Bookout Finley feud contrasts Grayson County D A records
Campaign document asserts Comptroller certification shows Hubert Bookout collected 728 examining trials and 246 felony convictions with 78 habeas hearings from 1921 to 1924 while Roy M Finley collected 1 468 examining trials and 498 felonies with 68 habeas hearings from 1925 to 1928. It argues Bookout achieved higher conviction rate at lower cost per case and urges voter support.
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State OF Texas
Travis I
George H. Sheppard
Roy M. Finley
Grayson County
Texas
County General Fund
Neva Ship Arrives in London Without Steering Wheel
The Soviet vessel Neva arrived in London as a wheelless ship guided by electric control buttons. Crew rely on electronic inputs to steer, signaling a shift from conventional steering methods.
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Neva
London
Two Cars in Every Garage Slogan Warns of Mortgage Burden
A quip from the Palm Beach Post mocks a campaign line by predicting a shift to mortgage burdens for homeowners. The Wheeling Intelligencer notes a rear-vision joke about a driver and hearing, reflecting light humor in public discourse.
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Palm Beach Post
Letter Endorses Sam Bateman for Legislature
Hon. Cecil Story, former Texas legislator, writes from Longview on Aug 9 1932 praising Sam E. Bateman as an honorable, suitable and unselfish candidate for the Texas Legislature from Grayson and Collin Counties. He cites Bateman as reliable in committee work, opposed to unnecessary laws, and likely to serve the public welfare with honesty. The note states it is a political endorsement written without Bateman’s solicitation.
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Longview
D. Terry
Sherman
Texas
Sam E. Bateman
Grayson
Collin
Bateman
Sam Bateman
Collin County
Cecil Story
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Hubert Bookout
Finley
Worthout Foundation
Harold Doss
J. C. Parsons
Planters Gin Company
Roy Norris
North Texas Seed Company
L. LaRoe
E. D. Barlow Nursery
Greenville
J. H. Gosnell
Whitewright
Louis Randle
H. B. Everheart
Thedford
Wheeling Intelligencer
Lilley Dry Goods Co
The
U. S. Court
Nicholson
Post’s
East Texas
Marathon
Certo
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