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Show JULY 10 FINAL DATE Local Political Deadline Looms The deadline for f'lii.g for local lo-cal political offices to be filled at the election on Tjesday, No- Vt-uiufr 4, i July 1 iih, tinu unless un-less there Is considerable more polilical action In the next few weeks than has been evidenced thus far, there will be very little lit-tle activity at the county conventions con-ventions of either party. The Republicans have sho.vn much more interest In the election elec-tion than the Democratis to date, with 12 candidates filed for office, of-fice, while only two Democrats have definitely entered the race for any of the offices. Positions on the Board of County Coun-ty Commissioners have attracted more attention than any county office, six men having filed for these positions. Two Republicans, Wm. R. Thorley and Morgan Slack have filed for the four-year four-year commission post, with one Democrat, Clarence E. Miller, also al-so entering the race. The same situation prevails for the two-vear two-vear term commissioner, with two Republicans, John Rowberry and Jess Guymon, incumbent, filing for the Republican nomination, nomin-ation, and Earl Bunn filing on the Democratic ticket. All ex cept Guymon and Bunn re from Cedar City. The other two are Parowan residents. Two men, Harold Mitchell, incumbent, in-cumbent, Parowan, and Clarence Lamoreaux. Cedar City, both Republicans Re-publicans have filed for the nomination for State Representative. Representa-tive. Two women, both Republicans, have filed for the office of Conn-Recorder Conn-Recorder to succeed Mrs. Georgia Geor-gia Mitchell, who will not seek re-election. The two candidates for the office are Joan Wheatley and Berta Burton, both of Parowan. Paro-wan. Other candidates who have tossed their hats into the ring are Charles "Chuck" Wells, Cedar City, for County Sheriff; W. Clair Rowley, Incumbent, for County Clerk; Clair Hulet , incumbent, for County Treasurer, and Robert L. Gardner, incumbent, for County Coun-ty Attorney. All are Republicans. Undoubtedly several more will' file for the various positions before be-fore the deadline In July. |