Word: alamo
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...some time. . . ." Last week 25,000 Texans took him up on the invitation, trooped to Austin to a barbecue after his inaugural. The inaugural itself was simple-with the Governor requesting more power, fussing about the Legislature as he has for two years, and saluting the heroes of The Alamo as he does well and often in song and speech- but the barbecue that came after it was the biggest feed in Texas history. The Governor's guests ate 15 steers, one buffalo, several calves and sheep (in all 17,000 lb. of dressed meat) and 12,800 wieners...
...Senators stayed home. The aged Senator, tireless foe of his hatred of it whetted by his 37 years Congress, was in great form. Representative of a State that has twice population, more oil than Russia, no for Communists, and a magnificent of struggle against odds in the Battle the Alamo, Senator Sheppard was bold : "This is the time for the lifted voice and the sounding trumpet...