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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
4
Opening tonight at Theodore and Raynor avenue in the canvas stadium a new Derby show attracts Joliet spectators with acrobatic stunts and acts. Described as a sensational European one-fall classic the entertainment will run nightly.
The piece argues national leaders must act early, then shifts to Joliet politics praising Mayor Jones for reducing municipal debt. It credits licensing and liquor taxes for budget gains, while noting prior saloon closures under earlier mayors and criticizing opponents. It links liquor revenue to fiscal progress and social effects.
The city council decided to award the contract to Powers-Thompson Construction, with E. H. Swenson submitting the bid. State funds will finance Jefferson Street paving from Bluff to Center with concrete and the track switch west of Center with asphalt, and the Jefferson Street Bridge will receive non skid resurfacing along with other bridges except Ruby Street, at a later date.
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