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Show MAYOR LEADS PR0V0TICKET FROVO Walter P. Whitehead, incumbent, and Jim Hawa, local real estate operator, won over a field el fire to qualify for the poet of city commissioner la Prove city primary eloctiona hare Tuaeday. With only two candidal on th ballot for th mayoralty. Mayor Mark Anderaon led hta opponent, Albert Kirkpatrlck. local Inauranc agent, by l3 vota to au, or 11 4 par cnt of th vote caat. Mr. Whitehead garnered almoat twice aa many votea aa Mr. Hawa, polUng Kt to Mr. Hawa' US. Whitehead White-head gained 41 par rent of the vote caat and Mr. Hawa 23T per cent. Voting waa light, fulliiiing prediction pre-diction made before the election, which waa characterised by Utile campaigning. Only 2231 votea were caat In thia yeer'a primary. In con- treat le 3043 In the 13 contest, when three candidate were entered for mayor. Votea caat la the 139 finale numbered 44. Mayer Anderaon led the entire ticket. A real race le expected for the poet of commissioner. Although Mr. Whitehead M la th primarlee wrth a substantial margin, there ere 10 votea te account for, beside th extra votea alwaya caat In the final The total vote for each candidate waa aa follow: For mayor Mark Anderaon, 153; Albert Kirkpatrlck, 63a. For commissioner Coleman Allred. 221: Vernard Anderaon. 277; Arthur Coleman, 22; Jesse Haws, 525, and Walter P. Whitehead, 2. |