Texas Gubernatorial Campaign Opens With McCraw Rally
Texas voters study McCraw and Thompson platforms as campaigns heat up. McCraw presses tax and labor positions while Thompson backs state regulation and luxury taxes. Third term talk reemerges for Mrs. Ferguson amid San Antonio meetings and candidate shakeups.
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McCraw
Thompson
Ferguson
Jim
San Antonio
T. H. McGregor
Tom Hunter
Wichita Falls
Hunter
Jimmie Allred
Boyd Gatewood
Gatewood
Texas Dairy Gaps Highlight Need For More Milk Cows
In College Station E R Eudaly reports nearly a quarter of Texas farm families lack milk cows. Texas would need about 250,000 more cows to meet home needs, with regional data showing 24.2 percent without cows and average dairy herd sizes varying by region. Citing AAA history, he notes cow numbers rose from 5.562 million in 1932 to 5.896 million in 1938, suggesting potential for home milk production without harming commercial dairying.
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College Station
Texas
E. R. Eudaly
Texas A. and
M. College Extension Service
South
Budaly
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Cotton Belt
United States
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
AAA
Extension Service
Roads, gas rates, and civic leaders highlighted Texas news
Unemployment relief and road improvements were touted as urgent goals. Lowry Martin was elected president of a committee amid a drive for better roads, with Joe Leonard of the Gainesville Register as vice president. A settlement between the railroad commission and Lone Star Gas in Dallas and Travis Counties allows the panel to review gas company books in El Paso and other cities while appellate courts decide on county and city jurisdiction over gas rate matters.
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Lowry Martin
Corsicana Sun
Joe Leonard
Gainesville Register
Dallas
Travis
Railroad Commission
Lone Star Gas Co
el Paso
Texas
An Uprising Orator and Heckler Exchange Quip
A witty exchange unfolds as an uprising orator asks who has done most to arouse the working class a heckler replies the inventor of the alarm clock, highlighting a sharp, humorous clash in a public crowd.
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Heckler
Political Announcements for Democratic Primaries 1938
The Sun lists candidate c selections for the Democratic primaries in 1938. SAM RAYBURN Grayson County for Congress, J H Waggoner for Representative Place 1, Sewell R McKinney and Ed Miller for County School Superintendent, J Benton Davis and John C Eyridge and Pleas Porter for Sheriff, Harold Doss for Public Weigher Precinct 3, W A Fain and W H Horton for Justice of the Peace.
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Sewell R. McKinney
E. A
Ed) Miller
Highway Laws Carry Heavy Penalties
An overview of Texas motor vehicle and highway statutes outlines key prohibitions and penalties. It notes that unclean or blurred license plates may violate law, horse drawn vehicles require reflectors, unsafe vehicles can be barred from registration, and dumping trash near highways carries severe penalties. Firearms on roads incur fines, dropping nails on highways is illegal, excessive noise is banned, and minimum driving ages apply.
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Texas
He Got Excused From Jury Duty for Quixotic Debt Claim
A prospective juror asked to be excused claiming he owed a man ten dollars and intended to catch him before the man left town for years to collect. The judge, in a cold tone, excused him saying he does not want anyone on the jury who can lie like that.
Optimist Creed Praises Sunshine and Self-Improvement
The San Marcos News presents The Optimist Creed by Christian D. Lawson as a guiding philosophy for happiness and neighborly love. It urges talking health and prosperity, uplifting friends, looking on the sunny side, and striving for the best in oneself and others.
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Christian D. Lawson
GrandPa Eben Hoskins Cites Testimonial Fellers
The city editor asks Grandpa Eben Hoskins what attributes his long life. He declines to name factors, noting several testimonial men press him for explanations.
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Eben Hoskins
Grandpa
Adickerin
New Discovery Bovine And Equine Exchange Barbs
A bovine and an equine exchange jests about a new farm hand. The cow mocks the man for mistaking milk bottles in grass for a cow nest, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding on the farm.
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Attorney General's Office
Austin
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Ernest Thompson
Arlington
Arlington’s Square
Montgomery
Julian Montgomery
Texas Goods Roads’ Association
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The
First National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Whitewright Lumber Co
Sun
Sam Rayburn
Grayson County
J. H
Jim) Waggoner
J. Benton Davis
John C. Eyridge
P. M
Pleas
Porter
Harold Doss
Finis Alverson
Walter W. Compton
Bennie
Ben) Ball
Tom Brice
Contable
David Crosher
Hassler
K. B. Simmons
Mark Montgomery
W. A. Fain
W. H. Horton
Fannin County
Chas. G. Nunn
W. H. (Hamp) Harper
Sewall
L. LaRoe & Co
San Marcos
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