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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1954
Page
4
Governor Allan Shivers campaigns for reelection against Ralph W. Yarborough in a high pressure Texas contest marked by harsh rhetoric. Shivers touts prison, road, teacher pay, tidelands, and school funding gains while accusing Yarborough of anti Communism sympathy and ties to CIO funds.
Surname only ballots detail candidates for United States Senator and state offices. The listing includes C T Johnson for Blanco County and Martin Dies for Angelina County for State Representative, with multiple county and district roles such as Precinct 4 Commissioner W T Keith and W W Skaggs, Railroad Commissioner Ernest O Thompson, and others including Robert S Calvert Cecil C Collings, L Jackson, Charlie L Rich, J R Kinnard.
The Texas governor race centers on television and radio outreach to nonmetro voters with July 24 polling set to record choices. Yarborough attacks Shivers over alleged secret deals and segrega tion remarks while pledging higher teacher pay and old age assistance. Attorney General Shepperd counters tidelands boundary disputes as persistent but nonpartisan. Drouth legislation and Canyon Dam plans are noted as federal action advances. Classifieds mention tractor tire repair and two 4 room houses for sale near schools.
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