Illinois Officials Honored At Centennial College Exercises
Governor Louis L. Emmerson received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Jacksonville College as part of its centennial exercises. Attendees included 84 university presidents such as Yale's John Rowland Angell, with a telegram from President Hoover. Public figures discussed dairy show plans, parole awards reforms, state bank deposits, and highway patrol staffing.
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Louis L. Emmerson
Illinois College
Jacksonville
John Rowland Angell
Yale University
Richard Yates
United States
Hoover
Clarence F. Buck
Illinois Department of Agriculture
St. Louis
Emmerson
Buck
J. Paul Clayton
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Commerce
State suits seek injunction to restrain three cent gas tax
About 25 lawsuits seek writs to stop transferring gas tax money to the state treasury with hearings set for the Sangamon circuit court in November. The attorney general aims for early hearings to appeal to the supreme court in December.
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Sangamon
Winning
Supreme Court
Circuit
Supreme Courts
Mon County Court House
Rodney H. Brandon
Public Welfare
Leland T. Miller
Lincoln
James M. Barnes
Jacksonville
Sangamon County Bar Association
Fred
Monument Honors 2000 Illinois Soldiers at Memphis Bluff
A monument dedicating 2000 Illinois soldiers buried near Chickasaw Bluff in Memphis was unveiled with Union and Confederate veterans and Illinois Tennessee dignitaries in attendance. Wreaths came from President Hoover, the secretary of war, Gov Emmerson, and veterans groups. the Illinois general assembly funded the project.
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Chickasaw
Memphis
Illinois
Tennessee
Illinois General Assembly
Hoover
Secretary of War
Louis L. Emmerson
Ilinois
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