O Daniel endorsement creates split among Texas candidates
In Austin political operatives react to W Lee O Daniel backing six statewide races in the August runoff. Supporters hoped for clean wins for Walter Woodul C V Terrell Coke Stevenson Bascom Giles Richard Critz and Harry Graves, but backlash emerged with rival camps denouncing the move as a double cross and a bold departure from prior campaign norms.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
O'Daniel
Walter Woodul
C. V. Terrell
Coke Stevenson
Bascom Giles
Richard Critz
Harry Graves
Business Administration
O’daniel
Gerald Man
Jerry Sadler
Woodul
Terrell
O Daniels visit links endorsements to Galveston power
O Daniel spent a week in Galveston hosted by insurance executive Mace Stewart a Stewart ally of state senator Tom Holbrook. Governor elect Allred backed endorsed candidates including Woodul Terrell Giles and two judges. The endorsement plan circulated in Austin hotel corridors and Holbrook discussed it with friends. Observers doubt if the full ticket can win yet local buzz holds the endorsements will boost turnout in the runoff despite a light prior vote expectation.
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O’daniel
Galveston
Mace Stewart
Stewart
Tom Holbrook
Austin
Allred
Holbrook
Woodul
Terrell
Giles
Alfred
Iel
Morris Sheppard
Tom Connally
John Garner
Capitol
O'Daniel
Attorney General
Railroad Commission
Land Office
Candidates Still Wonder About Endorsements and Doorstep Bets
The article notes both endorsed candidates and those left at the doorstep ponder potential effects of the endorsements. A consensus forms around uncertain outcomes, with speculation about shifts in support and the political landscape.
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O’dan
Stone eyes a 1968 bid as flood aid reshapes politics
In the wake of the lower Colorado River flood Senator Albert Stone of Brenham hints at a 1968 challenge to Lyndon Johnson, while voters wonder if renewed support can outlast flood anger. The Senate probe into Buchanan Lake operations pauses amid conflicting engineering views before resuming with more data. The Interior reports exonerating the authority, accusing flood politics of stirring farmers’ opposition to federal power. O'Daniel’s endorsements spark captiol patronage questions as major state offices face staffing and court reform debates intensify into a partisan stalemate.
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Albert Stone
Brenham
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Colorado River
Stone
Senate Investigating Committee
Buchanan Lake
Colorado River Authority
Dean Taylor
Texas University Engineering School
Department of the Interior
Long Texas university to open session without president
The University of Texas plans to begin its long session next month with no permanent president as Regents say. Acting president is Dr. J. W. Calhoun, the comptroller. A renewed political feud emerges as Gov. Allred and Rep. Martin Dies clash over Dies opposing Allred’s federal judge confirmation for South Texas.
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University of Texas
Board of Regents
J. W. Calhoun
Allred
Rep
Martin Dies
Dies
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
South Texas
Clyde Smith
Congress
Smith
Texas could add 242000 dairy cows for home use
Texas dairyman E R Budaly of the A and M Extension Service says about 121000 farm families in Texas lack milk cows. He estimates Texas needs a quarter million more dairy cows to supply home milk without affecting commercial dairy areas. He notes 24.2 percent of Texas farms have no cows and adds averages per farm vary widely across regions.
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College Station
Texas
E. R. Budaly
Texas A
M. Extension Service
South
Eudaly
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Cotton Belt
United States
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
AAA
Extension Service
Pin Money and a Publishing House Dinner Conversation
A fatherly president scolds a young man for dressing and dining expensively at the Plaza, citing a $27.50 weekly wage. The man defensively explains he earns between $50 and $60 weekly by raffling his paycheck among colleagues.
Texas towns honor writers and a changing guard of fame
A column surveys Texas towns linked to authors O Henry and Irvin Cobb, notes local sites named for them, recalls Leeray murders and prison killings, and bemoans shifting fame as youth eclipse veteran leaders. It mentions Weatherford’s Confederate governor heritage, Asa Patrick’s stories, and local figures in Weatherford and Eastland. The piece ends with a playful note that Donald Duck has surpassed Mickey Mouse in popularity.
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Austin
O. Henry
Capitol City
Greensboro
N. C
Paducah
Irvin Cobb
Leeray
Weatherford
Texas
Lanham
Fritz Lanham
Fort Worth
Asa Patrick
The
Daily Herald
G. A. Holland
Bank
Donald Duck
Mickey Mouse
Low-Cost Electric Cookery Promises Big Savings
Local office invites readers to learn today how affordable it is to start using the new electric cooking devices. The offer emphasizes minimal upfront cost and practical savings for households on everyday meals.
Evers Loses Bid Over Misprinted Campaign Matches
In Dadeville Alabama merchant G L Evers ran for tax collector. He ordered 2500 matchbooks with a positive slogan but Chicago printer misprinted it as Don’t drink water, drink beer. The error humiliated him with Baptists and prohibitionists and cost him the primary. He now sues for 125000 for damages to business and reputation.
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Dadeville
Ala
G. L. Evers
Chicago
Evers
Air fodder boosts German cow milk output
German chemists report a nitrogen enriched fodder mix of 5 to 10 percent with oil cake and sliced sugar beets raises milk production. Fifty thousand tons of air fodder will be used this year as Germany aims for independence from fat imports. Merchandising in Afghanistan relies on camel and pony caravans along seven major routes due to absent railroads.
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Baymouth
Germany
Afghanistan
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