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EX HAAF SERGEANT BOOSTS
ELGIN MELONS IN VALLEY
J. Pearce Johnson
Homer Leonard
BUSINESS CELEBRATES
SECOND ANNIVERSARY
LONNIE R. RICE
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TRAVIS COUNTY
RUNOFF BALLOT
Four state races and five local
races will be listed on the official
ballot of Travis County for the
runoff primary in the election of
Aug. 24.
Based on returns in state races,
which had been reported Monday
night, the Travis County ballot
will shape up as follows:
For Governor:
Beauford Jester
Homer P. Rainey
For Lieutenant Governor:
Allan Shivers
Boyce House
For Judge, Court of Criminal
Appeals:
Jesse Owens
Tom L. Beauchamp
For Commissioner of Agricul-
ture:
R. E. McDonald
J. E. McDonald
District Attorney:
Roberts 14,665; Clopton 10,899.
County Clerk:
LaRue 10,833; Limberg 15,800.
County Attorney:
Holt 12.948; Jones 13,479.
County Superintendent:
Peavy 10,397; Popham 16,139.
PICTURES
We’ve been wondering when we
would receive thelcuts of the baby
pictures taken here by the Woltz
Studios in April, for reproduction
in The Courier, and several have
asked about them.
Saturday we received a letter
from the studio, which we reprint
for the benefit of all interested.
Des Moines, Iowa
July 24,1946
LYNDON JOHNSON
Re-elected Congressman from 10th District
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ALLEN SHIVERS
Leading Candidate in Race for
Lieutenant Governor
HARRY WHITWORTH
Elected Representative 127th Dis-
trict—Bastrop County
HOMER P. RAINEY
Leading Candidate in Race for
Governor
new road from Taylor to Lexing-
ton was announced Wednesday by
the State Highway Commission.
H. E. Williams of Waco was low
bidder on a proposal calling for
grading, drainage structures and
base preservative on the 28.4 mile
length section.
Construction is expected to be-
gin within 30 to 60 days, provided
formal contracts are approved by
Runner-Up in Governor’s Race Elected by Close Margin Attorney
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LOCAL RETURNS
Representative Place 1:
Calhoun 4466; Johnson 6569;
Satterwhite 2324; Leonard 6942;
Love 5586.
Representative Place 2:
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Re-elected Land Commissioner
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Maybe it’s because he once was
stationed at the Harlingen Army
Air field, and formed an affection
for Harlingen and wants it to have
the best.
Or maybe he has a button bust-
ing, chamber of commerce pride
in his old home town.
Anyway, Wayland Foehner, for-
mer HAAF staff sergeant, wired
the Valley Morning Star Monday
that Archie Clark of Harlingen
was receiving a car of Elgin, Tex-
as watermelons.
The star prints this item hop-
ing that the Elgin Courier will re-
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MERCHANDISE IS STILL hard
to get. Watch the advertisements
in The Courier for announcements
of new goods received.
church for evening worship.
At 8:00 p. m. a religious picture
will be shown in the main audi-
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trict, Place 2:
Harry D. Pruett
Obie Jones
For County Commissioner, Pre-
cinct 4:
U. S. McCutcheon
A. Lawson Boothe
For Constable, Justice Precinct
2:
Chester Nelle
R. E. Lee
For Constable, Precinct 3:
A. W. Murchison
N. E. Lee
. Lonnie Roy Rice, Aviation Elec-
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OF THE BABY
Pruett 10,236; Jones
Price 7,401.
Austin, July 24—A low bid of Public Roads Administration. Spec-
$228,297.72 f or construction of aifications will require that the
projects be completed within 150
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“Above all else, I regard this
result as a victory of, by and for
the people of this district. I will
return to Congress strengthened
by your expression of trust and
confidence; and humbly, as your
servant, I will continue to work
and fight for your welfare.”
The final unofficial tabulation
Elgin Courier,
Elgin, Texas.
Gentlemen:
You will be pleased to learn
that the photographs of children
recently made in your community
for reproduction in your news-
paper, are being shipped to the
engraving firm doing our work to-
day. Two to three’ weeks are re-
quired for processing and ship-
ment of your cuts will be made to
you immediately upon completion,
We wish to thank you for your
kind consideration and cooperation
in connection with this project. It
has been a real pleasure to serve
you and sincerely hope we may in-
clude your name to our list of
Publishers wishing this service
again in the future.
