Log houses and memory in Southern Illinois history
Two former neighbors visit the old Gholson School District 92 along the Saline Hamilton county line to explore surviving log houses from 1899. The piece traces log house origins, regional spread, and a restoration by the Saline County Historical Society of the Aydelott house and barn in Harrisburg, noting changing times.
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Gholson
Saline-Hamilton County
Bill Stevens
Ash Brown
Bill Steven
Atlantic Seaboard
West
America
New York State
Illinois
Saline County Historical Society
Harrisburg
Aydelott
Horseshoe
Widow 65 Finds New Life as Household Worker
A 65 year old widow, after losing her husband six years ago, leaves family home and moves to a distant city with $4 500 and a $65 monthly pension. She works as a companion housekeeper, plans for retirement at 72, and foresees a lifetime income combining Social Security, investments, and current wages.
State Facing Reapportionment By Sen. Paul Simon
Senator Paul Simon discusses Illinois reapportionment as a pressing issue for the House and Senate. He explains constitutional bases for population based districts, fears of Cook County dominance, and the politics of redistricting amid party patronage dynamics.
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Illinois
Cook County
Illinois State Fair dates set for August 13 to 22
General Manager Franklin Rust announced the 1965 Illinois State Fair will run August 13 through August 22 to help counties align fair dates before the Illinois Association of Fairs and Expositions meeting later this month. Governor Kerner said employer unemployment tax will fall about 30 percent versus 1964, saving Illinois employers roughly 450 million dollars. Twenty seven people were convicted of livestock and swine law violations in 1964.
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Franklin Rust
Rust
Illinois Association of Fairs and Expositions
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Robert M. Schneider
Illinois Department of Agriculture
Tax repeal urged on wartime excise taxes on goods and services
The Taxpayers Federation of Illinois argues repeal of the 10 percent wartime excise tax on handbags cosmetics jewelry fur garments and a broad range of sundries plus taxes on communications services would boost consumer buying power. It cites lower income impact and job effects from removing the telephone tax and urges voters to urge Congress to end the levy to spur economic progress.
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Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Congress
One Teen Dialect on Going Steady in Teens View
A teenage reader argues she is too young at thirteen to go steady and suggests sixteen as a minimum age. The reply commends independent thought and counters the pressure to conform claiming steady couples miss social invitations and activities.
Teenage Letters to Fort Kent Press Service
A notice inviting readers to send letters to FOR AND ABOUT TEENAGERS COMMUNITY AND SUB URBAN PRESS SERVICE FRANK FORT KY for discussion of teenage problems and observations.
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Community and Suburban Press Service
Frankfort
Complete feed benefits for dairy cows studied at SIU
SIU dairy expert Howard Olson reports in Agriculture at Southern that a complete feed mix of 70 percent grain and 30 percent finely chopped hay improves milk output and solids not fat. Cows fed the mixed ration produced more milk with higher fat and solids not fat without harming butterfat levels.
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Howard Olson
Southern Illinois University
Agriculture AT Southern
SIU School of Agriculture
Olson
The Old Tamer Says Prosperity Feeds Washington
A quip frames prosperity as a feeling that one must fold and mail to Washington, reflecting a satirical take on national economic rhetoric. The line suggests private belief in prosperity coupled with a call to federal action.
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Washington
Winter Hazards at Railroad Crossings
Caution on winter approach to crossings emphasizes slow down before the crossing as ice or snow patches may remain. Listen for whistles with windows down because closed cars muffled sounds. Check for a second train on two tracks and always stop if a train is coming.
President Johnson's State of the Union blueprint outlined
The article surveys Johnson's State of the Union addressing a broad Great Society program. It notes a night speech to maximize audiences, the push for federal expansion in health care education poverty, and conservation while weighing congressional reaction and Viet Nam policy uncertainties.
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Congress
Mr. Johnson
Franklin Roosevelt
National Foundation of Arts
Johnson
Byrd
Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Pacific
Joseph Alsop
America
Junior Achievement Week Observed January 24 30
Junior Achievement Week highlights hands on economic education for teens. Students organize producing companies under local business leaders, manage budgets and stock, sell shares, buy materials, and produce goods while learning by doing and gaining practical insight into the American economy.
Furniture as Short-Term Investment Guidance
If you move often or expect income to rise later, treat furniture as a short term investment. Buy what you need now and expect to replace later, but spend wisely and get the best value for money.
Planters Must Be Deep Enough For Slag-Potted Plants
For growing slag-potted house plants choose planters at least two inches deeper than the largest clay pot. To keep tops level, invert smaller pots inside the planter and place shorter plants on top, adjusting heights as needed.
Crosswords Puzzle Across and Down Clues List
A compact listing of crossword clues across and down. It includes definitions for native of Havana shatter test the flavor of bees eject boy s nickname peril ahead meager music note moslem title tavern male swan firm shun a moment astaria orion more secure sons pamper pull up by the roots physiological individual girl s name requiring metal man s vipers vaporizes head covering Swedish coin move back and forth as trains female fowl en brags kind wool biblical name eaten away insurgents juice of apples arabic letter en closure frozen water contend for
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Firm
Astaria Orion
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