Childress Index Newspaper Archives, May 3, 1964, p. 4

Cotton Crop Recovers After Severe Drought

Farmers report renewed yields as monsoon rains ease drought impact. Officials say improved soil moisture supports cotton planting in the region, with farmers awaiting harvest later in the season.

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Resolution backs Goldwater at GOP night

A precinct 13 GOP meeting at Wilson School endorsed Senator Barry Goldwater for the Republican nomination for president. Delegates Marge Taft and Alan Gage were named with Donald Gage and Nadine Parr as alternates for the county convention next week. The resolution urged Texas Republican support for Goldwater and instructed Childress County delegates to vote accordingly at the 1964 State Convention and Republican National Convention.

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Barry M. Goldwater Wilson School Marge Taft Alan Gage Donald Gage Nadne Parr Republican Party Barry Goldwater Arizona United States Republican Party of Texas Senator Goldwater Precinct Childress County Republican Party of Texas

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Election Returns DALAS Texas Primary and GOP results

UPI reports partial returns from 67 of 254 counties with totals for Democratic and Republican primaries. Key figures include Senator McLendon 25 349 versus Yarborough 30 898 for Senate and Connally 42 743 versus Banks 839 for Governor with other statewide races listed. Republican results show Bush 6 063 and Cox 3 948 among U S Senate and House at large ballots.

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DALAS UPI Texas Election Bureau McLendon R. Yarborough Banks Connally Hackworthe D. Yarborough Uentes Smith Baker Elkins Looney Shivers White Sadler Williams Langdon Owens Supreme Court McGee Pope Bush Cox Morris

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Benham County Election Results Highlight Key Races

The report lists candidate tallies across offices in Benham County including Attorney General Waggoner Carr 2689 and John C White 1937, Commissioner Jerry Sadler 1983, Calvert 2704, Jesse James 2702, and Sheriff J 0 Hix 741. County officials named include Precincts 1 2 3 commissioners and Democratic Chairman John F Robinson 2653.

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Texas election results list for multiple offices

Roster of candidates with vote counts includes Owens Sears McGee Pope Northcutt Martin Thomas Headly Reynolds Harp Hix Smith Benham Wilson Smotherman Slover Gilley in various offices such as Supreme Court Justices State Representative District 82 Sheriff Commissioner and Constable Precinct 1 with listed tallies.

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Ruel C, Walker Robert W. Hamilton Court of Criminal Appeals K. K. Woodley Court of Civil Appeals Supreme Ernest O. Northcutt Herbert C. Martin U.S Walter Rogers James E. Thomas W. S (Bill) Heatly Charles L. Reynolds Allen Harp John R. Gillham Childress Claude A. Hipps Hix Gaylon Smith J. &. Benham U. S. Fromm Clarence L. Carter Charles Mack Ralph Sides Johnie Rucker Wilmer R. Rutledge D B Buddy) Cline Jim Ields Odis Sotherman H. H Mike) Wilson Ronald E. Slover J. G Gilley, Jr Democratic John F. Robinson Odis Smotherman Ronald FE. Slover J. G. Gilley, Jr Supreme Judicial Ernest O. Northccuit W. S Bill) Heatly Charles I. Reynolds J. O Joe) Hix, Jr J. E. Benham H. H. Wilson

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Precinct 2 Kirkland results consolidate races

In Precinct 2 Kirkland votes Connally 53 Yarborough 37 Banks 1 Hackworthe 0 Fuentes Jr 12 Smith 74 R Yarborough 60 McLendon 31 Peel 55 Elkins 5 Baker 12 Looney 4 Sullivan 8 J White 77 M Shivers 14 Sadler 70 Williams 22 Langdon 19 Owens 68 McGee 48 Pope 34 Northcutt 35 Martin 48 Thomas 27 Headly 65 Reynolds 56 Harp 43 Hix Jr 27 G Smith 17 Benham 55 For Commissioner Prec 2 Johnie Rucker 4 Charles W Mack 2 Ralph Sides 33 For Province Chairman Byars 48 J C Hinton 1 Arlie Key 1 Gus McDaniel 1.

