County relief committees hold full power over relief staff
State Senator Simon H K Lantz announces that county relief committees in Illinois have complete authority to hire and dismiss employees, fix salaries, and determine relief amounts. He cites statements by the Illinois Emergency Relief Commission leaders that the county committee is supreme in its jurisdiction.
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Simon HK. Lantz
Arious County
Ags
Yat
Springfield
Illinois Mergency Relief Commission
Robert S. Dunham
Eynolds
Iits Field
Relief Committee
Aise
Punty Relief Committee
Simon Ey Laritz
Wyoming Bank Opening Delayed for New Certificate
Authority for opening a national bank in Wyoming is delayed as a new completion certificate moves through the treasury process. Robert Hrudrica, reorganization expert, says several drafts were sent to Washington from the Galva bank for approval before final authorization can transfer assets and issue the charter.
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Wyoming Bank
National .Bank
Wyoming
Pendin
Treasury
Washington
The
Robert Hrudric A
Galva Bank
Rush Work on Bridge Approaches Under Direction of Bayles and Black
Construction crews under Bayles and Black rush the approaches to the new ridge by the river. They aim to finish in a few days so the concrete work can begin on the ridge and keep the project on schedule.
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RUSH
Bayles & Black Setae
Chaice
Last Rites for Mrs. Carl Schrowang Held at Mt Palatine
Funeral services for Mrs. Carl Schrowang 40 a Granville resident who died Monday of pneumonia were held Wednesday at Mt Palatine Catholic church with Rev Conrad presiding. Burial followed in Mt Palatine cemetery. Regina Anna Happold born in Magnolia township and a 1913 John Swaney High School graduate married Carl Schrowang June 19 1917. Surviving are her husband six children and siblings Beatrice Fiedler Matilda Immerman Beatrice Weide Gen eveive Mc Connigal and Adolph. The decedent father Louis Happold died November 1934 and her sister Odelia died two years ago.
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Carl Schrowang
Granville
Mt. Palatine
John Swaney High School
Beatrice Fiedler
Matilda Immerman
Leonore
Beatrice
Weide
Lestant
Genevieve McConnigal
Adolph
Odelia
Third Leonore Bandit Is Sentenced to Death
John Hauff, Chicago gangster, pleaded guilty to killing Leonore banker J. C. Bundy during a January 17 gun battle at the Leonore State bank. Judge Robert E. Larkin sentenced him to death in the electric chair in Ottawa Circuit Court. Fred Gerner and Arthur Thielen were also sentenced to die on April 11 for Bundy murder.
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John Hauff
Chicago
J. C. Bundy
Leonore
Leonore State Bank
Robert E. Larkin
Ottawa
Hauff
Fred Gerner
Arthur Thielen
Bun
Hadeen
Armored Car Purchased for Bureau County Sheriff
The building committee approved buying an armored Ford V-8 for the Bureau County Sheriff with a $400 allowance for trade in. The car will have bullet proof glass and armor on the cowl and doors to resist gunfire. The committee also authorized a new $200 Thompson submachine gun for the sheriff. La Salle County is installing police radio equipment in jail and patrol cars with 30 vehicles to be connected to the Ottawa station by short wave.
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Bureau County Sheriff's Office
Board of Supervisors
Ford
Sheriff's Office
Supermars Sharkey
Milo
Mother
Rinceton
Concord
Dwyer
Westfield
Schertz
Macon
la Salle
Horner vetoes treasurer bond reduction bill
Gov Henry Horner vetoed a bill cutting county treasurer bond amounts. He warned that reducing bond security risks public funds and could jeopardize welfare while noting prior restraint on depository liability. The governor cited excessive bond charges and the urge to reduce county expenses but insisted protection of public money remains essential.
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Henry Horner
Well Known Sports Editor To Speak At McNabb
A famed sports editor and a local sports official will address McNabb two year high and grade school students Thursday afternoon March 28. The talk centers on sportsmanship.
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McNabb
Vf 2
Illinois high schools face rising tuition delinquencies and state funding shift
Illinois districts report 1935 tuition unrecovered from non high school districts totaling 1.94 million, with 659 thousand for 1934 and 1.28 million for prior year. Marshall county shows local and state default pressures as debates over a 7 million dollar elementary school deficiency loom. if unpaid, local taxpayers bear the burden.
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Igh
Illinois
Marshall County
Senate
House
Cook
DuPage
Inne
Ilinois
Death Takes Albert Dailey Hennepin Township
Albert Dailey 60 of Hennepin Township died at 2 p m Friday at his home after a pneumonia illness. Born near Florid he lived there most of his life. He married Lillian Beck of Florid and leaves five children Ray Florid Mrs Albert Steen Mrs Bernice Roth and Mrs Loraine Haun Harold his mother Anna Brasch Peoria a brother Earl and a sister Mrs May Ely Peoria. Services were held Sunday from the Florid cemetery.
