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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1932
Page
4
The Patoka Register notes its publication details with J. Wae as publisher and a standard subscription rate of 1.50 per year. The entry is formatted as a post office notice, listing location Patoka Illinois and printing line references.
Classifieds list requests and sales from Centralia Illinois. Paul Williams seeks sheep shearing at 15 cents per head. Patoka Mill buys yellow corn. Orville Hopkins offers good cowpeas. Vernie Bricker advertises sweet potato plants. Harold Chance seeks sheep shearing. a lost black and white hound is sought. pastoral rental near Catholic Church is offered. Deer ing mowers for sale. Raines Furniture Exchange promotes a large stock of used living room to bedroom sets at 216 S Locust St.
Estella Pugh and Elihu Vandeventer as executrixes notify creditors to appear at the Marion County Court House Salem for the June term to present claims. Debtors to the estate must pay promptly. Ward P. Holt acts as attorney in this April 18 notice.
Plans announced for a large exposition at Navy Pier in Chicago from June 11 to July 4 to promote Chicago as a center of commerce education and art. The event aims to acquaint the nation with Chicago's advantages and attract visitors from across the region. Illinois poultrymen led by E. G. Horner report top honors in the state's egg production contest for the month.
The eye laying contests are underway at Quincy Kankakee and Murphysboro as part of a Department of Agriculture event.
The National Dairy Show will not be held this season in St Louis after an executive committee decision. Plans are under way to stage an even larger show in St Louis in 1933. Illinois safeguards wild turkeys with a year round ban on killing and a 3278 acre preserve near Anna to protect and breed birds.
Plans announced by both parties set delegates and alternates on the ground floor while visitors are assigned to the arena and gallery. The amphitheatre will accommodate 22 000, with arrangements approved by committee members for the Democratic and Republican national gatherings in June in Chicago.
Thomas E. Benner of the University of Illinois College of Education suggests a standardized admission test for high school students seeking higher education. He notes a definite tendency in education today to devise methods to inform students before they invest time and money, and says such a plan is receiving preliminary consideration in Illinois.
Police authorities across Illinois state motorists on 40 foot high ways must use the outer or right hand lane except when passing during the upcoming tourist season or face possible arrests.
J E Wills of the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois says many farms still rely on horses alongside tractors since 1925, creating excess power and driving up machinery bills. The study examined 800 central Illinois farms and notes the shift in equipment. The Izaak Walton League reports a new high of 2 747 000 game fish stocked in public waters by its chapters last year. National Negro Health Week expands with 530 communities participating, up from about 110 to 115 in 1925. The Illinois Supreme Court recently handed down a decision upholding Cook County validity in a pending matter.
James E. Bistor leads about 5,000 members of the Association of Real Estate Taxpayers in an injunction suit against County Collector James B. McDonough. They allege the 1929 taxes are fraudulent and void due to omissions of billions of dollars in Serene property from the tax rolls.
The final settlement on the bill to extend the Cook County tax penalty sets June 1 as the penalty date. The measure, approved by both houses, awaits the governor's signature during the legislature's special session. The senate passed six related bills to strengthen the personal property law and aid personal property assessment, now sent to the House for consideration. Other Cook County tax bills remain pending in the senate.
The senate defeats a bill to appropriate 20 million dollars for unemployment relief in Illinois. The legislature has already appropriated 20 million dollars for relief to last until the latter part of August, it is estimated.
Acting Governor Fred Sterling signed House bill No. 15 placing securities brokers and agents under state securities department supervision. The measure requires licensing to deal in securities and alters the securities act, aiming to curb unscrupulous dealers and save investors millions of dollars annually.
The Illinois State Supreme Court affirmed a Marion County Circuit court ruling holding that stockholders and former stockholders in state banks are liable to the par value of their stock for all deposits made while they held stock if the money had not been withdrawn.
The first one percent penalty on unpaid taxes starts May 1 and recurs the first of each month for both personal and real property. Erie residents face check cashing issues after the local bank closed, prompting a Farmers and Merchants Exchange to organize and enlist a nearby bank to clear checks. Proposals opened total $2,571,100.42 for state highway and bridge construction.
State highway engineers call for 86.68 miles of paving 50.03 miles of grading and 16 bridge sections from Union County northward to the Wisconsin line. Letting and contracts carried over from 1931, awarded since January 1, underway now under construction totaling 640 miles of paving 174 miles of grading 134 bridge sections and about 15 highway and grade separation projects.
A. J. Surratt state agricultural statistician reports farm work in Illinois has progressed since April 1 with soil in good condition for work. This offsets earlier delays from the March freeze up and overall farming now averages. plant growth lags because April weather has been cool and dry.
The 202nd coast artillery of the Illinois National Guard will train with artillery units from several states at Fort Barrancas Florida. Adjutant General Carlos E Black announced the schedule for July 31 to August 13. The national guard encampment will move to Camp Grant from August to 20.
Dr. Preston Bradley of the Non-denominational People's Church in Chicago was reelected president of the Izaak Walton League of America during its tenth annual convention in Chicago.
The United States War Department approves plans by the Illinois Department of Public Works to construct a bridge across the Illinois River near Seneca, marking a key step in regional infrastructure.
Southern Illinois attracts thousands of motorists despite peach blooms being killed by the March freeze. The cold snap damaged many blossoms, yet visitors come to view the fleeting bloom spectacle across the region.
W. D. Hardy, former assistant director of finance for Illinois under Governor Len Small, died in Taylorsville on April 25. Paralysis caused his death.
At a recent executive committee meeting the Illinois Municipal League selected October 6 and 7 for its annual convention. The convention city has not been decided, but Rockford and Peoria are the leading candidates. Probate court files on the estate.
Mary Todd Lincoln materials have been removed from the court archives by Judge Benjamin S. DeBoice or transferred for permanent storage in the state historical library. Photostatic copies remain on record in probate court with other Lincoln documents.
Arrangements are being formulated for the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic to be held in Springfield in September 1828. Proposals cover lodging, chaperones, and public ceremonies for veterans from multiple states.
Members across the state mark May 1 birthday of Mary Mother Jones, famed labor leader who died in 1930 at age 100. Her grave lies in the Union Miners Cemetery at Mount Olive where special services were conducted.
The contract for dome repairs at the state capitol goes to W M Allen Son and company of Peoria as reported by Secretary of State William J Stratton. Leaks in the north and south wing roofs require substantial work and the dome will be zinc clad. Specifications were prepared by State Architect H Her
A work order from Rick Hammond's office requires completion by September 1. The notice specifies a target date for finishing the project work and assigns responsibility to the contracted team.
The Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs will hold its 37th annual convention in Chicago from May 17 to 20. Delegates will discuss community service law observance forestry conservation international relations education legislation public welfare motion pictures public health child hygiene American citizenship and the George Washington Bicentennial program.
Governor Louis L. Emmerson called for citizen cooperation in observing National Music Week from May 16 to 17. He noted that 25 of 48 states joined last year and urged mass concerts school programs church and home events in observance. The week is sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs.
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