Urban renewal plan outlined by Urbana leaders
Mayor James P. Hennessy backs urban renewal with multi million support from URA. A Sears booklet explains terms like slums and blight and cites citywide impact numbers. Federal grants via URA FHA and PHA fund planning and housing programs to reduce decay and raise municipal revenues.
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James P. Hennessy
Urbana Renewal Administration
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Sears, Roebuck and Company
U. S
Sears
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Urban Renewal Administration
URA
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Public Housing Administration
PHA
Realtors Observe Anniversary Week in Joliet Will County
Joliet Will County Board of Realtors marks Realtor Week April 13 to 19 to celebrate the golden anniversary of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. Mayor James P. Hennessy issued a proclamation. Lawrence Baskerville chairs the local observance. The Build America Better program targets blight and slums, offering civic and business leadership nationwide.
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Joliet-Will County
Plan for northeast Joliet storm sewer project
City Manager Chester B. Lewis announced a future storm sewer plan to serve several northeast Joliet properties and the iron removal plant drainage at an estimated cost of 70 000 dollars. Poor drainage from a cave‑in of the current sewer has caused basement flooding during rain.
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Joliet
Chester B. Lewis
Run Through Sign Cited Driver in Benton Street Collision
Otto Rockenbach, 56, of 309 Benton Street, was cited by city police yesterday for failure to yield at Collins and Benton streets, causing an accident with no injuries reported.
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Otto Rockenbach
Benton Street
Collins
Benton Streets
GOP and Democrats Plan County Conventions Monday Night
Republicans meet in the circuit court room to elect officers and delegates to the Springfield GOP convention. Will County Central committee chairman C C H Peterson seeks re election. Democrats name a chairman who will appoint officers with Meehan expected to be re elected and eight vice chairmen serving.
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Circuit Court Room
Springfield
Cc. H. Peterson
Printing Company
Will County
Republican Central Committee
GOP
J. Elmer Swansbro
Bernard Vercellotti
A. H. Krusemark
Donald Tracy
John L. Jevitt
Democrats
Leo J. Meehan
Wills County
Democratic Central Committee
Meehan
W. Edwin Long
Robert McKeand
James Lapikas
Forest preserves set to open May 1 across Will County
Will County Forest Preserve announces gates will open May 1 with facilities repaired and refreshed for summer. Recreation sites include McKinley Woods Conroy Island Channahon Hammel Woods Troy Legion Park Lockport Messenger Woods Homer Van Horne Woods Mokena Gerdes Woods Wilton Center Raccoon Grove Monee Plum Grove Crete. Joseph Zalar serves as board president and residents commend ongoing upkeep through letters to the board.
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Will County
Edward Liberty
Forest Preserve Board
Jonmn le
van Horne
Mokena
Gerdes Woods
Wilton Center
Raccoon Grove
Monee
Plum Grove
Crete
Joseph Zalar
Town Hall forum on employment in Will County area
A Sunday forum at Washington Junior High will discuss the employment situation in Will County. The program at 8 p.m. features Albert Kryns of U.S. Steel Workers, James Keck of Joliet Chamber of Commerce, and others with Harry Levien moderating.
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Town Hall Forum
Will County
Weington Junior High School
Harry Leinenweber
James Keck
Donald Nepote
Washington
Ley Yuccas
Illinois
Albert Kryns
U. S. Steel Workers
Entive
Joliet
Ciation of Commerce
Harry Levienw
Joliet Council Approves Experimental Parking Plan
The Joliet city council adopted a resolution authorizing an experimental restrictive parking plan on three blocks between May 5 and 31. George Clare of the Joliet Parking Commission noted opposition and said there were no written objections. The plan reopens spots on Jefferson Street from the waterway to street, Scott Street from Jefferson to Cass, and on Street from the waterway to street, with free parking in many downtown or publicly owned lots.
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Yeste
Jolietst
George Clare
Joliet
Peared
Ann Ulrich
Jefferson St
Scott Street
Jerson
Cass Street
Sewage Plant Bills Halted as Engineer Firm Scrutinized
City council withholds 1576.98 payment to Consoer Townsend and Associates for the new sewage plant after reports the facility never functioned properly. A representative must explain with a satisfactory plan before future payments resume.
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Consoer, Townsend and Associates
Chicago
Consoer
Townsend
Paul Brumund
Arthur Consoer
City Commissioner Receives Letter From A Sorry Boy
Edward J. Daniel, then a city commissioner, received a note from a boy who enclosed a dollar as payment for a street light he claimed to have broken. Daniel misplaced the letter in his briefcase and turned it over to the city treasurer yesterday.
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Edward J. Daniel
Undefined notice fragment for 1940 postal service record
Fragmentary OCR item mentions October 1 1940 and Post Office with unclear place and March 8 1897. No complete event or names to establish a full news item.
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Hainois
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