Word: jims
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Coke Stevenson cried "fraud," and charged that 202 votes had been added to Johnson's total after the polls were closed in Jim Wells County, which is a Parr stronghold. He had affidavits from citizens of the county, who swore they had not voted although the lists showed they had. But Johnson offered affidavits from the same people, in which they swore that Stevenson's men had intimidated them into making their charges. The committee voted, 29 to 28, to include the protested votes and certify Johnson as the winner. Coke Stevenson stalked out, started legal moves...
...from the jolting realities of everyday railroad travel. The truth was that the U.S. citizen, in his capacity as a passenger, had generally been regarded by the railroads as a damn nuisance. Until very recent times, the railroads have been mainly interested in freight. Empire Builder Jim Hill, gloomily contemplating one of his Great Northern Railway's Limiteds, once remarked: "A passenger train is like the male teat-neither useful nor ornamental...
...result, only a few token T-formation plays have been grafted into the single-wing trunk. Jim Kenary; last year's passing whiz, who hasn't thrown from the T yet, was shifted from quarter-back to tallback earlier this week...
...example, last year's leading Crimson passer, Jim Kenary, has not thrown one pass this fall. With Bill Henry, he has been working at quarterback. Coach Valpey was asked why either man hadn't passed at yet. "We haven't got into our offense," answered...
...team will come out of the huddle, into a T-formation, and then shift into the single-wing, with additional passing threats at tailback in Jim Noonan and Chuck Roche...