Newspaper article noting the replacement for Joshua Thompson Stewart [I00247], for an upcoming election.

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E. E. Hewitt, Sr., For Assembly
Name Will Appear on November Ballot in Place of Late J. T. Stewart

In accordance with state election laws, the executive and finance committees of the Indiana County Republican Committee have certified Earl E. Hewitt, Sr., as the nominee for the Republican election as representative in the general assembly at the November election.

Immediate action was made necessary by the death Monday of the Hon. Joshua T. Stewart of Indiana, who became the nominee at the Primary election. Mr. Hewitt, the present representative in the Assembly, was a candidate for the re-nomination at the Primary.

Funeral services for Mr. Stewart were to be conducted at 3 p. m. today in the First United Presbyterian Church, with interment to follow in Greenwood Cemetery.

Indiana, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Source: The Indiana Gazette (Indiana, Pennsylvania), 9 Oct 1940, Page 1 (Newspapers.com : downloaded 16 February 2021).