Precinct Meeting Reports Filed for County Conventions
County reports show eight precinct conventions held last Saturday with three Republican and five Democratic meetings. Democrats gain more delegates based on votes for governor. county conventions set for next Saturday at the courthouse with Harold Bennett and John Stavely as party chairs.
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Harold Bennett
John Stavely
Fluvanna
Southwest Snyder
Southeast Snyder
Lloyd Ainsworth
W. A. Watson
Shelby L. Surratt
Southeast
Snyder
Inct
Northeast Snyder
R. A Schooling
John R. Covey, Sr
C. H. Callis
Clyde Willborn
Ross Williams
G.R. Austin
Northwest Snyder
Joe York
Ray Lunsford
Jay Glenn
Fickas Bell
Bill Grimmett
S. E. McGowen
H. H. Eiland
Giles Bowers
Amos Joyce
Lida M
Ellenburger No 1 A Howell yields 241 barrels oil test
American Trading & Production announces Ellenburger No 1-A Howell in Southeast Scurry: 241 barrels of oil in 24 hours from perforations at 7,397 to 7,409 feet with acid treatment and 7,551 feet total depth. Upper pay zones to be cased. No 2-A Howell location planned nearby.
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American Trading & Production No
Elmer Howell
Scurry
Ellenburger
Howell
Hermleigh
Stonewall
Eli Capitan
Paul Moss
Aspermont Lake Canyon
Stonewall County
Blackshear
No. 1
Aspermont
H&tc
Claytonville
Nolan County
Gas Victims Held For Observation In Houston
Doctors at two Houston hospitals kept 28 chlorine gas victims under observation after a spill at the Diamond Alkali Company plant. None believed critically injured. 300 others affected mildly as vapors spread to Pasadena area. Ambulances rushed patients, and oxygen was deployed as investigations note the release occurred when a switch engine bumped a tank car being filled.
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Houston
Diamond Alkali Company
Pasadena
Brown & Root
Second Quake Rocks South California
Two strong earthquakes struck Bakersfield and southern California causing fires and damage. A hospital evacuation occurred in Kern County after the tremors at 12 05 a m and 1 02 a m strongest in Bakersfield with a gas line rupture damaging a six room house. Authorities compared the quake's intensity to the July 21 disaster while noting no confirmed explosion.
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Bakersfield
Calif
California
Los Angeles
Carl L. Weber
Kern County
Richmond News Leader Endorses Eisenhower Nixon Ticket
The Richmond News Leader endorsed the Eisenhower Nixon ticket marking the first Republican presidential endorsement by a Richmond paper since 1896. It credited the ticket with offering change, new faces, and a fresh approach to voters.
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Richmond
Richmond News Leader Today
Carmichael Declared Winner in Justice Race No. 2
H E Carmichael of Fluvanna was declared winner of the justice of peace race for precinct No 2 by unofficial tabulation. The tally showed 109 for incumbent J R Jennings and 75 for Carmichael, with an error noted in counting an incomplete box. Official canvass will reveal exact figures.
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H. E. Carmichael
Fluvanna
Justice of Peace
Precinct No
Pat Johnston
J. R. Jennings
Carmichael
Johnston
Daily News Sunday
Texas Democratic primary returns show early county totals
Partial results from 253 of 254 Texas counties reveal governor and U S senator contests with large margins. Campaigns for Attorney General and Supreme Court also featured strong showings while totals for railroad and land commissioners, criminal appeals, and agriculture officials indicate wide splits among candidates.
Feud Erupts in Hills Between Howerton and Blankenship Families
In Lamar Hollow Hills of West Virginia a feud flared with gunfire between Howerton and Blankenship clans. A mine superintendent reported several shots fired, with no confirmed injuries. Both families claim rights to travel through the property of Howard Howerton, 58, prompting armed roaming groups in the area.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Lamar Hollow
L. E. King
Howard Howerton
Blankenships
City official: waste less to meet water demand this summer
Ralph Eades acting city superintendent says air in wells during peak pumping is not a sign of shortage. He warns high water bills worry customers while the system is adequate for supply and fire prevention if water is conserved. Pressure drops from 60 to 38 psi from reservoir to line ends.
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Ralph Eades
Eades
City Hall
Towle Place
Highland Park
Belmont Park
Eisenhower Plans Nonpolitical VFW Speech in Los Angeles
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower Republican nominee will address the VFW encampment in Los Angeles August 5 in a speech described as entirely non political. He will review the parade receive the Baruch medal and then speak briefly before returning to campaign HQ.
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Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Los Angeles
Arthur H. Vandenberg Jr
Eisenhower
VFW
Bernard M. Baruch
Veterans Organization
Lawhon Returned Here For Jail Term
William D. Lawhon, 36, a bootlegger, began a 30 day jail term and must pay a $500 fine plus $28.50 court costs for selling whisky to state liquor control officers on February 17, 1951. Convicted March 9, 1951, he appealed and lost. he was serving on appeal bond until now. If the fine remains unpaid, one day is added for every $3. Luther Tucker remains at large. he was sentenced to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine plus court costs after his appeal was denied.
