Downtown Spring Clean Up mobilizes 50 plus workers
More than 50 downtown business and professional men invaded the loop district with brooms early this morning in a Spring Clean up. In the photo the crew moves south on Chicago St with A. J. Collins and Don Weinlund mapping strategy and other officials awaiting instructions.
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Loop
Chicago St
A. J. Collins
Joliet Association of Commerce
Maps
Don Weinlund
Fowlers
Marvin Boxer
Silver Dollar
Ray Ostertag
W. T. Grant
Father Dies In Park Crash As Son Loses Control
Ralph Garcia 49 died after his son Yesidro Garcia 17 lost control of a 1952 car, struck a tree in Pilcher park near Ridge Rd. The elder man died from a fractured neck after being pinned by the windshield. the son, bruised, was treated and released. Police noted brakes seemed fine and a park ambulance transported both to Silver Cross hospital. Funeral arrangements announced.
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Pilcher Park
Ralph Garcia
N. Collins
Brlck
Lockport Township
Yesidro Garcia
Silver Cross Hospital
Paul Metzger
Young Garcia
Don Boe
Fred Breen
Don Ryan
Paul Lukanich
Astin Lewickas
Joliet Local 5011 Walkout Over Seniority Rights
About 212 members of Joliet division Local 5011 of the Communication Workers of America walked off their jobs Wednesday for five hours from 11 a m to 4 p m over unfavorable conditions and seniority rights at Illinois Bell. The stoppage ended with workers returning to their posts after union leaders planned talks on the current contract due in May and a first bargaining session arranged for April 30.
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Ilinois Bell Telephone Co
Joliet
Bennett
Illinois
Bell Toll and
Enrollment hike crisis at Joliet grade schools
Dr. John English reports overcrowding in Joliet area schools Marycrest Taft and possibly Eliza Kelly with 9,612 projected pupils next year. Budget adds teachers but no new buildings. six options to handle overflow discussed at last night’s board meeting.
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Joliet
John English
Eliza Kelly
Marycrest
Taft
English
Joliet Transit Strike Talks Reach Fifth Session
Joliet City Lines representatives and Local 228 of the Amalgamated Association met after 11 a m to settle the bus operators and mechanics strike. James P. Hennessy urged an accord for the good of the community as about 50 business and civic leaders watched.
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Joliet City Lines
James P. Hennessy
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