Downey double-dipping pay abuses eyed by McCabe
William R. McCabe attacks Representative Harold Downey for holding two public jobs and drawing about 5000 a year in combined pay. He questions Downey's value to the party and endorses Ruth Brannon as a superior nominee to counter the risk to Illinois and local Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Downey
Democrats
Springfield
Downey
House
Joliet Township
Izvoo
Illinois
Jainst
Democratic
Qar
Time Magazine
United States
Scott Lucas
Paul Douglas
Lucas
Luc
Easter sunrise service planned at Bel-Air theater
Drive-in Easter sunrise service planned for Easter Sunday 6 to 7 am at the Bel-Air outdoor theater six miles north of Joliet on Route 66A. A 12 foot platform will hold a 28 foot cross and a canopy with He is Risen in lights. Dr Theodore W. Anderson, world church delegate and president of the Evangelical Mission Covenant Churches, will deliver the message with a 65 voice Will County Rural chorus. Participants include several local pastors and Rev William M. Shepard as publicity chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bel-Air
Joliet
Will County
Theodore W. Anderson
Amsterdam
Holland
World Council of Churches
University of Chicago
Anderson
Europe
Africa
Alaska
United States
Evangelical Mission Covenant Churches of America
Will County Rural Chorus
W. Arthur Eneix
Will County Farm and Home Bureau
University of Illinois
Milton Heitzman
Congregational Church of
Lockport
A. A. Sorenson
Gospel Temple
Robert A. Mulligan
Richards Street
Grundy county treasurer candidate Silas Johnson profiles
The Spectator presents candidate Silas Johnson for Grundy county treasurer on the Republican ticket. The 54 year old farm operator has a long record in teaching business and agriculture including World War I service and various civic affiliations. Also listed are other county treasurer and clerk candidates: John Errietta and Lawrence Manning for treasurer and Nels P. Nelson and Roger Asining for clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spectator
Grundy
Silas
Si) Johnson
Pleasant View Academy
Ottawa
Ill
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Johnson
Northwestern University
la Salle Extension University School of
Havana
Montgomery Ward and Company
Phoenix Manufacturing Company
Joliet
France
Germany
American Legion
40 and 8 Society
Veterans For Foreign Wars
Military Order of the Coolies
Boy Scouts
Saratoga County
Grundy County
John Errietta
Lawrence Manning
Nels P. Nelson
Roger Asining
Child Unhurt After Hitting Auto Near Collins and Liberty
Mrs. Mabel Cramer reports a small girl ran into her car near Collins and Liberty streets. The child was not injured according to the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Cramer
Liberty Street
Collins and
Liberty Streets
Alaska job seekers warned by Illinois official
William G. Boyd of the Joliet Illinois State Employment Service relayed a telegram from Alaska warning workers not to move there. The message notes scarce jobs except for a few nurses and engineers and cites governor and union officials advising against relocation. Alaska’s main industries show no year round work, prompting Boyd to urge would be migrants to check openings first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
William G. Boyd
Illinois State Employment Service
Joliet
City Employment Service
Fairbanks
R. E. Sheldon
Employment Security Commission of Alaska
Boyd
YMCA sets June drive goal of 1560 dollars
The YMCA world service committee set a 1560 dollar goal for its June annual fund drive. Dr. Gayle Hufford, chairman, led a noon meeting reviewing last year’s 1500 dollar campaign results. Members present included Rev. J. A. Goeken, E. A. Anderson, George Endress, Charles Paton, Paul Sandberg, John B. Anderson III and Champe J. Stoakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca World Service Committee
Gayle Hufford
World Service Committee
Rev
J. A. Goeken
E. A. Anderson
George Endress
Charles Paton
Paul Sandberg
John B. Anderson III
Champe J. Stoakes
YMCA
Stoakes
Woman Knocked Down Then Runs From Scene
A woman was knocked down and fled before she could park her car, leaving authorities to investigate the incident and identify the driver involved.
Red Cross misses goal by $10,000 in Will County drive
The Will County Red Cross annual drive collected 43100 toward a 53800 goal. Executive secretary Mrs Olga Wilkey urged timely reports from towns and industries and asked uncontacted residents in Joliet and the county to send contributions to Red Cross headquarters at 155 Scott Street amid nationwide spring disaster strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will County
Red Cross
Olga Wilkey
Wilkey
Joliet
Scott Street
William T Wiggins dies at 1013 Madison Street
William T. Wiggins died this morning at his home 1013 Madison Street Lockport. Survived by wife Nellie three daughters Mrs Violet Biggs of Chicago Mrs Gladys Newbold and Mrs Mable Gasty of Lockport a son Lloyd Wiggins in the U S Navy and five grandchildren. Born in Sparta Tennessee he lived in Lockport eight years and was an engineer at Heggie Boiler works. Funeral Saturday at 2 pm Goodale Funeral Home Lockport with Rev Ralph Blatt officiating burial in Lockport City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. Wiggins
Madison Street
Lockport
Wiggins
Nellie
Violet Biggs
Chicago
Gladys Newbold
Mable Gasty
Lloyd Wiggins
U. S. Navy
Bismark
N. C
Sparta
Tenn
Heggie
Goodale
Ralph Blatt
First Baptist Church
Lockport City Cemetery
Sleeping visitor dies on kitchen floor
Frank Sablatura, 58, of 568 Elwood Street died yesterday afternoon while sleeping on the kitchen floor of Andrew Konolicko, 701 Garnsey Avenue. The visitor arrived about 2 p.m. complained of fatigue, slept, and was found unresponsive around 7:30 p.m. Coroner Willard to determine cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sablatura
Elwood Street
Andrew Konolicko
Garnsey Avenue
Konolicko
Sablatura
Willard
State auditors warn unclaimed World War veterans bonuses
Springfield holds 590 000 in undelivered bonuses for 121 World War I and 125 World War II veterans. Owners moved without updating addresses, delaying about 50 000 in checks. Veterans Francis E. Bigen, a Brady, and Ralph L. Strasser remain unlocated. Change of address affidavits available in Springfield and Chicago offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Benjamin O. Cooper
State Auditor of Public Accounts
Collins Street
Joliet
State Capitol
Chicago
W. Randolph Street
AWOL Soldier Surrenders After Deserter Admission
Orval Cooney a 24 year old AWOL soldier surrendered after telling Acting Captain Malloy he was a deserter from the United States army. He sought lodging at the police station and admitted absent without leave from his California post. Army officers at San Diego have been informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orval Cooney
Malloy
United States Army
Cooney
California
Joliet
San Diego
Calif
Weather predictor bartender found dead in three hours
Blood said the man had been dead three hours. A former bartender for George Martis, the deceased was known in the neighborhood for predicting weather by sky gazing on days after certain holidays.
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George Martis
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William R. McCabe
S. J. Johnson
William Wiggins
Judy
Matthew Jurich
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