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State Capitol News Notes From Illinois Aims
The Illinois secretary of state reports interest earnings on moneys collected for the first quarter of 1938. Governor Emmerson promotes a cup grand prize in shorthand typing and bookkeeping at Normal May 16-17 with preliminaries April 26 and May 10. District tests run to April 15. Five hundred new colored glass stop signs will be placed on state highways. Garden book list for Illinois Library Extension division available. Over 35,000 jobs expected in road and institutional projects this season. The Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers convenes in Evanston April 22-24. Proclamation urges participation in the national covered wagon centennial ending December 29. Arbor Day tree dedication planned in Springfield. Abraham Lincoln university plan outlined with two students per state and two per foreign country. Dewey to head trustees. Highway police may not collect license fees. bond required. New mining board appointments announced. Edison crossbreeding experiments cited as rubber source prospects. Illinois Terminal seeks permission to acquire Alton Eastern and related lines for improved service. 77 miles of track affected.