Politics: Winnfield Primary, April 1942, Winn Parish, LA
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Source: Winnfield Enterprise, Thursday, April 16, 1942
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(Winnfield Primary, April, 1942)
Harrell And Colvin Lead In Mayor And Marshal Races
Second Primary Will Be Set For Tuesday, May 19th
Berdon and Bozeman Will Be In run-Off For Position on Town Council
        Eli Harrell, high man in the race for Mayor of Winnfield in the
primary election Tuesday, received 343 votes out of the 1102 cast.  He was
followed closely by J. N. Sowers, who received 326 votes.
        Running next in order were W. H. Baker with 279 votes and Mayor R.
W. Buce, with 154.  Harrel and Sowers will be candidates in the second
run-off, which will be called for Tuesday, May 19.
        Colvin Leads For Marshal
        Tally on the Marshal's race gave W. C. Colvin the lead with 356
votes. H. W. Bass, incumbent, received 313 votes and John Grigsby and Oscar
Barton were next with 240 and 199, respectively.  Colvin and Bass will
be in the second run-off for marshal.
        Four Aldermen Elected
        Four of the 12 candidates seeking a place on the board of aldermen
received a majority of the votes cast and were elected in the first
primary.  They are Earl Aplewhite, with 695 votes;  Harper Terrill,
675;  Claude R. Brock, 605; and Joe W. Mitchell, 591.  The next highest
two candidates A. W. Berdon and H. B. Bozeman will compete for the fifth
place on the council in the second run-off.  Berdon received 450 votes
and Bozeman 430.
        Other candidates for aldermen received the following votes:
Norman A. Smith, 402;  W. E. "Spec" LaCroix, 400; Troy Smith, 295;  Joe B.
Holmes, 277;  W. O. Averett, 264; and W. M. Grigsby, 184.
        The above count is un-official.  The Democratic committee will
meet Saturday and tabulate the returns, at which time they will be expected
to call an election for Tuesday, May 19, for a second run-off.
        May Register Now
        Persons who failed to register 30 days before Tuesday's primary,
may do so now, through Saturday, April 18, when the registrar's books will
close again until after the second run-off.