planned
The House public lands committee approved an oil leasing bill to spur exploration of new oil areas. It sets a 127 percent royalty for wells beyond proven fields, allows a discovery well under unit agreements with department approval, and offers the low royalty to all wildcat drillers. Rep. Barrett notes the stepped royalty on proven fields ranges from 12 to 25 percent to encourage testing in unproven areas.
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Washington
House Public Lands Committee
House
Interior Department
Senate
Department
Barrett
R-Wyo
Hearing On Mineral Oils Case Ordered
Trial on the merits to start July 8 was ordered after an all day hearing on a temporary restraining order against the state health department ban on mineral oils in salad dressings. State workers were forbidden to circulate libelous publicity about a popular salad dressing.
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Austin
U.P
Dist
Dodge Chas. Betts
State Health Department
Oil reserves ownership claim by American interests
A historical note claims American interests control 56.4 percent of the world’s known oil reserves, highlighting dominance in global energy resources.
Two Killed In McCamey Truck Crash Fire
Two men died in a truck fire near McCamey after striking a highway culvert. Identified tentatively as James Edgar Trogden and Lloyd Lee of Odessa. a Marks Trucking time keeper confirmed the names. The blaze, extinguished by Crane’s new volunteer fire department, left wreckage with victims trapped beneath the truck.
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Crane
Conference On Canal Program Staged In Rio Grande Valley
A two day preliminary conference on the 67 million gravity canal program in the lower Rio Grande valley closed in Amarillo with no specific findings. Attendees included Charles Seger area planning engineer John Thompson and Wesley R Nelson regional director for the Bureau of Reclamation. Discussion covered repayment plans by potential water users to finance irrigation system construction. Final cost to users will be known after final engineering plans are completed.
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Amarillo
Rio Grande Valley
McAllen
Charles Seger
John Thompson
Wesley R. Nelson
Bureau of Reclamation
Nelson
Actress Rita Hayworth Painted On Bikini Atom Bomb
Scientists and artists placed Rita Hayworth’s portrait on the Bikini bomb named Gilda at Kwajalein. The artwork is on a restricted missile still unarmed and awaiting air deployment on A-day. Hayworth said she feels honored by the gesture.
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Gilda
Rita Hayworth
Kwajalein
Rita
Hollywood
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