Shivers Wins Texas Governor Race in Record Turnout
Texas voters re-elected Governor Allan Shivers with more than 53 percent of the vote, reaching over 1.46 million ballots. Ralph Yarborough conceded, conservatives strengthened in the party, and the Mineral Wells convention set for September 14. Brewster re-elected to the Texas Supreme Court, while drought aid expands to 75 counties.
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Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Ralph Yarborough
Eisenhower
Adai Stevenson
Few Brewster
Texas Supreme Court
Alfred M. Scott
Brewster
Scott
Drouth Aid
Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Evergreen Church Plans Revival and New Building
Rev. Leon Baker, famed evangelist, will lead revival services at the Evergreen Assembly of God tent starting Sunday. The tent sits near Highways 1122 and 92, three miles north of town, as Rev. F. C. Drake reports. A new church foundation will be poured soon, with 4 000 square feet of floor space planned for a growing congregation. The public is invited to attend.
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Assembly of God
F. C. Drake
Baker
California
Drake
Evergreen
Dove Shoot Opens 1954 Game Season in Texas
The north zone mourning dove season starts noon September 1, with openings across most of Texas north and west of the line. The executive secretary notes good water and feed after rains, estimates the south and north zones dates, and urges landowner permission and local game wardens for legal provisions.
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Austin
Game and Fish Commission
Mexico
Central America
Texas
Val Verde
Kinney
Uvalde
Medina
Bexar
Comal
Hays
Travis
Williamson
Milam
Robertson, Leon
Houston
Cherokee
Nacogdoches
Shelby
Social News Notes from Votan Area Visitors
Community updates list visiting families from San Antonio Houston Beaumont Midland Liberty and Silsbee and Mosshill. Local residents attended hospital checkups and school opened with 52 children and three teachers at Uotaw School.
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Regan
San Antonio
Ross Harrison
Houston
John Harrison
D. H. Teal
Judy
Baytown
Scout Dryden
Veterans Hospital
Dryden
Uotaw School
Biggs
Miss Young
Sybie Bailey
Marie Sumrall
Joyce Dryden
Louisiana
Earl Jackson
Fred MelIlvaine
Cleveland
Betty Jo Keer
Liberty
Milton Bishop
Delores
Sumrall
John Dryden
Silsbee
Will Fillingim
Mosshill
Trains At Fort Bliss Begin Eight Weeks Of Basic Training
Private William J. Roebuck of Silsbee starts eight weeks of Army basic training at the Antiaircraft Artillery Replacement Training Center Fort Bliss Texas. He is a 1954 Kirbyville High School graduate and will study rifle machine gun bazooka marksmanship and Army technical subjects leading to a field maneuver week and a possible second training phase.
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William J. Roebuck
W. J. Roebuck
Silsbee
Fort Bliss
Texas
Roebuck
Kirbyvile High School
G I Repair Loans Easier To Get
Veterans gain easier access to supplementary GI home improvement loans under the Housing Act of 1954 and VA streamlined procedures. The act allows unused GI entitlement for repairs and removes previous limit constraints, enabling supervised lenders to fund improvements without prior VA clearance.
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Veterans Administration
Card of Thanks for Bereavement Support
To the many kind friends who expressed their sympathy in so many beautiful and practical ways during our recent bereavement we extend heartfelt thanks. Special thanks go to Pete Farmer Dr W M Parker and the W M A of Woodrow Baptist Church the Family of J R Yawn.
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Pete Farmer
W.M .Parker
W.M.A
Woodrow Baptist Church
J. R. Yawn
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Japan
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Tidelands Texas
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Texas Fields
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Emeraude
Paris
Western Auto Associate Store
Kolynos
Jeris
Jergen
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Silsbee Drug Co
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Blue Bonnet Cafe
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Rebekah Lodge No. 155
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Tommie Bozeman
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Ft. Bliss
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On & John Bean
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Susbee
Gil
Silshee & Kountse
Beaumont Road
Mrs. Earl Gilchriest
John
Britton-Cravens Insurance Agency
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