States Attorney Hjalmar Rehn Sets Early Work Pace
States Attorney Hjalmar Rehn rises at 5:30 each morning and arrives before 7. He keeps a dilapidated pen holder as a lucky desk talisman. Rehn, 43, has held public office since 1912, lives in Parther park area, and recalls the 1926 murder trial of Deputy Warden Peter N. Kline as a standout case.
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Rehn
States Attroney
Parther Park
Pilcher Park
North Woods
Minnesota
Lake Superior Forest Preserve
Northwestern University Law School
Kent Law School
Northwestern
Peter N. Kline
Milla Duras Refuels Before New Gas Tax Takes Effect
Milla Duras of Joliet a bank employee joined other Joliet motorists refilling cars Wednesday just before Joliet’s state gas tax of three cents per gallon applied. The tax increased gasoline prices for all sales after midnight.
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Milla Duras
Joliet National Bank
Joliet
Joliet Drum Corps Aims for State Title at Rock Island
The American Legion bugle and drum corps, fresh from first place and a $150 prize at Batavia, head to the Rock Island state convention in September confident of the state crown. Rockford and Joliet squads impressed judges with strong performances as Joliet seeks the national berth in Louisville.
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American Legion
Rock Island
Batavia
Rockford
Joliet
Joliet Corps
Louisville
Gas tax sparks biggest weekday fuel rush in Joliet
Motors flood Joliet gas stations before a three cent per gallon tax takes effect at midnight. Long lines form across residential areas and downtown as drivers stock up, with tanks often overflowing. The tax adds 15 cents per five gallons and is expected to raise about 25 million dollars annually.
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Joliet
Cass Street
Many to Enter Society Horse Show in Joliet
Joliet will host its annual society horse show at the Pilcher park ring in late August Promoters announced a strong turnout with Louis Boos of Woodruff riding stables reporting entries from nearly every Joliet rider The Black Horse unit from Fort Sheridan will travel to Joliet with many elite army riders expected to attend
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Joliet
Pilcher Park
Louis Boos
Woodruff
Boos
Fort Sherdian
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