Potter County Dem primary returns tilt in favor of incumbents
Nearly 7 000 votes counted from 26 of 27 boxes show Sheriff Bill Adams winning the nomination with a tally of 3 600. Jewell Davidson regains tax assessor collector post by about two to one. County clerk Ted Blackburn faces a runoff against Hubert Cole. Carl G. Clifft leads for superintendent of schools, while Cole and Blackburn head to an August runoff. Commissioner races favor Henry R. Jones, Lon Sellars, and John Winters with others headed to runoffs. County Judge J N Riggs reelected without opposition.
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Bill Adams
Jewell Davidson
W. E. “Ted” Blackburn
Hubert Cole
Carl G. Clifft
Ora Ward
Couty
Clifft
Ward
Virgie Oglesby
Amarillo
A. P
Skeet’ Gibson
Adams
Oglesby
Gibson
Cole
Davidson
Kinkead
Miss Davidson
Potter County Commission
Mark Parker
Henry R. Jones
Roy E. Starker
Jones
Parker
Starker
Dan Pavillard
Cliff Biggers
Lon Sellars
Lee O'Daniel Wins Texas Governor Nomination by Large Lead
Ohio born Kansas raised Fort Worth broker Lee O'Daniel surged to a commanding lead in the Texas Democratic primary. With 268,933 votes to 263,691 for all opponents, he extended his edge as Ernest Thompson and William McCraw trailed. O'Daniel campaigned with his hillbilly band and family, while opponents faced charges of sectionalism and political doubt.
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W. Lee O'Daniel
Ohio
Kansas
Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Electrion Bureau
O'Daniel
Ernest Thompson
Amarillo
William McCraw
Tom Hunter
Karl Crowley
Post Office Department
James E
Farmer Jim) Ferguson
Bell County
Farmer Jim
American Party
U. S. Senate
Bill McCraw
Dallas
Walter Woodward
Coleman
Railroad Commission
McCraw
Never Failed Never Failed
John $. Wood aged 74 who had never failed to vote since reaching voting age collapsed and died after casting a ballot at a Van box near Grand Saline on July 23.
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Grand Saline
John §$. Wood
Randall Vote Up Many Run Offs In Randall County
Official returns from 10 boxes show above normal turnout with run offs in all four county races. County judge candidates G B Heath and Barney Slack in runoff after 618 to 594 votes. Sheriff contenders M E Cantrell 691 and R N Barnett 722 proceed to runoff, with Lynn Dowlen 658. Precinct One commissioner fight features Carl Laughery 341 and W H Stroud 332, to runoff. Precinct Four runoff set for W E Bennett 241 and A L Riggs 139. W D Munsy 114.
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Canyon
Randall County
G. B. Heath
Barney Slack
Heath
Slack
A. H. Hunt
C. R. Flesher
R. N. Barnett
M. E. Cantrell
Cantrell
Lynn Dowlen
Carl Laughery
W. H. Stroud
W. E. Bennett
A. L. Riggs
Bennett
Briggs
W. D. Munsy
Weather outlook and notes for Amarillo and West Texas
Partly cloudy and warmer Sunday across Amarillo and vicinity and the north portion of West Texas with local showers in the southern area. New Mexico will see generally fair weather with little temperature change. Temperature readings from yesterday at Amarillo are listed with hourly values. Exceptional values mentioned in connection with Indian jewelry at Russell Stationery Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Mme Strecel
Russell Stationery Co
Maverick Trails as Jones Wins Texas Primary
Early returns show Congressman Maury Maverick trailing Paul Kilday by 13 votes in the 18th district with about 30,000 of 55,000 votes counted. Marvin Jones led all counties in the Panhandle over James Cade, with Potter County reporting 3,952 to 883 for Cade. The Texas Election Bureau listed district leads for several incumbents, including Wright Putnam and Martin Dies, while Lindley Beckworth and Hatton Sumner posted mixed results.
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Dallas
O Daniel
Panhandle
Ernest Thompson
Potter
Moore
Potter County
Thompson
Maury Maverick
Good Friend
Roosevelt
Amarillo
Paul Kilday
Kilday
Maverick
Marvin Jones
James O. Cade
Jones
Cade
Dallam
Childress
Hall
Hutchinson
Ochiltree
Hemphill
Gray
Hansford
Randall
Sherman
Lipscomb
Wheeler
Deaf Smith
Armstrong
Donley
Collingsworth
Castro
Briscoe
Motley
Patman
Texas Election Bureau
Wright Putnam
Texarkana
Blackburn
Martin Dies
Lufkin
Hendricks
Lindley Beckworth
Gilmer
Gentry
Grant
Russell
Sanders
Sam Rayburn
House
Hatton Sumners
Jackson
Love
Johnson
Texas
Austin
Max Boyer
Perryton
John White
Boyer
South Plains
A. B. Tarwater
Plainview
L. D. Rochelle
Bailey County
Mr. Tarwater
Rochelle
Bishop Leads Nelson in Hot Race for Judge
In a tight contest for the 47th District judge seat Amarillo candidates Bishop and Nelson clustered near the lead after unofficial returns. Bishop showed 4 067 votes to Nelson 3 903 with Ernest O. Northcutt at 1 509 in three counties, triggering a run off in August.
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Bishop
Nelson
Henry A. Bishop
Pioneer Plains
E. C. Nelson
Ernest O. Northcutt
Amarillo
Judge Nelson
Judge Bishop
Henry
Texas Court Justice Jackson Forges Return to Amarillo Bench
Chief Justice M J R Jackson of the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals appears headed back to the Amarillo bench on incomplete county returns. He led L P Bonner 18 694 to 5 101 with 19 counties reporting. Jackson seeks to fill the late Justice Hall’s unexpired term.
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M. J. R. Jackson
Seventh Court of Civil Appeals
Amarillo Court
Panhandle
William Boyce
Justice Jackson
R. W. Hall
Justice Hall
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Tex Keirsey
Wolflin School
W. Lee O’daniel
Lee O’daniel
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Moble
Alamo
Cleveland
Dallas County
Maury
Luther A. Johnson
Corsicana
Fountain Kirby
Freestone County
Cook
Nat Patton
Palestine
Howe
Harris County
Albert Thomas
By Raymond Holbrook
47Th District Court
E. T. Miller
Bob Underwood, Jr
Floyd County
Boyer, Tarwater
Alexander
W. E. Blackburn
Ora Word
R. E. Starker
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