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...Betty Crump, granddaughter of Tennessee's Boss Ed Crump, was named Queen of the Memphis Cotton Carnival. The Memphis Commercial Appeal was ecstatic for two columns. Sample: "Her beauty is reflective of the Deep South . . . freshness and spontaneity, naturalness and lingering charm...
...Crump. 4. John Rankin...
Southern Democrats also rode the wind: McKellar's colleague from Tennessee, Tom Stewart, a stooge of Memphis' Boss Crump; Louisiana's John Overton, who had defended Theodore Bilbo six weeks ago; Texas' rambunctious Pappy O'Daniel...
...Memphis' radio station WHHM, seasoned (15 years) Announcer Cecil J. Fike, onetime soldier with three and a half years AAF service in the Pacific, suddenly tossed away his script, banged on a table and shouted: "Are you listening, Crump,* damn you! This is an opportunity I've been waiting for for a long time. . . ." Thereupon, hour after hour, while phones jangled, fervent, incoherent Cecil Fike aired almost every complaint known to veterans. Next morning, dishevelled, tired and fired, he explained: "I just...
...Crump, Memphis political boss...