Illinois voting laws lag behind New York and Missouri
The author argues Illinois election machinery hinders absentee ballots for soldiers, unlike New York and Missouri where a simple request starts a ballot. He blames Governor Green and partisan battles, noting GOP leadership supported easier voting elsewhere and faulting Illinois for delays and complex notarization requirements.
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William R. McCabe
New York Times
Illinois
New York
Missouests
Missouri
Green
Chicago Tribune
Roosevelt
Joliet Tax Rise Boosts City Funds by About 50000
The morning announcement says higher property valuations in Joliet township lift city operating funds by about 50000 this year over 1943. The corporate fund gains 20000 while garbage collection loses 1000. street and bridge fund totals 10000. garbage funding no longer needs corporate aid of about 9500. corporate fund ends up roughly 20000 above prior expectations.
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Joliet Township
City of
Joliet
Water Department
Silver Cross School of Nursing graduation set with services
Silver Cross hospital announces the graduation of 24 senior nursing students. A baccalaureate service is Sunday at Willow Avenue Presbyterian Church at 8 pm with Rev. George B. Olson delivering Somebody Cares. Commencement follows a week later at First Baptist Church with Rev. Ralph Po_bintt giving On The Job. Director Alta Leonard will present graduates including Elizabeth Banker and Loretta Bass among others from Illinois and Connecticut.
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Silver Cross Hospital School of Nursing
Willow Avenue Presbyterian Church
George B. Olson
First Baptist Church
Clinton Street
Mastern Avenue
Ralph Po Bintt
Alta Leonard
Elizabeth Banker
Williamiantic
Conn
Loretta Bass
Bradley
Anabel Blenkenship
Marcella Burke
Ottawa
Molly Jo Eichhorn
Anamosa
Nancy Franke
Plainfield, Ill
Doris Gordon
Decorah
Margaret Hahnenstein
Joliet
Jean Heiser
Lucille Hill
Leland, T
Virginia Ing
Altrusa Receives Charter In Joliet Dinner
The Altrusa club of Joliet welcomed new members at a Hotel Louis Joliet dinner meeting last night as Dr. Nina Calhoun of Dallas presented the club charter to Florence Chalstrom. The event marked the foundation of Altrusa International 27 years ago with visiting civic leaders in attendance.
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Altrusa Club
Joliet
Louis Joliet
Nina Calhoun
Dallas
Tex
Altrusa
Florence Chalstrom
Altrusa International
Girl Bitten by Dog While Riding Past Neighbor
Dolores Marie Plarske, 10, of 218 Iowa Avenue told police yesterday a dog owned by Warren Ballard, 614 Second Avenue, bit her on the leg as she rode by on a bicycle. Ballard was ordered to keep the dog tied up for 14 days.
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Dolores Marie Plarske
Iowa Avenue
Warren Ballard
Second Avenue
Ballard
Darre
Scrap paper haul from Joliet Post Office for war use
Three tons of scrap paper saved over three months at Joliet post office were hauled away by truck to be manufactured into cartons for packing war goods. The salvage is awarded to the highest bidder each quarter, with yearly totals ranging from one to three tons.
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Joliet
Injured Man Falls From Milk House on Local Farm
Charles Nieland age 61 of 606 Gardner Street fell from a milk house he was building on a farm east of Frankfort yesterday afternoon. He sustained an ankle injury and was taken to Silver Cross Hospital where his condition was reported as good.
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Charles Nieland
Gardner Street
Frankfort
Silver Cross Hospital
Holdman Held for Hit Run Investigation
Everett Munro, 43, of 118 Mills Road, is held by the sheriff after two auto accidents the previous night, one a hit and run involving G. K. Spiers of Lockport. A later call reported Don Cerato’s car struck. Munro was jailed. Miss Mary Anders, 32, of Orland Park, was injured in a separate collision on Route 6.