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John Connally Don Yarborough M. T. Banks Johnnie Mae Hackworther Albert Fuentes, Jr Preston Smith United States Ralph W. Yarborough Gordon McLendon Joe Pool Bill Ekins Robert W. Baker Bob Looney Dan Sullivan John C. White Millard Shivers Geneal Land Office Jerry Sadler Fred H Williams Jim C. Langdon Jesse J. C. Hinton Arlie Key Gus McDaniel Precinct Northeast Childress Connally Yarborough Banks Hackworthe Funetes P. Smith R. Yarborough McLendon Pool Elkins Baker Looney Sullivan White M. Shivers Sadier Williams Langdon Avec McGee Po Northcutt Thomas Headly Reynolds Harp Hix, Jr G.smith Benham Wilmer R. Rutledge D. B. Cline Jim Fields Constable Ronald E. Slover J. G. Gilley, Jr

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Precinct Election Totals and Candidates Listed

Vote tallies show Connally leading with 57 and Yarborough at 16 while Banks, Hackworthe, Fuentes, and Smith add smaller counts. Other figures include McClendon 32 Pool 42 Elkins 5 Baker 6 Looney 2 Sullivan 9 and J White 47 M Shivers 27 Sadler 55 Williams 16 Langdon 26 Owens 40 McGee 23 Pope 38 Northcutt 32 Martin 32 Thomas 24 Heady 42 Reynolds 52 Harp 23 Hix Jr 8 Smith 21 Benham 46. Also Precinct Chairman results Bill Wolf 19 Bill Harbin 2 Carroll Watts 1 Mrs Carroll Watts 1.

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Connally Yarborough Banks Hackworthe Fuentes Smith R. Yarborough McClendon Pool Elkins Baker Looney Sullivan J. White M. Shivers Sadler Williams Langdon J. Owens McGee Pope Northcutt Martin Thomas Heady Reynolds Harp J. Hix, Jr Benham Bill Wolf Bill Harbin Carroll Watts Mrs White Fred Williams Owens Wilson Smothermon Prec. Chairan J.C. Smith Jim Bennett H. B. Rhodes Ed Richardson O. Smothermon Roy Wygal John Connally Don Yarborough M. T. Banks Jonnie Mae Hackworth Albert Fuentes, Jr Preston Smith United States Ralph W. Yarborough Gordon McClendon Joe Pool Bill Elkins Robert W. Baker Bob Looney Dan Sullivan John C. White Millard Shivers

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Harrell Chapel No. 4 Complete Scoreboard

Basketball scoreboard lists players and points for Connally Yarborough McLendon Pool Elkins Baker Looney Sullivan White M Shivers Sadler Williams Langdon Jesse Owens McGee Pope Northcutt Martin Heatly Reynolds Harp and others with totals for teams Connally Yarborough and Hazen? Bradley Davis Lon Moore Cobb James Helms Phillips.

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Precinct Five-Carrby Results From Connally to Yarborough

Election tally shows Connally 40 and Yarborough 22 with several candidates posting varied scores. Notable tallies include P Smith 56, R Yarborough 40, White 44, Sadler 47, Owens 52, Reynolds 44, and Owens 52 across multiple pools.

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Election Returns Mention Voters and Officials

InIncomplete fragment lists votes or counts with names including Wilson and Smotherman alongside officials such as O. Smotherman 50 and Precinct Chairman Mrs. Paul Efird 11 Bettye Estes 2.

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J. Hix, Jr Smith Benham Wilson O. Smotherman Paul Efird Bettye Estes

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Precinct 6 results and local race tallies at community center

Election totals show Connally 22 and Yarborough 5 in a precinct contest with multiple candidates scoring in the double digits. Numbers listed include Fuentes 2, Smith 40, Yarborough 20, McLendon Pool 26, Elkins 7, Baker 6, Looney 0, Sullivan 2, White 22, Shivers 20, Sadler 27, Williams 17, Lanedon 10, Owens 35, McGee 22, Pope 20, Northcutt 13, Martin 31, Thomas 18, Heatly 27, Reynolds 22, Harp 30, Hix 27, Benham 10. For Commissioner Precinct 3 Rutledge 32, Cline 12, Fields. Precinct Chairman race Les Brummett 1, W. F. King 19, J. M. Mackler 6, Harry Watkins 1.