Yours very truly,
WOLTZ STUDIOS, LTD
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LUND LUTHERAN
CHOIR REHEARSAL
The Lund Lutheran choir will
hold rehearsal Friday, tomorrow,
night at the church. All members
of the choir are urged to be pres-
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Sheriff:
Collins 15,203;
Thorp 2,715.
Commissioner,
July 30 marked the second an-
niversary of the opening of the
C. A. Hagman and Son Hardware
Company in Elgin.
Coming to Elgin in 1944 when
stock was greatly limited by the
demands and restrictions of war-
time. this father-son team consis-
tently kept on their shelves hard-
to-get merchandise. Their pleas-
ant personalities and friendly
smiles softened the “No” that cir-
cumstances made inevitable at
■times, and kept their customers
coming back again and again to
ask for hardware and household
supplies.
The “father” half of the team,
Mr. C. A. Hagman, was employed
with the Ira Prewitt Hardware
Co. of Taylor, and the son, Leon-
torium of the church. You are
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25,000; he got more votes than
the total cast for both candidates
two years ago; and with two op-
ponents, he polled considerably
more than 2 to 1 for both the men
running against him. The unof-
ficial tabulation shows "that ’John-
son received 42,672 votes, Hollers
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iJue to lack of facilities, only in charge. These pictures are of
otban, swimming and competi- particular interest to young peo-
ive playground games have been pie, boys and girls, and everyone
-au8ht k thers could have been is extended a cordial invitation,
added had the gymnasium been, At the conclusion of the pictures
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SEALED BID SALE OF
SALVAGE FURNITURE AT
CAMP SWIFT
CAMP SWIFT, Tex. July 23
(Spl)—Another invitation sealed
bid sale of salvage furniture only
will be held at Camp Swift on the
12th of August.
Inspection dates begin August
1st, and you may see the property
for sale by going to the Post Sal-
vage Office, Warehouse No. 38,
between the hours of 8 a. m. and
4:30 p. m., week days only. The
sale will consist’of various types,
of tables, assorted desks, benches,
files, stools, settees, chests, and
other items.
Further information may be
obtained from Capt. Don R. Par-
sons, the Post Salvage Officer.
Camp Swift, telephone 801.
LYNDON JOHNSON ISSUES
, POST-ELECTION STATEMENT
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O.E.S. SOFTBALL
TEAM TO PLAY
BASTROP AUG. 5
The newly organized ladies
softball team, sponsored by the
Elgin O.E.S., will play their first
game, with the Bastrop O. E. S.
team, Monday, August 5, at 8 p.
m .on the El-Hi Athletic field, ac-
cording to Mrs. Buck Christian,
business manager.
Sandwiches and soda-pop will
be sold to refresh the fevered
spectators as they watch the El-
gin ladies “go to town.”
Ladies who will put away their
knitting and leave their dishwash-
ing to take up ball and bat against
Bastrop and Mesdames Raymond
Hiller, Horton Nairn, Buck Chris-
tian, Louie Pfeiffer, Franklin
Condron, Milton Frenzel, Chester
Swenson, Joe Lummus, Harry
Krenek, Alton Josephson, Roscoe
Harmon, Harry Davis, John P.
Fleming, Joe Simon, Roy Rice, Bill
Reid. Kenny Willis and Misses Nell
Owens, Mamie Bell Owens, Juanita
Owens, Fay Owens, Mrs. Lee Roy
Johnson and Mrs. Roy Johnson.
Admission will be 25 cents for
adults and 10 cents for children.
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Cook, 1480; Swenson, 4114; No-
ton, 1038.
Commissioner, Precinct 2, Fre-
und. 7412; Galt 6242.
Commissioner, Precinct 3: Al-
lred, 2073; Rader 324; Odom, 551.
Commissioner, Precinct 4: Mc-
Cutcheon, 687; Morris 173; Cear-
ley, 62; Smith, 288; Crane, 196;
Caldwell, 413; Boothe, 561.
Justice, Precinct 2: Mott, 384;
Hennig, 380.
Constable, Precinct 2; Nelle,
350; Roberts, 52; Lee, 264; Ash-
more, 76.
