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Show Mrs. Ferguson Will Ge Candidate Austin, Texas, Mrs. Miriam A. Fergus-on, Democratic nominee for governor of Texas, is eligible to hold that office, District Judge George Calhoun ruled here. The ruling was made in answer to a suit filed by Charles Dixon, San Antonio attorney, to keep "Ma" Ferguson's name off the ballot on the ground that the state constitution implied the governor gov-ernor of Texas must be a man. Cal; houn placed the s-tamp of approval upon the right of Mrs. Ferguson and other women to hold office under the state statutes. Calhoun held that the state constitution does not permit the holding of office by women and overruled the contention that he was without jurisdiction in the case. Notice No-tice of appeal was filed by Dixon. |