City Police Ordered To Purchase Uniforms
Forty nine members of the Joliet police department must have new uniforms by September 1 under an order from the police and fire board. The garb includes 18 ounce blue serge trousers coats and overcoats with 14 ounce trousers for summer. Motorcycle patrolmen wear reinforced whipcord trousers and puttees, with blue shirts and blue or black ties.
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Joliet
Police and Fire Board
Motocycle
Fornango
Chicago
Chicago Pair Admit Forging Checks Here
Chicago police hold Irene Gonterman and Fred Burke who admit cashing stolen checks from a Chicago Motor Club burglary last May. They forged the checks at Joliet businesses on July 20 and implicated Leo Campbell. Otto Klima admits the burglary and names Hank Capsack. Checks bore the name Peter Bell and were cashed at Joliet Wine and Liquor Co Alligator Inn Miller and Singer Al Schweitzer Tavern Tru Value Dress Shop The Dimas Restaurant and Community Liquor store.
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Chicago
Chicago Motor Club
Irene Gonterman
Fred Burke
Joliet
Leo Campbell
Otto Klima
Hank Capsack
Joliet Wine and Liquor Co
Alligator Inn
Miller and Singer
al Schweitzer Tavern
Tru-Value Dress Shop
Dimas
Peter Bell
Damage Suit Filed In Circuit Court Over Auto Crash
Four plaintiffs sue Joseph Glen Montgomery and Russell Crosby in circuit court seeking a total of 35 500 for injuries and vehicle damage from a June 29 crash at routes 45 and 52. Harry Smith seeks 10 000 for injuries and 500 for car damage. Patricia Smith and Clifford Lindsey request 10 000 each. Bertha Lindsey asks 5 000. The complaint accuses Crosby of negligence and notes painful permanent injuries.
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Joseph Glen Montgomery
Russell Crosby
Harry Smith
Patricia Smith
Clifford Lindsey
Bertha Lindsey
Crosby
Montgomery
Smith
Police Chief’s Wife Breaks Fingers in Door Incident
Mrs. Fred Lindner, wife of Lockport’s police chief, suffered broken fingers when an automobile door slammed on her hand last night. Dr. Roberts treated her injuries.
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Fred Lindner
Lockport
Dr. Roberts
Bottle accident injures Dorothy Sweedler in Manhattan
Miss Dorothy Sweedler daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Sweedler of Manhattan severed an artery in her right arm when she fell on a milk bottle in the yard early this morning. Sister Ruth Sweedler a nurse stopped the bleeding as she was rushed to Brannon Memorial hospital for emergency operation. Dr Landus Brannon said she should recover barring complications due to timely sister assistance. Two men reported wallet thefts while swimming at Michigan beach last night Clarence Dunbar and Lon Leach.
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Dorothy Sweedler
Charles Sweedler
Manhattan
Ruth Sweedler
Brannon Memorial Hospital
Landus Brannon
Miss Sweedler
Brannon
Michigan Beach
Clarence Dunbar
Davison Street
Lon Leach
New Lenox
Local motorists Pay Fines at Police Headquarters
Several drivers settled traffic fines at the police headquarters. Names listed include Thomas E. Nally of 615 Dover Street, Elmer Margraf, Micheion Wiset, J. A. Lyons Jr of 1408 Newton Avenue, Elmer Steftes of 700 Mason Avenue, and Gladys Jackson of 215 Hunter Avenue.
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Thomas E. Nally
Dover Street
Elmer Margraf
T . el
Micheion Wiset
J. A
West Park Front
Lyons, Jr
Newton Avenue
Elmer Steftes
Mason Avenue
Gladys Jackson
Hunter Avenue
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Syric
Court House
Texaco & Goodrich Products
Washington St
S. Side ‘Court House
Dick Lumley
Mgr
Don Manuelo
Woodruff Hotel
Paul Schoene
Chicago ST
Son
Arch Shoes
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