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Carrby Connally Yarborough Tanks Hackworthe Fuentes P. Smith R. Yarborough McLendon Pool Elkins Baker Looney Sullivan White M. Shivers Sadler Williams Langdon Owens McGee Pope Northcutt Martin Thomas Heatly Reynolds Harp Lanedon J. Owens Hix, Jr Smith Benham Prec Rutledge Cline Fields

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Unclear sports scoring snippet with multiple names

A fragment lists scores for several players and referees or officials including McGee Pope Northeast Martin Thomas Headly Reynolds Harp J Hix Jr G Smith Benham Rucker Mock Sides and Constable R Slover J G Gilley with no clear event or outcome provided.

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Political figures tallied in 1964 candidate list

A fragmented roster lists President candidates and notable figures with ages or counts alongside names such as Goldwater Smith Rockefeller Stassen Crichton Bush Cox Davis and others. The text includes officials like Trice Kinerly Calmes Matthews Armstrong and local names Marge Toft Donald Gage and Childress County chairman.

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Barry M. Goldwater Margaret Chase Smith Nelson Rockefeller Harold Stassen Jack Crichton Horace Houston John Trice U. S. Senate George Bush Jack Cox Milton V. Davis Robert Morris Bill Hayes Supreme Court T. E. Kinerly Don Flanagan Public Account Dallas Calmes, Jr Fred 8. Newman John A. Matthews John B. Armstrong Frank Hinston Childress County Marge Toft Donald Gage

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Precinct 7 results show varied candidate tallies in Tell Connally area

Precinct 7 tallies list votes for multiple candidates with figures such as Yarborough 31 and Connally 41. Other names include Smith 63 and Smothermon 61, with precinct chair J. C. Smith 48 and Ed Richardson 1 among the totals.

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Precinct 10 and 12 Results for Connally Yarborough and More

The records list candidate tallies by precinct for governor John Connally and Sam Yarborough along with counts for commissioners, judges, and other officials. It includes precinct totals for Precinct 10 High Point and Precinct 12 Northeast, naming individuals such as Connally Yarborough Banks Hackworth Smith White Shivers Sadler Langdon McGee Northcutt Fe Thomas Reynolds Harp Hix Jr G Smith Benham Wilmer Rutledge Cline Fields and Ronald E Slover with various vote totals.

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Family connections listed in local obituary fragment

Charles Taylor of Childress and Mrs Willie McDonald of Houston attend as immediate family with an aunt Mrs J M Crews of Childress and two cousins Mrs Annie Ruth Bell of Childress and Mrs John Head of Richardson. Also present was his mother in law Mrs H E Sherwood of Childress.

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Taylor Childress Willie McDonald Houston J. M Crews Annie Ruth Bell John Head Richardson H. E. Sherwood

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Heatly Carries Home County In Election Returns

Heatly carried his home county of Cottle by 1,076 to 316 as tabulated on continued page results. Returns were not available from Motley Donley Hall Hardeman Wilbarger and Foard.

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Cottle Motley, Donley, Hall Hardeman Wilbarger Foard

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Precinct 13 South Results Snapshot

Voting tally shows D Yarborough 232 and P Smith 557 leading. other tallies include Fuentes 38 and White 463. R Yarborough 362, McClendon 258, Pool 295, Baker 85, Sullivan 77, Langdon 155, Owens 412, Sadler 467, Williams 127, Shivers 135, Looney 33, Hackworth 3, Banks 6, E 60.

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South Childress Connally D. Yarborough Banks Hackworthe Fuentes P. Smith R. Yarborough McClendon Pool Baker Looney Sullivan White M. Shivers Sadler Williams Langdon J. Owens

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Reynolds Edge Harp In Donley County Race Totals

In Donley County Reynolds led Harp 272 to 258 with one figure reported 1205 to 985 later. A follow up noted Reynolds ahead by about 100 votes but no final tally given.

