HomeMy WebLinkAboutDavis Wins Council Seat; newspaper article (05-25-1968)
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By~ BtIT iI',:
Eagle anaging Editor'.
Dan R. Davis, associate pro'~j.."
fessor of sociology at Texas, -
A&M University, was elected '
councilman, place 5, for the City
of College Station Saturday in a "'"
special election.
Davis defeated his opponent
Dr, Charles F, Hall by better
than a 2-1 margin drawing 306
votes to 148 for Hall. Hall is a
,professor of veterinary micro-
biology at Texas A&M.
The election was called to fill ' '
the unexpired term of Antone
L. Rosprim who resigned in
A priI.
College Station Mayor D. A.
(Andy) Anderson termed the ,. T' ~
turnout "pretty light" but said ";:i;1li
it was expected for a special -~!
election of this type. -.
Breakdown by wards found
Davis taking Ward One, A&M
Consolidated Music Room, 194-
79; Ward Two. College ~iIls
Elementary School, 98-58; .apd
Ward Three, City Hal-I, .14-11,
Anderson said'the' College Sta - -
tion City Coimcll would .::an- . ...~,
vass th~ votes at ~U~9tJ;'l"':"":;741!
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D;ayis
(CQ!1tPt~'m pag~M
meeting Mon ght .~~ Da-
vis be1iJg swo .'" TueBaay at
City Hill if everything is in or-;
der. ' ,
Rosprim cited the. illness of
his wife as a factor in his de.'
cion to withdraw. "Attention to
her needs would take time that
I could otherwise devote to city
matters," Rosprim said.