Campaign memory fuels battle against boss rule
William R. McCabe recalls Col Ira Copley and Herald-News stance against political machines. The piece endorses Dr E A Kingston for county coroner, arguing against Barr’s machine ties and warning against ghoulish practices, urging citizens to vote next Tuesday.
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William R. McCabe
Ira C. Copley
Herald-News
Copley
Herald
Congress
Deneen
Colonel Copley
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr. Copley
Penrose
Teddy Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Bull Moose
Republican Party
Herald- News
Dr. Kingston
Herman Grassle
Barr
Grassle
E. A. Kingston
George A. Barr
Mrs O Neill Factions Clash Over Barr Endorsement
In Will County the quiet primary neared its end as Lottie Holman O Neill allies accuse George A Barr of bad faith after Barr endorsed Morton Hollingsworth over O Neill. Women activists circulate letters urging support for Hollingsworth and call for formal female nominations in the vote.
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Will County
Lottie Holman O'Neill
George A. Barr
Morton D. Hollingsworth
O'Neill
Barr
Green
Mrs. O'Neill
Hollingsworth
L. J. Fredericks
Barr Women's Organizations
Rationing Board Tightens Review of Shoe Stamp Apps
The Will County War and Price Rationing board will review all special shoe stamp applications carefully since the May 1 validity date approaches. The current stamp remains valid until further notice, preventing rush purchases. Chief clerk J. Stanley Simpson notes hundreds of applications, mostly for children.
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Will County War and Price Rationing Board
J. Stanley Simpson
Rationing Board
Birthday Pioneer Edward G Powers Observes Secret Milestone
Edward G Foxy Powers chief investigator for the states attorney office will observe an upcoming birthday on Monday April 10. He keeps the milestone secret as a military secret. Foxy holds Will County records for longest years of service among county employees.
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Edward G. “Foxy’ Powers
State’s Attorney’s Office
Foxy
Will County
Willkie in Wisconsin Campaign Reflects His Convictions
The article reviews Wisconsin Republican House members' 1939 votes against aid to France and Britain, arms, and Lend Lease, contrasting with Wendell Willkie's pro war coordination stance. It notes his forthright Wisconsin campaign and calls his leadership and policy aggression in postwar world-building.
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Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Pearl Harbor
Willkie
House
France
Britain
Hitler
Hull
Window Breaker Sought After Restaurant Incident
Police search for a tall heavy man in connection with two smashed car windows belonging to Fred Dameron of 222 Herkimer Street. Cameron reports a man entered Kennedy's restaurant at 11 PM, ate a sandwich, slept at a table, then left after threats. A rock was found near the car with glass fragments inside.
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Fred Dameron
Herkimer Street
Kennard’s
Cameron
Sick cow taken from farm near Richton Road reported
Henry Pralle of Matteson in Cook county told the sheriff yesterday that a sick cow was removed from his Richton road farm about one mile west of the county line. He believes neighbors may have taken the wrong cow for a trip to Gary Indiana, noting the animal was on the ground when last seen.
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Henry Pralle
Matteson
Cook County
Sheriff's Office
Richton Road
Gary
Ind
Pralle
Golf season opens at Inwood and Woodruff courses
Saturday marks the official 1944 opening of Inwood and Woodruff golf courses with the same rates as prior years. Servicemen enter free again as greens are in good condition and will improve with warmer weather, though gas rationing may require longer hikes to reach the greens.
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Will County
Inwood
Woodruff
Firefighters respond to five fires in 24 hours
Fire department reported a busy 24 hour period with five small fires. Robert E. Ferguson at 211 N Prairie Ave faced a furnace fire damaging the sitting room and attic, saved a one story house, losses in the hundreds. Mrs Anna House at 401 Second Ave had a small roof fire from chimney sparks. W J Wallace greenhouse at 620 Mills Rd burned from grass fire, another grass fire near Black Rd and Prairie Ave, plus an overheated City Lines bus motor at Ingalls and Center Streets drew crews.
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Robert E. Ferguson
N. Prairie Avenue
Mrs. Anna
Second Avenue
W. J. Wallace
Mills Road
Black Road
Prairie Avenue
City Lines
Ingalls
Center Streets
General Hardy to Speak at Commerce Banquet
Gen. R. E. Hardy of the Kankakee Ordnance Works will deliver the main address at the Association of Commerce banquet at the Hotel Louis Joliet on Wednesday evening.
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R. E. Hardy
Kankakee Ordnance Works
Association of Commerce
Louis Joliet
Grand jury convenes in Will County for Buldak theft case
Will County Circuit Court orders grand jury for May 1 with Circuit Clerk Paul Wunder to summon. The sole case to be heard is Stanley Buldak, 25, accused of stealing 1700 dollars from Tezak's tavern on January 21.
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Will County
Paul Wunder
Stanley Buldak
Tezak
Father of six killed in highway crash near Downers Grove
Arthur Jungwirth 36 of Joliet was killed instantly when his truck rear ended a stationary cattle truck on Cass avenue and Route 66. The DuPage county accident report notes three other vehicles involved. an inquest will be held in the county. He leaves a wife and six children.
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Arthur Jungwirth
N. Broadway
Joliet Warehouse Company
Cass Avenue
Route 66
Downer's Grove
Harold Goodlow
Lester Mosher
DuPage County
Clara Davison
Buell Avenue
Joliet
Jungwirth
Cunningham School
St. Mary's
Arthur
David
Rosemary
Leroy
Chicago
Convict stabbed by inmates at Stateville prison
Richard Holman a 29 year old inmate serving one to twenty years for larceny of an automobile was stabbed by three inmates Willard Boldt William Stewart and Lee Van Woods in the dining hall at Stateville. Holman required twelve stitches nine in the head and face and three in the abdomen. The attack followed a dispute over stolen cigarettes and guards intervened with aid arriving promptly.
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Richard Holman
Stateville Prison
Lake County
Joseph E. Ragen
Holman
Willard Boldt
Kane County
William Stewart
Cook County
Lee van Woods
Woods
Henry Konsic
Boldt
Stewart
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Floyd Olson
Olson
Bill
Wunderlich
Mr. Willkie
New York Times
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