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Some months ago Governess Miriam A. ("Ma") Ferguson of Texas made a promise-that she would resign her executive position if she failed to beat young redpolled Attorney General Dan Moody in the gubernatorial primary. She was beaten by apparently an absolute majority, announced that she would call a special session of the Legislature on Sept. 13, after which she would resign. Texans keep their word, play square...
Sirs: In your July 26 number, you refer to Mrs. Ferguson as "Governess." Mr. Webster says: "governess-a lady who trains and instructs children, or an instructress." He makes no reference to a lady charged with the duties of a governor. Neither does the constitution of any state provide for the office of "Governess." SAM B. MANES...
...real woman has fared none too well in politics lately. A red-polled, 32-year-old Baptist last week headed Governess Miriam A. ("Ma") Ferguson of Texas back toward the cows and chickens whence she emerged two years ago to "vindicate" her impeached husband Jim. Attorney-General Dan Moody won the Democratic primary with well over 50% of the votes cast, thus precluding a "run-off" primary unless Mrs. Ferguson's husband-manager could establish his loud charges of poll frauds. In Texas, Democratic nomination equals virtual election. Under the terms of a wager* Governess Ferguson was honor-bound...
...Honor the Governor (Pauline Frederick). The term of "Ma" Ferguson in Texas probably inspired this effort; a story of a woman's woes in politics. The governor's son is charged with murder. The executive mother is about to pardon him when it appears that he is an illegitimate son and she an unmarried mother. Need it be said that both charges are untrue? Need it be said that she retires from politics to the simple married life ? Need it be said that feminists will be furious with the whole thing? Pauline Frederick contributes a good performance...
...redoubtable Governors Ferguson (see p. 9) of Texas have solved the knotty problem of man's origin. They perceived that while "evolution" has become anathema among good Baptists, the same flower of evil, though by another name, would smell but half as poisonous. So by administrative fiat it was decreed, and last week Manhattan publishers admitted, that biology textbooks, intended for use among God-fearing Texans, should refer to mankind's "development" and other phases of the ape-to-man theory should be toned down, by deletion or other euphemisms. Thus, 28 pages of a biology text...