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Everett Munro
Mills Road
Sheriff's Office
Munro
G. K. Spiers
Hughes Street
Lockport
East Jefferson
Collings Street
Charles Gallich
Richards Street
Don Cerato
Mary Anders
Orland
Bark
Silver Cross
U. S. Route 6
New Lenox Road
Mokena
Kohl
Miss Anders
Local man recovers lost $41 from cousin
John McCarthy of 251 E Jackson street lost $41 in currency last Friday. After days of searching he learned the money was found at Ford Hopkins and returned by a cashier who directed him to an upstairs office where his cousin Joe Gleason kept the bills.
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John McCarthy
E. Jackson Street
Ford Hopkins
McCarthy
Joe Gleason
Plainfield Road
Pvt Joseph Etheridge stationed at Camp Butner with family
Pvt Joseph Etheridge former Majestic theater manager now with the quartermaster corps at Camp Butner North Carolina. His wife and their three children Jerry Don and Judy live at 603 Parks Avenue. Leland Airs who formerly managed an East Peoria theater succeeds him here.
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Joseph Etheridge
Majestic Theater
Camp Butner
N. C
Quartermaster Corps
Jerry
Don
Judy
Parks Avenue
Leland Airs
East Peoria
Pvt
Etheridge
Weather Outlook With Prolonged Clouds And Showers
Light showers have persisted all day and are expected to end this evening. No sun to dry streets or ground. Tomorrow looks cloudy with cool temperatures continuing.
Tragedy Touches Mokena Spectator Ranks
Funeral services for Lee Lloyd Warning were held Tuesday afternoon in Mokena after he died from an accidental shooting at his bar Saturday evening. Lee, 12, was the only child of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Warning of Mokena and had worked as a special carrier for a year. He is survived by his uncle Tec Sgt Marshall Mueller of Eli Island who has served in England the past year.
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Lee
Mokena
Lloyd Warning
M Kena
Marshall Mueller
Eli Island
England
Barge interests urge against irrigation water use
Lachlan Macleay of the Mississippi River Valley association warned Joliet Propeller Club that western states seeking water for irrigation could lower river levels, threatening navigability. He cited Fort Peck dam influence on the Missouri and urged preserving postwar merchant marine and river vessels instead of scrapping them.
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Inland Waterway
Lachlan Macleay
Mississippi River Valley Association
Joliet Propeller Club
Macleay
Fort Peck
Congress
Ohio
Missouri
Arkansas
Army
United States
New Joliet Fire Captain Promoted After Exams
Vincent Stewart of 601 Cornelia Street is named the new Joliet fire captain replacing retired Captain John Heft of 506 Jersey Avenue. Stewart has been with the Joliet department since 1927 and became lieutenant in 1937. Harry Baher becomes lieutenant filling Stewart vacancy. Lieutenant George Metz 408 Parks Avenue is next in line for captaincy. Metz joined in 1928 and became lieutenant in 1937.
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Vincent Stewart
Cornelia Street
John Heft
Jersey Avenue
Stewart
Joliet
Fire Department
Harry Meyers
George Metz
Parks Avenue
Metz
Harry Baher
Capt
Baker
S. Williams
Local Demos choose head for Will County Central Committee
Democrats of Will County plan a meeting at 8 p.m. Monday at the Elks Building 155 N. Scott Street to elect a chairman and other officers for the Democratic County Central Committee. Candidates include John G. Uremoine, seven year precinct 29 committeeman and former treasurer, and Michael Kowalski, 15 year seventh precinct committeeman. Delegates to the State convention will also be chosen. Each precinct committeeman will have one vote for each Democratic ballot in the primary test week.
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Democratic County Central Committee
Will County
Elks
N. Scott
John G. Uremoine
Michael Kowalski
Uremovne
County Central Committee
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Mr. Lowrey
Holdman
Camp
Butner
Lee Lloyd
Macteau
Montana
Missouri River
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