25 november 1968 william h vines, ward 6 school board candidate

#OTD 25 November 1968 William H. Vines (717 10th Street NE) was hopeful about the run-off school board election tomorrow. He was on the ballot with Martha Swaim, white, who was also vying for the sole Ward 6 seat.

Vine’s flyer states:

ELECT BILL VINES
FOR SCHOOL BOARD
EXPERIENCED
PARENT AND LEADER
FEARLESS
HONEST
a credit to
the community
YOUR MAN
ON THE
SCHOOL
BOARD

Your comments are welcome below. Did you, family members or neighbors vote for Bill Vines? Did you vote for school board candidates? Who did you vote for? Where did you vote? Were you happy to be able to vote in the first local election of the 20th century? Did you work the polls? Do you have photographs? You may comment privately here.

Photo source: Courtesy Sumner School Museum & Archives. Gibbs Elementary School Record Book, 1968.
Source: “Four Seek Ward 6 Seat,” Evening Star 3 November 1968 [Voter’s Guide].