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The Durant News
Durant, Holmes County, Mississippi
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Qualified voters in Holmes County will elect a Congressman on Tuesday, Sept. 12th, to replace retiring Hon. Will M. Whittington. Candidates are State Senator Frank E. Smith of Greenwood and State Senator Oscar O. Wolfe of Duncan, after Lomax Lamb was eliminated in the August 22 primary. Election officials listed for various beats.
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Congressman Will Be Elected Tuesday In Third District Wolfe And Smith Contend For Post; Officials Named
Qualified voters of Holmes county will go to the polls next Tuesday, Sept. 12th, to choose a representative in Congress to take the place of the Hon. Will M. Whittington, who is retiring at the end of his term this year.
Third district electors will choose between State Senator Frank E. Smith of Greenwood, and State Senator Oscar O. Wolfe, of Duncan. The third man in the congressional race was Lomax Lamb, Marks attorney who was eliminated in the Democratic Primary on August 22.
Every qualified voter in the county is urged to go out and vote in the election Tuesday.
Election officials who will serve in the second primary election Tuesday are listed as follows: (The first person named is the returning officer and the next two are managers. The next two listed are clerks and the last name is that of the peace officer for the beat.)
Lexington: W. D. Ford, A. B. Parker, Mrs. A. P. Shepherd, Mrs. L. B. Gilliland, W. H. Roach;
Acona: J. D. Williams, K. F. Downer, Mrs. J. R. Booth, Miss Mary Steele, Mrs. K. F. Downer, J. R. Booth;
Franklin: J. R. Lipsey, Mrs. J. M. Powers, Noel Drennan, Mabel Drennan, Mrs. J. R. Lipsey, G. H. Love;
Durant: Mrs. R. C. Elmore, Calvin King, W. E. Cresswell, Mrs. John Jenkins, Mrs. Paul Odom, W. E. Durham;
Goodman: George Mitchell, W. A. Thomas, Mrs. E. I. Doty, Elizabeth Moody, Mayme Hollum, J. D. Taggart;
West: Mrs. W. T. Hand, W. H. Jackson, Mrs. G. L. Brock, Mrs. A. C. Autry, Albert Browning, D. E. Campbell;
Edsville: J. L. Moorhead, Mrs. Maggie McLellan, Mrs. L. E. Parkinson, Mrs. G. D. McLellan, Mrs. J. L. Moorhead, George D. McLellan;
Emory: Andrew Smith, Mrs. W. E. Grace, Mrs. Connie D. Cade, Mrs. Andrew Smith, Mrs. S. S. Truitt, Mrs. Cora E. Downer;
Bowling Green: Hugh McLellan, Mrs. Hugh McLellan, S. J. McLellan, Mrs. J. I. McLellan, Mrs. S. J. McLellan, A. E. Ellington;
Eulogy: Mrs. Lillian Hocutt, Mrs. W. E. Hearn, Mrs. H. O. Pettus, Earl Covington, Aubrey Peirce, J. P. Malone;
Richland: W. J. Shanks, Santa Tackett, J. F. Sample, G. F. Byrd, Mrs. J. L. Branch, Luther Upshaw;
Pickens: Mrs. H. S. McKie, J. K. Thomas, H. G. Worthy, Mrs. S. D. Simpson, Josephine Burton, Hal Peterson;
Ebenezer: B. W. Humphrey, E. E. O'Reilly, W. B. Lucas, Edwin Murtagh, Edgar Brown, H. C. Brock;
Thornton: W. H. Rushbrook, Mrs. C. G. Campbell, John J. Liberto, Mrs. J. N. Hearn, Mrs. M. L. Smith, J. N. Hearn;
Tchula: T. J. Bogue, J. L. Shields, Willie E. Jones, Mrs. J. B. Irving, Mrs. Florence Buck, A. C. Conger;
Cruger: T. B. Smith, Henry B. McLellan, Mrs. J. E. Turner, W. B. Farmer, Mrs. M. W. Estes, I. W. Brown.
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Sept. 12th
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Qualified voters of Holmes county will go to the polls next Tuesday, Sept. 12th, to choose a representative in Congress to take the place of the Hon. Will M. Whittington, who is retiring at the end of his term this year. Third district electors will choose between State Senator Frank E. Smith of Greenwood, and State Senator Oscar O. Wolfe, of Duncan. The third man in the congressional race was Lomax Lamb, Marks attorney who was eliminated in the Democratic Primary on August 22. Every qualified voter in the county is urged to go out and vote in the election Tuesday. Election officials who will serve in the second primary election Tuesday are listed as follows: (The first person named is the returning officer and the next two are managers. The next two listed are clerks and the last name is that of the peace officer for the beat.) Lexington: W. D. Ford, A. B. Parker, Mrs. A. P. Shepherd, Mrs. L. B. Gilliland, W. H. Roach; Acona: J. D. Williams, K. F. Downer, Mrs. J. R. Booth, Miss Mary Steele, Mrs. K. F. Downer, J. R. Booth; Franklin: J. R. Lipsey, Mrs. J. M. Powers, Noel Drennan, Mabel Drennan, Mrs. J. R. Lipsey, G. H. Love; Durant: Mrs. R. C. Elmore, Calvin King, W. E. Cresswell, Mrs. John Jenkins, Mrs. Paul Odom, W. E. Durham; Goodman: George Mitchell, W. A. Thomas, Mrs. E. I. Doty, Elizabeth Moody, Mayme Hollum, J. D. Taggart; West: Mrs. W. T. Hand, W. H. Jackson, Mrs. G. L. Brock, Mrs. A. C. Autry, Albert Browning, D. E. Campbell; Edsville: J. L. Moorhead, Mrs. Maggie McLellan, Mrs. L. E. Parkinson, Mrs. G. D. McLellan, Mrs. J. L. Moorhead, George D. McLellan; Emory: Andrew Smith, Mrs. W. E. Grace, Mrs. Connie D. Cade, Mrs. Andrew Smith, Mrs. S. S. Truitt, Mrs. Cora E. Downer; Bowling Green: Hugh McLellan, Mrs. Hugh McLellan, S. J. McLellan, Mrs. J. I. McLellan, Mrs. S. J. McLellan, A. E. Ellington; Eulogy: Mrs. Lillian Hocutt, Mrs. W. E. Hearn, Mrs. H. O. Pettus, Earl Covington, Aubrey Peirce, J. P. Malone; Richland: W. J. Shanks, Santa Tackett, J. F. Sample, G. F. Byrd, Mrs. J. L. Branch, Luther Upshaw; Pickens: Mrs. H. S. McKie, J. K. Thomas, H. G. Worthy, Mrs. S. D. Simpson, Josephine Burton, Hal Peterson; Ebenezer: B. W. Humphrey, E. E. O'Reilly, W. B. Lucas, Edwin Murtagh, Edgar Brown, H. C. Brock; Thornton: W. H. Rushbrook, Mrs. C. G. Campbell, John J. Liberto, Mrs. J. N. Hearn, Mrs. M. L. Smith, J. N. Hearn; Tchula: T. J. Bogue, J. L. Shields, Willie E. Jones, Mrs. J. B. Irving, Mrs. Florence Buck, A. C. Conger; Cruger: T. B. Smith, Henry B. McLellan, Mrs. J. E. Turner, W. B. Farmer, Mrs. M. W. Estes, I. W. Brown.