Filibusters and War Powers in Early Congressional Debates
A wry account traces filibuster tactics in the Senate and House, noting how politicians like Copeland Huey and Bailey spar over the army bill, the role of quorum, and the torture of long debates. It touches on the President’s peace role, military staff testimony, and a secret executive session on air rights with implications for cross border tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poumander
Ief
Themy
Brig
Yit
Military Affairs Committee
House
Repreve Wilcox
Florida
Reveral
Charles E. Kjl Otrant
F. M. Andrews
John Iain
North Carolina
Civilian Conservation Corps youths depart for camps
A Marshall county group of fifteen CCC workers left for designated camps after completing exams. Edward Craig and Franklin Holton of Lacon head to Thornton Illinois while Walter Rebholz also from Lacon heads to Mineral Lake Wisconsin. The contingent, the county’s largest to date, included James Bartolomea John Edwards Luc a Verne Kirschel and others from Rutland Wenona Warren Powers Sparland Magnolia Washburn La Rose and Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CCC
Marshall-Co
Marshall County
Edward Craig
Franklin Holton
Lacon
Thornton
Walter—Rebholz
Mineral Lake Minengo
Wis
Thorton
Craig and Horton
James Bartolomea
John Edwards
Toluca
la Verne Kirschel
Rutland
Wisconsin
Albert Baker
Wenona
Ellis ‘Thomas
Warren Powers
Admiral Davis
Sparland
Walter ‘Rebholz
Leo Mattern
William Goebel
Henry
Clarenc Phillips
Magnolia
Junior Henry
Washburn
Lloyd Hamline
la Rose
Frazier Lemke bill approved for farm mortgage refinancing
The Frazier Lemke bill to refinance farm mortgages at 1 percent interest and 1 percent principal would use bonds and possibly up to 3 billion in federal reserve notes. It also plans 8 percent loans for channels and mortgage limits tied to farm value and improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frazier-Lemke
Senate Agriculture Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Federal ‘Reserve
Enrollment at Illinois Surges to 13067 for Year
University of Illinois reports total resident enrollment of 13 067 for the year, up 945 from last year. Inclusive of Chicago and Urbana campuses and 1 592 summer session enrollees, summer totals reached 2 526 in Urbana and 79 in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Illinois
Chicago
Urbana-Champaign
Urbana
Chicago - Scolarene Deere
Final corn hog checks received in two counties
Checks for the third and final payment under the AAA corn hog production control program were received in Marshall and Putnam counties. About 79,500 dollars was paid, with 53,000 to Marshall and the rest to Putnam. Some farmers await adjustments due to errors in declared production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall County
Putnam County
Prominent Princeton Lawyer Dies by Self Inflicted Gunshot
Richard Skinner 47 prominent Princeton attorney died at his home about 9 o clock Tuesday in an apparent suicide. He had been in ill health with heart trouble and under nurse care. Bureau county coroner conducted an inquest and returned a verdict of death by his own action. Mr Skinner was son of the late Circuit Judge K M Skinner and cousin of Josef T Skinner state’s attorney of Bureau county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Skinner
Princeton
Bureau County
Skinner
K. M. Skinner
Josef T. Skinner
Delays on Floqoro Bridge Flooring Finally Lifted
Weather held up flooring work on the new Floqoro Bridge for several days. A full crew is now on site and progress is rapid as construction moves forward.
