Local Ads List Payments at Multiple Addresses
A fragmented notice lists several local addresses including 3730 Peale Ave and 111 W Harris where goods stores and advertisers are situated. It states that subscriptions and payments should be made at these addresses, with other scattered identifiers such as Brook locations and manor references accompanying the text.
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Wen Brook
M Park
Brook
R Manor
Pétrik
Aeewenas
Peale Ave
Ae Goods
W. Harris
School Facilities Improve Lighting and Space Reorganization
A school revises its layout by removing a form, adding a nurse office and exam room, partitioning space for faculty committees, and expanding the main room. Enhancements include sound ceilings, brighter lighting in classrooms, and updated physics and economics rooms with renewed paint and finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Economics
Illinois State library receives Utterman Trust gift of music
The Illinois State library announced a gift valued at 100 dollars from the Utterman Trust. Secretary Edward J. Barrett noted the donor Harry Futterman of Fork City, a CPA, died December 1945, and his estate will aid public libraries by building up musical records in the United States. Notable musicians and collectors supported the project.
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Inois
Utterman Trust
Edward J. Barrett
Harry Futterman
Fork
Barret
Illinois extends driver training permit to five months
Secretary Edward J. Barrett announced the 66th General Assembly amended the Illinois Motor Vehicle Act to extend the Temporary Instruction permits from 90 days to five months. The change aims to align training with school curricula and give students time to complete the course. After passing the state exam, students receive a permanent license with no extra fee or reapplication. no extension beyond five months is allowed without a new permit. The permit cost remains one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
66Th General Assembly
Edward J. Barrett
Tony
General Assembly
Barrett
Board Agrees to Closing of Hayes Crossing
LaGrange board backs a plan to permanently close the Hayes crossing on the Belt tracks as railroad work to install automatic signals at Cossitt and Lincoln crossings proceeds. Trustee Merrill Morse says east side residents were contacted and offered no objection. the crossing has been barricaded for over a year.
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LaGrange Board
Hayes Are
Cossitt
Lincoln
Merrill Morse
Applications Available From Illinois Veterans Commission
L Klimek of the Illinois Veterans Commission announces insurance dividend applications are available at the commission office located at 5241 W. 25th Street in Cicero for local veterans as part of benefits outreach.
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L. Klimek
The
Illinois Veterans Commission
Ilinois Veterans Commission
W. 25Th Street
Cicero
Futterman’s War Era Efforts Promote Records Lending
Mr. Futterman led a wartime drive that funded a records project and testified before a Congressional committee that all funds were used to circulate records. He joined the President’s advisory committee on private agencies aiding the armed forces and planned to use his estate to promote lending collections of records after his death.
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Pense
Futterman
Veterans Q and A on GI insurance and loans
Series by Ron Eldridge Illinois State Employment Service answers ex servicemen questions. Topics cover converting GI term insurance to permanent plans with options to drop rest and rent, VA loan guaranty limits, and eligibility window for WWII veterans to obtain VA guaranteed loans, stating a deadline of July 1957.
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Byron Eldridge
Veterans Employment Representative
Illinois State Employment Service
West Burlington Ave
LaGrange
Eldridge
ISES
Eterams
Beateast
Christian Science Church Schedule and Reading Room Notice
The First Church of Christ, Scientist at Consul and Catherine avenues lists services on Sunday at 9:25 for Sunday School to age 20, 10:45 church service with the subject Man, and 8:00 Wednesday testimonies. Reading Room hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily except Sundays and holidays, with extended evening hours. All are cordially invited.
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Christian Science First Church of Christ
Catherine Avenues
Hines Memorial Hospital
Hines
New Quonset Hut
Vaughan's Hospital
Ashland Avenue
LaGrange
Refund on WWII GI policies explained by Illinois Legion chief
Lester R. Benston of Chicago says the 2.8 billion dollar refund due to about 16 million World War II veterans after January 1 1950 is not taxes or a gift. It represents each veteran recovering excess premiums he paid during the war due to a lower than expected death rate, an adjustment effort long in coming by the Veterans Administration.
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Lester R.benston
Illinois American Legion Rehabilitation
Chicago
Benston
Veterans’ Administration
Illinois driver license fee rises to one dollar
Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett reminded Illinois motorists that the license fee is now one dollar, up from fifty cents. He urged applicants to include a one dollar remittance by check or money order to avoid delays in processing renewals duplicates or new licenses, noting many applications arrive with insufficient funds.
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Edward J. Barrett
Illinois
66Th General Assembly
Barrett
Refund forms to be available after August first 1949
Director Benaton notes that veterans should not write to the Veterans' Administration for refunds. Proper application forms will be available after August 1, 1949 and may be obtained at the headquarters of all American Legion posts, which will assist individual applicants.
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Benaton
Veterans’ Administration
American Legion
Illinois Highway and Traffic Problems Commission Fee Change
The commission announced a new fee set by the 65th General Assembly. The charge applies to new drivers licenses renewals temporary instruction permits and duplicate licenses and does not affect chauffeur registrations.
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Illineis
65Th General Assembly
Notable Figures and Oddities From Early American History
John Witherspoon was the sole clergyman among the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Early Yellowstone Park visitors faced skepticism when reporting unusual phenomena. The axolotl can transform into a land form when fed thyroid, illustrating creature adaptability.
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John Witherspoon
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