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year, meaning, - probably, lighter
voting that will take place May naming the senator favorite son
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news
It’s "the” sort of situation in which feel any urgency in the matter be-
cause there’s nothing to fight over
a lot of people might decide on
Saturday night, May 7, that they this year."
MELVIN H. EHLERT
Party!
(The committee voted to
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seat Carmack.)
Ila Moses Kettler, improper.turn, in Austin. From it goes a steady
stream of bulletins, news material.
NOT ONLY DU) “The money ques
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thereabouts but was even brought
could not have possibly, in
ners
loved Robert L. Taylor of Tennes-
running for
county
was
clerk in the mountains of Bast
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speaking, someone called out.
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pins, badges and brochures. Into it
come the reports of activities over
the state and — increasingly — ov-
• Or a radical new type of slow,
lumbering airplane, styled some-
where between a modern bomber
these three months, thou-
Texans will put one goal
AUSTIN'(Spl) — From now until
May 7, there are three months of
unusual political significance to
from Madison Square Garden to
Chicago, Peoria and wherever else
the Ringling Bros., Barnum &
Bailey Circus could set up its big
FARMER. AND OF REBEKAH (BAINES)
JOHNSON, GRANOOAUGHTER OF A
7. Additionally, there's no big cat-
and-dog fight brewing in connection
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nominee and chairman of the Tex-
as delegation to Los Angeles.
What they’re working against is
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then called back if there’s a mis- -
take.
Through former Defense Secre-
tary Neil McElroy announced the
possibility of a constant B-52 air
Come in, bring the fam-
ily . . start saving here.
lines of their dresses. Later on at
meetings and rallies, they’ll bear
red, white and blue badges printed
“All the Way With LBJ.”
Nerve center of the operation is
the Johnson for President Head-
quarters in the Littlefield Building
BORN IN 1908 IN BLANCO COUNTY,
TEXAS, IN THE SHADOW OF JOHNSON'S
if you don’t see what you wan*
advertise for it. For better results
call the Banner-Preu
licans of the silver purchase act;
then, holding up a silver dollar,
had exclaimed:
“Silver! only twice disgraced!
PUBUC
RECORDS
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FARMERS-MERCHANTS
LUMBER COMPANY
For example, in Tennessee, the
brilliant Edward Ward Carmack
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Morning Show
Hourly Headlines
Morning Show
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YOUNREST SENATE
LEADER IN HISTORY,
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ALL TIME 52
VETERAN,
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7 star
K__FOR
tSALLANTRY
• TO PAY PROPERTY TAXES
e TO PAY PAST DUE CHRISTMAS BILLS
See us about our CONSOLIDATION LOAN plan
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Range No.
8.30 Coffee Time
8:55 News
RM BPolkaHour
10:00 News
CITY CORP. COURT DOCKET
Reese ■- Lockett, Mayor
er McIn-
H, IMI
RE-POWER
. Vour Car with a
FOUR STAR
Remanufactured
ENGINE
ATLAS: It may be streak-
ing toward being obsolete.
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electronic detection system could
make a dreadful error, mistake
AAlTypes
INSURANCE -
and REAL ESTATE
except in dire emergency. The sim-
ple reason: it would cost an addi-
tional several billion dollars a year.
Concentrating on ICBMc means
innocen
Johnson Backers Launch Drive--
May 7 Important Political Date~~
another weapon?’’ Here's the think-
ing as the Pentagon planners see
it:
OF NH HERITAM AS AN
AMERICAN AND AB
A TEXAS
stamped “Democratic.” And with-
out a poll tax stamped "Demo-
xratic1he can’t even get into -hi»
DemocraQc precinct convention.-
Johnson workers hav no fears
see, governor and United States
Senator, was fond of relating in
E-=a=
platforms or super - lgng - distance
patrol planes are:
* Atom • powered winged missi-
les, which would Circle the world
endlessly. They might be super-
Texas.
