Illinois Municipal League on Municipal Revenue Needs
A. L. Sargent outlines league policy urging more local revenue for Illinois cities villages and towns. He argues the state should share a portion of tax revenue with municipalities while noting most municipalities lack statutory power to raise needed funds. Officials oppose the term kick-back and stress municipal importance to state citizens.
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A. L. Sargent
Illinois Municipal League
Illinois
State of
Savings Bonds urge payroll plan enrollment says Uncle Sam
A government push highlights building a back log of U S Savings Bonds through regular purchases. It promotes the Payroll Savings Plan at workplaces or Bond-a-Month Van visits for self employed buyers. The message notes potential returns over ten years and urges immediate enrollment.
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U. S
S. Treasury
Illinois Municipal League Pushes Local Tax Control Plan
The Illinois Municipal League argues that the state should relinquish part of the Public Utilities Tax within municipalities and allow local levies for municipal purposes. They contend the move would avoid centralization, reduce state power over local affairs, and preserve home rule while avoiding higher consumer taxes.
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Illinois
Illinois Municipal League
State of Illinois
Memory Lane column returns with ten year limit
Community Express resumes Down Memory's Lane after a pause citing reader demand while restricting archival access to the past decade. The note seeks the return of a July 1944 to June 1945 filebook and credits local residents with visits and life events among family and friends in Mason City and Peoria plus a wedding photo service advertisement from Moosey Photo Shop.
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Community Express
Ten Years Ago in Manito Local News Highlights
Local notes from Manito recount Geneva Hamilton's discharge after six weeks in Pekin hospital following an auto accident. Other items include school play plans at Manito Community High School, births, anniversaries, church activities, election results, and community events with names and places such as Havana, Tremont, Pekin, and Peoria.
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Geneva Hamilton
Pekin Hospital
Lila O'Hara
Manito
Topeka clubs meet and social events noted
The Topeka Unit of the Major County Home Bureau will meet Thursday November 18 at Mrs. Harold Schierbeck’s home with Mrs. Fischer presenting the major lesson. The Topeka Royal Neighbors gathered at Mrs. Bessie Morris’s home for a business meeting followed by refreshments and social time. Several local residents visit and host families over the weekend, including C. K. Rakestraw of Manito and Ira Rakestraw, Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Goss of Pekin, and Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Frye near Havana. A Walther League gathering at Bishop Lutheran Church drew young locals for afternoon and evening activities.
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Topeka
Major County Home Bureau
Harold Schierbeck
Fischer
Bessie Morris
Russell Gillspie
Crewe Cover
Edmond Goss
Pekin
C. K. Rakestraw
Manito
Ira Rakestraw
Dinner Guests Share Weekend Visits in Pekin and Havana
Ville and Pekin households hosted guests including Mrs. Phil Rakestraw and daughter, Mrs. Henry Strube, Chas Kidwell and Lorraine, Jim McCarty, E B LeSourd, C C Himmel, and Walter Kleier with daughters. Leonard Keith Jr hosted Merman Glick family for a Thursday night dinner in Pekin. Birthday observance for Mrs Merle Glick noted with the Glicks. Havana visitors included Mrs Orville Himmel and children. JoAnn Glick visited Galesburg with her parents.
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Walter Kleier
Leonard Keith, Jr
Kilbourne
Merman Glick
Merle Glick
Pekin
Merle
Social Notes From Bartonville and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Herman Glick, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maskel of Bartonville visit. A shower honors Miss Alta May Messman. Perry Stufflebean of Easton and others call on ill Ira Rakestraw. Mrs. Behrends and Mrs. Deverman visit Morton. Dean Behrends visits Macomb family.
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Frank Maskel
Bartonville
Ira Rakestraw
H. G. Messman
Alta May Messman
Perry Stufflebean
Easton
Henry Strube
Ethel Drake
Dean Behrends of
Macomb
Mrs
Edward Behrends
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Joinvanion
Mitante
Middle States Telephone CO
Uncle Sam
Manito, Ill
John Fries
Peoria
Ernest Palmer and
Betty Warner
Norma Jean Warner
Ray Talbott
Isabelle Hilling
Louis Talbott
Melvin Clauson
Mason City
Louis Heckman
Glasford Saturney
Henry Palmer
Mrs. Evert Palmer
Clint Thomas
Marlene
Clarence Meyer
Louis Hiller
Anna
Teresa Gripp
Leona Graff
Morton
Pottery
Tina Schimmelpfenning
Paul Hintz
Henry
Carl Long
William Meyer
Lola Brenner
Tazewell County Institute
August DeSutter
Charles
Betty Lou
Henry Frederick
Arthur Farnam
Illinois State Normal University
Donna
Modelle Warner
Charles Warner
Henry Velde
Galesburg
Robert
Knox College
Glenn Talbott
George Clementz
Lester Vogel
Lester Eugene
Moosey Photo Shop
Ady
Billy
Ruth Thomas
Methodist
Epworth League
M. E
D. H. Hartley
K. L. Roche
Immaculate Conception
Fr. Roche
St. Mary’s Hospital
Marquette, Mich
Loren K. Himmel
Havana
Mason County
Echard J. Munsch
Mr. Himmel
Manito Community High School
Henry Schrader
Sophia Himmel
Methodist Ladies Aid
Manito Village
Margie Harvey
Michael Galvin
Father Sheedy
Loren Dean Lowry
Institute
Tremont
Lorene Boyer
Barbara Starrett
Engle Ben Palmer
George Elmer Ethell
Ida Hodkinson
Etta Cox
George Meyer
Misses Irma
Mildred
James Seelye
Miss Marian
Marlowe Wilson
Charles Wilson
Paul Dimler
Norman Dike
Altman
Court Street
Bishop Lutheran Church
Eldon Frye
Terry
Alvena Mohliman
Frank Maskel of
Barton
Orville Himmel
JoAnn Glick
Herman Glick
Franklin Behrends
Lydia Deverman
Manito Cleaners
Pegdy
Bender
Willard
Manito Drug Store
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Jenkin’s Rexall Store
Manio, Illinois
Frigidaire
Trade Ins
Central Illinois Light Co
Manito Community Express
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