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Show LEGION HAH FOR GOVERNOR James O. Scruaham, Nevada Executive Execu-tive Commlttc Member, Can-i Can-i date for High Office. The next governor of Nevada may be James O. Bcrugham, member of the national execu- flflkv tlvo commltteo of EpS&Sa the American Le- flRp &oa ro that gP5i'iC?i rtnto, who has 9lpv tendered his res- Kfrfmr'J Ignatlon from that Bffijrfeft position to Han- RpMf ford MacNIdcr, C 5str ifca. nnt'onttl comnian- H AV HI who has for some 3R. Bi Br time been state engineer of Neva da and Nevada's representative on the National Boulder canyon project, has been mnde a nominee for governor of the state. Under tho national constitution consti-tution of the American Legion, candidates candi-dates for paid, elective public ofllco cannot bo ofllccrs of the Legion, Mr. Scrugham was formerly national nation-al vice commander of the Legion. Ho was commander of tho scrvlco men's organization In Nevada: from May, 1010, until August, 1920. He was chairman of a special commltteo that drew up tho Legion four-fold plan for adjusted compensation, which was later la-ter embodied in tho Fordncy bllL ne was born In Lexington, Ky., January Jan-uary 10, 18S0. Ho was graduated from tho Stato university of Kentucky In 1000'nnd received n degree In mechnnl-cnl mechnnl-cnl engineering in 1000. Mr. Scrugham Scrug-ham was professor of mechanical engineering en-gineering from 1003 to 1014 and dea since 1014 of the engineering college of the University of Nevada. He was mado state engineer in 1017, He was commissioned a major of artillery In December, 1017, and assigned as-signed as production onglnecr In the ordnance department nt Washington. He served on various special .assignments .assign-ments connected with artillery production produc-tion until after the signing of tho armistice. |