Justice, Precinct 3, Place 1:
Chote, 8156; Johnson, 11,799.
Constable, Precinct 3; Murchi-
son, 7628; Lee, 6338; Neal, 569.2.
Constable, Precinct 5: White,
185; Pope, 894.
WILLIAMSON CO.
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working days after construction
begins.
Highway Commission Chairman
S. Redditt announced that thir-
teen Farm-to-Market projects in-
volving 99 miles of road had been
completed in Texas since the cur-
rent program got underway earl-
ier this year.
The Taylor-Lexington project
is among 22 Farm-to-Market pro-
jects in the State on which the
commission received bids Tuesday
and Wednesday. If contracts are
awarded on all these there will be
a total of 1,234 miles of Farm-to-
Market roads on 131 projects that
have been placed under contract
since last January.
All are a part of the State
Highway Department’s three year
program which will bring a paved
road to within one mile of 62 per-
cent of all Texas rural dwellings
and within two miles of 74 percent
by the end of 1948.
“Sharp increase in construction
costs have been encountered since
the roads on our present three
year 7,500 mile Farm-to-Market
program were chosen last year
from recommendations of the
various County Judges and Com-
missioner’s Courts,” Chairman
Redditt said.
Earlier this year it nad been
feared these rising costs would
reduce the mileage that could be
built with available funds,” he
added, “but record gasoline sales
the past several months lead us to
believe increased gas tax revenue
will offset the rising construction
ard, was a traveling salesman with
the Richardson Hardware Co. of
Austin, before coming to Elgin
to set up their own business. Their
years of experience and knowledge
of hardware markets have made
it possible for them to render
splendid service and provide
quality merchandise for the Elgin
trade territory throughout their
two years in Elgin.
These two gentlemen and their
families have become a part of
Elgin, and are valuable additions
to the community’s social and
business life. They hope to con-
tinue giving first-rate service to
an ever-increasing circle of friends
and patrons as they begin their
■third year as Elgin business men.
Their many friends wish them
continued success.
BASTROP CO.
LOCAL RACES
The only contested County of-
fices in Bastrop County were for
Representative and Sheriff.
For Representative: Harry
j Whitworth of Smithville received
2215 votes, John L. Dannelley re-
ceived 1197 and William Nickels
582.
For Sheriff: H. H. Litton re-
ceived 700 votes, Martin A. Jus-
tice 589 and E. D. Cartwright
2878.
THE ELGIN COURIER
AND FOUF cowN Nmwe
ciprocate some day and note the
g arrival of some Valley grapefruit.
We’re proud too.
—Valley Morning Star.
Mr. Foehner, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gus Foehner, feels like the
6 rest of us natives, that there is
AUSTIN, July — Congressman
Lyndon Johnson expressed his
gratitude to voters of the Tenth
a Congressional District in a post-
" election statement issued from his
Austin office.
“To say that I am happy at the
results of the election”, Johnson
.said in his formal "statement,
RETURNS FOR
STATE OFFICES
In Dallas the Texas Election Bu-
reau released its final tabulation
based on returns from 248 out of
254 counties, with 144 complete.
A total of 1,018,795 votes have
been counted in the governor’s
race.
Latest election bureau returns:
GOVERNOR — Floyd Brinkley
4,094, William V. Brown 3,819, A.
J.’ Burks 4,614, Charles B. Hutch-
inson 5,092, Beauford Jester 394,-
719, Caso March 17,420, Walter
Scott McNutt 3,809, W. J. Minton
2,220, Homer P. Rainey 251,380,
Jerry Sadler 94,025, Grover Sel-
lers 135,285, C. R. Shaw 8,456,
John Lee Smith 89,073, Reese
Turner 4,789.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Boyce House 304.450, Larry Mills
92,975, Allan Shiyers, 385,057,
Turner Walker 56,522, Jo Ed
Winfree 126,876.
ATTORNEY GENERAL—Price
Daniel 528,968, Patt Neff Jr.
478,338.
AGRICULTURE C O M M I S-
SIONER—W. R. Chambers 199,-
158, Ben F. Hill 135,058, J. E.
McDonald 323,095. R. E. Mc-
Donald 253,498.
