The Oracle's Column Hard Jobs Pouring In
The Oracle's column lists cheeky jokes and readers' quips about tough tasks. It highlights funny lines from Mrs. Michael Haller Patsy Morris Virginia Cashen Eugene Schuck and Mary Zadra and mentions readers sending in a Xmas ring contest entry. It also notes local personalities and playful banter about students and vendors in a lighthearted school-page feature.
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Oracle
Michael Haller
Patsy Morris
Virginia Cashen
Eugene Schuck
Mary Zadra
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Tax collectors report over one million monthly in retailer tax
Director of Finance S. L. Nudelman says investigators have recovered 1,001,179.64 in delinquent and deficient retailers' occupational tax since the check-up began last January. Collections now run about a million dollars a month ahead of the same period last year, with upturns in general retail trade partly explaining the rise.
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Diabetes deaths rise 15 percent in Illinois data
The State Department of Public Health reports a 15 percent increase in diabetes deaths in Illinois, with mortality rising from 1 979 in 1935 to 2 203 last year and noting self discipline in diet can control the disease. Aunt Martha, amid family chatter, says she will vote for Jim Cooper for constable, criticizing his apparent appetite for office.
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State Department of Public Health
Illinois
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