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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1950
Page
5
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In Galveston the Texas GOP named Ralph Currie of Dallas for governor and Mrs Marjorie McCorquodale of Houston for lieutenant governor. Other nominees included Nat Friedman for attorney general and Dan Bernhart for comptroller. The party urged anti socialized medicine and opposed federal economic meddling while open support aimed at luring southern Democrats toward the Republican ticket. Mrs Currie in Ft Worth offered little reaction.
Southern Pacific announces five fully equipped trains costing 25 million dollars to launch the Sunset Limited and Surget east of territory. Inaugural runs from San Antonio to Los Angeles clock 30 hours 35 minutes with connections to New Orleans Houston and New Orleans sleeper service overnight. Passenger traffic chief HH Gray notes Pride of Texas cars include dining lounge ballroom sleeping cars and Coffeeshop lounge.
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