Johnson decision stirs Texas Democratic precinct contests
President Johnson steps aside prompting heated Democratic precinct conventions on May 4 with Connally facing opposition from Yarborough over a favorite son bid while Republicans rally behind Tower and potential challenge for Reagan delegates. Court rulings and tax talks shadow Texas politics as tornado danger looms and special elections set for May 14 across multiple counties.
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Austin
Lyndon B. Johnson
John Connally
Texas
Johnson
Connally
Democratic Executive Committee
Ralph Yarborough
Hubert Humphrey
John Tower
Ronald Reagan
California
Supreme Court
High Court
Zapata
Bellville
Coca Cola Company
Texas Research League
TRL
Comptroller
League
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Harris County
Dallas
Brooks
Cameron, Kenedy
Willacy
Houston
Glenn Vickery
Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy
Willacy County
Bill Rapp
Raymondville
Dalas
John Field
HD Club Holds Spring Cookout Parish Event
The Town and Country Home Demonstration Club met April 4 at Mrs. G. C. Shepherd’s camp in Lake Hyde Estates. Seven members and two guests walked to view dogwoods and azaleas. A cookout at noon followed. Mrs. Robert Collier led a brief meeting and plans were made to host the Pine Ridge Club May 2 at Neches National Bank.
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Town and Country Home Demonstration Club
G. C. Shepherd
Lake Hyatt Estates
Robert Collier
Pine Ridge Club
Neches National Bank
Texas Research League to study 10-county law enforcement plan
GRAM PLANNED Texas Research League agreed to conduct and finance a pilot study for a law enforcement and criminal justice program design covering the Dallas Fort Worth region. North Central Texas Council of Governments is among 12 regional agencies asked by HUD and DOJ to develop a model plan and estimate costs.
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GRAM
Texas Research League
Dallas-Fort Worth
Texas
Texas Council of Governments
Department of Housing and Urban Development l
Department of Justice
U. S
State Health Department
Houston
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Martin
Texas State Board For
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Highway Commission
Boracho
Kent
Dallas - Fort Worth
John Connally
East Texas
Connally
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
State Board of Insurance
J P White Wins Kountze Mayor Seat by Narrow Margin
Jewel P White owner of KKAS radio is elected Mayor of Kountze defeating incumbent Pat Pace by 63 votes. White 408 Pace 345 with James Cariker 491 and Glen Pace 380 winning the two alderman seats as the slate. Merle Key 325 and J L Broussard 187 were other candidates.
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Jewel P. White
KKAS
Kountze
Pat Pace
White
Pace
James Cariker
Glen Pace
Cariker
Merle Key
J. L. Broussard
Pfc. George Foster to Leave for Vietnam
Pfc. George Foster will depart for El Paso on Monday to visit his brother and sister in law after a 45 day leave with his mother. He will report to the overseas replacement station in Oakland on April 25 and then proceed to Vietnam. The Waldo Mathews High School graduate expects to be discharged in April 1969.
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Pfc
George Foster
el Paso
Herman Lee Foster
Lucy Foster
Oakland
Calif
Vietnam
Waldo Mathews
Service Tuesday Pays Tribute To Dr. King
The Silsbee Chapter of Young Homemakers of Texas held a memorial service in Waldo Mathews auditorium. Speakers included Rev. Robert Scott and students Brenda Graham and Willia Mae Lee. James Hayes presented city condolences and a wreath was placed in Dr. King’s memory.
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Silsbee
Young Homemakers of Texas
Martin Luther King Jr
Waldo Mathews Auditorium
Robert Scott
First Christian Church
Brenda Graham
Texas Southern University
Willia Mae Lee
Lamar Tech
James Hayes
Young
King
C. L. Jones
T. di Harris
C. A. Johns
Sunrise Service At Ebenezer Park Set For Sunday
The third annual Easter sunrise worship will be held at Ebenezer Park Sam Rayburn Dam at 6 am with John Karcher of Jasper as speaker. Curtis Methodist Homer Methodist and Ebenezer Baptist youths will provide music and Neil Ellis will be song leader. The open air services have drawn thousands over two years and begin June 2.
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Ebenezer Park
Sam Rayburn Dam
John Karcher
Jasper
Karcher
East Texas
Curtis Methodist
Homer
Easter Plays Presented by Church Youth Group
The First Baptist Church on North 2nd Street hosts Easter plays titled From Darkness Unto Light and Challenge of the Cross. The youth department directs the 6 p m performance on Easter Sunday with Rev. Sampson Booker as pastor guiding the program.
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Elsie Duncan Yale
First Baptist Church
North 2Nd Street
Willie Mae Beatty
Jacquline Sims
Eloise Graham
Willie Mae Lee
Sampson Booker
Card of Thanks for Frank Fulton Jr
The family of Frank Fulton Jr. expresses thanks for flowers cards visits and other deeds of bereavement.
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Frank Fulton ,Jr
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Midland
Hank Avery
Midland County Commissioners Court
Crawford C. Martin
Joe Ventura
Willie Carter
Texaco Service
Highway 96
Caraway Motor Co
Firestone Tires
Hardin & Tyler Counties
R. A
Dick) Richardson
Hardin County
R.A
HD Club
Institute of Texan Cultures
Hemis- Fair
CV Savaosle
LP & J.P Skinner
Silsbee, Texas
Admiral Color TV
Consote
Harrison
Admiral
Oariba
Personiser Admiral
Admiral Ein 3Ergs
Aichersfreld
Warrick TV & Appliance
Silsbee State Bank
J. P. White
Martin L. King
ALL Aluminum Company
Magnolia Beaumont
W. T
Willie) Bean
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