The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 26, 1952 Page: 2 of 28
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double cousin of Mrs. WUkeraon. CiMway A. Lauder* ru ap- One advantage of using the inated at the conventions, but smallest number for several pri- nominated in the lir*» primary
All are doing fine. pointed first postmaster at Oran- marked square method Is that you they have been chosen by a direct merles. Oovemor Allan Shivers of m ibm in a race with 6 candlca.es
I * bury June 1ft. lftftft. are more likely to make your veto of the people Jefferson County seeking his .... cf -
When we get a Utile More time t | vote count. SotneMasee there ere a For the first 10 ysars however seoond elective term. f*?*{v^** •i?®.7??.
we will give a brief descnpUon of Deecrlblng the a d v a stages long list of candidates for the from 1001 to 101ft. the officers » , t/OU1 ot 10M' _
our trip, but with the slwtlnn favoring the OsmoeraU aa same ottioe. for example in were nominated by a plurality __ _ .. for
oornlm up Saturday and the Mg “enormous.” Stanley High, noted Saturday’s election there are 7 vote, when only one primary was _ following the sudden death of The ot®*r mttJor •*“"“** ...
Rodeo already underway in Com- political writer, appralaes the candidates for Congrssaman-at- used, the nomination going to the J«*ter July 11. 1940 Oovemor this year is Ralph w.
snehe. people are thinking of 18 61 campaign as involving Largo. If you uee the scratch highest man even though he ™"•**■ WP°. W*M then Lieutenant Yarborough an Austin attorney
little else now “more than the success or failure Method. you might by mlsteke might not have a majority of all „ r®™Qr> harame the state’s __
t * of either party” I fail to mark out two of the namee. votes cast. executive Oovemor Shiver* was (Continued On Page 3. Sec. *
The rodeo promisee to be a good f t in which case you would lose Beginning with 1911, however. —...—-------.... —
one and something that every- Another Democratic victory, in your vote. there have been a first and sec- MMBiMBnHBBBSHnMMBBSBBMWTWMSd
one can afford , despite the High’s opinion, will raise the j j ond primary with the two highest m m m m ga ■ ■ a Mm
drouth The popular price of 80c question: “Can a party, entrench- Most voters a.*e familiar with for “W on* office entering the I I ■■ HB I f II ■ ■
for students and ftl oo for adults ed in control of the resources of of gj* county and precinct second primary. I I II I Lr111
Comanche Chief
i3tseS-
they wish to vote. ,
While a second primary la
necessary to nominate state of-
ficers where they do not receive
a majority in the first primary,
it is not oompuleory for county
and precinct officers.
The County Executive Commit-
tee still has the right to decide
whether one or two primaries
* ‘ I As . whole, wild stock Ui*t you do not have to. In front of |------- 1 1 f„d" p^Kj
Enroute home we also stopped have never been used in a rodeo each name you will find a square, i Before IMS all state officers
at Evansville, Indiana to visit Mr. before will be TUird;,. says Oall and you may Indicate your choice were nominated In State convent- ^ * *
and Mrs. Victor But hod, former Dudley who adds that you will by JJust putting an X In the ions In Texas and the people were Nr?rly_.aU tne, oountl** u**i u'e
Comanchean Mr*. Buthod the never know what will happen at square before the name of the not given a chance to vote direct- double primary for county officers
former Louise Brihtman. Is a each performance and be differ- candidate for whom you wish to ly for the candidates. The gover- “ut *om* “® ®°* *today. The
_________________|ent, as Is not always the case, vote; By using this method, you nor and other state officers prior Comanche Chief besides printing
I when trained stock Is used don’t have to scratch any of to that time received their nom- ejection supplies for Coman-
your friends. 11nations In state conventions slm- County, Print them for about
t t I uar to the National Democratic 100 other counties, and out of
If you like the old method convention now underway in this number there are about a
better, and like to vent your Chicago half dozen counties this year will
Qpeaklng of
Saturday, it «
in the history
vote against anyone. ally the candidates for whan we
t X*. are voUng. For that reason, we
You can still scratch out those are going to give a little lnfo-
you do not want to vote for. but rmation about some of these.
KNDORSED
B Smedley. of
Is seeking re-;
Texas Supreme
He has been ,<
State Bar Assoc:
by the District
Lawyers. Local
Callaway spoke
Judge Smedley
rally here last £
THE DUKE
GuiEini, Texas
SUNDAY A MONDAY
“BELL OF NEW YORK”
(Technicolor)
Fred Astaire, Vera Ellen,
Marjorie Main
TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY
“CALLOWAY WENT
THAT WAY"
Fred McMurray,
Dorothy McOuire,
Howard Keel
FRIDAY A SATURDAY
As Herbert Cunningham says
I “What Makes Comanche, Makes
You” and certainly the annual
Rodeo has become almost as
much a part of Comanche as the
Old Oak Tree, so let’ all talk
rodeo, and be- on hand for the -<
first performance Thursday night.
"BATTLE OF
APACHE PASS"
(Technicolor i
Jeff Chandler. John Lund,
Susan Cabot
RIGHT HERE in the middle of the hoi weather season. YOU SAVE
and SAVE by shopping: HIGGINBOTHAM’S Keady-To-Wear Department.
Our Dress Sale continues, with final markdowns on all Summer Dresses.
Special Lingerie Clearance
All Summer
Materials
REDUCED
Regular $7.96 Nylon
We’ve just unpacked a new shipment of YARD
GOODS in «, 9 and 12 ft. widths. Alwavs glad to
cut it to your exact room ai*e—at no extra charge!,
REDUCED TO
Regular $5.95
Bolts and holts of SUMMER MATERIALS now
reduced for clearance. Come In now, with an eye
for the future—and buy for your needs for summer
days a her \ ne*\t year too!
Regular $5.95
J ETS GO WESTERN
While hcrr for the big RODEO this week-end. we
invite you by HIGGINBOTHAM’S. Furniture Depart-
ment to look over our selection of Western Living
Room groups—bedroom groups, too.
5-PIECE WESTERN LIVING ROOM GROUP, in-
cluding divan, platform r<»c! cr, coffee table, end
table, and occasional chair, in heavy supported plastic,
ALL FOR
1 Special Group—Values to $7.1(5
REDUCED
oowns for QU,(K
CLEARANCE
including Summer
Sheers. Tissue Ging-
hams, Dotted Swiss.
Chambrav - and others.
NOW
$17760
OTHER SUITES
One Special Table
of
Go WESTERN
FOR THE RODEO
THIS WEES!
Values to
$1.29 Yard
NOW
Ladle*’
JEANS
Jean
SHORTS $1.95 to $2.25
21 New Patterns.. .
which will add beauty
to any home.
*
And for that special
paper come by and *
uee our Custom Wall-
paper Order Books.
Plaid
SHIRTS
White
SHIRTS
NECKERCHIEFS
Regular 9Hc Value
Suede Cloth Glov;
49/
Always make HIGGINBOTHAM’S your shopping,
center, plenty of good cold water. It’s always cool,
and you are always welcome. So do like Grandpa
used to do; ke shopped HIGGINBOTHAM’S too.
ALL COLORS.
CLOSEOUT . . ONLY
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Wilkerson, J. C. The Comanche Chief (Comanche, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 2, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 26, 1952, newspaper, July 26, 1952; Comanche, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth888722/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Comanche Public Library.