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each race by placing an "X" in the square
beside the candidate’s name.
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Primary.
WASHINGTON
COUNTY
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DEMOCRATIC
PRIMARY
ELECTION
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FOB UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE,
6th CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT: *
□ OLIN E. TEAGUE, of Brazos County
FOR GOVERNOR:
□ ALFONSO “AL” VELOZ, of Harris County
□ JOHN HILL, of Travis County
□ DON YARBOROUGH, of Harris County
□ PRESTON SMITH, of Lubbock County - Fed - -
"□ DOLPH BRISCOE, of Uvalde County
□ PAT O'DANIEL, of Dallas County
0 JOHNNIE MAE HACKWORTHE, of Washington County
□ WAGGONER CARR, of Travis County
• EDWARD L WHITTENBURG, of Harris County
• EUGENE LOCKE, of Dallas County
FOR'LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
□ BEN BARNES, of Comanche County -
o DON GLADDEN, of Tarrant County tingn
□ GENE SMITH, of Tarrant County 1 /
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
□ CRAWFORD C. MARTIN, of Hill County
FOR COMPTROLLER,OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:
. □ ROBERT S. CALVERT, of Travis County
□ DALLAS BLANKENSHIP, of Lamar County
FOR STATE TREASURER:
□ JESSE JAMES, of Trayis CountyZDS
FOE COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL LAND OFFICE: o
□ JERRY SADLER, of Anderson County
FOR COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE:
□ JOHN C. WHITE, of Travis County
FOR RAILROAD COMMISSIONER:
□ JIM C. LANGDON, of El Paso County
FOR SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS (Associate Justice, Pince 1):
□ MATT DAVIS, of Upshur County
□ SEARS McGEE, of Harris County - '
- FOR SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS CAmoelnte Justice, Pince 2).
• TOM REAVLEY, of Travis County $
□ JAMES G. DENTON, of Lubbock County
St Paul’s Lutheran Chur-
ch Women held their Mother-
Daughter Banquet at the Am-
erican Legion Home Tuesday,
April 30 at 7 p.m. with 77.
r members, 42 guests and Pas-
ter Thomas Swygert present.
~ .. Mrs. Milton Krause and Mrs.
•Odell Lueckemeyer register- -
ed the guests.
Before the dinner was ser-
ved Mrs. Gerald Krause, Mis-
tress of Ceremonies welcom-
ed all present and the group
c-nOTi to hymn, “Pra-
ise to the Lord, the Almighty, '
% the King of Creation." Mrs.
Garrett Spitzer gave the de-
votion, Psalm 32-verse 5 and.
prayer.
w..u2E,Evening II Cir-:
cle was in charge of the pro-
gram. Wednesday Evening I
Circle, under the leadership
of the Education Secretary,
Mrs. Gus Grabow was the
hostess. A beautiful Japan-
ese theme was used. Colorful
streamers, candles, flowers,
f ornaments and fans, all from
Japan, being brought over by
Mrs. Leone Simon carried out.
the table decorations. Japan-
| IN CIRCLES |
ZIONSVILLE LUTHERAN
CHURCH WOMEN
The Zionsville Lutheran
Church Women met on April
23 with 17 members and Pas-
tor Weber in attendance.
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400
Group participation in"Pr-
—“Notes in Music?:1ed by--
• Mrs. Esther Quebe. The sc-
3tt
ripture and prayer were read
by Mrs. Charlie Randermann,
It was decided to place the
birthday offering in a special
. fund to be used later locally.
— we are to visit the Burton
Rest Home Tuesday, May 21, *
at 3 p.m. and take cookies.
Also we are to furnish 30
dozen cookies for the Sunset
. Lutheran Home in Clifton the
weekof3-7
’ Thank you cards were rec-
eived from Mrs. CalvinQuebe,
Mrs. Glady Krinke and Mrs.
Rudolph Streich.
The offering, meditation,
and prayer were read by Mrs.
Melvin Spreen.
Pastor Weber had the clos-
. ing prayer.
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ENGAGEMENT ANNQUNCED--Mr. and Mrs. Willie R..
to support the nominees of this Holtkamp of Brenham announces the engagement and ap-
proaching marriage of their daughter, Janis Gayle, to
Robert R. Loesch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burney Loesch of
Brenham. The wedding will take place on Sunday, July 7,
at 3 p.m. at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Brenham. .
