Cook County 1945 Tax Take Tops Previous Year
Cook County tax collections hit a new high through May 16 totaling 112 million 305 thousand 689 dollars with 200 thousand bills still to tabulate. Real estate bills totaled 78 million 142 thousand 561 dollars and personal property 34 million 163 thousand 018 dollars. Deputy treasurer Schlauger expects the untabulated AUL bills to add 10 to 15 million more. He has already distributed 93 million 157 thousand 585 dollars to agencies including Cook County Forest Preserve Sanitary District City of Chicago Chicago schools and parks. Penalties for the second installment due September 1. Chief William Lake predicts the final total will be the largest in the office’s history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook County
Victor L. Schlaeger
Schlueger
Forest Preserve
City of Chicago
Chicago
Schlaeger
William Lake
Anti-Inflation Shopping Aid for Housewives Arrives in Blue Island
Price Control Board No. 1-1-110 announces anti inflation shopping lists for housewives. M. S. Malloy says the lists help homemakers record ceiling prices versus charged prices and store names, aiding detection of overcharges and tie-in sales. The board aims to ensure price ceiling compliance and curb inflationary pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Price Control Board
Western Avenue
Blue Island
Ill
M. S. Malloy
iHe
Girl Scout News Highlights Training and Community Display
Mesdames Long Pilz Lucas Lussenhop Mann McCarthy Hobbis completed a camp training course at Harvey Monday. Mrs Pilz and Mrs Long left for Camp Dellwood Indianapolis for two weeks of counsellor training. Scouts and Brownies in Dalton Riverdale impressed at a Riverdale park program last Sunday despite cool weather coats. Also promotes U S Savings Bonds and notes autos buy one tenth of US cotton bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Long
George Pilz
Harry Lucas
Arthur L. Lussenhop
Harold Mann
Edward McCarthy
John Hobbis
Harvey
Indianapolis
Ind
Dellwood
Dalton
Riverdale
Riverdale Park
Annual Meeting Sets Peace Goals for Christian Science Church
The Christian Science Board of Directors urged that nations prove faith through practical action aiding cultural economic and spiritual welfare to sustain lasting peace. The Mother Church in Boston announced high Monitor circulation and wartime work reports while Luther Phillips Cudworth was named president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Christian Science Board of ‘Directors
First ‘Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Mass
Christian Science Movement
Christian Science
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Russia
Far East
Middle East
Canada
United States
Luther Phillips Cudworth
C.S.B
First Church of Christ,Scientist
Cudworth
Christian Science Publishing ‘Society
Christian Science Welfare
Portsmouth
N. H
Naval Prison
Oregon
Marshfield, Mass
New Assistant to County Supt Named
Noble J. Puffer announces Eugene A. Selleck as assistant County Superintendent of Schools in charge of special education. Selleck, Dos Plaines superintendent for 17 years, will take the post August 1, replacing Hallleel who resigns for Stanford. Selleck, WWI veteran, has degrees from Wisconsin and Northwestern. He is married with two children, including Eugene, an Army Air Force officer. The American oil industry supplied 80 percent of Allied petroleum in World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble J. Puffer
Cook County
Eugene A. Selleck
Halleel
Alex Tudyman
California
Stanford University
Selleck
Dos Plaines
Ill
University of Wisconsin
Northwestern University
Mr. Selleck
Des Plaines
Eugene
U. S. Army Air Force
Sailor Phillip Ferris Jr. Drowned at local Clay Hole
Riverdale fire department helped recover the body of 18 year old Phillip Ferris Jr. of Robbins after he drowned while swimming at the clay hole near 125th and Kedzie. Ferris, on leave from the navy aboard the USS Salerna, was from West 187th street. Also noted is a historical tidbit that Benjamin Franklin started Philadelphia's first circulating library in 1731.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverdale Fire Department
Phillip Ferris
West
187Th Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Girl Scout News
U. S
Benjamin Franklin
Walt
159Th and
Indiana Avenue
St. Holland, TL
General Welding
East
159Th Street
South
Holland
Lotty Crochet
Fee Country
ED Limas
Phillip Morris
Baker’s Baking Chocolate
Kellogg’s
E. Z. Apples
Lima
Chile
Carnation
Borden’s
Libby’s
Nestles
Savoy Black Tea
LINCO
Betty Crocker
Crystal Brook
Thes Betes
Richard Rietveld
S. Park Ave
South Holland
Commodore
Victory Insulating and Roofing CO
Halsted Street
Vanderbilt
Standard Service
S. E. Corner of
153Th St
Cottage Grove Ave
South Holland, Ill
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