Chemical firm plans Joliet corrugated container plant
Olin Mathieson Chemical corporation announced plans to build a Joliet corrugated shipping container plant employing about 175 locally recruited workers. The plant will produce 30 million square feet of corrugated board monthly, occupy 155000 square feet, and include a covered dock serviced by the Rock Island railroad. Production is set for early 1959.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olin
Mathieson Chemical Corporation
Joliet
Blockson Chemical Company
Robert H. Evans
Forest Products Division
DesPlaines River
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Kent Anderson
R. H. Adams
F. H. McGraw and Company
Campbell - Lowrie - Lautermilch Corporation
Cincinnati
Ohio
Equitable ambulance plan eyed by city officials
Mayor James P. Hennessy seeks coordinated ambulance service with city county and state involvement to speed aid. Fire department data show 57 calls outside city limits from Jan 1 to Apr 15, up from 27 in 1957, with eight to ten mile distances cited. Funeral directors sometimes provide service, prompting political support to end out-of-city calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Hennessy
Fire Department
Hennessy
Paul Friedrich
Fire chief probes policies to ease emergency burden
Fire Chief Harold Rasmussen is checking adjacent communities to learn their emergency response policies as the department faces overtaxing case loads and seeks relief measures.
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Harold Rasmussen
Estranged husband wounds father in law in Joliet area
Calvin Smith about 50 and Gerald Hecke Jr. 21 were struck by a .22 caliber automatic during a struggle at Smith's home in Wilmington area. Hecko, threatening Smith’s daughter Leola Hecko, was shot after attempting to seize a gun. Smith was hit in the groin. Hecko was rushed to St. Joseph's hospital, while Smith was treated in Wilmington and later x rayed at Silver Cross. Hecko’s wife Leela had filed a divorce April 9 on grounds of extreme cruelty and sought court protection. Hecko claimed job loss delayed court motion. deputy sheriff reports indicate Hecko broke into the Smith home during the incident.
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Calvin Smith
Gerald Hecke Jr
Montana Street
Chicago
Smith
Leola Hecko
Hecko
Chester Moberly
Adelmann
Wilmington
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Joliet
Leela
Robert Gerald
Moberly
Werner’s Bridge
Gerald Hecko Jr
Pongschai
St. Joseph Hospital
Barbara Barthelme
Spectator
New medical chief named for Will County
Dr. Felix Tornabene of Aurora was named health officer by the Will County Board of Health to replace Dr. L. L. Fatherree who resigns effective May 1. Tornabene, 45, a Loyola Medical School graduate with Michigan public health training, has 18 years as a regional health officer in Illinois northeastern region.
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Felix Tornabene
Aurora
Will County Board of Health
L. L. Fatherree
Earl Leimbacher
Tornabene
Loyola Medical School
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ilinois
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Joseph R. Trizna
John Dillon
Bureau of Identification
Uring Dillon
Donald Boe
Cizna
Lonnie Randolph
Trizna
Manchester
Johnny Ray Wolfe
William Wolfe Jr
Wolfes
B and J Sport
McDonough
Equitable Ambulance Plan
Walter McKay
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