Convicted Axline Killers to Die in Joliet Triple Execution
John Hauff Fred Gerner and Arthur Thielen convicted of the Axline murders in a bank robbery will die in Joliet penitentiary after midnight Thursday. The three will be executed one by one with order decided by coins or by location if they disagree. Clemency petitions failed and Gov Horner would not intervene. Local residents from Lacon Wenona plan to attend the first triple execution at Joliet prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hauff
Fred Gerner
Arthur Thielen
Glenn T. Axline
J. C. Bundy
Charles Seipp
Joliet Penitentiary
Board of Pardons and Paroles
Henry Horner
Ard
Axline
Births and deaths tied to relief centers in state
The state reports 80 205 deaths last year at 11.1 per 1000, 10 225 births at 14 per 1000, with 28 020 more births than deaths. Counties with most relief recipients showed high typhoid and diphtheria tuberculosis death rates, signaling risk of epidemics and infant risk amid unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Jirka
Public Health
Jirka
Kewanee Business Man H A Wood Dies at 58
H A Wood aged 58 of 906 Pine Street Kewanee dies at St Francis hospital April 27 after a short pneumonia illness. Longtime Walworth steel inspector retired five years ago. Survived by two sons Newman and L R Wood and one daughter Mrs Russell Weber of Kewanee. Funeral services held April 29 at Erickson and McHugh Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Wood
Pine Street
Kewanee
Edward Mattern
St. Francis Hospital
Wood
Walworth Company
Newman
L. R. Wood
Russell
Webeck
Erickson -and—McHugh-funeral-home
Illinois Sales Tax Increase Blocked in House
The measure to raise the state sales tax to 3 percent under the emergency clause failed in the lower house with 89 votes of 102 needed for emergency passage. A third attempt is planned for next Tuesday amid reports federal relief funds may hinge on the bill. Governor Horner denying the reports. If it fails, relief for Illinois is postponed due to lack of funds and no other means to raise money.
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Las Ad
Washington
Hopkins
Illinois
Horner
House
Illnois
F Orces
Former Peoria Resident Dies After Long Illness
Mrs. Inez M. Hailey aged 75 of 318 Fayette street Peoria died at her home Sunday morning after a long illness Born October 24 1859 in Putnam county she was the daughter of Leon ard and Abasil Studgvin pioneers in the area She was married to Henry G. Hailey and lived near Henry Ul until his death twenty years ago then moved to Peoria She was a Christian church member Surviving are three daughters Viola Wasson Pluma Dewester and Bate Ballinger two brothers Edward and Bert Studgvin and a sister Mrs Clara Stewart all of Peoria
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez M. Hailey
Fayette St
Peoria
Putnam County
Leonard and
Abasil Studgvin
Henry G. Hailey
Henry
Christian Church
Viola Wasson
Pluma Dewester
Bate Ballinger
Edward
Bert Studgvin
Clara Stewart
Kirby Produce Co Moves to New Location
Kirby Produce Co moves from the Turner building to the Ong building on Second Street opposite Central Park. The new site offers ample parking and is closer to the business district with partitioned storage for feeds and front space for cream testing apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirby Produce Company
Turner Building
Ong
Second Street
Central Ark
Father of Mrs Ira Brown Dies in Ohio
Mrs Ira Brown received word that her father W H Mills died in Akron Ohio Tuesday at 9 o clock of a heart ailment. He was 78 years old and was born near McNabb in the Quaker Lane community and lived many years in the area. Funeral services were held in Akron on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Brown
W. H. Mills
Akron
Ohio
Lecture at Saratoga Church by Rev Howe May 10
The Rev. Howe of Washburn will speak Friday evening May 10 at the Saratoga church about his four years as chaplain at Oregon State Penitentiary. Admission is free and the program includes vocal and instrumental music plus ice cream and cake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Washburn
Saratoga Church
Oregon State Penitentiary
Henry Christian Church
Camp Grove
Mrs John Nordstrom Dies in Tiskilwa
Mrs John Nordstrom formerly Johanna Knutson of Orange Sweden died Saturday evening at Perry Memorial hospital Princeton Funeral services were held at Mission church Tiskilwa Monday at 2 30 p m Rev A M Bowman of Chicago officiating Burial in Mount Bloom Cemetery Tiskilwa
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nordstrom
Tiskilwa
Perry Memorial Hospital
Princeton
Nordstrom
Johanna Knutson
Orange
Sweden
A.M. Bowman
Chicago
New Cashier Sworn In At Hennepin Bank
Oldon C. Coford, former Putnam county clerk, assumed duties as cashier of the Putnam County State Bank at Hennepin on Wednesday morning May 1. He succeeds Walter A. Paxson who held the post for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldon C. Coford
Putnam County
Putnam County State Bank
Hennepin
Walter A. Paxson
Daughter of Harry Fountain Dies in Washington
Mr and Mrs Harry Fountain of Lynden Washington report the death of their daughter Mildred aged 24 years. No details were learned.
