Early election looms as Lubbock prepares for turnout
Lubbock County voters face polls from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday in an early primary with 41,600 qualified voters and 46,000 ballots printed. Democratic chairman Robie E. Dennis stresses stamping party designation on poll tax receipts and exemption certificates to secure ballots. Polling places, election judges, and county convention details are listed as candidates tour the region in a heated campaign centered on governor and attorney general races.
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Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Lubbock County
Democratic
Robi.e. Dennis
O. L. Slaton Junior High
Lubbock
Court of Criminal Appeals Court
South Plains
Waggoner Carr
Will Wilson
Jack Cox
Price Daniel
Cox
Daniel
Democratic Executive Committee
Dennis
99Th District
Geo. M. Hunt School
17Th St
Ave. M
James H. Goodman
Old Courthouse
James H. Pruitt
Roy Forkner
Oscar Ray
Dupre
Ave. T
Insurance empires fall as state takes control of Bridges firms
Conservatorships ordered for Southern Industrial Life and Waco firm with 50 000 Texas policyholders affected. Black's Insurance Co. of Living is first to fall. Witness Ralph Huffman testified he signed large notes and blank checks under Bridges' direction with little or no knowledge of property values or legal compliance.
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Bridges
Southern Industrial Life Insurance Co
Marshall
Black’s Insurance Co
Living
Insurance Department
Texas
W. L. Bridges Sr
Ralph Huffman
Brazoria County
Harrison
Staf
Huffman
University of Texas
State National Life Insurance Co
Bridges’ Enterprises
Statewide Mutual Life Insurance Co
Voter turnout forecast for South Plains primary races
Democratic interest fuels expected record or near record turnout across the South Plains as voters choose for attorney general between Carr and Wilson. Legislative contests across 20 of 30 counties feature incumbents vs challengers, with sheriff, county attorney, and district judge races also heated in multiple counties.
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South Plains
West
Amarillo
7Th Court of Civil Appeals
Crosby County
Palmer
Weir Clem
Hockley
Andrews
Bailey
Cochran
Dawson
Garza
Hale
Howard
Kent
Lamb
Lynn
Midland
Scurry
Terry
Palmer, Bailey
Dist
Atty
Bill
Sheehan
Jack Young
Waggoner Carr Ends Campaign in Texas Primary
Waggoner Carr announces the end of his bid for attorney general after two Houston speeches. The West Texas opponent predicts a large victory margin, campaigns across the state, and plans an election returns party at his home. Carr vows strong West Texas support and criticizes incumbent Will Wilson.
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Houston
West Texas
Waggoner Carr
House of Representatives
Harris County
Eastle
Rio Grande Vally
Dallas County
Carr
32Nd &T
Will Wilson
Lubbock
Texas
Wilson
Gronchi Collects Model Trains With His Sons
Italian President Giovanni Gronchi enjoys a hobby of building model railways and trains with his two children, reflecting a peaceful domestic pastime amid public duties.
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Giovanni Gronchi
Italy
Numerous area births listed with weights at Methodist and other clinics
City families welcome multiple newborns this week with weights ranging from 5 pounds 8 ounces to 8 pounds 2 ounces. Fathers hold occupations across firms and trades from Kaiser Aluminum to Western Cotton Oil, Standard Concrete Pipe Co, and farmer to rancher, with births occurring at Methodist Hospital Lauf Clinic West Texas Hospital Latif Clinic and Lauf Clinic.
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Bernie. Adkins
Methodist Hospital
Kaiser’ Aluminum
Manuel Castillo
Rt. 3
Lauf
Standard Concrete Pipe Co
Clarence Fulsom
Cedar Ave
Lauf Clinic
Western Cotton Oil Co
Martel Smith
45Th St
West Texas Hospital
Hunter Supply Co
James T. Slaughter
Fort Stockton
Delegates by School At Local Election Listings
A list shows delegates assigned to multiple schools and officials. Each entry specifies a school or district number, location, and the number of delegates, with individuals named for several posts. The document includes absentee ballots in the final line.