During
sands of
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ALL THOSE CONSIDERATIONS started a search for another
likely young permanent chairman and that’s how the name of
Rep. Dick Boljing came up. He is also a member of Raybum’s
I 1 “board of education.” »
Rep. John W. McCormack, Democratic majority leader in the
House, is considered a logical sucersnor to Rayburn as convention
chairman. But coming from Massachusetts, he may be considered
too much of a Kennedy man. Also, McCormack served as chairman
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States and then some - and he
was deafly loved by his people,
the children. - ।
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were in control of Congress and
since the loser’s position on the
to the Johnson workers because,
under the new election laws, it’s
the date of precinct conventions.
No Fight Brewing
There are a small number of can-
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. . It pays to save ...
for all the family
Make regular saving •
family affair. Give your
ehildren the thrill of
watching money grow in
their savings accounts in
this bank.
Cre smEh f.
Brenham Came
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON
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5:15 Album Time
6: 15 Sign Off
WEDNESDAY MORNING
•:« Sign On
1:01 Portals of Prayer
6:03 Rise and Shine
A: W Hourly Headlines ..
6:30 Rise and Shine
6:45 Sunrise Edition of News
2:00 Breakfast With The
Hillbillies
7:30 News
245 Gimon’s Local News
—ROBBIE BARNES
BRENHAM INSURANCE AGENCY
First National Bank Building
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» EDSON IN WASHINGTON *
Dem’s Convention Chair
Is Up for Grabs—And How
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---A WEAL PEACH
ST. PAUL, Minn. (UPI)—They
stantly on the prowl, carrying
short - range hydrogen missiles—
hats with the letters “LBJ" on
them. Men wear them as tie pins
or lapel pins; women at the neck- ‘
above all else — the nomination
। af.SenLyndon_B. Johnson to be
tery Association. $100.
Henry Welmann et uxtoRay-
mond Wellmann. 64.321 acnes, 3.
Harbour and Isaac Jackson Lea-
Ee 7.
With a FOUR STAR You Know You Got...
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welded valve ports.
♦ New pistons. pins, rings. rod bearings, main bearings,
amsaft bearings, timing gear or chain, plus many other
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A Precision remanufacturad conneating rods, completely
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A A LIBERAL WARRANTY, backed by a responsible
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I Give You Texas
By Boyce House .
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H D. McIntyre et ux to H. D
McIntyre, Jr, and Ray K. McIn-
tyre Former homestead of John
Haubelt, deceased, and being lot
No. 15 ofRippetoe Addition. Less
-a strip off West gidi
H. D. McIntyre and
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bnped® Km/Tome goes
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money question was
with theirs, Carmack stood an ex-
half of Carmack. Allen expressed
considerable doubt as to whether!
x urea, so I turned down and scored
। a howling success," he said re-
1 cently.,
1 Felix didn’t believe that the
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ALL-AMERICA Gredit Corporation
of Brenham
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in the air with their feet but he
soon noticed that his awkward
falls delighted the audience.
‘Everyone laughed at my fail-
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F. w. Frosks Cashier__________
Jas K Byrd Mechaaical Buyt
necounties MOO: Texas 89.00: our or
ham, Ford Fairlane 4 door.
Mrs. W. C. Hertel, Brenham.
Ford Fairlane 500 4 door.
DEEDS RECORDED
Chrles E. Wiede, County Clerk
Theo. E. Poppe et ux to Nolan W.
chmidt et ux. 50 acres, Mary
Phelps League, $10 and considera-
tions.
Brenham Cemetery Association
to C. E. Koon. Graves 1 and 2 on
obsolescent would be ruinous
* Most ICBMs would have to be
ruinous.
• Most ICBMs would have to be
on fixed sites These are easy to
"zero in” on in advance Only a
limited number could be put on
railway cars.
* ICBMs, once fired, can’t be
called back. In modern war, an
TUESDAY, FEB. 2,1980
— L e.
