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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1933
Page
5
The state agrees to pay 1.44 per barrel for cement and will hire about 30,000 workers after Rep. R. G. Soderson pressured action. Democrats add 50 highway police with costly salaries, while contention grows over a banking bill and sales tax enforcement.
Statements from Rep Lottie Holman ONeill Rep Clinton Searle and Rep Elmer Schnackenberg rail against patronage and sales taxes. ONeill vows to expel bribe takers regardless of party while criticizing city leadership. Searle decries tax increases as a threat to liberty and government. Schnackenberg defends sales tax while noting economic recovery since prior tax.
June 18 designated as Fathers Day across the United States. Governor Horner opposes Senator James O. Monroe's bill to levy a professional service tax on about 150 occupations. Senate kills a bill requiring listing of automobiles as personal property before state license, affecting Chicago car taxes.
Illinois health chief warns about malaria and typhoid due to high water urging water testing statewide. Highway police gain new assistant superintendent from Monmouth. Attorney General proposes HB 814 to raise revenue to 1 000 000 yearly. Rennick bill to appoint library trustees in village councils to cut election costs. Hughes drafts amendment to fix corporation tax loophole in HB 452. Reforestation Army detachment of 212 men at Starved Rock state park under Capt Carey to improve trails shelters and reduce underbrush. Occupational tax proposal advances in the Fifty eighth General Assembly led by Sen Monroe. State case dome gains neon lighting installation.
Governor Horner assures Illinois residents the state fair will be held in Springfield as usual despite efforts to cancel due to the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago.
Attorney General Kerner reports schools will receive their proportionate share of state taxes along with six other funds. County collectors must limit payments to the county superintendent of schools to 16 percent, sending the rest to the state treasurer for redistribution. The bill, expiring June 30 1935, aims to protect the public and stabilize insurance firms, granting Governor Horner and Brest Palmer power to regulate insurers and extend mortgage deadlines for policyholders.
Rep Frank W Mc Clure’s plan to remap Illinois congressional districts meets strong opposition and likely cannot pass this session. Judge Warren Orr of Carthage becomes Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court as the June term opens.
M. F. Walsh of Harvard, director of the State Department of Education and Registration, asks Governor Horner to accept his resignation promptly. Walsh, a newspaper editor, was a leading figure for the Emmerson administration. Illinois will recover money deposited in the Ridgley Farmers State Bank at Springfield as a preferred claim.
Governor Henry Horner rejected the oleomargarine tax measure citing constitutional questions. The veto blocks the proposed levy and signals political move against dairy price schemes.
The General Assembly authorized Chicago to issue 100 million dollars in bonds without a referendum for the sanitary district. Governor Horner signed a law restricting building and loan withdrawals. May rainfall in Illinois set records, and mining output data show 1,998 mines employing 51,554 workers producing 34,120,786 tons of coal. Other items include probation officer resignation, labor and tax matters, and a House seat fill that keeps Democrats at 79 to 74 Republicans.
Jones and Smith discuss income allocation. Smith says 30 percent for shelter, 30 percent for clothing, 40 percent for food and 20 percent for amusement. Jones notes the total is 120 percent and Smith agrees.
Fragmentary text references Sam and an alligator eating a child with dialect speech. The snippet hints at a local life story or legend being clarified, suggesting a mystery resolved and emotions among onlookers. No clear dates or names beyond Sam emerge.
Mrs Nellie Morey Crozier of New Mexico arrived in Patoka to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Leslie Morey. Several Centralia and Tulsa visitors call on local families while Wm Chilton's funeral and baby news top town notices.
A playful exchange between a golfer and a caddie hints at a jokey take on golf terms. The golfer laments the game while the caddie sticks to his stated preference for the sport.
A farmer asks for guidance on a horse that alternates between normal and severely lame. The editor replies that the farmer should sell the horse the next time it appears normal, implying an unreliable animal and a practical shortcut.
A woman asks for an ideal dog with collie head and Irish terrier body plus long hair and markings at a canine fancier shop. The shopkeeper sadly replies he drowns them, delivering a macabre punchline in a short humorous exchange.
A foreign official confronts a traveler with an impossible choice. Without a permit to stay or leave, the official imposes a six hour deadline to decide the next move. The exchange highlights bureaucratic barriers and a stranded traveler’s predicament.
Alfred A. Meyer appointed administrator of the Mary Elnor Meyer estate announces a court appearance in Marion County Illinois Salem at the August Term on the first Monday in August for settling claims. Creditors must present claims and debtors must pay promptly. Julius J. Fuchs is the attorney. Dated June 10, 1933.
Administratrix Sarah E Gray, of the estate of Alfonse F Gray deceased, will appear before Marion County Illinois County Court at Salem on the August Term's first Monday for filing and adjusting claims. All creditors must present claims and debtors should make immediate payment. dated June 20 1933, attorney Harry F Johnson.
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