Illinois Highway Death Toll Rises in August
The state reports 177 highway fatalities in August, up four from July. Truck owners must complete a semi annual safety test between Oct 1 and 30, affecting about 300 000 state highway trucks with 700 test stations. Gov Green allocates 1 764 623 for improvements at the University of Illinois natural history survey. Illinois pheasants and other birds are being released across multiple counties in a continuing restocking effort.
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Ilinois
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Hiotor
Dwight H. Green
Public Works Fund For
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Urvana-Champaign
Illinois
Liveston E. Osborne
Douglas
Edgar
Champlion
Vecailion
Macon
Lown
DeWitt
Pratt
Tazewell
Metean
Ford
Woodford
Marshall
Putnam
Plans for Mt Vernon Good Samaritan Hospital expansion approved
Dr Ronald R Cross state director of public health approves plans for a new one hundred bed building at Good Samaritan hospital Mt Vernon The four story facility will provide diagnostic services and private and semi private rooms The project cost about 1164000 with one third from federal aid and rest from Sisters of St Francis community donations This marks the first federal aid application under the Illinois hospital construction plan and more applications are under review The Illinois civil service commission sets exams for state agencies with salaries 1500 to 3660 and the Oct 18 deadline is announced for applicants
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Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Ronald R. Cross
Sisters of St. Francis
Ilinois Hospital
United States Public Health Service
State Department of Public Health
Illinois Civil Service Commission
General Assembly
Library promotes child recordings to fill after daylight hours
Illinois State Library urges parents teachers and groups to use new Teach-O-Discs recordings for children including Mother Goose Pinocchio Alice in Wonderland and Shakespeare works. The collection features poems by Milton Tennyson and Whitman and is available via local libraries for borrowing and study.
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Illinois State Library
Edward J. Barrett
Ilinois State Library
Mark Twain
Barrett
Linois
Gems of Thought Charity Sayings and Library Records
A mixed item lists inspirational quotes on charity from Seneca to Wordsworth, notes residents can request records from the Illinois state library, mentions borrowable record players, and states transport costs to Springfield. It closes with a note about singing Sweet Adeline and a quip about radio advertising.
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Llino's State Library
Springfield
Wade's Wide Cracks: Juicy Snippets From Sabula Gazette
Editor Wade Guenther comments on wedding indispensability and blunt quips. A Maquoketa girl engaged to a rural electric line worker is noted with a local toast to stronger power. Humorous lines touch on contracts, wolves, conservatives, and a driving joke about an older look.
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