Illinois Local and federal payrolls and taxes data summary
The report notes federal civilian payroll growth to 2,050,420 workers by April, with 56,250 added since January and 652 daily hires in April. It lists Illinois local property taxes for 1946 totaling $416,146,073, up $33,876,809, with school districts and municipalities bearing major shares. Cook County residents pay $251,513,294 of the total, downstate counties $164,632,779. Illinois had 14,447 local governments in 1946, including 102 counties, 1,444 townships, 182 road districts, 1,151 cities/villages, 294 special districts, and 11,274 school districts, reflecting shifts from 1944.
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Fedaral
Illinois
Department of Revenue
Cook County
Downstate
NEA dues cut and district counts in 1946 schooling shifts
District tallies show 11,274 school districts in 1946 with notable changes including 10,418 elementary districts down 773 and 676 high school districts up 18. NEA delegates voted to raise dues to 5 dollars for the current year, boosting NEA spending power by about 900,000 and placing annual income near 23 million dollars. Congress settled river harbor and flood control funding in a conference, final appropriation 641,575,666 dollars, a 67,011,000 cut from the Senate bill but 35,016,000 above the House figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Assocition
NEA
National Organization of Teachers
Congress
House
Senate
House of Representatives
Styles Bridges
Homer Ferguson
Clyde Reed
Brooks
Ilinois
Scouts Keep Cool at Camp Delavan Wisconsin
West Suburban Boy Scout council reports 262 waterfront awards during first camp period at Lake Delavan Wisconsin. Twenty five scouts learned to swim and four advanced to swimmer status. Total 494 Scoutcraft advancements. Second period underway with on site inspection led by J F Hahn. Opening date set for June 26 1949 and plans for weekend use discussed. Third period enrollments include troops from LaGrange Western Springs Brookfield and Brookfield Lincoln School PTA with numerous named scouts and leaders.
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Lake Delavan
West Suburban
Boy Scout Council
Wisconsin
Hobart Sistler
Council
J. F. Hahn
Berwyn
J. C. Brough
Roy G. Hart
LaGrange
Ray Snyder
Western Springs
Lenzis Lerose Coals to Clash Sunday Afternoon
The Lenzis of the Greater Chicago league meet the Coals in a Sunday afternoon clash at Lenzi Park Route 66 East. The Dianas and Stars of the Chicago Senipro league also battle Friday night at 8 30. The Steelmen snapped the Lenzis 15 game win streak and beat them last Sunday.
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Lenzis Lerose
Lenzi Park
Route 66
East
Dianas and Stars
Chicago Senipro Baseball League
Orland Park
Ana Voreli
Lenzis
Chicago
Steelmen
Sec
Heights A's edge American Giants 2 1 in ninth
The Heights A's, league leaders, beat the American Giants 2 1 as Don Lenzis struck out 13. The Lenzis tallied in the ninth to clinch the game, marking one of the largest crowds attending despite no game last Friday.
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Basi
Executive Federation of Mindrs
U.N. Radio
Middle East
Europe
Nasrollah Entezan
China
LA Grange
Ecu
Delavan
Scoutcraft
al Church
Robert Schenk
McClure School
John Chiada
John Vitha
St. Barbara's Catholic Church
Roy Barta
John Bacon
John Flora
Lincoln School
PTA
Wiomahc
the Heat Engineering
Western Springs, Ill
Wards
Emi
ATA
Amel
Penny
Canet
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