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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1934
Page
5
A lively housewives roundup highlights Public Service lamps with washable shades in white demand, plus rimless glasses at Cas street shop and Kline's fur coat exhibition shaping summer fashion. It notes Economy Meat on Cass street offering tender meat and appetizing displays to boost meals.
It was announced this week that J. H. Hinthorne no longer represents the Unemployed and Workers Association of Will County. He is succeeded by Claude Fisk, former vice president of the association.
Public librarian Mrs. Rena Barickman reports 136 806 books issued January to June 1934, down from 198 590 in 1933. She cites limited funds and few new acquisitions as the cause, noting only fourteen dollars spent on books last year and readers exhausting available titles.
Members of Western Catholic Union branches in the northern and central districts hold their annual picnic Sunday at Oakgrove in Rockdale. Admission to the grounds is free. A program of races baseball games bingo and refreshments has been arranged.
The semi final playoff for the Farm Bureau State baseball championship features Will County versus Woodford County at Frankfort on Saturday at 2:00 pm. Admission is 15 cents for men and 10 cents for women as supporters back Will County in the bid for the State Championship.
Attorney Frank G. Brumund announces his office has moved to 328 Barber Building after fourteen years on the building’s second floor. He is joined by Arlington R. Maute, a Joliet lawyer for about eighteen months, with Brumund previously serving as assistant to Will County Probate Judge for over five years.
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