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Woman Sheriff in New York State Leads as Widow Appointee
Mrs. John E Wires of Montgomery County is the sole female sheriff in New York, appointed by Governor Lehman after her husband who won the office died before serving. The image is from NEA. Motorists nationwide mobilize against rising state gasoline taxes, Catherine Gibson of Cincinnati distributes protest plates. Engagement notice appears.
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John E. Wires
Montgomery County
New York State
Lehman
NEA
Catherine Gibson
Cincinnati
Libby Holman Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Libby
Lane
Nancy Lane
Franklin K. Lane
Woodrow Wilson
Interior
New Mexico
Miss Lane