Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-25 | Page 6 | Oklahoma Maintains Ban on Women Office Holders

Oklahoma Maintains BanOn Ban On Women Office Holders I OKLAHOMA OMA CITY Sept 25 W The I The For Men Only signs on major offices in Oklahoma appeared to have withstood another another another an an- other effort of or the women to have them removed Unofficial and incomplete re ret returns returns re- re t turns in yesterdays yesterday's special election election elec elec- tion indicated Oklahoma will re retain retain re- re tain thin It Its Iii unique position as the only state In the tha Union where no woman can be governor or occupy any of the seven next important elective offices in the statehouse Were starting J another camS cam cam- S S S 'S S 5 S 5 tomorrow said Miss Jess Jessye Arnett vice president of the State Business and Professional Women's Clubs Lack of enterprise and too many bridge playing women not interested in government defeated defeat defeat- ed us declared Mrs Frank Korn president of the Democratic Women's council Returns from tram 1941 out of precincts showed for tor forand and 89 against the legislative amendment providing that women wom- wom en may hold bold major majo state offices