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William D. Lawhon
Hadacol Corners
Lawhon
State Liquor Control Board
Lloyd Merritt
Leonard White
Sheriff's Department
Luther Tucker
Snyder
Error in Total of Constable Candidates
Figures for constable precinct No 1 were corrected after a typographical error. Tom DeShazo total revised to 1435 votes and Red Dever to 577 votes. R L Terry remains at 822, advancing to the runoff with DeShazo. unofficial county clerk totals.
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Daily News
T. J
Tom) DeShazo
Constable
O. O
Red) Dever
R. L. Terry
A. J. Greenway
Terry
DeShazo
Flying saucer sightings noted over nation’s capital
At dawn radar reports from Washington National and Andrews Field logged numerous sightings of unidentified objects. No visual confirmations were recorded and jet interceptors remained grounded. The Air Force prepared to discuss the matter at a Wright-Patterson briefing while continuing upper air research.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Washington National R1
Air Force
Andrews Field
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Hpng
Andrews Fight
Herndon Vaay
Aelon Sena
Mae
Air Defense Command
McLaughlin Sees Texans Back Stevenson Sparkman Ticket
Democrats in Texas will rally to the Stevenson Sparkman ticket, says C. T. McLaughlin. He notes Stevenson has no pledged groups, Kefauver’s FEPC stance is an issue, and Tidelands ownership and state rights are key points in Texas political maneuvering ahead of county and state conventions.
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McLaughlin
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Allan Shivers
Russell
Texas
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Stevenson
John Sparkman
Tidelands
Democratic Party
Shivers
Maury Maverick
Farouk Lands In Naples Bay
Egypt's ex king Farouk arrived by yacht at Naples Bay signaling exile after departing Egypt with his wife Narriman and three daughters aboard the four million dollar Mahrous yacht. Egypt's new ruler King Fuad II awaited aboard his infant throne as officials brace the Capri stop and discuss possible further destinations.
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Naples
Italy
Egypt
Farouk
Isle of Capri
Bay of Naples
Mediterranean
U. S. Adm
Robert B. Carney
Adirondack
Abdel Aziz Badr Bey
Rome
Fuad II
Mohamed Naguib Bey
Narriman
Capri
Nairiman
French Riviera
Rapallo
Italian Riviera
Texas Steel Plant Opens
CIO Steel workers at Sheffield Steel Corp. in Houston voted to return to work today. Pickets were removed after ratification of a tentative agreement reached yesterday between union and company officials. A company spokesman said a fuller statement would follow.
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Houston
CIO
Sheffield Steel Corp
Louisiana Democrats Split on Stevenson Sparkman Ticket
Governor Kennon said the Democratic State Central Committee will decide if the Louisiana party backs the Stevenson Sparkman presidential ticket amid Southern uncertainty about Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson and Senator John Sparkman.
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Baton Rouge
Robert Kennon
Democratic State Central Committee
Louisiana
South
Adlaieevee
Illinois
John Sparkman
Alabama
Some Steelworkers Reject Settlement
In Pittsburgh on July 29 1500 workers at A M Byers Co Ambridge rejected a settlement offering a 12 percent raise plus a half cent per wage class increase for an average 16 cent rise. Larry Laughlin Ambridge Local 1268 says some workers could gain up to 23 cents an hour a change seen as unfair by the majority. 865 Byers plant workers on Pittsburgh's South Side voted similarly and the strike continues at both locations.
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Pittsburgh
A. M. Byers Co
Ambridge
CIO
United Steelworkers
Larry Laughlin
Byers
South Side
Weather Update Across Texas Regions
Widely scattered showers in the handle and El Paso area and Big Bend country Tuesday and Tuesday night. No appreciable temperature changes. In Texas south central clear to partly cloudy Tuesday through Wednesday with moderate coastal winds. Central Texas mostly clear or partly cloudy Tuesday night with little temperature change. West Texas shows clear to partly cloudy Tuesday and Tuesday night through Wednesday.
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Handle
el Paso
Big Bend
Texas
West Texas
Dies Still Short of Majority in Texas Democratic Primary
The 12:30 p.m. Texas Election Bureau tally shows Martin Dies within 1,609 votes of a majority in the seven man congressman at large field, with 253 of 254 counties reported. Dies leads with 586,145 votes as John Lee Smith rises to 207,649 and faces Dies in the August 23 runoff if confirmed Austin to Aug 11. Other statewide races unchanged.
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Texas
Associated Press
Martin Dies
Congress
Texas Election Bureau
Dies
John Lee Smith
Lubbock
Smith
Austin
Phil Hamburger
Houston
Herb C. Perry, Jr
Carrizo Springs
Charles Martin Dixon
San Antonio
Edwin O. Nia
Orange
Roy Selman
Crockett
Election Bureau
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Tex
Jean
Houtson
Price Jr
John
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M. A. Fuller
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Daugherty
Kent County
Wildcat
Callery No
Wallace Estate
Kent
Dallas
Traylor
Yarborough
Maorales
Ramsey
U. S
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Laird
Dixon
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Petry
Selman
Shepperd
Stiles
Supreme Court
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Stout
Keenan
Smedley
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Vandenberg
Eral
American Legion
New York
Hugh Butler
Nebraska
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Colorado Rockies
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
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James C. Hagerity
W. D. Lawhon
Adlai Stevenson
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