Revenue Office Plan Expands at Quincy Center
A new internal revenue division will be established in Quincy with a full staff and permanent office, led by Allen as divisional deputy. The move aims to boost tax collection across Adams, Pike, Hancock, and McDonough counties, with about 15 business figures expected to transact locally.
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Internal Revenue
L. Pickering
I Ét
Quincy
Adams, Pike, Hancock
McDonough
Allin
Mavis Fitzgerald
Washington
Adams
Pike
Mcodonough County
Springfield
Pickering
Hich
Adams County
Lummis
Ckering
Quincomen
Pers
Thief Steals Four Tires Donated to Salvation Army
Alderman Sam Hyatt condemns the theft of four cast off tires given to the Salvation Army from the Washington Park band stands. A guard protects the pile as donations surge. proceeds from a Saturday sale will aid Salvation Army funds with further tire drives urged across the county and city.
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Sam Hyatt
Washington Park
Salvation Army
Alderman Hyatt
Mr. Hyatt
J. Frank Garner
Army
James Sullivan
Quincy
Inquest Law Must Be Enforced in County
Coroner Lawrence Amen is ordered to hold inquests in all cases of unnatural or unusual deaths in Adams County after state health authorities find many burials processed with only physician certificates. The state notes certificates often omit required inquest referrals, prompting audits and stricter enforcement.
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Lawrence Amen
State Health Department
Adams County
Owith the Board
Amen
State Office
The
Board of Health
Federal Census Bureau
Army Muster Sparks Rumors of Ban Lifting Timing
Telegraphic Washington report says demobilization is complete and rumors mount over when the whiskey ban ends. A liquor salesman sought $100 down for a barrel as saloonmen ponder purchases while wholesalers brace for express shipments once the ban is lifted.
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Washington
Quincy's Pulse Directors Meet Friday
Directors of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Friday noon in Hotel Quincy to discuss and act on several important business projects. A burglary case from Plainville led to William Martin being brought to Sheriff Jim Simmons. Martin bonded out after home break‑in and watch theft. Lions plan their weekly meeting at Hotel Quincy and then march with Salvation Army workers. County highway officials laid out Shields bridge in Concord township. Pierson and ex‑Congressman Williams to speak at Memphis dinner on Oct 16 about state aid plans.
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Chamber of Commerce
Quincy
Plainville
William Martin
William Barker
Jim Simmons
Sherif Carter
Martin
Memphis
Truman T. Pierson
Elza Williams
Chamber of Commerce Iemphis
Pierson
Illinois Plan of State Aid
Strike Looms If Quincy Printers Do Not Sign Six Dollar Scale
After a union meeting, Pressmen's Union 171 threatens a strike if Quincy job printing shops do not approve a six dollar weekly wage increase for foremen journeymen and feeders. Employers report losses on contracted work and offer only a two dollar raise, while negotiations continue and some shops indicate willingness to sign.
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Pressmen's Union
Labor Temple
Quincy
Webb Pressmen
Webb
McMein Printing Company
Globe Printing Company
Inen Printing Company
John McDonald
Pressmen’s Union 171
Woman Brought From Pike For Adultery
Mrs Mamie Bruns is charged with adultery for living with Floyd Carnes a returned soldier. Sheriff Davis brought her to Quincy Pike county jail awaiting a hearing before Justice E J Bonney. Her husband John Bruns filed the charges and Carnes is sought. The couple reportedly moved among Adams Pike and Morgan counties and were previously tried in Morgan county and acquitted.
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Mamie Bruns
Floyd Carnes
Quincy
Davis
Pike County
Justice of the Peace
E. J. Bonney
County to Take Over 233 1-2 Miles Road
Adams county will assume control of 23.34 miles of state aid roads as shown in the first map by County Superintendent L L Boyer after the September Board of Supervisors meeting. Seven highways lead into Quincy with others feeding into roads entering Quincy. At a Friday-Saturday state aid roads committee session, Boyer will discuss district superintendents for four Adams districts. More than 80 applicants with teams and at least six with engines have applied. Road work will start leveling and grading next spring.
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Board of Supervisors
L. L. Boyer
Quincy
State Aid Roads Committee
Boyer
Adams
Three Men And Deg On Long Auto Trip
Hartford travelers J D Steele Pierson Hancock and James Mead journey with Peeee Pee Lee a Chow dog on a 14 month auto trip from Connecticut to Alaska. They plan Kansas City Oklahoma City San Antonio El Paso New Mexico mountains for hunting Arizona California and Canada before Alaska then return via National parks to Hartford.
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Hartford
Conn
Quincy
Alaska
J. D. Steele
Ambassador Stationery Company
Pierson Hancock
James Mead
Connecticut
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
el Paso
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Canada
National Parks
Denver
New Petition For Marion Bond Issue
A petition for a 1 250 000 bond issue for road improvements was filed with Marion County Court. Judges will set the election date, aiming before November 20. The bond proposal failed by eight votes in the prior election, with strong support from the county outside of Hannibal. Tribal automobile men plan to push for a large favorable vote in November.
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Walter H. Bennett
Quincy-Taylor Read Corporation
Marion County
Marion County Court
Hannibal
Chicago Dental Firm Locates In Quincy
Chicago dentists Dr. J. B. Gorman and wife Elsie M. Gorman along with Dr. Donald McGugin lease the second floor of the King building at Fifth and Hampshire for dental apartments in Quincy. They expect to open late in October after graduating from the University of Illinois dental school. Charles Oehlman has stroke and is slightly improving after a paralytic attack Tuesday.
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J. B. Gorman
Elsie M. Gorman
Donald McGugin
Chicago
King Building
Fifth and
Hampshie Streets
Dental School of
The
University of Minois
Charles Oehlman
Paving Maine Street Costs Estimated at 226000 Dollars
City engineer L. L. Harper has prepared an estimate totaling 226 270.80 dollars to pave Maine street from Eighth to Twenty-fourth with wood block pavement. The plan assigns 72 809.10 dollars to the Quincy street railway area with full details of materials and joint work. A public hearing is set for next Tuesday morning at City Hall for objections by property owners. A recent mass meeting at the Chamber of Commerce voiced objections to paving now, but the council may still proceed to include Maine street in the broader paving plan.
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L. L. Harper
Maine Street
Twenty-fourth Street
Quincy Street
Ss A
Chamber of Commerce
O'Brien
Quincy
Bauhaus Zwick Co Now Incorporated In Springfield
Incorporation papers filed with County Recorder Jim Buffington and Secretary of State Emmerson. Bauhaus Zwick Co authorized $30,000 stock and will contract build and operate a planing woodworks finishing mill. Main office 330 South Ninth Street with real estate deeded from F William Bauhaus at Ninth and York Street for $18,000. Christina and Louis Zwick hold $10,000 each in stock.
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Bau.haus-Zwick
Jim Buffington
Emmerson
Springfield
Withtal
Eau Contracting
Materi
South
Ninth Street
Ninth and
York Street
FL William Bauhaus
William Bauhaus
Christina
Louis Zwick
Weather outlook across states with unsettled and warm spells
The report notes showers and cooler spells across Illinois and Missouri with mixed conditions in several regions. South portions trend fair and warmer, while Missouri and adjacent areas show generally fair midweek into Thursday with rising temperatures and unsettled conditions in parts. River stages and daily observations from stations including St. Louis Ames and Des Moines are listed with time stamps and readings.
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