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Donley Harp Reynolds

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Treasury frays with $2 bills superstition ploy

UPI reports Kathryn Granahan faces public skepticism as she promotes boxed $2 bills to save printing costs. Readers offer bizarre ideas from tearing corners to declaring deliberate mutilation, while officials note confusion with $1 bills remains a key hurdle.

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Kathryn O’hay Granahan Treasury

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Connally Pulls Ahead in Texas Primary Faceoff

With 105 of 254 counties reporting Connally led Don Yarborough 121,995 to 44,843 and McLendon of Dallas trailed 79,128 to 4,253 for Yarborough. Goldwater led the Republican list with 11,892 votes as Nixon, Lodge and Scranton sought write‑ins. George Bush led GOP House race vs Jack Cox in Houston.

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Don Yarborough Houston Len Ralph Yarborough Gordon Medendon Senate Connally Sen Yarborough McLendon Dallas Goldwater Henry Cabot Lodge Nelson Rockefeller New York Harold Stassen Margaret Chase Smith Maine Richard M. Nixon William Scranton Pennsylvania George Romney Michigan Romney Scranton Nixon Lodge George Bush Prescott Bush Connecticut Jack Cox Aru

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Alexander Enlists for Three Years in U S Army

Nathaniel Alexander has enlisted for a three year period and was sent to Fort Polk Louisiana for basic combat training. He will be home on leave for two weeks before commencing advanced training for duty in the Army General Corps. Alexander is the son of Mr and Mrs N Alexander of Childress.

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Treasury Treasurys Minneapolis Sdoctesad Granahan Womien Nathaniel Alexander Ft. Polk Adman Generals Corps Xander N. Alexander of Childress

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Johnson nominates two generals for lieutenant general

President Johnson Friday nominated Army Maj. Gen. William Train and Maj. Gen. Charles W. Rith for promotion to lieutenant general.

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Washington UPL Johnson Friday Army William Train Charles W. Rith

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Agair Northwest Childress Stassen Fuentes, Jr Hreston Smith All Elkins Waggoner Carr General Land Office Fred. H Williams Comptroller of Public Accounts Robert S. Calvert Jesse James Ben Ramsey Jim Cu Spegeon Jessie Owens Jeme Court of Texas Jack Pope Supreme Court of Texas Kirkland Harrell Chapel Jesse Owens Bill Bradley Davis Lon Moore Cobb James L. Helms R. B. Phillips BD. Yarborough Les Brummett W. F. King J. M. Mackler Harry Watkins G. Smith Rucker Mock Sides Constable R. Slover J. G. Gilley Tell Fuentes Jr High Point Fred. H. Williams Sears McGee Charles Lour Libby FOOD Folger’s Coffee Glato A” Fryers Coats Food Mart F. N Bill By John Pierson United Press International U.S. Treasury Sylvania Calif

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Cotton Crop Recovers After Severe Drought

Resolution backs Goldwater at GOP night

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Election Returns DALAS Texas Primary and GOP results

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Benham County Election Results Highlight Key Races

Texas election results list for multiple offices

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Precinct 2 Kirkland results consolidate races

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Precinct Election Totals and Candidates Listed

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Harrell Chapel No. 4 Complete Scoreboard

Precinct Five-Carrby Results From Connally to Yarborough

Election Returns Mention Voters and Officials

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Precinct 6 results and local race tallies at community center

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Unclear sports scoring snippet with multiple names

Political figures tallied in 1964 candidate list

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Precinct 7 results show varied candidate tallies in Tell Connally area

Precinct 10 and 12 Results for Connally Yarborough and More

Family connections listed in local obituary fragment

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Heatly Carries Home County In Election Returns

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Precinct 13 South Results Snapshot

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Reynolds Edge Harp In Donley County Race Totals

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Treasury frays with $2 bills superstition ploy

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Connally Pulls Ahead in Texas Primary Faceoff

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Alexander Enlists for Three Years in U S Army

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Johnson nominates two generals for lieutenant general

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