All the Way from Yoakum: The Personal Journey of a Political Insider

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All t he W ay fro m Yoaku m All the Way from Yoakum T h´e P ersonal J ourney of a P olitical I nsider M A r j o r i e M e Y e r A r s h t TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY PRESS COLLEGE STATION Copyright © 200 by Marjorie Meyer Arsht Manufactured in the United states of America All rights reserved First edition the paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of the American National standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48‑1984. Binding materials have been chosen for durability. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Arsht, Marjorie Meyer, 1914– All the way from Yoakum : the personal journey of a political insider / Marjorie Meyer Arsht. p. cm. includes index. ISBN 1‑58544‑476‑6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Arsht, Marjorie Meyer, 1914– 2. Politicians—texas— Biography. 3. jewish women—texas—Biography. 4. republican Party (tex.)—Biography. 5. texas—Politics and government—1951– 6. Yoakum (tex.)—Biography. i. title. F391.4.A77A3 2006 976.4'063'092—dc22 2005014262 All photographs are from the author’s personal collection. To my children, my grandchildren, and my great-grandchildren 6 ...