50 years ago – 1959 Bert Combs Winner Over H. L. Waterfield Bert T. Combs, of Prestonsburg, won the Democratic nomination for Governor Tuesday over Lieut. Gov. Harry Lee Waterfield, who had the backing of Governor A.B. Chandler. Combs’ majority was $32,004 with nearly half of the State’s 3,784 precincts counted Wednesday. Mr. Waterfield conceded […]