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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1934
Page
4
A stream of neighborhood gossip names B S and V G reuniting if desired, questions if Andy T. still whistles for Miss P. from Marble Street, and which couples or rivals players spark attention. Mentions of E Z, L Z, L L jealousies, and names like Spolarich Stritzel Raddatz Bertino McHugh Sincock.
The expanded State Fair returns to Springfield from August 18 to 25. Governor Horner vows an eighty second anniversary with past attractions and new features including crop production and agricultural instruction, boys and girls contests, Veterans Day on August 19, Farmers Day on August 24, Grand Circuit Racing, and a 100 mile national championship auto race on August 25.
July saw a sharp drop in marriage licenses in the county clerk's office with 75 permits issued, down from a June record of 136. July 21 and 28 were peak days with eight licenses each, and Deputy Clerk Frank Zielinske notes June likely remains the peak month for brides.
The American Auto Assn and affiliated clubs urge motorists to avoid tossing lighted matches and cigarettes from cars and to extinguish camp fires due to drought driven fire hazards in national parks and forests. The Chicago Motor Club bulletin notes repeated warnings have been issued in the past.
The text notes 1933 forest fire losses totaling 60 million dollars and highlights a severe drought, with many areas experiencing prolonged months of rainfall deficiency intensifying the fire risk this year.
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