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Ousted by the State Supreme Court from the Governorship because of his conviction, Mr. Langer found that his opponents were going to court to have him debarred as a "convict," from the ballot in November. Ten years ago Texas gave the country a neat political trick whereby such legal difficulties could be sidestepped and the Governorship kept in the family. First to use it was James Ferguson who, following his impeachment and removal from office, put up his wife Miriam ("Ma") in his stead. Last week Mr. Langer decided to follow this pattern when he resigned his nomination...
Sued for Divorce. Minnesota's Representative Francis Henry Shoemaker, "only ex-convict in Congress"; by Mrs. Lydia Schneider Shoemaker; in New London, Wis. Charges: "Cruel and inhuman treatment...
From North Carolina State Prison at Raleigh, Luke Lea Jr., son of Convict No. 29,409, was paroled after serving eleven weeks of a two-to-six-year sentence for bank fraud...
...Olson is a farmer, 61, and father of nine children. In 1932 he was a candidate for Governor but Langer had the greater support, so Olson ran for Lieutenant Governor on the same ticket. As soon as Langer was convicted the two Republican factions split. Neither side controls the necessary two-thirds of the Senate required to convict an official impeached by the House...
...Raleigh, N. C., a high fly floated toward Convict Dallas Brown, playing outfield in the prison nine. Convict Brown sighted the fly, ran back, back, back, and away from prison...