Census hints at big rise in working women across the nation
An ASHINGTON AP report notes a Census Bureau finding that about a quarter of Americans are in the labor force, with the proportion of employed women growing to levels near men in 1870. It cites shifts from traditional roles, more women in clerical and service jobs, and the impact of machines on employment trends.
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Welter Ashington
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Avris
Census Bureau
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Washington District agriculture survey and census layoffs
The District of Columbia survey shows 65 farms with 837 cows and 70 horses across 2,341 farm acres, the largest crop being sweet potatoes. The final 76th Congress adjourned as ex-Senator Rush Holt’s critical pieces appear in the Congressional Record. Washington’s Census Bureau downsizing will affect about 9,000 workers, with a firing formula prioritizing efficiency, dependents, and distance from D.C.
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
District of Columbia
Virginia
Maryland
Washington Feres
Senate
76Th Congress
Congressional Record
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Holt
America
Rush
Census Bureau
William L. Austin
Seven reasons women join the labor market in postwar shift
The text lists factors driving more women into work. Easier to train semi skilled labor and rising independence prompt more female operators. Census data, home ownership, luxury demands, and Social Security age rules push older workers out. Women with time for outside jobs benefit from household gadgets and faster meal prep by food firms, creating seven reasons for the trend.
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Census Bureau
Color Scheme Forum at Hope Builders' Supply
Hope Builders' Supply Company hosts a color and decorating forum at their showroom Wednesday at 2 PM. Experts from Johns Manville, Gidden, Aristocrat wallpaper, and others discuss color harmony, measurement, trends in paint, wall coverings, and roofing while guests bring questions and seek guidance.
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Hope Builders’ Supply Company
Johns Manville
Eddy Laborde
Gidden Company
Law Leads Men to Congress
The legal profession dominates Congress, with 65 to 70 percent of current members having law backgrounds. Stinnett notes 72 percent of the Senate traces to Blackstone's students, and many lawmakers maintain ongoing ties to journalism and various trades. The piece highlights notable examples like Ball, Lodge Jr., Caraway, Shipstead, Aiken, Wallgren, Byrd, Holman, and doctors in the House, including Dr. Douglas, Dr. Pfeifer, and Dr. Tenerowicz, who frequently travel for duty.
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Senate
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House
God Bless
Minnesota
Joseph H. Ball
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Arkansas
Hattie W. Caraway
Shipstead
Vermont
Senator Aiken
Mon C. Wallgren
Aid
Joseph L. Pfeifer
Brooklyn
Rudolph G. Tenerowicz
Hamtramck
Detroit
Mich
Tenerowicz
Lawyers Make Poor Lawmakers, Says Historical View
The piece argues lawyers are suited to precedent and past lawmaking rather than meeting future needs. Citing John Adams and Alexander Hamilton, it notes Ed Luce’s view that legal training mutes forward thinking. It muses on sending a son to law school to enter Congress, and ends with a stray remark on dining room service.
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John Adams
Alexander Fain Hton
Sue
Robert Luce
Massachusetts
Congress
Law School
Plain Facts Surprising IOLA Kan Plane Crash Report
A model airplane crash at Tola drew a newspaperman, a Sawyeyan undertaker, two police carloads and state patrols to the scene. They found wreckage tangled with a towed post on a troubled attempt. The report mentions using birds to sense incoming aircraft toward England.
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