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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1940
Page
4
An acre is defined as the land area a yoke of oxen could plow in a day, a historic measure linking field size to agricultural labor. The term reflects early farming practices and unit standardization in land assessment.
Chauncey Reed, long time Dupage County State’s Attorney turned congressman, faces W T Woodcock of Elgin in the April Republican primary. Woodcock runs on stronger Washington presence and a push for representation after Reed’s low legislative activity. Reed’s past includes alleged handling of slot machines and gambling while in county office.
Maury Maverick challenged a House Judiciary subcommittee with a mule metaphor at hearings on March 6 over a poll tax repeal. He argued the tax erodes democracy, cites low southern voter turnout, and notes poor whites and Blacks bear the burden. The measure, H R 7534, would outlaw poll taxes for federal elections, with labor and welfare groups backing it.
E B Blair of Chicago spoke at the Lions Club noon meeting in YaaM2 recounting the Children's Home and Aid society's efforts for dependent children in a half hour talk.
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