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Albert Dailey
Hennepin
Albert
Dailey
Hennepin Township
Poses
Anna Dailey
Florid
Lillian Beck
Loraine Haun
Magnolia
Harold
cAnna
Brasch
Peoria
Earl
May Ely
Servik Ices
Florida Cemetery
George Snyder and Henry Man Dies in Michigan Home
George Snyder formerly of Henry died at his Coldwater Michigan home in late February according to statements received by relatives here.
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George Snyder
Henry Man
Coldwater
Mich
Illinois Public Works Plan Proposes $65 Million Immediate
Governor Horner outlines a federal public works program for Illinois tied to President Roosevelt’s relief plan. The proposal lists county projects in Marshall and Putnam, including water systems, sewer systems, pavements, bridges, and buildings with totals nearing tens of thousands per locality. The plan aims to create employment, modernize communities, and extend across 680 municipalities with statewide support.
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Henry
Horner
Illinois
Washington,d C
Ilinois
Congress
Marshall
Putnam Counties
Putnam
Marshall County
Lacon
Sparland—Water
Toluca
Wenona
Granville
Hennepin
National Resources Board
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
Roosevelt
Gross
Dlinois
State Planning Commission
State of Illinois
PWA
Bureau Creek
Illinois- Michigan Canal
WMBD To Broadcast Full Time On Air This Month
WMBD Peoria receives FCC approval to extend schedule to full-time operation. The station will air 17 hours daily from 6 a.m. to midnight, sharing time previously with WTAD Quincy. Programs planned include the Ford Symphony hour and Kate Smith plus other network and local shows. Authorization expected in coming days with exact start time to be announced in March.
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WMBD
Federation Communications Commission
Peoria
WTAD
Quincy
Lll
Watercott opens new department in old store building
J Watercott & Co formally opens a new department connected to their existing store on Third Street with a passageway. The addition houses wallpaper paints varnishes and floor coverings and drew a large crowd on opening day.
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J. Watercott& Com
Third Street
Softball Meeting Set At City Hall Tomorrow
Enthusiasts of the softball league are urged to attend a meeting at City Hall to discuss the upcoming season. The treasury from last year will be presented and a general planning discussion will follow. All managers from last year are especially urged to be present.
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Treasury
County Supervisors Recesses Meeting to April 22
County board met at the courthouse in Lacan in regular session and recessed until April 22 to allow newly elected members to take over duties form committees and elect the chair for the new fiscal year. They reviewed bills and postponed action on armored car displays as potential sheriff surrogates.
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County Board of Supervisors
Lacan
Aan
Pittsburg
Longman_Motor_company
Lacon
Toluca Motor Company
Phillips
Roberts Township
Limeton Wheat Crop Lifted From Limits by AAA Decision
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration removed wheat production limits yesterday under Henry Wallace concerns. Farmers with federal contracts retain entitlement to benefit payments and are not bound to cut acreage. The move aims to prevent a possible wheat famine should drought return, though local spring wheat planting is minimal due to chintch bugs and past drought damage.
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Agricultural—Adjustment Administration
Henry Wallace
Farm Bureau
Production Control Association
Marshall
Putnam
Illinois
Sheffield Newsman Severely Burned in Fire Incident
Gordon Walstrom editor of the Sheffield Times suffered severe facial injuries when kerosene coal flames were spilled during a kitchen fire, leaving him with his head bandaged and sight through a small eye hole. Assistant C G Richardson aids on crutches after a recent fall.
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Gordon Walstrom
Sheffield Times Pem
Walstrom
Sheffield Times
C. G. Richardson
Mr. Walstrom
Fingerprint Expert Called In Local Burglary Case
Fingerprint expert Christ Eschler was summoned by Sheriff Scott Osborne on Monday to investigate a burglary at the west city home of Mrs. G. M. Brown. The intruders entered and ransacked the house, with no valuable items missing, prompting the precautions to identify suspects and deter future depredations.
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Christ Eschler
Henry
Scott Osborne
G. M. Brown
Cape Girardeau Sold To Green Steamer Line
The Cape Girardeau, long a river icon on the Illinois and Mississippi, has been sold by the Eagle Packet company to the Green Steamer Line of Cincinnati, Ohio. It will join the Ohio River fleet this summer after overhaul at Alton dry docks. The Golden Eagle, sister ship, remains on the Mississippi and Illinois.
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Illinois
Mississippi
Eagle Packet Company
Green Steamer Line
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio River
Alton
Golden Eagle
First Day of Spring Weather Report
Thursday March 21 mentions the first day of spring with notes of possible snow and freezing rain later in the month. Weather shifts include thundershowers and potential wintery conditions despite spring’s start.
Putnam Circuit Court Term Set for April 15
The Putnam county Circuit Court term begins April 15 with jurors to be announced soon. Judge Joseph E Daily will preside at the bench.
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Putnam Circuit Court
Putnam County
Joseph E Daily
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Leonore Bandit
Bureau CO. Sheriff's Office
Gov. Horner
Federal Public Work Relief Fund
Watercott's
AAA
Sheffield
Calin
Cape Girardeau
Ohio Line
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