Five Percent Deals in Government Contracts Highlighted
Senate hearings reveal practices where insiders obtain five percent commissions for steering contracts. Presidents aides face scrutiny over gifts including deep freezers while FHA officials were fired after receiving TVs. Illinois tax officials discuss bid rules to curb bond-house financing and save taxpayers money through competitive bidding.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Joseph R. McCarthy
R. Wisc
Karl B. Mundt
R. S. Dak
Senate
Maragon Building
Pardon Us
Pentagon Building
Missouri
Supreme Court
Truman
Vaughn
Harry H. Vaughan
Federal Housing Administration
General Vaughan
Ilinois
Circuit Court of
Winnebago County
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois
Sunday Guests and Local Visits Across Choctaw and Nearby Towns
Mrs Maude Miller and Mrs W M Williams of Paris joined by Mr and Mrs John Craig and neighbor children from Gary Indiana visited Hershel Cline. West Union guests included Frank Coombes Grace Blizzard and Alvin Miller with a Blizzard couple. Lloyd Garner family visited Leon Carner. Kathryn Blankenship returned from hospital improving. Alvin Miller hosted Thomas Morgan in Marshall for dinner. John Buzzard and William did roofing for Hershel Cline. Maude Miller attended Cora Spittler funeral in Marshall. Blizzard and family visited Springfield fair with Booker and Nicol families. Anna Nicol Marilyn from Albright called on Maude Miller and Lula Smith.
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W. M. Williams
Paris
John Craig
Gary
Indiana
Hershel Cline
Frank Coombes
Grace Blizzard
West Union
Alvin T. Miller
John
Golda Blizzard
Lloyd Garner
Allright
Leon Carner
Kathryn Blankenship
Thomas Morgan
Marshall
John Buzzard
William
Maude Miller
Cora Spittler
D Marshall
Colda Blizzard
Springfield
Jeff Booker
Ohn
Blizzard
Illinois Governors Salary Doubled to Twenty Five Thousand
The Illinois legislature closes its six month session with action on bills. A measure to raise future governors’ salaries to 25000 a year is allowed to become law without the governor’s signature. Vetoed: a cigarette price and cut rate sale bill. Approved: public notices for elections building sales petitions and other legal matters. Some bills vetoed include currency exchange trucks license and fee requirements.
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Illinois
Ilinois
Use of Brewers' Yeast in Brewing and Industry
Brewers yeast normally appears in breweries as a thick brown soup. Much of it goes into brewing while the surplus is dried for animal feed and medicine. It serves as a valuable raw material for making soup extracts.
Baptist Church Clarksville Weekly Schedule and Revival
Clarksville Baptist Church outlines Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 80 Training union at 7 09 Evangelistic service at 8 00 Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 00 This Sunday August 28 a monthly building fund offering is taken A missionary Hesse Gettings conducts revival meetings this week and next at Clark Center
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Associational
Hesse
Clark’ Center
Bureaucracy Poem Warns of Expanding Federal Pay Rolls
A verse critiques Washington bureaus expanding like mushrooms with pay rolls swelling. Three typists per task and rising expenses draw criticism of taxpayer burden, noting officials prioritize spending over savings in the U. S. administration.
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Washington
Percy C. Hasten
Card of Thanks from Liwiah to Friends and Donors
Liwiah expresses gratitude to friends for flowers and cards and to blood donors in a short card of thanks signed A. L. Edwards.
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A. L. Edwards
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Marshall Herald
The
Wabash’ “Valley” “Printing Co
Marshall, Tllinois
Mark Stewart
Carlos Stewart
Postoffice
Tlinois
Calvin Coolidge
Herald
By Charles L. Egenroad
George E. Mahin
Taxpayers’ Federation of Ilnois
General Assembly
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Taxpayer Organization
Sam
R. Dusher
Winnebago
Tllinois
Bond House
Curt
Elinois
Clarksville
Baptist. Church
Robert Johnson Farris
R. E. Laird Marshall
ILI
Marshall Roofing Company
N. 5Th St
Terre Haute
Fastrack
V. C. van Tassell& Son Auctioneers
Robinson, Ill
Marshall Maid
Marshall, Dlinois
International Harvester
Relaird
Pontiac
Fisher
Archer Ave
Marshall, Il
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