Liberal gains in Texas legislature in runoff elections
In Texas runoff results liberals claim several legislative seats. Defeats include conservatives Stanford Smith and Jim Segrest in Bexar County to Tom Lee and R. L. Vale respectively, Houston races shift to John Ray Harrison and Jake Johnson, Rosenberg’s Myra Banfield loses to Josh Gates, Galveston’s Don Brown trails, and El Paso district wins go to Raul Muniz and Ralph Scoggins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
Texas
Bexar County
Stanford Smith
Jim Segrest
R. L. Vale
Segrest
Smith
Tom Lee
Houston
Herbert Shutt
John Ray Harrison
Harrison
J.E
Jake) Johnson
Russell Cummings
Myra Banfield
Rosen
Burglars Hit Odessa Small Animal Clinic
Deputies search for burglars who pried open a door at the Odessa Small Animal Clinic on West 42nd Street and took narcotics valued around $5 from a filing cabinet. Dr. Roger Terk reported the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
West
Roger Terk
Two Are Killed and Odessan Hurt in Crash Near Lamesa
An Odessa man, Darrell Wayne Suitt, 36, is in critical condition with head and chest injuries after a flaming car-truck crash that killed Martha Imogene Johnson, 25, and 1-year-old Sammy B. Johnson of Lamesa. The wreck occurred Saturday night about 20 miles northwest of Lamesa at two farm road intersections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamesa
Odessa
Darrell Wayne Suitt
San Fernando
Martha Imogene Johnson
Sammy B. Johnson
Here
Vandals Strike at Mrs Downing Home on Carver Street
Reported incident where vandals threw a rock and damaged a picture window at 500 Carver, Mrs J M Downing’s residence. Police were checking on the case.
Republicans Target Goldwater Bid in Texas Primary
Texas Republicans completed their first full primary and bet on Barry Goldwater as the presidential nominee. Goldwater will visit Dallas June 15 and head to the state convention with Texas' 56 votes likely backing him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
Texas
GOP
U. S
Barry Goldwater
Kennedy
White House
Goldwater
Dallas
California
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Senate
Bruce Alger
Ed Foreman
Odessa
Lyndon Johnson
National
Republican Party
Johnson
Three Counties Swing in Texas Democratic Convention
Bexar Harris and Dallas counties emerged as the swing blocs in the Texas Democratic convention race for 819 contested delegate seats. Rival factions from seven counties filed written cases for seating while Gov. Connally's conservatives aim to control the delegation. Yarborough and Connally plan to attend as Travis County delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
UPI
Bexar
Harris
Dallas
Dallas County
Will D. Davis
Democratic Executive Committee
Hutchinson
Randall
Edwards Sherman
Davis
Houston
SDEC
John Connally
Connally
San Antonio
Texas
Johnsson
Jave
U.S
Ralph Yarborough
Yarborough
Travis County
Wichita Falls Sheriff Wins In Landslide
Wichita County suspended sheriff Hammett Vance won the Democratic primary runoff with 64 percent of the vote, defeating Billy Hill 9151 to 5151. Vance faces a future civil removal suit hearing on July 13 and pending criminal indictments likely to be set for September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls
Tex
Wichita County
Hammett Vance
Billy Hill
Vance
Hill
Mmy County
Vance l
Florida
Ihotel
Rangers Seize Zavala Boxes In Texas Ballot Fight
Dist. Atty. Crawford obtained a court order to seize Zavala County ballot boxes amid voting irregularity fears tied to PASO. Texas Rangers impounded the boxes for safekeeping and deposit them in the Zavala County bank. Voters returned Saturday for runoffs in county commissioner, precinct 3 constable, and the district 15 Democratic congressional race between Eligio de la Garza and Lindsey Rodriguez. A PASO poll watcher alleged being removed from the courthouse amid claims of political favoritism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PASO
Texas Rangers
Ross Doughty
Uvalde
Zavala
Crawford
Zavala County
Eligio de la Garza
Lindsey Rodriguez
Teamsters Union
Freday Whe
De la Garza Wins Democratic Nomination in Valley Race
In Edinburg Texas state Rep Eligio de la Garza swamped opponent in the Democratic primary runoff to secure the nomination for the U S House seat being vacated by Rep Joe Kilgore. Unofficial returns show de la Garza leading Rodriguez 30209 to 14382 with 11 of 13 counties reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edinburg
