Shivers Administration Faces Mixed County Convention Results
In Texas area conventions, Governor Shivers' forces scored wins in Lubbock Hale and Lamb Counties while Ralph Yarborough gained influence in Floyd Crosby Motley Dawson Garza and Terry Counties. Crosby backed Yarborough unanimously. Dawson passed a resolution condemning the current Democratic executive committee as uncooperative.
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Gov
Shivers
Lubbock
Ralph Yarborough
South Plains
Yarborough
Hale
Lamb
Floyd
Crosby
Motley
Dawson
Garza
Terry
Texas
Flood County
Mineral Wells
Ralph C. Johnston
Ben Ayres
Motley County
Dawson County
Lamesa
Democratic Party of
United States
Pilots Strike Halts All Operations Of American Airlines
Chicago July 31 AP A pilots strike stopped all American Airlines flights forcing mass transfers to other carriers. ALPA said it would likely not spread to United or TWA and warned negotiations could resume later. The union claims eight hour cross country flights violate safety rules while the company cites losses at about 18 million monthly.
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Chicago
American Mirlines
AFL Air Line Pilots Association
American
ALPA
Copany
ALFA
Federal Aeronautcs
Ouman
United Airlines
Trans- World Airlines
Pilets
Yarborough Forces Rack Up Victory At Terry County Convention
Burton Hackney elected chairman of the Terry County Democratic Party at the county convention. Yarborough forces gained control and selected 10 delegates to the state Democratic convention in Mineral Wells. Jake Fulford named permanent chairman with Mrs. John Shinn as permanent secretary. About 65 Yarborough, 58 Shivers delegates and 75 spectators attended.
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Brownfield
Burton Hackney
Terry County
W. A. Bynum
Yarborough
Terr County
Mineral Wells
Presidine
Jake Fulford
John Shinn
Shivers
Barnum
Pro Shivers Forces Dominate Lamb County Demo Convention
Pro Shivers forces carried the Lamb County Democratic convention electing Ray Keeling as permanent chairman and Louis Haire as secretary G T Sides named sergeant at arms. They chose 16 delegates for the state convention with ten from Littlefield and two each from Olton Earth and Sudan.
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Littlefield
Cspecial
Lamb County
Ray Keeling
Lous Haire
Olton
G. T. Sides
Olten
al Arms
Shivers
Earth
Sudan
Orion
Women's League Resolutions Approved at GOP County Convention
Delegates in Lubbock County unanimously reappointed John J. Christmann as county chairman and elected W. Thetbect Midler secretary and Frank French sergeant at arms. Two League of Women Voters resolutions to amend Texas election laws were approved for the Fort Worth state convention, plus a measure endorsing armed forces actions in the Far East.
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Ay Hilton
Fort Worth
Fen Kkelly
Kelly
Kainan Island
Far East
Frank French
F. L. Loving
A. FE. Quest
E. R. McCee
Rosl Laffin
Garza County Delegates Cast Votes For Yarborough
Garza County Democratic delegates elected and instructed alternates to back Ralph Yarborough at the state convention. The tally favored Yarborough over Gay, with James P. Sexton W H Edwards N C Outlaw Pat M Walker KE FL Parker named delegates and Outlaw elected chairman.
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Ralph Yarborough
Garza County
Yarborough
Tit Te
Gay
Allan Shire
James P. Sexton
W. H. Edwards
N.C. Outlaw
Pat M. Walker
KE FL Parker
Maxine Edwards
Mild L. Outlaw
Clark Barton
T. H. Tinton
Tom Power
Outlaw
Carl Cederholm
Forty Counties Seek Drought Relief Across Texas
Gov. Shivers sent reports of drought impact from 37 more counties to the U S Department of Agriculture. State disaster relief headquarters noted 23 Central and West Texas counties are eligible for a federal state drought program starting Monday. New applications include Anderson Atascosa Bailey Burleson Cherokee Cochran Coleman Concho Culberson Eastland Ellis Falls Fayette Gillespie Hill Hood Hudspeth Johnson Kimble Leon McLennan Menard Milam Montague Nacogdoches Navarro Nolan Palo Pinto Parker Robertson Sabine San Augustine Shelby Somervell Tarrant Terrell and Wood, extending designation north to Fort Worth east to Sabine and Angelina forests and west to Coleman Menard Junction.