Women Of Zionsville
Church Honor Mothers
The choir sang “My Mother's
Bible." Mrs. Herbert Gas-
kamp then read "I'm not Old"
and a reading "The Dearest
One” was given by Mrs. Har-
old Eikenhorst "In the Gar-,
den” was 5T by the choir.
Recognition of the guest was
given by Mrs. Henry Kettler.
Pastor Weber gave an inspir-
ing talk in the German lang-
On the afternoon of April
28 the Zionsville women of
the church honored their mo-
thers.
On arrival they were pre-
sented a corsage..
-. Mrs. Herbert Kelm welco-
med the guests. .
The song " Blessed Gift of
Motherhood" was sung.
. The scripture was given by uage .
Mrs. Fred Fisher and Mrs. "Jesus Lead the Way” was
Oscar Meyer had the prayer, then sung in German and Eng-
“My Mother’s Day’was gi-e lish.--*
ven by Mrs. Fred Blum and -
a poem "The Legacy" was
read by Mrs. E. B. Ising.
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FOB SUPREME COUBT OF TEXAS (Associate Justice, Place 3):
ZOLLIE STEAKLEY, of Travis County
FOR COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS (Judge, Place 1):
□ W. A. MORRISON, of Milam County
FOR COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS Guare, Place 2:
□ LEON DOUGLAS, of Wilbarger County
FOB STATE SENATOR, 18th District:
□ WILLIAM N. (BILL) PATMAN, of Jackson County efronur
FOE STATE REPRESENTATIVE, 29th District:
□ G. F "GUS" MUTSCHER, of Washington County
FOR COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, 1st Supreme District (Chief Justice):
ese lanterns were also used. MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED-Mrs. Igor A. Rosenquist of
A turkey dinner was served 6414 Oakham, Houston, Texas, announces the marriage of her
by the American Legion Aux- . daughter, Susan Alice Wakefield to Billy Roy Smith, son of
for the Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith of Route 1, Wimberley, Texas. Susan
The program, for theewr- is a graduate of Brenham HighSchool and attended Southwest
ing was a film A Better Wo- Texas State College. Mr. Smith is employed by Joe Perrone
of Austin. Mrs. Smith is employed by the San Marcos-Hayes
County Health Department The couple is residing in Wim-
berley, Texas. Their address is P. O. Box 154.
rid Begins With Me." Mrs.
James McElreath gave the
introduction to the film.
After the banquet, a short
business meeting was held
with Mrs. Joel Johnson, Pre-
sident presiding. Elected as a
delegate to the convention in
Lubbock in October was Mrs.
Carter-Wiseman Weddin
Ceremony In Ft. Worth
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Johnson, Mrs. Fred Seidel as
an alternate. Nominating com-
mittee elected were Mrs. Ro-
vbort Winkersa, airs. .:-12
Seidel and Miss Alma Eve Ho-
dde. The Auxiliary will be pla- Mr. P. R. Carter of Corpus
cing service hymnals in the Christi and the granddaughter
two rest homes in Brenham, of Mr. and Mrs. J.. O. Gil-
The offering meditation was more of Brenham was mar-
given by Mrs. Raymond Kolk- ried to Benny J. Wiseman,
horst Mrs. Elgene Schulle Friday night, April 19 at Ha-
and Mrs. Emmett Lehmann ndley Methodist Church in
served rs ushers.Fort Worth ,
The banquet closed with the Matron of honor was Mrs.
Lord’s Prayer. Glenda Martin. Best man was
-________________Robert Martin.
The bride was attired in a
SIGNATURE DRESS street length dress of white
One dress manufacturer . lace and satin. On her head
makes it possible for a girl she wore a short veil of bri-
_____• •. to wear her own “signature’’ dal illusion. She carried a
— ELECTION - —E dress. Cherberg of New York: , bouquet of yellow rosebuds.
May 4, 1948 introduces it in a tiny tat- Mrs. Wiseman, a1967grad-
uate of Howard Payne College
is currently employed in the
Venus Independent School Dis-
Miss Sharon Carter, the After a short wedding trip
- *6. 2. Ft Wbiene the cotie 2 1.1-
leen Boeker of Somerville and ing in Venus.
