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    "ocrText": "United States Senate\nUnited States Senate\nMEMORANDUM\nMEMORANDUM\nAugust 26\nAugust 28 Noon\nMr. Johnson:\nMr. Johnson:\nMr. S. E. Brown, Dalhart, was in Austin\nMr. Johnny Ammons-Mayor of Roby, Texas,\ntoday, and called to invite you to\ncalled from Roby this morning, asking you\nDalhart on Monday, September 14, to the\nto come to Roby for a \"Water Celebration\",\nUnited Livestock Producers' Association\nannual meeting. 10:30 A. M., he says.\nHe would profer Saturday, September 5, but\nany time during the next week would be\n(Remember him? One of the ranchers\nsatisfactory, and they would plan the\nwho came to see you in Washington\ncelebration around you and to suit your\nlast month?)\nconvenience.\nDoby is 19 miles northm of Sweetwater. This\nI told him that you were trying to keep\nMondays free to be here in the office,\nlittle town has always had to haul water in-\nand you already had appointments here\nor get water from individual wells. Now the\ntown has put in a pipe line to the new lake\n1\nfor that date, but I would talk to you\nabout this meeting and let him know.\nat Sweetwater, and for the first time, has\nwater, of its own. Hence the celebration.\nYou are to be in Lubbock the next day,\nTuesday, September 14. Mr. Brown says\nThey know of your deep interest in the \"Water\nthat they would arrange plane transportation\nProblems\" of Texas, and 80 want you very\nto or from Dalhart if you could come.\nbadly to speak to them on this occasion.\nMr. Ammons says that you have never been\nHe says, while Coke Stevenson carried his\nto this part of the State.\ncounty in the first primary in #48, you\ncarried 1t in the run-off by exactly 87\nI told him I would let him know as soon\nvotes, so he feels personally responsible\nas possible.\nfor your being elected.\nberniece\nP. 0. Box 1128--Dalhart\nPhone 262\nMr. Ammons' phones: Office 2581 Home 4371\nberniece"
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