Full Text of HR1339 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize a century of | 4 | | publication of the Ramsey News-Journal by the Mueller family; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Ramsey News-Journal was purchased by the | 7 | | Mueller Family on April 15, 1912, by Mr. and Mrs. J. H. | 8 | | Mueller; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The Ramsey News-Journal has been a family affair | 10 | | since 1912; Charles Mueller, the first-born son of Julius and | 11 | | Edna, worked with his father until 1933; Robert Julius Mueller, | 12 | | the second son, joined the paper permanently
upon the departure | 13 | | of Charles; at times, both Edna and Evelyn (Robert's wife) | 14 | | worked at the News-Journal; in 1965, J. H. was presented with | 15 | | the Golden Make-Up Rule for more than 50 years of service to | 16 | | the public at the centennial meeting of the Illinois Press | 17 | | Association in Springfield; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, The Ramsey News-Journal is in its third location-a | 19 | | 2 story building on Superior Street, which was purchased in | 20 | | early 1940; prior to that it was located at the corner of West | 21 | | 5th and South Front Street, just east of the I.C.R.R. in the | 22 | | east room of the People's State Bank Building; its original |
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| 1 | | location burned in 1905; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The current building, known as the "Odd Fellows" | 3 | | building, built in 1894, at one time housed numerous | 4 | | businesses, but is now entirely Mueller owned; the second floor | 5 | | was purchased in 1962 at the very first Community Sale; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Ramsey News-Journal is currently under the | 7 | | guidance of third-generation publisher, B.J. Mueller; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate the Mueller family on owning and operating the | 12 | | Ramsey News-Journal for the past 100 years; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That s suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the Mueller family as an expression of our esteem | 15 | | and respect.
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