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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1931
Page
8
Director Dan Fargo ruled Charles Wheeler was a junior, reversing an initial seniors victory in the high school inter class track meet. Final tally showed juniors ahead by one point after Wheeler’s point for the juniors changed the result from 54 to 53 percent in their favor.
City vote by mail in the past two weeks yielded 5 047 for mayor 17 962 for commissioner and 4 398 for police magistrate. The Spectator straw vote aligned with readers in nine places on a 12 ticket. Retiring Mayor Geo F Sehring and Commissioner William C Strohm were honored at a farewell chicken dinner with 44 attendees and speeches by Leonard Lyons and others.
The Joliet straw vote shows a tight contest with no decisive leaders except Shepley in the commissioner race and Nicholson for police magistrate. Martin Whalen trails by 81 votes from Emery and Wraith lags by 105 votes behind the second place.
William D. Hickey was elected president of the city school board succeeding J. Fred Mowat who was not re elected. John B. Brennan became vice president and Dale Nicholson secretary. Albert Odenthal Dale Nicholson and Harold Newton were seated as the new board members at the reorganizational meeting.
A lively critique of Cakes and Ale lauds Somerset Maugham for his sardonic realism. The piece highlights Rosie the barmaid and Driffield as central figures, praising the novel’s sharp irony and narrative voice. It notes the book’s popularity as a bestseller and recommends it to readers who enjoy Maugham’s style.
Anne Green authors a charming book about the Douglas family who move from the south to Paris. The tale contrasts old American simplicity with Parisian sophistication as Catherine navigates a hectic, lively life amid her father’s complicated affairs.
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