Texas Voters Set May Precinct Conventions for Delegates
Texas precinct conventions on May 14 will elect delegates to county and state conventions shaping the June 14 Democratic state convention and national delegation. Primary moved to May 7 may lower turnout. two governors candidates Daniel and Cox contend over taxes and budgeting while Johnson seeks broad presidential endorsement.
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Price Daniel
Jack Cox
Breckenridge
Sen
Cox
Daniel
Allan Shivers
Carr-Wilson
Will Wilson
House
Waggoner Carr
Bob Looney
Austin
Carr
Wilson
Looney
Court of Criminal Appeals
Lloyd Davidson
Jim Bowmer
Temple
F. T. McDonald
Bryan
Ben Ramsey
Don Yarborough
Harris County
Yarborough
Ramsey
State Senate
Supreme Court
Robert W. Calvert
Robert Hughes
Clyde Smith
Joe Greenhill
Ernest Thompson
Robert S. Calvert
W. L. Ramsey
Jesse James
Bill Allcorn
Jerry Sadler
Palestine
John White
Olin Teague
College Station
William Moore
John Dowdy
Athens
William Crook
Nacogdoches
Albert Thomas
Houston
J. M. Wren
Princess Margaret Marries Antony Armstrong Jones
Royal wedding coverage notes Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong Jones wed in Westminster Abbey. Crowds cheered as the pair appeared, with the groom’s status as a commoner noted and a six week honeymoon speculated. The ceremony included royal observers and a global TV audience with a brief bomb hoax later declared a cruel false alarm.
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Prince Philip
Armstrong-Jones
Gulf of Mexico
New Orleans
Galveston
Florida
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United States
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Shrine
Jake Butler
Clarence House
Elizabeth
Abbey
Duke of Edinburgh
Europe
Tony
Moner
Peter. Townsend
Winston Churchill
India
Nehru
Ingrid
Denmark
Jackie Chan
Prince Charles
Anne
Charles
Elizabeth II
Roger Gilliatt
Plane Crisis in Formosa Strait Raises Summit Tensions
U S officials dispute Khrushchev claims of a provocation by the United States after a missing American weather plane near the Turkish Soviet border. A note through Ambassador Thompson seeks full facts from the Soviet Union on the Powers incident. Efforts to verify the downing date differ and officials fear Khrushchev may overplay his hand ahead of the Paris summit. President Eisenhower, speaking with AFL-CIO leader Meany, hints at a boat powered by water as the dialogue unfolds.
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America
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
U. S
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
State Department
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United States
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Pound
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Moscow
Adana
Turkey
U.S
Paris
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
Russia
Party Raid Continues After Attic Collapse
Police said a raid on a residence followed numerous complaints of loud parties. One girl escaped via a window and was arrested on Slaton Highway while eight others sheltered in the attic until the sheet rock ceiling collapsed. Juvenile officers prepared charges of drunkenness and unlawful possession of intoxicants under 21 against some teens and planned juvenile ward confinement.
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Clark
Slaton
Cooper High School honors Harold Carpenter as teacher of the year
The Cooper Parents Club honored Harold Carpenter, Cooper High School science teacher of seven years, with a coffee in the cafeteria. The Rev. E H Phillips spoke briefly, and the program was directed by Mrs. Walter Edney.
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Cooper
Cooper High School
Harold Carpenter
Carpenter
E. H. Phillips
Cooper Methodist Church
Walter Edney
Dallas Named Site for Democratic Fall Convention
Report of resolutions seeking Lubbock as the September convention site was premature and based on erroneous information. Democratic officials including Judge Howard Davison said Dallas had been chosen for the fall meeting.
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State
Democratic Executive Committee
Lubbock
Howard Davison
Dallas
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