27 Apr 1934
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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1934
Page
1
The piece questions the cost of voting machines and primaries, cites Wigmore and Maryland, notes machines’ speed and accuracy, and urges caution on federal spending. It contrasts government aid with taxpayers’ burden, pointing to Britain’s surplus and tax relief proposals.
The weekly column in The Spec tator highlights Joliet merchants offers. Read pages for the latest shopping items and store news featured in this issue.
City officials discuss whether to place daylight time on the ballot as residents remain divided. Mayor Hennessy and council members weigh a special election amid costs and potential non adoption with standard time persisting if no vote is held. The Will County Trades and Labor Council opposes fast time while the Association of Commerce favors daylight time and some local businesses plan to align with it.
The Spectator outlines Friday afternoon deliveries by carrier boys who collect five cents monthly from each home. Boys are authorized to collect with an identification card and may keep all money collected from their customers.
Doctor W. M. Struzynski, a local physician, took up flying three years ago after friends urged him for a decade. He found air travel thrilling and safe, noting the sport changed his life after forty milestones. He recalls fearing flight before his first trip.
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