Peoria Sales Tax Vote Promises Hurting Payoffs and Promises
Illinois voters in Peoria face an April 13 ballot on a city sales tax with inducements including repeal of a $5 to $6 wheel tax on cars and a 1 cent per pack cigarette tax. The plan pledges a 5 percent property tax cut, a net revenue gain of about 250000 dollars yearly, and a long term capital program funding storm sewers fire stations street work and City Hall modernization.
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Peoria
Illinois
East St. Louis
Danville
Kewan
Seniors Can Apply for University Scholarships
Mason county high school seniors can apply for multiple scholarships offered by the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. Grace Wepner notes scholarships aid education in agriculture or home economics. At most one scholarship per student. you may apply for several if eligibility requirements are met. Eligible students should rank in the upper half of their class.
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University of Illinois
Joseph Hobbs
Havana
Sears Roebuck
College of Agriculture
Kroger
FFA
FHA
Illinois
Urbana
Dean Smith
Wright
Wepner
Mason County
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Grace Wepner
Tazewell County
Parent-Teachers’ Association
The
Civic Club
Pekin Elks and Kiwanis Club
Farm Bureau
Tazewell County Board of Supervisors
Illinois County and Township Officials Association
Amboy Hosts Weekend Visit From Fuller Family
Mr and Mrs Sylvester Fuller of Amboy were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Jake Schimmelpfenning. Mr Fuller is brother to Mrs Schimmelpfenning and to Mrs John Frederick.
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Sylvester Fuller
Amboy
Jake Schimmelpfenning
Mr. Fuller
Schimmelpfenning
John Frederick
Residents Quiet Rooms Suggest Self-Focus Issue
A pointed remark suggests that cramped living spaces persist because people are overly wrapped up in themselves. The comment frames personal behavior as a factor in housing discomfort.
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George E. Mahin
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Farmers’ Institute
Sears
C. D. Smith
Henry Birkenbusch
Jewelers
Pekin
Sweney Gasoline & Oil Co
Wm. Faulkner
Joseph T
United States
Pekin Cleaners
Morse
Bay Service
Jake
Democratic
Board of Supervisors
Board of Review
J. A. Henderson
General Assembly
Pol. Adv
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