Wage Law Upholds State Prevailing Wage Standards
In San Gamon County Circuit Court Judge Dewitt Crow voided old wage statutes from 1931 and 1939. The ruling upholds a 1941 framework requiring state contractors to pay prevailing wages to laborers. The decision was supported by the Federation of Illinois and a taxpayer group, with Corvdan C. Bradley cited among those filing the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sangamon
Federation of Illinois
Dewitt S. Crow
Tokime Poe
Corvdan C. Bradley
P. Casey
Pension boost raises Illinois aid to $72 monthly
The Illinois Public Aid Commission said a state law increases maximum monthly pensions for the disabled to 72 dollars, applying to the old age and disability programs. In December 112,396 pensioners averaged 53.06 dollars, while 4,109 disability recipients averaged 68.73 dollars.
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Illinois Public Aid Commission
Aioe
Steeleville Sailors Take Christmas Leaves at Home
Two Steeleville sailors on red service return to their homes for holiday leave. Donald McClure, son of Mrs. Bernard Bury, and Le vid Schnoeker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Schnoeker, will report back to their San Diego training center on January 2.
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Steeleville
Neir
Donald McClure
Bernard Bury
Levid Schnoeker
Bob Schnoeker
Duta Iton
San Diego
Calif
Peruvian Student to Speak at Sparta Rotary Dinner
Victor Moya Mendez of Peru will address the Sparta Rotary Club at the 6:00 p m dinner meeting on August 6. He studies in the United States under a Rotary scholarship and is among 21 foreign students enrolled at Southern Illinois University.
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Victor Moya - Mendez
Peru
Gaiu
Southern Ilinois University
Sparta Rotary Club
Moya-Mendez
United States
Rotary
Southern
Santa’s Problems Solved Takes Care of Ike and Harry Gift
James Marlow reports a holiday satire where Santa ponders gifts for ex presidents Ike and Harry Truman. The piece riffs on postwar U S politics, inflation and Korea while imagining practical presents. Santa contemplates red ink erasers, envelopes and stamps to ease political pains.
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Ike
Harry
James Marlow
Associated Press
Ite
Korea
Theore Coum
Santa
Sandoe
Marion teen earns Eagle Scout honor in 1952 batch
Richard A. Fluck of Marion becomes the third Eagle Scout in the Egyptian Boy Scout Council for 1952. Other honorees include Bob M. Doty of Benton and Richard Fields of Norris City. Fluck joined the scouts in 1947 and has been active five years as a Sea Scout Ship No. 2 member and Troop 140 assistant scoutmaster. He is active in church work and upheld Scout Oath and Law.
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Richard A. Fluck
Marion
Boy Scout Council
Robert Krejci
Bob M. Doty
Benton
Richard Fields
Norris City
Richard
Herbert R. Ashley
Illinois
W. Everett Lynch
Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church of
Eagle Board of Review
J. H. McKinney
Herrin
A. R. Cagle
Philip Fitzgerald
Perry Courthouse Workers Hold Christmas Turkey Dinner
Employees at the Perry County Courthouse in Pincknyville held a Monday night Christmas party at the Elks Country Club. Miss Lillian Schaub arranged the program, which featured a Christmas theme in the decorations.
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Perry County
Pincknerville
Elks Country Club
Lillian Schaub
Navy Photographer's Mate Ricke Serves at Chincoteague
Herbert L. Ricke, a photographer's mate airman third class in the U S Navy, serves at the U S Naval Auxiliary Air Station Chincoteague Virginia. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Herbert L Ricke of Carbondale Illinois. The station near Norfolk provides shore facilities for Fleet air units including Air Development Squadron 2 and Utility Squadron 4.
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U.S. Naval Auxiliary Air Station
Chincoteague
Herbert L. Ricke
USN
Lake St
Carbondale
Naval Air
Norfolk, Va
Fleet Air Units
Air Development Squadron
Miner pays lead in Illinois largest group average wages
The Department of Labor reports October averages with Joe Abel earning the top wage in Illinois for a large worker group, though his November boost of $1.90 a day is excluded from the October figures. Illinois soft coal, petroleum and quarry, and manufacturing workers show various weekly averages and hourly rates. Local railway and bus workers averaged $74.22 weekly, while telephone and telegraph workers averaged $1.74 per hour.
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Joe Abel
Illinois
Joe
Pvt Harmsen Back For Holiday Furlough
Pvt Harold Harmsen of Steeleville is spending a holiday furlough at home from Fort Knox Kentucky. His wife Norma Bollman and their daughter joined him for the furlough and will return with him after the New Year.
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Pvt
Harold Harmsen
George Harmsen
Steeleville
Pvt. Harmsen
Fort Knox
Barrymore Weds Hollywood Starlet in Christmas Honeymoon
John Barrymore Jr son of the late actor and Dolores Costello marries actress Cara Williams. The item notes workers in apparel and finished textiles earning $51.11 for 37.3 hours and $1.37 per hour. Joe had high pay at $2.48 before his last raise. It comments on coal miners buying TVs and new cars.
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Hollywood
John Barrymore, Jr
Dolores Costello
Cara Williams
Joe
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Harley Davidson
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Geo. N. Albon & Sons General
de Soto
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Arthur Albon Sr
Woodmen OF the World Life Insurance Society
Legal Reserve Life Insurance
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Roy B. Parks
Willard P. Keller
Mgr
Carbondale, Ill
E. B. Jacobs
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Mgr. Murphysboro, Ill
Robert E. Crombar
Murphysboro, Ill
John Morbar
Murphysboro
A. H. Hesse
Dit
Cambria
O. H. Turner
Johnston City
Robert Crowe
John Galleck
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Heckel’s
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Glenn’s Appliances
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