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Shivers
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Drouth Committee
Central
West Texas
Anderson
Atascosa
Bailey
Burleison
Cherokee
Cochran
Coleman
Concho
Culberson
Louisiana
Sabine and
Angelina National Forest
Texas
Coleman, Menard
Junction
Trans-Pecos
Culberson and
Hudspeth
Ralls Rites Planned for Mrs. Lucille Lindley
Mrs. Eva Lucille Lindley 3% of Ralls died Friday night in Methodist Hospital Lubbock after seven weeks illness. Funeral 4 p.m. Sunday at Ralls Church of Christ with J L Prichard of Artesia NM officiating. Burial in Ralls Cemetery under Marr Carter Funeral Home. Survivors: husband a son Alvie two daughters Louise two brothers two sisters and three grandchildren. Pallbearers named George Moore Randall Morton Foy Nipp Elton Nipp E R Melton Cecil Melton.
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Eva Lucille Lindley
Methodist Hospital
Lubbock
Ralls Church of Christ
J. L. Prichard
Artesia
N.M
Marr-Carter Funeral Home
Lindley
Alvie
Louise Lindley
S. V. Mauphin
Campbell
Calif
G. C. Mauphin
Ethel Armstrong
Valliant
Okla
Edith McKinley
Pauls Valley
George Moore
Randall Morton
Foy Nipp
Elton Nipp
E. R. Melton
Cecil Melton
Shivers Supporters Rally at Hale County Conventions
In Plainview on July 31 Hale County Democrats adopted a resolution to join Allan Shivers in his Texas fight. About 75 delegates from seven precincts approved the measure by 9 to 4 ballots amid opposition from Hale Center and Abernathy. Republicans met nearby and selected delegates for the state GOP convention.
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Plainview
Hale County
Allan Shivers
Texas
Plainview Pilot Hurt In Crash Remains In Serious Condition
Ernie Miller a 49 year old Plainview pilot remained in serious condition at Plainview Hospital and Clinic Foundation after his crop spraying light plane cartwheeled and dragged a wing tip while he sprayed the G A Benefield farm 713 miles southwest of here Friday at about 6 30 p m Miller suffered lacerations and internal injuries in the accident
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Plainview
Ernie Miller
Plainview Hospital
Miller
G. A. Benefield
Here
American Planes Sent To Costa Rica
The United States rushed Air Force planes and armored vehicles to Costa Rica as tensions with Nicaragua rose near the Costa Rican border. Washington aims to reassure Costa Rica, which has no army, and to warn Nicaragua and others against trouble in Central America.
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Costa Rica
Washington
United States
Eff Air Force
Nicaragua
Central America
Bank Bandits Trail Fades Near Waynoka Oklahoma
Oklahoma City dispatch reports efforts to locate the Erich bank robbers after a $22,000 heist at Brick Farmers National Bank. Tip near Griever Canyon 18 miles south of Waynoka yields no sightings as roadblocks remain.
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Oklahoma City
Waynoka
Highway Patrol
Griever Canyon
Brick Farmers National Bank
Mayor of Phenix City Arrested Amid Anti-Crime Drive
Phenix City Alabama: Elmer Reese head of the city government was jailed on three counts of willful neglect of duty after military officers transported him from a Birmingham hotel. He faces $3,000 bail as the town’s crackdown on vice escalates following the slain anti-vice leader. A Paris fair showcased the Lumitype phototype machine.
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Phenix City
Ala
Birmingham
Elmer Reese
Reese
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