SUPREME COURT (Place 2-
Graham B. Smedley 434,858,
James B. Hubbard 422,263.
CRIMINAL APPEALS—Weav-
er Baker 176,897, Tom L. Beau-
champ 298,596, Joseph Dickson
126,715, Jesse Owens 250,878.
No figures were given for rail-
road commissioner, won by Olin
Culberson; comptroller, won by
George H. Sheppard; state treasu-
rer, won by Jesse James, and for
US senator, won by Senator Tom
Connally.
Precinct 1:
“The people were not misled by
the campaign based upon propa-
4 ganda and abuse, and clearly,
their overwhelming vote was a re-
pudiation both of mud-slinging
tactics, and of the quite apparent
fact that 1946 and 1944 zsces
• were masterminded by the same
group.
TAYLOR, July 29 — Taylor
voters set an all-time high Satur-
day by casting 1,990 votes in the
gubernatorial race. This was 67
more votes than the 1,923 ballots
cast eight years ago when W. Lee
O’Daniel combed the woods for
the top individual vote of all time.
As for majorities in Taylor,
Congressman Lyndon Johnson
nearly doubled the vote given his
nearest rival, Hardy Hollers, and
S. (Red) Allen of Taylor was a
little short of an overall majority
in the sheriff’s race, thus facing
a run-off with Bob Davis of
Georgetown, the incumbent.
The returns incomplete, Robert
Purl of Georgetown appeared to
have a comfortable lead over
Charles Gauntt of Granger, Frank
Svadlenak was reelected represen-
tative over T. B. .Sullivan, Jr., of
Granger and W. C. Stern, com- I
missioner, won over Carl Johnson
of Thrall.
Ned Fails will retain his job as
constable, as will County Judge
Sam Stone, who won over Wilson
Fox of Taylor.
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BARN AND CONTENTS LOST
BY FIRE SATURDAY
Last Friday afternoon, Mrs.
Fred Creppon and son joined Mr.
Creppon in Harlingen, where he
is employed, for a week-end va-
cation trip on the coast, but their
plans were disrupted by a tele-
gram received early Saturday
morning advising that their barn
here had burned down with a to-
tal loss of feed, tools ,etc. They
came to Elgin and Mr. Creppon
plans to be here this week, seeing
after things. Their many friends
will regret to lear of their mis-
fortune.
no comparison with an Elgin
grown melon or sweet potato.
They may grow them larger else-
where but the “taste” is just not
there — that’s what makes them
and what has won for them nation-
wide publicity and renown. We
are glad Harlingen has a chance
to eat some real melons and in re-
turn can state that the samples of
grapefruit in south Texas shipped
the editor of The Courier every
Christmas by former Elginites
and other south Texas friends,
have always measured up to per-
fection. And we, too would like
to mention a carload arrival in El-
gin about December-January.
Sample Sells Three Trucks
of Melons
Fred Creppon went to the Har-
lingen vicinity about 4 weeks ago
to work with the Bingley Brush
Clearing Company (composed of
Russell who formerly lived in El-
gin and his brother George.) He
loaded several Elgin melons in his
car for his personal enjoyment
and when those fellows down there
got a taste of them he couldn’t
handle them at all. They left
posthaste to find a truck load of
’em and he says he knows of three
truck loads sold to the valley on
the strength of sharing his melons.
Our melons are moving out by
train and truck daily to points all
over the nation, the fame of the
Elgin melon knows no bounds—
and it is indeed a treat in any
man’s country.
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PICTURES TO BE SHOWN
AT METHODIST CHURCH
SUNDAY NIGHT
e-Elected Congress, 10th Dist.
RECREATION PROGRAM
CLOSES AUGUST 2
9 The play program that has been
"sponsored by the Elgin school and
conducted by Coach Thormahlen
will come to a close Friday, Aug.
2, after a two months run.
The closing day of the program
will be spent by taking all the
boys and girls, along with all
mothers who will go, to State
Park at Bastrop for an all day out-
ing. The day will be spent in
playing games and swimming. If
you care to go, bring along your
• basket lunch. Mr. Condron will
® furnish the drinks, etc. and we’ll
all enjoy an old fashioned spread
lunch along with the activities.
Buses will leave the school build-
ing at 9 a. m. Friday, August 2.
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