| Vol 8, No 94 | April 3, 1944 | Monday Evening |
On this date in 1894, Arthur "Dooley" Wilson was born in Tyler. As an actor, his most famous roll was that of "Sam" in the 1942 film Casablanca. He died in 1953. Can we ask, just once more, "Play it again, Dooley".
(1944)
By an 8-1 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Blacks in Texas must be allowed to vote in the Democratic Primary, something the party had fought for decades.
(1921)
On this date in 1921, 5,000 residents of Sweetwater and surrounding Nolan County threated to form a new state if the Legislature continuted to ignore their demands for reapportionment by population (Redistricting), as required by the state Constitution.
