Garner's Texas Drift Over Roosevelt Vote Tightens
Amid Europe in total war talk and voter apathy, Garner forces gain little Texas traction at county conventions. Roosevelt supporters back the Roosevelt Garner Administration while awaiting national convention moves. Myron G. Blalock emerges as Garner’s leading pick for Democratic national committeeman from Texas.
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Austin
Europe
Texas
Garner
Washington
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
Roosevelt
Waco
Roosevelt - Garner
Myron G. Blalock
Legislative turnover looms as Texas faces new faces
Gov. W. Lee O’Daniel pushes for a $60 million sales tax plan while Texas braces for a shake up in the House and Senate. About one third of current House members retire, 360 candidates enter the race, and sixteen Senate terms end, with several incumbents not seeking re election.
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W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
House
John Redditt
Lufkin
G. H. Nelson
Tohoka
Clint Small
Amarillo
Will Pace
Tyler
East Texas
Senate
Olan van Zandt
Tioga
L. J. Sulak
Lagrange
Van
Inexpensive House of the Month Designed by Randolph Evans
The May House of the Month presents a rambling New England style small home by Randolph Evans aimed at economical construction on a 50 foot frontage. It features a large living room with a fireplace and an open archway to a separated dining area, low first cost through good lumber and paint, white lead for durability, and an estimated build cost of 4500 to 5000 dollars with monthly mortgage payments of 30 to 35 dollars for twenty years.
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Randolph Evans
America
New England
Evans
Monthly Small House Club, Inc
Mann Sues Motor Sale Corporation Over Book Inspection
Attorney General Gerald Mann sues Motor Sale Corporation in Detroit alleging officials blocked an assistant from inspecting books and records as allowed by Texas law. He seeks to oust GM Sales Corporation from Texas business for alleged anti trust law violations and record inspection refusals.
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Gerald Mann
Detroit
Texas
General Motors Sales Corporation
Auto Manufacturing Corporation
Mann
Morse to seek reelection to House not as Speaker
Emmett Morse veteran of seven terms from Harris County and current Speaker announced he will seek re election to the House. He will not run for a second term as Speaker, opening the field for Homer Leonard of McAllen who withdrew last time to back Morse as a leading candidate for Speaker of the next House.
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Emmett Morse
Harris County
Homer Leonard
McAllen
Morse
Malaria Control and Mosquito Prevention Advice
Dr. Cox urges oil use only in top feeding minnows and advises consulting health officials on local control methods. The State Health Department offers free malaria control literature. Prevention centers on protecting humans from bites, screening homes, eliminating standing water, and draining or spraying breeding sites with oil to stop the Anopheles mosquito life cycle.
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Cox
State Department of Health
Different Positions in a Bureaucratic Exchange
A witty exchange contrasts a young man with steady footing with a boss who sits behind a desk. The humor underscores a power dynamic between job status and authority.
Child Killed in Highway 82 Tragedy Near Ector
Four year old Joan Chitwood daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Chitwood was struck and killed Sunday at 7 15 p m on Highway 82 near her home two miles west of Ector. The Gainesville driver was exonerated after an immediate investigation. Funeral services were held Monday at Ector Baptist Church with Rev M E Miller officiating. Burial followed at Carson Cemetery. Surviving are her parents two brothers Thomas and Robert and a sister Sarah.
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Ector
Joan Chitwood
Tom Chitwood
G. B. Crawford
Fannin County
Ector Baptist Church
M. E. Miller
Carson Cemetery
Thomas
Robert
Sarah
Procrastination Quotes Through History
A compilation of sayings on procrastination from Shakespeare Anon CerVantes Spanish proverb and others. It contrasts idlers and fools with action urging to seize the present moment and treat each day as decisive.
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Anon
Cervantes
F. W. Faber
Carlyle
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Mann Sues Motor Sale Corporation
Whitewright Lumber Co
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