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Harry Fountain
Washington
Lynden
Mildred
Illinois House Eyes Old Age Pension Plan
A subcommittee of the Illinois House agreed on an old age pension plan. It would pay $50 monthly to married couples over 65 and $1 daily to single seniors, with federal aid up to $15 monthly. The bill requires 15 years residency and under $65,000 property value, financed by self liquidating bonds, and could take effect July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of the General Assembly
Illinois
Legislative Reference Bureau
House
A. J. Prienano
Chicago
Charles Lenane
Quincey
Denis J. Collins
DeKalb
Fitzgerald
Tiskilwa Cheese Factory Upgrades and Output
The Tiskilwa Cheese Company installs cold storage expansion a new cooling system a casein output line and a milk handling capacity of 12 000 pounds per hour. Axel Madsen owns and operates the plant with manager Robert Nachtwey from Wisconsin.
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Tiskilwa Cheese Company
Tlew
Tiskilwa
Axel Madsen
Robert Nachtwey
Wisconsin
Bradford Fire Chief Dies Suddenly in Bradford
Bradford fire chief and village board member Floyd Toomey died of a heart attack at 6 p m on Tuesday. A World War veteran and Kiwanis president, he headed Nevitt & Toomey and was a prominent Bradford business figure. Funeral set for 9 a m Thursday at St John s church Bradford.
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Floyd—Toomey
Bradford
Bradford Kiwanis Club
Nevitt & Toomey
Forty and Hight Society
Putnam Man Buys Farm With Carnegie Award
Mr and Mrs James Stirnes and their daughter moved to a Missouri farm purchased as part of Mr Stirnes Carnegie bravery award after he saved his niece and lost a foot when struck by a switching train. Brother Herman Stirnes and Avan Jéeggtie traveled earlier with the household goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stirnes
Grdnville
Auto
Missouri
Stirnes
Jierman Stirnes
Avan Jéeggtie
Banta Farm Land Sold Under Foreclosure in Woodford County
Land in Woodford County totaling 639 acres, owned by Mae Banta widow G Le Bantis, was sold at master's sale in Eureka by Master-in-Chancery H V Graybill under mortgages held by First Trust and Savings Bank of Peoria. The Peoria bank bid $22 972.95 for the property.
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First Trust and Savings Bank of
Peoria
Woodford
Mae Banta
G . le Bantis
Tureka
H. V. Graybill
County Auxiliary Meeting Set At Legion Club Rooms
The local American Legion Auxiliary invites members to a meeting at the Legion club rooms at 2 p m on Tuesday May 14. The event aims to entertain the county unit and discuss auxiliary activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Club
Farm Change Hands In Kilwa District Sale
A highly improved 200 acre farm near Mantius south of the region was sold a week ago to Miss Ida Miller of Tis kilwa. The price and terms were not disclosed and the nature of the involvement remains private.
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Mantius
Tiskilwa
Family Row Ends in Tragedy at Burtha Sawyer Farm
Marion Brown 39 of Hopewell township shot his wife Mathilda 35 and neighbor William Linderer 19 at the Burtha Sawyer farm 60 miles northeast of Lacon then killed himself shortly after 1 PM. Both victims survived initial hospital care. Brown died later. Coroner ruled suicide. funeral services held at the Lacon mausoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Brown
Hopewell
Mathilda
William Linderer
Brown
Linderer
Burtha Sawyer Farm
Lacon
Children’s Aid Society Representative Here
The Rev. J. L. Hardesty, field representative of the Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society, is in town for the annual fund canvass. The non sectarian agency serves Illinois with homes at Evanston and DuQuoin and a girls training school near Potomac. Now in its 62nd year, it has cared for 100 000 children through public subscriptions across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Hardesty
Illinois Children’s Home and Aid Society
Marshall County
Illinois
Evanston
Illinois River Near Flood Stage After Heavy Rains
Heavy rains pushed the Illinois River toward flood stage this week with creeks rising and damage reported in Mossville. Rail service was disrupted last week when island tracks washed out the Mossville roadbed. repairs were completed within 36 hours and Route 29 reopened after closures.
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Illinois River
Mossville
Softball Managers Urged to Attend Henry League Meeting
There will be a Friday evening meeting of the Henry Softball League executives. All managers are urged to be present and to forward dues for players to the association secretary at once.
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Henry Softball League
Association
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