Voting Dilemmas and Wallaces Third-Party Impact
A editorial weighs the 1968 presidential choices and the risk of a strong third party. It explains how Wallace's potential 29 to 72 electoral votes could force an electoral college stalemate and a House vote, stressing individual voter responsibility and caution in supporting any candidate.
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Comanche County Absentee Ballots Rise Ahead of Election
Area reports show 43 Comanche Countians cast in person absentee ballots for the November 5 General Election and 97 mail absentee applications are being processed by the County Clerk. In other tip lines, local events include bank profit-sharing approval, Humphrey rally attendance, a Crawford Cemetery Bazaar, Aquilla Music Show fundraiser for the fire department, a Christmas cantata effort, Homecoming Queen Gail Brashier, hunting lease issues in Hamilton County, and 4-H honors for Layne Kruse.
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Rufus Nutt
Susan Jones
Joe Roberts
Miss Nona Dirtz
Texas Ballot Four Parties and Campaign Shifts in 1948 Race
Twenty years ago on October 29 1948 Texas voters faced a four party ballot Democratic Republican States Rights and Prohibition with Dewey and Warren favored by Republicans while Truman gains noted. Clifton Lions Club lunch crowd included F J Weiked Rev L K Hartsfield Fred Ragsdale and J L Hutcheson who joined as a new member. Echoes From Clifton College reports Monroe Coston visiting before moving to Vernon to work with KVWC. 4 H Club officers listed Joan Hoel Lois Beaver Betty Patterson and Flora Mae Stryker. Oil drill on H J Reichert farm east of Clifton reported to 7900 feet. Whitney Dam project overseen by L P Reed with earthmoving ongoing and concrete pouring slated for late 1948 or early 1949.
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Smorgasbord Set Nov 13-14 At Norse Church
Our Savior's Lutheran Church at Norse hosts an annual Smorgasbord on Wednesday and Thursday, November 13 and 14, with tickets by mail starting October 28. Limited seating, serving times 5 6:30 and 8 p.m. tickets $3.50. Mail to Gustafson, Smith Jr., or Hoel Jr., Route 2 Clifton TX 76634.
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Longhorns Endure as Old West Symbol in Texas History
The Longhorn breed, nearly wiped out after other cattle breeds rose to prominence around 1900, survives as a living symbol of the Old West. Its Spanish bull ancestry links to post Civil War Texas and to feeding beet-starved northern states, while USDA notes on poultry usage caution against refreezing.
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TLCW Hear Program on Psalms In Song Oct 4
The Trinity Lutheran Church Clifton Women met October 4 for a program titled The Psalms in Song led by narrator Mrs. E. H. Knitt. Elizabeth Circle members performed choral readings with Youth Choir and trumpeters Tim Hoel and Dennis Grimland providing accompaniment. A business meeting followed with Elizabeth Circle hosting refreshments.
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Veterans share rising in civilian population since 1915
In 1915 only one per cent of civilians aged 15 years or more were veterans. The Veterans Administration reports current figures show one in five people in this age group are veterans.
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