Horner Shows Strength In Straw Ballot
The Spectator straw ballot shows gubernatorial hopeful Juhenry Horner leading Democratic rivals with 909 votes to Michael J. Igoe’s 417. Republican Oscar Carlstrom tops his field with J Small second, while Hjalmar Rehn leads the state attorney race with 4106 votes ahead of William R. McCabe.
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Ballyhoo
Juhenry Horner
Michael J. Igoe
Oscar Carlstrom
J. Small
Carlstrom
Spectator
Rehn
Hjalmar Rehn
William R. McCabe
Francis J. Loughran
Ro N. Blatt
Robert Haley
E . Roey
An . G. Purkhiser
E. A. Kingston
Eugene Harris
Gustaf Carlson
W. A. Roberts
Joseph T. O’neil
Landus Brannon
Anton Nemanich, Jr
Airway Markers to Be Placed on Downtown Roofs
Aviators over Joliet will see two illuminated rooftop markers guiding to the local airport. H. B. Ohlhaver the airport manager led the plan with Eugene Dinet C S Winston offering their buildings at Cass and Ottawa and North Chicago streets. Flood lights will illuminate the signs at night.
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Joliet
H. B. Ohlhaver
Eugene Dinet
C. S. Winston
Cass
Ottawa
N. Chicago
Hennessy Takes Short Vacation From Joliet Duties
Joliet Mayor William A. Hennessy took a day off yesterday to visit Chicago. His trip was partly personal and partly business related to civic affairs.
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William A. Hennessy
Joliet
Chicago
Plans to reopen Joliet National Bank move forward
Reopening plans for Joliet National Bank proceed rapidly this week as the reorganization committee announces. They hope the bank will resume operations by month’s end, though a definite date is not set.
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Joliet National Bank
Sale of Vehicle Tags Pick Up As Police Tag
Brisk sale of city license tags at city hall followed a week long drive against motorists who had not bought tags. Several hundred motorists continued to wait out the city rather than pay, but officials said police variety tags will be issued until the city license tag is obtained.
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City Hall
Joliet Drivers Labeled Bad Boys by Chicago Engineers
Chicago Motor club engineers label Joliet motorists as the Peck's Bad Boy of Motor town as survey shows widespread disregard for left turn signs red lights and heavy vehicles routing through Chicago streets. Officials plan measures to curb the alarming behavior.
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Joliet
Peck
Chicago Motor Club
Chicago St
E. J. & E. Plans to Recall 100 Men to Work Here
Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway officials are formulating a plan to recall between 50 and 100 idle workers within weeks. An authoritative source says a statement will be issued next week. The move aims to ease jobless relief in the city as the railroad has helped sustain workers during hard times.
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Elgin
Joliet
Political Wind Shows No Favor in First Test
Democrats and Republicans split honors in the first test of strength as Emmett McGuire a Democrat and James Clyde a Republican won posts as highway commissioner and school trustee. Voters prepare to nominate county and state candidates on Tuesday and elect city and high school board members tomorrow.
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Emmett McGuire
McGuire
James Clyde
Hamilton May Get County Board Post
William A. Hamilton, a defeated candidate for township highway commissioner, may be named to a vacancy on the county board of supervisors. He will be presented at the board meeting on April 25 to fill the vacancy created by the death of Clifford Rettig.
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William A. Hamilton
County Board of Supervisors
Hamilton
Clifford Rettig
Sexton and Barr Named to Lead $20 Million Relief Fund
Governor Emmerson announced William H. Sexton of Chicago and George A. Barr of Joliet as administrators of the 20 million dollar state emergency relief fund, succeeding Col. A. A. Sprague and Samuel Insull Jr. who resigned.
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Emmerson
William H. Sextion
Chicago
George A. Barr
Joliet
Col. A. A. Sprague
Samuel Insull Jr
Form Committee to Provide Work for Jobless Men
About 1 000 unemployed men in Joliet will receive summer work under the man a block project if sponsors succeed. A local committee will canvass homes to pledge funds for home and yard beautification. The plan, tested in several cities, aims to start within two to three weeks after preparatory work finishes. William J Weber is chairman with George H Jennings secretary. George Peterson Fred Smith and W H Huen are the committee members.
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Joliet
United States
William J. Weber
Harwood Post
American Soni
George H. Jennings
George Peterson
Fred Smith
W. H. Huen
Fornango Returns as Police Chief After Vacation
Chief Nicholas Fornango resumed leadership of the police department this week after a brief Hot Springs Arkansas trip with Fire Captain Andrew Pesavanto. He had been homebound for two weeks due to a severe cold before leaving.
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Nicholas Fornango
Hot Springs
Ark
Andrew Pesavanto
Fornango
Fire destroys hangar at Pontiac airport incinerating two planes
Pontiac Illinois April 7 a hangar at Pontiac airport was burned in what authorities deem an incendiary fire. Two planes were destroyed and damage is estimated at eight thousand dollars.
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Pontiac
Ill
Pontiac Airport
Will County Primary Race Heads Toward Record Turnout
Politicians in Will County and Illinois push final messages as the primary election nears Tuesday. Campaign workers, media, and voters brace for a record turnout, with returns likely late Wednesday morning after polling closes.
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Will County
Illinois
G A R Tag Day Invites Support for Joliet Encampment
More than 200 girls and women will station in the loop district to solicit funds for the Grand Army of the Republic. The drive aims to cover expenses of the 66th annual state encampment in Joliet in June, with over 3,000 attendees expected and about $20,000 in new business for Joliet.
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Loop
Grand Army of the Republic
Joliet
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