Joliet City Campaign Nears Vote In Heavy Balloting
Last minute meetings mark a bid for re election by Mayor William A Hennessy and four commissioners led by Robert H Wraith Samuel E Shepley William A Lennon and Police Magistrate John J Nicholson The mayor faces George T Jones master mechanic at Illinois Steel in a pivotal race The incumbents tout reduced city debt and improved safety and services as election day nears Published as campaign notes with reference to day light saving time and continued on Page 18
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Joliet
William A. Hennessy
Robert H. Wraith
Samuel E. Shepley
William A.lennon
John J. Nicholson
Hennessy
George T. Jones
Illinois Steel Colny
Jones
Wraith and Shepley
David Emery
Martin Whalen
Lennon
Emery
Whalen
Wraith
Shepley
Report Blast Furnaces to Be Dismantled Soon
Circulating city reports say plans are under way to dismantle the blast furnaces at the Joliet Illinois Steel plant. Three bidding wrecking firms are said to be competing. Company officials in Chicago refuse to discuss the Joliet plant at this time. In the past three years the Joliet plant employed only a few workers after larger staffing previously topped 3,500.
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Illinois Steel Company
Chicago
Joliet
Little Girl Seeks Lost Dog Bunny
Four year old Joan Barthelme of 201 Seeser street has cried all week after her pet dog Bunny wandered away last Sunday. Bunny is small and white with two black ears black eyes and a black spot near the tail. She will thank whoever returns him.
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Joan Barthelme
Bunny
Seeser Street
Joan
Kiwanis Plane Contest Opens to Youth Entrants
Kiwanis announces entry rules for a model airplane contest inviting any person under 21 to submit blanks by May 10. Contestants must build and fly their own models with limited exceptions for wire fittings wheels and propellers. Trial flights and official flights are scheduled, and rule violations may lead to disqualification.
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Kiwanis Club
Easter Parade to Feature Colorful Joliet Fashion
Local merchants forecast a lively Joliet Easter parade on April 21 with families of all sizes joining in. Shoppers already fill area stores as spring fashion trends rise, spotlighting new fabrics like faille taffeta and gros.
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Joliet
Ottawa Judge Grants Stay Until Next Month
Judge Robert Larkin of Ottawa issued a stay of execution for Fred Gerner Arthur Thielen and John Hauff a few hours before their scheduled electric chair date. The stay extends the sentence to May 10 while attorneys pursue a appeal to the state supreme court for a new trial. Relatives left the prison as warden and staff awaited word from Springfield amid high tension at the facility.
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Fred Gerner
Arthur Thielen
Robert Larkin
Awa
Gerner
Thielen
John Hauff
la Salle
Supreme Court
No Fans In Joliet Ban Grows To Dancers Too
Joliet city health commissioner Robert H. Wraith orders a ban on nude dancing in taverns and instructs police chief Nicholas J. Fornango to patrol venues for obscene performances. The push targets “disgraceful” shows seen by youth and married men, saying fan dancing has become a revenue driver for certain taverns.
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Joliet
Robert H. Wraith
Public Health and Safety
Wraith
Nicholas J. Fornango
The
Seek Brains Bid For Death Row Brains at Joliet
Dr Paul Schroeder state criminologist requested post mortem brain study of three condemned men John Hauff Charles Gerner and Arthur Thielen from Joliet prison after a Ottawa bank robbery in which a man died Permission from relatives was required and Warden George Sehring said efforts to obtain consent were underway
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Joliet
John Hauff
Chicago
Charles Gerner
Arthur Thielen
Rockford
Ottawa
Paul Schroeder
George Sehring
Dr. Schroeder
Election set for two school and two high school board seats
Voters will cast a record vote Saturday to elect two public school board members and two high school board members. Incumbents L. C. Stephens and George P. Wardley seek reelection to the high school board with Willard Carey on the ballot. West side candidates for the public school board are Frank J. Limacher and William D. Hickey. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the high school building and Broadway school.
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L. C. Stephens
George P. Wardley
Willard Carey
West Side
Frank J. Limacher
Raub Street
William D. Hickey
Raynor Avenue
Hickey
Limacher
Broadway School
Clean City Drive to Open With Parade Next Saturday
Joliet sets its annual clean up and paint up week to begin next Saturday April 20 with a parade of school children Boy Scouts and the junior fire department drill patrol under the direction of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Cooperation from local groups is invited to ensure the week’s success.
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Joliet
Fire Department
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Alten
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WM. A. Hennessy
O Aid
Wullemauil
Gerner and
P. T. Lupton
Frank D. Whipp
Springfield
Windup
Clean City Drive
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