MIRACLE RENZ-IT
After the program coffee,
cake, sandwiches, chips and
pickles were served.
FIRST REPUBLICAN PRIMARY.
You may vote for the candidate of your
choice by placing an "X" in the square
beside the candidate's name
WASHINGTON
COUNTY
riBST
REPUBLICAN
PRIMARY
Note: Voter's signature to
be affixed on reverse side.
introduces it in a tiny tat-
tersail check cotton with wat-
chband cuff. Simply slip off
I am a Republican, and pledge mys.If to support the
nominees of this primary
FOB GOVERNOR:
a PAUL EGGERS, Wichita County
5eJQUD A-CRICE-DaksCsamy---.
- □ WALLACE T SISK, Harris County
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THURSDAY, MAY 2: St Paul’s Junior Lutherans
E SPURGEON E. DELL, of Harris County FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
FOR COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, 14th Supreme District (CAter Justice): D DOUG DeCLUITT, McLennon County
• BURT H. TUNKS, of Harris County . ‘
FOR COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, lit Supreme District
(Associate Justice — Unexpired term):
□ PHIL PEDEN, of Harria County
FOB COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS, 14th Supreme District:
(Associate Justice Place 1) V .
O SAM D. JOHNSON, of Harris County O
FOE COVET OF CIVIL APPEALS, 14th Supreme District:
(Associate Justice, Place 1)
□ JOHN M BARRON, of Harris County
FOR DISTRICT JUDGE, list Judicial District:
□ JOHN S. SIMMANG
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, 21st Judicial District:
• JAMES B. KERSHAW
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY:
• A. W. HODDE, JR. •
FOR SHERIFF:
□ JOHNIE SCHULTE
FOR cou*z 'M;^^ :5 nee
□ HENRY APPEL - **
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, Precinet 8:
□ ROBT. F. SCHROEDER
FOR CONSTABLE, Precinct 3:
• ALFRED BOEKER 0-
FOB COUNTY CHAIRMAN:
□ R. WILLIAM SPINN
FOR PRECINCT CHAIRMAN:
□ ERNEST HERMANN
REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
. •‘SPROESSER WYNN, Tarrant County *
FOB COMPTROLLER or PUBLIC ACCOUNTS:
— 0 JOHN M BENNETT, JR. Bexar County
roB STATE TREASURER:
• MANUEL SANCHEZ, Cameron County.
FOB COMMISSIONER GENERAL LAND OFFICE
□ MILLARD K. NEPTUNE, Austin County
FOB COMMISSIONER or AGRICULTURE:
O E. G SCHUHART, II. Dallas County
FOB xanNox CX ? SNA Unexpro t * *
O JIM SEGREST, Bexar County" i - 2 9)
FOR COUNTY CHAIRMAN, REPUBLICAN
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
O JOEL H. JOHNSON, Washington County
-- — Christ Lutheran, “Church meeting at Parish House, 311
Council, 7:30 p.m. W. Third, 2:30 p.m.
Salem Lutheran. Salem, a, ,
Youth Choir rehearsal, 8p.m. . Christ Lutheran, Junior Lu-
% - therans, 2:30 p.m.
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Place an “X" in the square beside the statement indicating the way you
- wish to vote.
1 THS PROFOSPIONONLY AM EXPRESSION OF PUBLIC
OPINION AND HAS NO FORCE OR EFFECT AS NAWAM " 3
• FOR enactment by the Texas Legislature of a law permitting the
legal sale of liquor by the drink in wet areas only after approval
by local option elections, and which sale would be subject to strict
regulation, effective, controls and taxation thereof."
• AGAINST enactment by the Texas Legislature of a law permitting
the legal sale of liquor by the drink in wet areas only after ap-
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t. “THIS PROPOSITION IS ONLY AN EXPRESSION OF PURLIC
OPINION AND HAS NO FORCE OB EFFECT AS LAW."
REFERENDUM PROPOSITIONS
Place an "X” in the square beside the statement indicating the way you
wish to vote.
-THS PROPOSITION IS ONLY AN EXPRESSION or PUBLIC
FRIDAY, MAY 3 1
St. Paul’s Prayer Group
meeting with Mrs. C.D. Dal-
lmeyer, 502 W. Milroy Drive,
9:15 a m. .
St. James Lutheran, New
Wehdem, Mother’s Day family
supper, 7:30 p.m. Bring 2 cov-
ered dishes.
