Women turn from housework described by leaders
Philadelphia report quotes Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles saying women dislike domestic labor for long hours and nondisincent. many seek other jobs with better pay and conditions. She argues married women have right to work and independence without being enslaved by marriage vows amid rising unemployment concerns. Manchester police hunt bandit after first local filling station robbery. $60 taken from Phillips station. attendant John Dyer involved.
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John Dyer
May Change Iowa Senate Districts May Change Iowa Senate Districts
Iowa legislators consider revising senatorial districts as part of reapportionment. The Torgeson Ellsworth bill proposed 14 single county, 28 two county, and 18 three county districts, altering four and five county groupings and reshaping county counts across regions. It would have given Cerro Gordo and Black Hawk exclusive senatorial control and shifted district sizes among Mahaska, Page, Jefferson, Washington, Jackson, and Marshall.
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Connected With Ruin Ring
Perry Keister, one of six men in a Des Moines gang tied to an alleged ruin ring, faced charges as investigators pursued fraud and counterfeit schemes.
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Perry Keister
Liquor running probe links Boone man to Marshalltown case
A man from Boone identified in a federal liquor running probe tied to an investigation of alcohol smuggling in Marshalltown last summer. The case connects the Boone suspect to earlier booze running activity and ongoing enforcement actions.
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Iowa
Marshalltown
Rhodes Exams Draw Midwest Students in Des Moines
Twelve students from six midwestern states gathered in Des Moines to take a two day Rhodes scholarship exam. Four finalists will pursue post graduate study in English universities under the Cicil Rhodes bill.
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Mid-Western States
Cicil Rhodes
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