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    • Jul 25, 1943
    Roy Acuff has a son, also named Roy, in Nashville
    Sep 21, 1943
    Bob Wills begins filming "Cowboy Canteen" in Hollywood with Tex Ritter, Jimmy Wakely and Roy Acuff
    Oct 15, 1943
    The Sumner Press, of Gallatin, Tennessee, reports a petition has been filed that makes Roy Acuff the first candidate to run for governor. The action was apparently taken without Acuff's knowledge
    Oct 20, 1943
    A nominating petition is mailed to Tennessee's Democratic chairman, Russell Kramer, requesting that Roy Acuff's name be placed on the ballot in August in the state's primary for governor
    Feb 7, 1944
    Roy Acuff withdraws his candidacy for governor of Tennessee
    Feb 8, 1944
    The Tex Ritter western "Cowboy Canteen" opens in movie theaters, with appearances by The Mills Brothers, Jimmy Wakely, Marilyn Tuttle and Roy Acuff, who performs "Night Train To Memphis"
    Jun 22, 1944
    Roy Acuff announces he will "under no circumstances" run for governor for Tennessee's Republican party
    Jun 23, 1944
    More than four months after withdrawing his candidacy for governor of Tennessee, Roy Acuff releases a four-paragraph statement reiterating the move. Acuff says his music career remains his top priority
    Jul 3, 1944
    Roy Acuff formally announces he is not a candidate for Tennessee governor and asks that his name not be placed on the ballot
    Aug 12, 1944
    Movie theaters welcome "Sing, Neighbor, Sing," with appearances by Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys and Lulu Belle & Scotty
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