Complex sentence: In 1964, Davis lost the August Democratic primary to George W. Grider, a retired naval officer and fellow attorney who was a Shelby County official who was not connected by any past ties to the Crump machine.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1964, Davis lost the August Democratic primary to George W. Grider, a retired naval officer and fellow attorney. Grider was aShelby County official who was not connected by any past ties to the Crump machine.