Wedding of Dorothy Schaefer and Virgil Urish at Sand Prairie
The wedding took place Sunday afternoon at St. John's Lutheran church in Sand Prairie. Dorothy Elizabeth Schaefer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Adam Schaefer of Pekin, wed Virgil Urish, son of Mr and Mrs Bert Urish of Green Valley. Grover Gumbel, former Tigers captain, now a sophomore at Illinois College Jacksonville, plays on the varsity team.
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Drothy
Elizebeth Schaefer
Adam Schaefer
Pekin
Virgil Urish
Bert Urish
Green Valley
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Sand Prairie
Grover Gumbel
Tigers
Illinois College
Jacksonville
Carl Zimmerman
Loren Himmel
Havana
Wilma Zimmerman
Kenneth Rankin
Peoria
Tigers fall in district opener at Hopedale
The Tigers were defeated 62 to 27 Wednesday night in the district tournament opener at Hopedale. Stanford scored the winning points for the opponents.
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Tigers
Hopedale
Stanford
Tax on Relief Payments Sparks Legislative Debate
The Public Aid Committee reports House Bill 112 by 16 to 6, to remove the maximum aid limit and let payments be set by individual need. Lottie Holman ONeill Charles Clabaugh and Kenneth Peel led opposition. The piece warns of executive control over relief and questions how “need” would be defined by a future governor.
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Public Aid Committee
Lottie Holman O'Neil
Charles Clabaugh
Kenneth Peel
General Assembly
Legislative Question Shapes Local Needs Race
Speech hints at intensified demands before elections and promises more details in next week's column. The discussion centers on how government must address rising needs and public expectations ahead of voting.
Engineer Positions Open at Wright Field
An examination is open for filling engineer positions at Wright Field Dayton Ohio at the P-1 grade $2974 a year Mechanical Electrical and Aeronautical engineering fields are covered No written test required Applicants must have had appropriate college study in engineering Applications accepted from college seniors and graduates Age limits 18 to 35 waived for veterans Further details and forms available at post offices civil service regional offices or the U S Civil Service Commission Washington DC Applications must be received by March 31 1949 at the Board of U S Civil Service Examiners Wright Field Area MCACXB Dayton Ohio.
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Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Washington
D. C
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Air Materiel Command
Examinations Set to Fill State Patrol Vacancies
Governor Stevenson and Director Sullivan announced exams on Monday March 7 to fill about one hundred patrolman vacancies. Pay is 2820 dollars yearly with travel expenses. New physical and mental standards apply and current officers will be tested soon to create a nonpartisan, professionally selected force.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
T. P. Sullivan
Public Safety
Legislar
Stevenson signs 66th General Assembly bills totaling 46 million
The first fifteen bills passed by the 66th General Assembly, including deficiency appropriations totaling about 46 million dollars, have been signed by Governor Adlai E. Stevenson. They cover old age pensions, general relief, welfare institutions operations, motor fuel tax and inheritance tax refunds.
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66Th General Assembly
Adlai BE. Stevenson
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