Giant U. S. Missiles May be
On Way To Becoming Obsolete
se Awns. - -
president of tig United States.----
These people — members of the
more than 260 Johnson for Presi-
dent Clubs in Texas — are volun-
teers. They are businessmen, who
are putting off business trips until
later, carrying on much of their
own work at night. They are house-
wives who are putting off. the
spring cleaning this year because
"it’s not as important as this.”
■---' Wear Badges .—--
More and more, you'll be able to
recognize these people by the hats
they wear. Not the hats on their
heads, but little bronze Western
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WASHINGTON COUNTY STATE BANK
Member FDIC.
' All aceounts insured up to $10,000.
Of the resolutions committee in 1956 and might be tapped tor
that job again. J
fThacho
Fred W. Gerke, Clay, Ford pick- 8:00 Family Worshi
up. --—--815 Time
Vernon Yoakum, Route 1, Bren- L ____ _
with the precinct conventions, as
Hill Morning Show "--
11:29 Hoursly Headlines
11:30 Morning Show
11:15 Washington County State
U:N LomdlNew
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
12:00 Old Chuckwagon
12:39 Hourly Headlines
1130 Old Chuckwagon
1:09 Album Time
Phone:
Office or Residence
GR 6-3096 - GR 6-3214
the contesting candidate’s stand
in favor of gold was sincere and may claim they believe in
then told of a speech he had heard and ice but the current St. Paul
the man make in a previous cam- winter carnival’s Miss Majorette
denies that he has spoken in Boggs’, favor^however, saying it’s acrobats who tossed him around
dome and- his crown was a tiny,
cone-shaped cap.
On his face was painted a huge
red mouth io a perpetual grin
with two large teeth. His nose was
a bulbous red that lighted up.
‘S Years OrLaugts
His name was Felix Adler and
he was King of the Clowns. Today
the King is dead. He died Monday
after two emergency operations at
St. Clare’s Hospital.
r For more than 50 years Felix
delighted his subjects with his an-
might* as well stay home on the
couch and watch “Gunsmoke."
There’s another consideration
this year, too. Unless the poll tax
By RAY’CROMtEY
NEA Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON (NEA) - Here’s
a real surprise. The giant intercon-
tinental ballistic missiles already
"hinaybe -welrorthe way«o-beem--
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almost “hover” in the air, using
much less fuel than conventional
planes — therefore being able to
stay aloft longer and at much less
" expense. “ - -
These platforms would, of course,
be supplmented by a range of wea-
pons—including Air Force ICBMs.
, Navy missile - firing submarines,
Army shorter-range missiles, and a
1 handful of radical new weapons
now being studied.
ALL THIS WIL COME TO A HEAD shortly after the Demo-
cratic National Committee meeting in Washington.
Principal business of this meeting,. besides deciding what they're
going to use for money, is naming of the committee on arrange-
ments. Its job is to schedule the convention program and to name
its top officiais. ,0
' Thsemcude:mtechafrmamottherrrommitteegnresolutiohse 7**
which meets early to write the party, platform; the keynoter or *
temporary chairman and the permanent chairman who presides
over the sessions at which the platform is adopted, the presidential
and vice presidential candidates nominated-and, elected.
By custom the keynoter is usually a governor. Any of the rising
young Democratic gaxernoms.is a possipility—if he is not a favorite tents,
son cand ulate Like Governor Brown of California, or one candi- '
date's mman; like Governor DiSalle of Ohio. \
clown's painted smile hides a
broken heart.
1 “Clowns really are a carefree
bunch,” he once said. "In all the
years of my life in the ring I have
never seen a clown suffering from
a broken heart. I’ve seen a lot of
them broke, thought."
and a glider, that, would be able
to come as close to floating in the putting too much of the U. S..mili-
air as possible. It would be able to tary budget in one weapon with one
FORT, BUILT IN INDIAN
TIMES BY tis PRESIOENT OF
GBANLREATHER - „na• Qau, . .