St. John’s Lutheran, Prairie
Hill, Mother-Doughter Ban-
quet at 7 p.m.'
St Peter's Episcopal, Ju-
nior Altar Guild, 4 p.m.
Salem ocr—~* Salem,
Church1 Council am -="
ship Committee, meeting at 8
p.m.
SATURDAY, MAY 4:
Zion Lutheran, Zionsville,
Junior Lutherans meet at 2
p.m.
St. Paul’s Junior Lutherans
meeting at Parish House, 311
W. Third, 2:30 p.m.
OPINION AND HAS NO FORCR OR EFFECT AS LAW."
- • FOR enactment by the Texas Legislature of a law pernttl**,* tw-------------
racing with pari-mutuel wagering on a local option basis; creating
a Texas Hocee Racing Board with the power to regulate pari- AI a
mutual wagering on horse races; granting two percent of the total M I
pari mutuel pool each day to each county where there is a licensed % % * ■ % % L 9
race track: and apportioning among all other counties one-haif of Eg
the total state net revenue from that source.” AAPAII 1 ’
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pari-mutuel wagering on nose romNF -1.7--7B155-22*-0=
__. total pari-mutuel pool each day to each county where there is a er EEWpVeHre
□ FOR enactment by the Texas Legislature of a law permitting horse licensed race track; and apportioning among all other counties ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
—racing with pari-mutuel wagering on a local option basis; creating one-half of the total state net revenue from that source.".
Enea aTeXOHomse AmstE Board, with the rowS”J9,tetn pari,. Iis rorosmoN/IS ONLY AN-EXPRESSNOF PUBLIC
mutuel wagering on horse races, vfo^e* s^S7 wafot "' ^ ■ lARHN TWR
part mutuel poor each day to each county where there is a licensed OPINION AND HAS IMF TORCH OR MFSMPAE----------------
race track; and apportioning among all other counties one-half of • FOE enactment by the Texas Legislature of a law creating the
the total state net revenue from that source,” Texas Dairy Commission with the power to regulate and fix the
retail and wholesale price of milk."
Q “AGAINST enactment by the Texas Legislature of a law creating
the Texas Dairy Commission with the power to regulate and fix
the retail and wholesale price of milk "
□ “AGA d - xas Legislature of a law permitting
horse racing with parimutuel wagering on a local option basis;
creating a Texas Horse Racing Board with the power to regulate
pari-mutuel wagering on horse races; granting two per cent of the
total pari-mutuel pool each day to each county where there is a
licensed race track, and apportioning among all other counties
one-half of the total state net revenue from that source."
3. THIS PROPOSITION 18 ONLY AN EXPRESSION OF PUBLIC
OPINION AND HAS NO FORCE OR EFFECT AS LAW."
• FOR enactment by Ike Texas Legislature of a law creating the
Texas Dairy Commission with the power to regulate and fix the
retell and wholesale price of milk.
D -AGAINST enactment by the Texas Legislature of a law creating
---------the Texas Dairy Commission with the power to regulate and fix
the retail and wholesale price of mtk." --------------------
FRIDAY, MAY 3
anertravy, turnipa tetle —
stuffed celery, fruit gelatin,
corn bread, butter and 1/2
pt. milk .
THIS PROPOSITION IS ONLY AN EXPRESSION OF PUBLIC
OPINION AND HAS NO FORCE OB EFFECT AS LAW."
□ “FOR enactment by the Texas Legislature of a law permitting the
sale of beverages above 20% alcoholic content by the drink in: ■
licensed establishments under strict enforcement la districts where
said sale is approved by a majority of the voters through local
option elections.”
• “AGAINST enactment by the Texas Legislature of a law permitting
the sale of beverages above 20% alcoholic content by the drink in
licensed establishments under strict enforcement in districts where
said sale, is approved by a najorily of the voters through local
option elections.”
BRENHAM HIGH AND
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS
FRIDAY, MAY 3 .
Fried fish and catsup, cre-
amed potatoes, lettuce & to-
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ice cream, hot rolls and 1/2 •
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Gilmore, Robert K. & Chambers, Bert L., Jr. Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 102, No. 89, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 2, 1968, newspaper, May 2, 1968; Brenham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1647875/m1/3/?rotate=90: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.