Rival Faction Lines Define Texas Favorite Son Fight
Texas Senator Ralph Yarborough withdraws from favorite son contention while liberals push for uninstructed delegates and anti unit rule measures. Conservatives back Connally for favorite son and a unit-vote Texas delegation. Governor hopefuls face a crowded field as 4 million Texans vote May 4 with a record registration.
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Vern Sanford
Texas Press Association
Austin
Ralph Yarborough
John Connally
Texas
Yarborough
Connally
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
St. Louis
Sul Ross picks Pierce as head coach. Pollock named athletics chief
Paul Red Pierce, SA graduate of 1936, elected head football and basketball coach at Sul Ross. Don Pollock appointed director of athletics and head of health and physical education. Pierce coached at Fabens Wink Bainbridge Naval Station since leaving Sul Ross. Also notes VFW post number change to Elpidio Ramos Post No. 7207 and Alpine Legion district convention May 25-26 led by A V Gunn. Plus local society happenings and Easter events in Alpine Texas.
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Avalanche
Paul
Red) Pierce
Sul Ross
Don Pollock
Pierce
Fabens and
Wink
Bainbridge Naval Station
American Legion
Alpine
A. V
CSW and WTU Leaders Visit Alpine for Meeting Preparations
CSW president Si Phillips and West Texas Utilities officials visited Alpine to inspect facilities and discuss an upcoming annual meeting in Alpine. Attendees included Rolf W. Hardy and Herman Ledbetter, with local managers and spouses, noting Alpine’s growth since prior years.
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Central and South West Corp
West Texas Utilities
Alpine
Si Phillips
CSW
WTU
Marfa
Abilene
Power Companies
Tulsa
Corpus Christi
Shreveport
Phillips
Chicago
Big Bend -Davis Mountains
Rolf W. Hardy
Hardy
Herman Ledbetter
Ledbetter
Homer Hudgins
Hudgins
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Roy R. Barrera
Harris
Houston
Dallas County
Bexar
San Antonio
Tarrant
Fort Worth
Travis
Selective Service
Col
Morris S. Schwartz
Armed Forces
Schwartz
Northwest
Texas Water Development Board
Lewis G. Smith
Denver
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Columbia
British Columbia
Yukon
Rocky Mountain Trench
High Plains
Pecos River
West Texas
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Smith
Avalanche Files
Charlie V. Urang
State Headquarters
Elpidio Ramos
Janette McIntyre
Everett Keith
Future Farmers of America
Kobernot Lodge
H. L. Kokernot Jr
Otis Kimball
D.M. Bennett
C.W. Davis
Gilmer Morriss
P.D. Coulson
D.P. Sublett
el Paso
Barbara Beard
Phar
T.A. Beard
D. M. Bennett
W.C. Friesen
Walter
Douglas Bennett
North Texas State College
Denton
Oklahoma
J. L. Shoemake
Hot Springs
Frank Wedin
Big Bend National Park
A.R. Perry
Eldon McGonagill
Mabel Arnold
Earl
Clark
Marie Simpson
Methodist Church
McGonagill
Waddy Burnham
Amblin
With Jim Glasscock
Big Bend
Southern Living Magazine
Birmingham
Ala
Terlingua
Lupe Cano
Kosa-Tv
Odessa
Admiral Foghar
Lupe
Harry Firstbrook
Harry
Admiral Foghorn
The
Alpine Avalanche
N. St. St
P.O
TEXA
Press Association
Brewster, Jeff Davis
Presidio Counties
James W. Glasscock
Jean Glasscock
Marie Buckner
Lauris Ann Hawkins
Hallie Stillwell
Trina
Mt. Chip
Willa Moos
IBM
Adv
Big Bend Park
Marathon
Fort Davis
Whittenburg
Ache West Texas Press Association
Business
Trans-Pecos Abstract Company
Abstracts OF
Brewster County
Ellyson-Guarantee Abstract Company
Big Bend Abstract Co
6Th St
F. J. Ellyson
Storey - Whiteside Lumber Co
Optometrist
Thomas L. Coats
R Peateyre
V.F.W. Magazine
Avenue Alpine
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