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Pemiscot County resignation letter sparks push for clean government
A political advertisement publishes a former Pemiscot County probation officer M C Morris letter detailing his resignation from the job in 1920. He alleges county Judge Sterling H McCarty forced the resignation amid a feud between old saloon forces and reformers over fair elections and a bond vote. Morris claims pressure to approve salary statements and to support the old faction led to his dismissal for upholding integrity and aiding election contests. He urges voters to elect officials who enforce the law impartially.
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Pemiscot County
Sterling H. McCarty
Circuit Court
McCarty
Judge McCarty
Caruthersville
Byrd
Bloker
Mra. Smith
Republican
New Madrid County
M. C. Morris
Civie