Changes in Illinois county government debated by convention
Springfield November 30 Associated Press reports the constitutional convention's first reading outlines changes to county government. Provisions include possible commission form, creation of a county assessor, paying officials from the county treasury, new highway levies, and sheriff succession rules with voter approval for new forms.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Ilinois
General Assembly
County Board of Commissioners
Papes Diapepsin Touted For Quick Indigestion Relief
An ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as fast relief for indigestion acidity and stomach distress with harmless tablets. A political note discusses a proposed constitutional change to create 102 new county assessors shifting duties from townships and tying compensation to the county treasury, impacting smaller counties.
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Pape
General Assembly
Gaites Studio Announces Christmas Photo Price Reductions
Nimble Dollar highlights special prices at Gaites Studio with a big reduction on Christmas photos. Customers are urged not to miss the limited time offer and to visit the studio for affordable holiday portraits.
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Gaites Studio
Costs Block Travel as Passport Fees Rise Across Europe
The piece notes sharply higher passport visa costs for Americans traveling in central Europe. It cites increases from $1 to $10 and warns fees could reach $30 to $50, with Germany Austria Hungary and others adopting similar charges. Guards at frontiers curb travel under pretexts of limiting Bolshevik movement.
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Budapest
Americas
Europe
Batk
Muerican
Iran
Austria
Hungary
Bomania
Jugo-Slavia
Serbia
Grant Smith
America
Slovakia
Welsh Bible project leader arrives aboard the Victoria
Sir John Morris Jones arrives on the Kiiser in Victoria to compile a Welsh Bible for the Welsh people and to visit American universities. He is editor of a Welsh era n.
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John Morris Jones
Victoria
Ile
Three Garages One House in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh building data show three garages per dwelling during May June and July as the city’s building season gains momentum. High auto sales drive garage construction while overall building costs deter new homes. Contractors sign deserta report carpenters at 1.20 dollars an hour laborers 0.80. No residence building permits issued in seven of twenty seven wards for weeks.
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Ittsburgh
Pittsbugh
Bureau of Building Inspection
Ctty
Season's Rarest Fish Story in Juniata County Prize
Port Royal and Pass residents report a notable fishing tale from Juniata County. Operators N. Dissinger and S. L. Malloy lashed lines all day and at dusk each felt a strike. The fish they landed turned out to be a single pike swallowing both hooks, earning top prize claims.
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Port Royal
Pass
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