Spelling Bee Plans and Local Guest Notes
The Spectator reports Easter events and social visits including guests at the Huestons and Houghs, travel plans of Dr. Woodruff, and family trips. An Easter dancing party at the Joliet Country Club is organized by the Loyola Club and a Conservatory recital featuring Mrs. Hausser’s pupils is scheduled. The piece notes a school spelling bee contest expansion with parochial schools and Station WCLS cooperation.
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Loyola Club of Joliet
Leo Waldvogal
John Waeseco
John Smith
William Ward
Raymond Schuck
George Hausser
Conservatory of Music
Conservatory Hall
Warden Hill Praises Joliet Police Aid In Stateville Riot
Warden Henry C. Hill commends Joliet Police Chief James E. Corcoran and Captain William McCanna for swift stateville riot response on March 18. Letter asks publicity to honor on duty officers while Joliet officers praise Hill for handling the job. In sports, Jewish Federation loses nine straight in church league as Central Presbyterians win 29 to 21. A SPECTATOR straw vote predicts a torrid April 21 Joliet mayoral race with Lentz closing on Hennessy and commissioner contenders in a tight scramble.
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Joliet
Stateville Prison
Henry C. Hill
James E. Corcoran
William McCanna
Warden Hill
Jewish Federation
Central Presbyterians
Spectator Spelling Bee Contest Announces Entry Rules
The Spectator outlines a spelling bee for public school pupils in grades six to eight. Schools will select four entrants per grade after next week’s preliminaries and submit entrant lists by April 14. Semi finals will be held at Station WCLS in the Elks building with finals to crown top spellers.
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Station Wcls
Elks
Addi
Kiwanis Easter Program At Monday Luncheon
The Kiwanis club will host an Easter program at its regular Monday noon luncheon at the Chamber of Commerce. Rev. Edward E. Hastings of Central Presbyterian Church will be principal speaker on Easter topics. The Central Presbyterian quartet will sing before his talk, with Eugene Harris and Walter Eriksen in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis Club
Chamber of Commerce
Edward E. Hastings
Central Presbyterian Church
Hastings
James Grady
Eugene Harris
Walter Eriksen
Champs Entertained by Turk Family for Church League Winners
The Jewish Federation basketball champions were guests at a party hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Turk at 518 S. Chicago Street. Attendees included Irving Sachs Irving Lewis Gus Miller Leo Within Martin Miller Ben Cohen Jack Freeman Joseph Turk Isadore Turk and Jake Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Federation
Louis Turk
Chicago Street
Irving Sachs
Irving Lewis
Gus Miller
Leo Within
Martin Miller
Ben Cohen
Jack Freeman
Joseph Turk
Isadore Turk
Jake Freeman
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M. G. Updegraff
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Boston
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Norman Macdonald
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Allen G. Mills
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Roy N. Fargo
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University of Ohio
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Robert, Jr
Springfield
Forrest McAllister
A. R. McAllister
Second Avenue
WCLS
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Ean Espeiewee
Samuel E. Shepley
Robert Cronin
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John J. Nicholson
Mayo
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Joseph Rochevar
Samuel Shepley
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