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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1931
Page
14
The Spectator notes Samuel Shepley will assume duties May 4. He won the primary and general elections by a wide margin, tallying 13,209 votes. Known as Service to the Public Sam, Shepley and his wife and son Joe reside at 105 John Street.
William A. Hennessy, known as Bill, a lifelong Joliet resident, was police chief from 1915 and later a city commissioner. He and his wife live at 121 Comstock Street with four sons William James Robert and Raymond and daughter Helen. Married daughters are Mrs. George Pubentz Mrs. William Anson and Mrs. John Maloney.
Robert Wraith polled 9 752 votes and, though never holding office, is seen as likely to become commissioner of the public health and safety department. He lives at 711 Glennwood Avenue with his wife and daughter Betty Jane and belongs to Harwood Post of the American Legion.
David J. Emery, born in Joliet in 1873, was re elected as commissioner. He lives at 210 Farragut Place with daughters Evelyn and Elizabeth while another daughter Dorothy Moss resides on Reedwood Drive. Emery has long political service including years as chief of police and heads accounts and finance.
John J. Nicholson nicknamed Jack was re elected to the Joliet Police Magistrate position a post he has held for fourteen years Born in Bloomington he has been a Joliet resident for fifty one years Nicholson served four terms as alderman He lives at 59 Parks Avenue with his wife daughter Hazel and son Raymond Also listed are two other married sons Edward and Lawrence both residents of Joliet.
Joliet High School R O T C cadet Alburn Smith captured the gold medal in the individual drill at a Waukegan meet with Joliet Waukegan and Evanston. Evanston placed second and Waukegan third as Fort Sheridan judges evaluated three cadets per school. Joliet’s unit under Col. Wiley Howells and Cadet Major Robert Arthurs lost the platoon drill by a narrow margin. Business notes report eight home sales in six days and Chicago galleries hold at least five Rembrandt paintings.
The Spectator straw vote correctly foretold the election held Tuesday naming mayor Hen nessy and commissioners Shepley and Wraith as top finishers. It matched the actual results for three offices, but wrongly predicted Whalen and Emery who were elected.
Martin J. Whalen, longtime Joliet resident and former alderman, is expected to take charge of the water department. He came from Poughkeepsie and ran a South Chicago street blacksmith shop before moving into the automobile business. He lives at 705 South Ottawa with son Edward and daughter Mary. another son Joseph and his wife live on North Raynor Avenue.
The St Francis Academy class of 1929 alumni hold the Blossom Time frolic on May 1 at Electric Park Plainfield. Miss Helen Wilson chairs the committee with assistants Louise Grewenig Gertrude Nielen Margaret Voitik Mary Evelyn Foster Teresa Ference and Marie Parthun invited friends of the Alumnae to attend.
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