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Show Contestants Begin Final Lap n Christmas Campaign; Close Race Looms In Finale KENNETH COBURN gjNGS TO LEAD Veda Davis, Grea Winger, Close Behind Leader; Others Still In Race STANDINGS As of Saturday, December 7 r 25 vea . j 27,400 rretta Wmgei L r KK 22,200 Wis Hb,bS 18 ,300 B0d'!y 13,900 V. Cunningham Puer Bosworth lr?. Rudd Kenneth Coburn of Preston con-led con-led to hold first place in the S Valley Clarion Xmas Cam-In Cam-In at close of tabluation at Tbatay mark last Saturday , the balance of the field saw a keup in the standings from the Initial week of campaigning Veda Davis, Preston, climbed ,rom fourth place to second and Zm reports early this week is raining ground. Gretta Winger, Winder contestant contest-ant jumped from fifth place to tod only a few points behind the second Place holder. She was making a determined bid .for second sec-ond place in early reports this week and by Saturday is expected to be running neck:and-nec); with the two leaders. Willis Hobbs slipped from sec-and sec-and to fourth the past week but will be back in the race this week, and although Herb Bodily lost a little ground, he showed a steady gain over the first week and appeared ap-peared to be gaining even more on this week's drive. Vernal Cunningham Cun-ningham moved from eighth place to sixth the past week within striking distance of the cash awards. Contestants who failed to report last Saturday are urged to check up without fail this week-end. Failure to do so will result in -a Iosb of bonus points. Saturday will wind up the first three weeks of the drive and will leave only one week in the contest. Appearances point to a torrid battle bat-tle the final week which will close promptly at 8 p. m. on Saturday evening, December 21. The Clarion office will remain open until that time. , Judging will begin promptly at that time and the awards will be made on completion of the tabulations. tab-ulations. Give your subscription order to your favorite candidate now time is Bhort and your assistance may be vital in giving he or she one of the seven cash awards. |