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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1932
Page
3
In Joliet a Dutch lunch party features raw meat sandwiches enjoyed by some, while a traffic dispute ends with a car release after a crowd gathers. A veteran politician visits a resort to woo voters, faces opposition, and exits in a heated, crude scene labeled as politics.
Rotarians will nominate candidates for club offices at a Tuesday noon Y M C A luncheon caucus. Officers to be elected at the April 28 annual meeting include president vice president secretary treasurer two directors and sergeant at arms. The top two caucus votegetters may be nominated from the floor at the club meeting. Term starts July 1.
Employment in Joliet rises sharply after a period of stagnation as reports from the Illinois free employment bureau indicate a marked increase in hiring during the past month. The data highlight improvement in unemployment relief efforts and local labor demand.
In March the bureau notes marked improvement in the men’s division and expects continued rise through summer. Most gains are credited to a farmers’ labor call. a man a block work campaign is planned to begin soon to alleviate the dull season.
W H Rompel young men division secretary of Joliet will head local delegates to the state young mens conference in Springfield this Sunday and Monday. Rev Rolland W Schloerb pastor of Hyde Park Baptist church will lead the conference.
A father and son exchange a wry joke about laps and aging. The dialogue implies playful self deprecation and a sly joke about bodily changes without specific events or individuals.
Joliet Township High School plans a puppet version of the Mikado with 30 puppets and 20 puppeteers guided by E B Brockett and Mrs Esther Richardson. The production features principal roles by La Verne Charlstrom as the Mikado Owen McBride as Nanki Poo and C O Burden as Ko Ko with a large puppeteered cast.
A Knights of Pythias ceremony honoring founder Justice H Rathbone will be held Sunday afternoon at Pilcher park. Committees cover music transportation speakers and tree planting, with members named including Floyd Olson A W Bayliss J Airs and many others.
Col. J. E. Morrison as receiver for Joliet Trust and Savings bank again appeals to depositors to file regulatory claims for checking and savings accounts. Deposits used as offsets against indebtedness must also be filed and approved by the court to be recognized.
Hans Swabods, a 20 year old German youth, built a Cologne cathedral replica from headless matches over three years. The model toured New York and now plays at the Rialto theater, aiming to fund study at an architecture school in Germany.
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