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8Sanaota HaraM-Tribune, Friday, Fab. 22, 1946Numerous Florida WomenAre Holding Public OfficeTALLAHASSEE, Feb.Florid* woman, who probably couldmaster * voting majority lt;1* thastate, bar® acoraa of representative* bidding state and county of-Tha ranks of woman offlca hold-ars Include State Rap. Mary Lou Baker, of St. Petersburg and Mrs. M. W. Baldree, who was named Sumter county sheriff by Governor Caldwell after the death of her husband, |rho held the position.There are two county school superintendents, four women clerks of circuit courts, 11 members of county boards of public instruction, four holding posts as county tax assessors, five as county tax collectors and 25 supervisors of registration.Jacksonville has two women justices of the peace-Women hold places on the Flor-ida crippled children’s commission, the state board of forestry and parks, the state library board, the state board of beauty culture and the board of nursing examiners.This year, two women are seeking to follow in the footsteps of Rnth Bryan Owen Rohde, Florida'sfirst—and so far, only —womanmember of congress. She servedtwo terms in the house and later was named United States ministerto Denmark.Mrs. Polly Rose Balfe of Fort Lauderdale has qualified as a candidate for the United States senate this year. She is the second woman qualifier for a senate race in the state’s history. Mrs. Hortense Wells campaigned in 1934 against four men but was defeated. ,In Jacksonville, Miss Camille M. •Geneau is running against Rep. Emory H. price for the Democratic nomination to congress from thasecond district.There are three women candl dates for the state house of rep-r sentatives this year—Miss Bakerfor re-election in Pinellas county Mrs. Mary Guy in Bay county and Mrs. Wankard Pooser in Jackson.Mrs. Pooser seeks election to the house position held last session by her husband, who is running forthe state senate-The first Florida woman elected to office—although there were many appointments prior to that was Miss Agnes Ballard, who was cnos-en Palm Beach county superintendent of public instruction in 1924, four years after women were given the right to vote and hold office.mill inniiir aai nirno
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Sarasota Herald Tribune
Sarasota, Florida, US
Fri, Feb 22, 1946
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