Henry A Wallace ran as FDR vice president in 1940
The profile portrays Henry Agard Wallace, Iowa farmer editor and Secretary of Agriculture, as a cautious, listening, reform-minded candidate known for hybrid corn development, farm prosperity, and economic insight. It traces his rise from Iowa farms to national leadership and his stance on balancing agriculture with industry and world trade.
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Henry
Iowa
Wallace
Washington
Iowa State College
America
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Judge Carter’s Impressive Court Record and Fitness
Judge Carter has served 11% years on the 15th District Court and has tried 1,833 cases in 30 years. Only 23 appeals arose, with 8 affirmed and 6 reversed among 14 reviewed in higher courts. Two reversals were due to destroyed reporter notes, leaving only four reversals in three and a half years, a record far above the state average. R. M. CARTER.
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Carter
15Th District Court
Texas
R. M. Carter
LeMay Receives Wide Texas Support for State Superintendent
S R LeMay of Athens gathers broad backing from Rae of Education supporters across Texas. The candidate, a graduate of A&M and UT with four degrees, urges halting political use of state school funds and restoring public confidence in the Department of Education. He has led Athens schools 18 years and taught in two colleges.
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Rae
Texas
S.k. LeMay
Athens
Department of Education
University of Texas
LeMay
Farm editor and political figure in Corn Belt history
He dedicated his career to farming advocacy, becoming a renowned Corn Belt farm editor. His son, Henry C. Wallace, served as President Harding's Secretary of Agriculture and died in office in 1924. Henry wrote the farm plank of the 1920 Republican platform and Harding's principal farm speech.
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Corn Belt
Henry C. Wallace
Harding
State Observer denies Brooks quotation in race report
Pierce Brooks campaign distributed a press release quoting The State Observer about the railroad commission race. The Observer states no such report was published and calls the quotation news to them. A Gibraltar to East Africa distance note follows.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Pierce Brooks
Dallas
State Observer
State Capitol
Brooks
Alex Louis
Observer
Editors Now Out For Full Military Training Service
A digest of U S editorials shows inland and coastal papers about 87 percent united for immediate action on selective compulsory training. Surveys indicate inland states fear the Hitler blitzkrieg as much as coast states and most support enactment before war is declared.
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United States
Military Training Camps Association
Political Announcements for County Clerk and Local Seats
Public notices list candidates for county offices including C. H. Barrett M. E. Talley for County Clerk, Collier Yeary for Tax Assessor-Collector, J. H. Waggoner for Representative Place 1, and John W. Connelly for Representative District 41 in Fannin County.
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Collier Yeary
Fannin County
John W. Connelly
CARDUS advertised to ease dysmenorrhea and digestion
The ad claims women’s headaches nervousness and cramps signal functional dysmenorrhea from malnutrition. CARDUS purportedly increases appetite stimulates gastric juice flow improves digestion and builds physical resistance. It suggests taking before and during the menstrual period and notes use over 50 years.
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Cardus
Convict Upkeep Per Inmate Drops to 95.63 in 1939
Huntsville Texas prison board annual report shows convict upkeep at 95.63 dollars per inmate in 1939, with a 668,652 dollar shortfall before accounting for recent gains. General Manager O J S Ellingson notes 1936–1938 losses declining to 1939, credits higher revenue from industry and economies, and records new structures on taxpayers books at actual value. He cites need for more industries but no further diversification.
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Huntsville
Texas
Texas Prison Board
O. J. S. Ellingson
Ellingson
Prison Board
Baby talk sparks memory of Job’s curse in Bible tale
A child’s imagined claim to speak prompts a nurse to recall the Bible's Job cursing the day he was born. The exchange contrasts infant speech with ancestral memory, highlighting early speech debates and biblical reference.
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Job
Hamp Harper Seeks Vote for Fannin Assessor and Collector
Hamp Harper issues a statement to Fannin County residents urging support for his candidacy for Assessor and Collector. He recalls finishing second in the previous race with a strong vote lead over the third candidate, notes his tenure in the office, and asks voters to judge his past and present record. He mentions his family, long county life, World War I service with the 90th Division, and his two boys. He concludes with thanks and a July 27 election date.
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Fannin County
W. H
Hamp
Harper
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Shorty) Barrett
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Jim) Waggoner
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