Rodriguez
de la Garza
Multiple Obituaries Reported Across Odessa and Hobbs Areas
Funeral services announced for Tom Gilbert 60 of Bookins Odessa former Petro Construction worker. burial at Holly Creek Idaho Oklahoma. Altheus Rush 52 of Portales died at ranch home survivors listed. H E Fant 84 of Lubbock Memorial Hospital died with large family. Nancy L Moore 58 of Midland Church service set and San Angelo burial. Oda Lester Daves 53 electrocuted in Hobbs oilfield. two others injured. Daves survived by wife and eight relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Gilbert
Roger Riggs
Chapel of Roses
Gilbert
Petro Construction Co
Medical Center Hospital
W. E. Murphey
Bible Baptist Church
Holly Creek
Idabel
Okla
Odessa
Midland
Nancy L. Moore
Pentecostal Church of God
San Angelo
Midland Memorial Hospital
Hobbs
N. M
Oda
Lester Daves
Roberts Funeral Home
Daves
Lea General Hospital
Douglas Johnson
J. D. Franklin
Bessie
Junita Daves
Robert Cavner
Jean Faulk
R. H. Gordon
Puyallup
Wash
Carl R. Daves
Cpl. Ochis L. Daves
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Railroad Plans To Cut Service Between Fort Worth and El Paso
The Texas and Pacific Railway Co. seeks ICC or Texas Railroad Commission approval to discontinue Texas Eagle trains Nos. 21 and 22 between Fort Worth and El Paso. If approved the line would have one eastbound and one westbound train daily. Officials cite annual losses exceeding $100,000 in operating the Texas Eagles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas and Pacific Railway Co
Fort Worth
el Paso
Texas Eagle
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas Railroad Commission
T&p
Texas Eagles
Court May Act On Park Board Charter Monday
Ector County commissioners are set to act on a charter creating the county park board, a document the board submitted after learning it had never been formally approved. The meeting is at 9 a.m. in the Ector County Courthouse with routine items on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Board
Ector County
County Park Board
Gerald Fugit
Final Rites Set Monday For Jackie M Montgomery
Jackie M Montgomery 34 a former Odessa resident died Friday in Clines Corner New Mexico after illness while en route to Odessa. Funeral at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home 2 0 p m Monday with Rev C B Harper officiating. Burial in Odessa. Survivors include widow Doreathea Jane Montgomery Prescott Ariz two children Larry Janis Lea and Doreathea Montgomery all Prescott his mother Mrs Alice Montgomery Dallas area siblings T E Shaver Dorothy Owen Claud Montgomery and Walter Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie M. Montgomery
Odessa
Prescott
Ariz
Clines Corner
M. Montgomery
New Mexico
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
C. B. ‘Harper
Se West ‘Park Baptist Church
Montgomery
Coolidge
Tex
Baptist Church
Doreathea Jane Montgomery
Larry Montgomery
Janis Lea Montgomery
Cuba arrests 42 at airport over hijack plot to Florida
At Jose Marti Airport Havana UPI reports 42 people including many army personnel were arrested on suspicion of planning to hijack a Santiago bound Cubana airliner. About 80 boarded the flight. most detainees were held as passengers were moved to a waiting room before the plane departed two hours late in bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
UPI
Jose Marti
Florida
Cubana
Santiago
Cuba
Oriente
Nevada Governor Warns Networks Over Early Election Calls
Nevada Governor Grant Sawyer urged networks to stop declaring winners before polls close. He cited electronic predictions as potentially influencing voting and noted the East West time differential can skew outcomes. He referenced 1960 and a California primary incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
UPI
Nevada
Grant Sawyer
United States
Sawyer
John F. Kennedy
Richard M.nixon
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Liberals
Odessan
Mississippi River
Admiral
St. Louis
Gateway Arch
UPI Telephoto
Grantmaster
Webb
Marshmallow Circus
W.t.grant CO
Sree
Ay Avenue
Sherwood Shopping Center
42Nd & E. County Rd
Barry
Rangers
Crystal City
Atty
R. S. Crawford Jr
Political Association of
Spanish-Speaking Organizations
Ide la Garza
Aso i
de’ ‘la Garza
Altheus
H. E. Fant
Oda Lester Daves
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!