Contractors fear gas tax wrangle stalls road plan
Springfield December 6 1951 delegates at the Associated General Contractors of Illinois convention urged focusing on primary roads to fix deteriorating highways. Edward Lindsay warned a political compromise on gas tax distribution could stall funding for two years while Grif fenhagen & Associates call for billions in needed repairs.
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Springfield
Associated General Contractors of Illinois
General Assembly
Edward Lindsay
Decatur Herald and Review
Lindsay
Griffenhagen & Associates
Illinois
Tlinois
Lindsay-Schaub
Santa Pelted In Springfield Parade
Santa Claus faced a snowball barrage during the Springfield Christmas parade drawing the largest crowd in city history with about 25 000 spectators. He left his perch on a float after groups of youths pelted him as the parade moved through the snow.
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Springfield
Santa Claus
Illinois
Pekin
Santa
Delta widow honored for raising nine foster children
Mrs. Fred Staffregen of Delta Missouri, widow and 75, will be honored at a Delta Baptist church service on Saturday December 9. She raised nine foster children beside her own nine, keeping none of them adopted and now caring for one foster son Leon Elfranks. The boy, a potential protege of the Jackson Union county Singing Convention, received piano lessons and support from local benefactors before Staffregen took him in. Singers from the convention and Southeastern Missouri groups plan to attend the ceremony.
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Southern Illinoisan
Fred Staffregen
Delta
Missouri
Delta Baptist Church
Staffregens
Staffregen
Leon Elfranks
Leon
Jackson-Union County
Legion Hall
Anna
E. D. McGuire
Makanda
McGuire
Carbondale
Union County
Harold Musgraves
Cobden
Southeastern Missouri Singers
Johnson Quartette
Murphysboro
Saratoga
Southern Melody
Allin
Royalaires
Tamms
Fribley Pushes Five Cent Gas Tax for Illinois Roads
Sen. John W. Fribley says he will introduce a nickel gas tax plan in the 1951 Illinois General Assembly to fund state, city, county, and township road needs. The proposal mirrors a 1947-49 commission plan with a 37 percent state share, 25 percent for cities, 25 percent for counties, and 12 percent for township roads. Rural lawmakers must back any plan, as urban opposition is likely.
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C. M. Hathaway
Florida
Vernon L. Glover
Mr. Hathaway
Illinois
William E. Miller
LaSalle
Illinois Good Roads Association
Dabney O. Elliott
Civil Defense
Springfield
John W. Fribley
Senate
House
Chicago Motor Club
Lindsay
Assembly
Motor Club
Illinois Agricultural Association
La.a.a
Home construction share of national income falls over years
The value of homes built in the United States varies with the national income from 7.2 percent in 1935 to 1.4 percent in 1933, reflecting economic changes over those years.
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United States
Yule Lights Flash in Anna Holiday Display
Christmas lighting in Anna features red green and blue flashes along business streets with swinging stars at intersections and manger scenes. Electrician Elmer Stephens oversees thousands of feet of wiring and bulbs funded by the Anna Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce merchants' committee and city merchants cover electricity costs.
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Anna
Elmer Stephens
Merchants’ Committee
Anna-Jonesboro Chamber of Commerce
Higher gas taxes and truck license fee bill defeat
A bill to raise truck license fees was defeated last year while a proposal to increase gas taxes appears to be under discussion. The outcome suggests fiscal policy debates continue without immediate passage.
Elizabeth and Philip in Greece for Visit
Britain's Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip arrived in Greece and were greeted by King and Queen of Greece at Turcolomano bay. They will spend the next few days with the royal hosts in Athens and surrounding areas.
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Britain
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Turcolomano Bay
Greece
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Decatur
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Mason Vallett
A. H. Peak
Chas
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Bill Bracy
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Esquire
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Zwick & Goldsmith
Herrin
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Edw. V. Miles, Jr
Southern Illinois University
University
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Athens
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St. Louis
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