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Political duel in Butte County ends with woman candidate win
Jimmie Van Wert, a skeptical candidate for Superintendent of Schools, contests Miss Smith, a determined educator, in a heated county race. Cowboy-backed street tactics fail as Smith gains broad support and Van Wert narrowly loses, then offers her deputyship.
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