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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1931
Page
3
Sixth grade pupils will compete in the first semi final next Thursday at 7 pm from Station WCLS. The Spectator backs the event with medals for top finishers and specials for best performers within each grade from Catholic and public schools.
Joliet voters head to the polls next Tuesday to elect a mayor four commissioners and a police magistrate. Observers predict a record turnout and one of the closest mayoral and commissioner contests in years.
The Spectator will air election returns the night of April 21 starting 5 PM on WCLS and continuing to 8 PM, then on WKBB until results are in. Unlike the crowded primary, Tuesday’s race has 12 candidates, with news flashes and brief talks by winners interspersed.
Residents are urged to contact Frances Wright at 120 Leach Avenue phone 1719 R for news notes about Frances social events and Wright items of interest. Other named residents include Kenneth Wood 602 Sterling Avenue Owen Johnson and Louis Larsen.
L. M. Rubens has returned from Battle Creek Michigan lighter by 14 pounds after a visit said to be aimed at losing weight. The piece notes various local personalities and humorous anecdotes including birthdays, habits, and plans around town.
A Joliet citizens committee led by Frederick W. Woodruff reports rapid fundraising for relief of unemployed families. By press time the drive has raised 27305 dollars as 2500 plus households face hardship. donations can be mailed to Woodruff at the First National Bank.
The Spectator straw vote forecast closed April 16 at noon. It reflects readers’ opinions for candidates and is not a prediction of election outcome. The process aimed fairness and unbiased results from ballots cast by supporters across areas.
An anxious reader urges the editor to restore the Advice to the Love Lorn department. The editor replies that if more letters arrive, the feature will be reinstated to please readers.
West Park residents are urged to share news with Cath arine Bisset at 309 Cherry Street. Mrs L A Stansbury hosted a Tuesday luncheon for six, an informal gathering at her Willow Avenue home. Miss Artis Mapps and Miss Vera Milles hosted a senior party with bunco and music.
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