• The big ICBMs are too costly
and vulnerable. Constantly replac-
- tag these big buds as they become
What’s behind this de-glorifica- _____
there often has been in yeaes pasrrtshe possibifity that many miebt nortiomofneheamcMkhshringstyamleoverage *
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sive" weapon in the U. S. war
arsenal.
They feel this must be so — even-
if the U. S. should be able to leap-
frog well ahead of the Soviet Un-
ion in ICBM quality.
Already in their private skull
sessions, there’s growing doubt -
among Air Force. Army and Navy
strategists as to the overall worth
of the big ICBMs.
There’s as yet, of course, no
agreement on precisely what kind
of a piana w ptesfy miasile oar-
rier should take over the first line
____________ r. ___ outs for the precinct conventions,
then usual interest in the primary there’ll be strong majorities for
Seriously considered as flying* attack. Then the fat would be in
staff told, years later, when this
chronicler, was cub reporter. Car- up in county races where the win-
mack was called in by the pub- ,J -r hne p 7
lisher, who directed him to quit the performance of their duties,
writing editorials in favor of free done anything about it. The be.
of defense.
t There’s a good deal of agree-
ment. however, that it should fly
in air — not in space. And that
there should be an old - fashioned
pilot, using his brains — rather
than electronics — to make deci-
silver and start writing editorials
supporting the gold standard.
Carmack’s reply, in effect, was, . _
“I am the editor of this newspaper his lectures a story about a man
and I will Write only that in which who
I believe." So he resigned, ran for
The speaker replied, "I am in
favor of the gold standard, also I
in accord am in favor of the free and unlim-
ited coinage of silver in the ratio
Basketl
Conroe '
game. (
game at
.7:30.,
“FREE SILVER", the national Once by Judas Iscariot and the
political issue in 1896. also was of other time by the Republican
issue if) lesser races Dertul" (The comm itne unted ta
cellent chapce of being unseated, l.----
"Private John’ Allen, of Tupe- backs-” and he paused, then con-
lo, Mississippi, was a member cluded, "end "m for a leetle more
of Congress at that time and he counterfeit,
addressed the committee on be-
Barra Emminger, 19, from the
Jim Brending at al to Bob Rrend-
ing. 47.25 acres. Harmon Hensel :
— League. IN and considerations.
Congress and defeated the incum-
bent, who campaigned as a “gold- ______________
bug.” The loser contested the “How do you stand on the money
election. Since the Republicans -etien3"
was the editor of the Memphis — .. .. .
Commercial Appeal. According to tion" play a major part in the Con-
the story which old-timers on the
maybe in the. 500 to 1,000-mile claw.
- —WDepartmenkolesManm
ners' have already made up their
minds, that the shuespqwerful in-
tercontinental ballistic missile must
never become the central “deci-
May 7 is the first important date holder goes to the primaries to
vote, be can't get his poll tax
paign. On that occasion, the of
statesman had (Allen said) dis-
Iowa. He decided then end there
that he would be a tight - rope
walker. He broke his mother’s
clothesline regularly trying to
walk from one end of the line to
the other. ’
g.,,g un*la rz,g,,
otayea M-n circus
The dpllovig year, when just
a lad dt 10, Felix ran away with
Ringling. Brtte., the next time it
passed through town. His parents
soon caught up with him but upon
seeing how happy the boy was
with the circus they decided to lot
him remain. ,
vised by a man in some sort of - . ......
- Hong-distance craft. __-___ alert, the experts have studied this
* Atom-powered airplanes.
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LYNDON B. JOHNSON
—— T"EEEosseai.>-E
i ELECTED TO Two waai t ms
.CONGRESS IN
Studying and thinking in the sec-
ret back rooms of the Pentagon
now favor some sort of slow flying
platform or radically different type
of airplane as the major deterrent
weapon it would be able to stay in
the air indefinitely — or a least for
long periods—at low coat. .
