Women Power in Government Roles Highlighted in Washington
New York reports praise for how women staffers operate in federal offices. Secretary to Vice President Curtis Lola M Williams and to Speaker Longworth Mildred Reeves exemplify poised efficiency. Florence Hasson and Lucile McArthur assist the president of the senate and Speaker Longworth. Grace Abbott heads the Children's Bureau and Miss Jessie Dell and Miss Mary O’Reilly hold pivotal civil service roles. Ruth Shipley leads the passport division while Dr. Louie Stanley directs home economics in agriculture.
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New York
New York’ Sun
Washington
White House
Lola M. Williams
Curtis
Mildred E. Reeves
Longworth
Senate
Florence Hasson
Lucile McArthur
Children's Bureau
Grace Abbott
Children’s Bureau
Geneva
Honolulu
Jessie Dell
Jess
Dell
Ehra Merit
Mary O'Reiley
Mint
Altho
Department of Agriculture
Louie Stanley
Bureau of Home ,Economics
Woman Bums Way Carries Baby on Freight Car
Memphis October 4. Police halted the migration southward of Beatrice Henson of Kansas City and her two year old baby as they rode a freight car. Railroad detectives took them into custody after they stepped from the car door. Mrs Henson said she had to travel with her child due to lack of funds while she moves from Kansas City to Atlanta to live with relatives after separating from her husband.
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Memphis
Beatrice Henson
Kansas City
Berlin Divorces Highlight Rising Young Couples Rate
Berlin figures released October 4 indicate the highest divorce rate is among young couples, with statistics being assembled locally. The report notes changes in family stability and potential social factors contributing to the trend.
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Berlin
Demographic snapshot of marriage longevity and separations
The report notes couples aged 25 to 35 in the life phase of steady family bonds, with a substantial share among those not of legal age or over 60. Within a year, 417 long marriages lasting over 25 years ended, with no disclosure on whether they planned remarriage or remaining solitary.
Huiming golf ball claims easy finder in rough
Hammond Indiana October 4 Roy Salyer of this city claims to have created a new golf ball called the humdinger that stays visible after a drive into the rough. He says it will glow or be easy to spot for at least 15 minutes, offering relief to players who struggle to recover balls in thick grass.
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Hammond
Ind
Roy Salyer
Atlanta council opposes site for federal narcotic farm
Atlanta officials adopted a resolution urging federal authorities to consider an alternate location for the proposed southern narcotic farm in the city. The Oct. 4 decision marks a formal objection by the Atlanta City Council to the current site plan.
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Atlanta
Nksi
Paris Fortunes Carve Niche In City Trade
Paris reports daily spending of about ten thousand dollars on astrology palmistry and occultism. The business operates in around 34 600 establishments often in small apartments. Many readers work from home avoiding police and tax scrutiny amid stories of young women with love affairs.
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Paris
Sentiment Factor in Movements of Gold
International bankers reckon sentiment as a rising factor in gold movements. They say inflexible economic laws are supposed to govern shipments, with market mood increasingly influencing transfers between markets and gold reserves.
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New York
Foreign gold flow under pressuring English sentiment
The article notes national sentiment in England is pressuring private gold owners to curb shipments to Paris and New York. Under exchange conditions, bankers say England would not export gold, and the reluctance is blamed on unfriendly publicity surrounding such moves. An arrest in Constantinople reports a Turkish moonshiner found with large quantities of illicit spirits and related contraband.
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England
Paris
New York
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