It would be a “patrol car” con-'
Bntai.BiMA Gal
1:30 Afternoon Show
2:00 News
2:05 Afternoon Show
2:29 Hourly Headlines
2:N Afternoon Show
3:00 Nawa
3:05 Afternoon Show
3:29 Hourly Headlines
Ultnnoo Show
LIO - News
4:05 1290 Club
with a big bustle .
v yellowfeet. His
white with a bald .
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Metehing weodwerk thet looks
ood Antoni Nro beked enemell
Kup-Que as Aneom’u Pavortts
el- It tssas an swanW
ly, dries tatted hours, and
matches walls done in Super E»m-
Pomel Ne underenater ueeded
KEM-GLO.S 2.85
he was a boy of nine in Clinton,
“THE KEYNOTER IS SUPPOSED TO BE a neutral, speaking tor
the whole party. But the candidates who want the party to present
s national image in keeping with their own views think it important
to get a keynoter who will boost their cause.
The same thing applies to selection of a permanent chairman.
He is by custom a congressman, as the convention operates under
House of Representatives rules of order.
, He is, supposed to be an iron assn, a neutral chairman. But Hte
decisions he makes can be important to any candidate.
Rep. Hale Boggs was considered a likely man for this job when
hts name first came up. He is from Louisiana, which has no favor-
ite son candidate for president. He has a good congressional record.
He' has been A member of Speaker Rayburn's “board of educa-
tion*' which meets every afternoon to consider legislative strategy.
The fact thatjhis name was suggested Ms soon as Speaker Ray-
burn announced he would not again serve as convention chairman
made Boggs a Itle suspect as a backer of that other big man from
the South, Lyndon Johnson from neighboring Texas. Rayburn
L k "STn
(UPI) Stands for United Prow
International the w o r l d ’ s best v-
gue. $10 and considerations. ,
Walter Keim at ux to Chas. Tock-
horn et ux. Same property eonvey- 1:15 Manhattan Melodies
ed by Ben Fuelberg at UX
ter Keim by deed dated
fined $12.39.
Herman Joseph Bilski, speeding,
fined $12.20. /
Terry Gee L. Langham, running
stop sign, fined $5<
JUSTICE CRIMINAL DOCKET
John King, Justice of the Peace
Charles Henry Chovanec, running
stop sign, fined $16.50.
Herman Bilski, speeding, fined
$29.50. ' ‛
NEW CARS REGISTERED
. Henry Appel, County Tax
C o Hector -Assessor
Milton L. Routt, Chappell HHI,
Ford Galaxie 4 door
W. D. Moody, Giddings. Ford
Falcon 4 door.
Clarence Lohmeyer, Route I,
Washington, Ford Galaxie 4 door.
J. Ray Hall, Brenham, Ford Fair-
lane 2 door.
Arthur Schomburg, Brenham,
Dodge 4 door sedan.
didates for statewide office this that if there are good-sized turn-
tyre by deed dated D
$19 and considerations.
WASHINGTON^ (NEA)_eomidetabl jockeying is nw going
on to decide who's going to run the Democratic national convention
at Los Angeles next July—and hour.
Speaker Sam Rayburn’s, decision to step down as permanent
chairman and devote his energy to'the nomination of Texsn Lyndon
Johnson forpresident-brought Ikis to a head.
A nod to have Rep. Hale Boggs of Louisiana take over as con-
"ptiendrediep mharasolingnor MiSSur have started a drive
to "have him named permanent chairman.
Other-names are expected to be entered in the lists.
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rounded force able to fight a vari-
ety of types of war.
Flying platforms plus missile-
subs would guaraMtao that U. S:——
missiles wouldn’t be caught on the
ground. If Russia attacked,' it
would know for sure retaliation
would come, or so this Pentagon ,
thinking goes.
Savings accounts
help so
many families
make dreams
' come true
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