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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1931
Page
3
Rumors that Robert Martin would run for state attorney general were dismissed as untrue. He stated he is not considering any candidacy. State’s Attorney Hjalmar Rehn said he intends to seek re election during the week.
Superintendent Peter McCarthy of the Morning Star Mission reports 526 free meals 116 conversions 213 free clothing 800 jail relief 74 police calls and 71 families aided. He also paid railroad fares for 28 stranded persons as the mission marks 22 years of service.
Arthur Chester, Joliet Airport manager and noted pilot, travels to Sioux City Iowa for air races including stunting and multiple 25 mile contests. He plans entries for Dixon Illinois Sioux Falls South Carolina and National Air Races in Cleveland from August 28 to September 7. He has recently won prizes at Omaha Mansfield Kewanee and Galesburg amid Illinois grape production totaling nearly 20 million pounds annually.
A string of quirky quotes and a short humorous tale circulate in 210. Couplets from John Walsh Fox Minnie and others mix with a light poem about Edna McDoose and a widower marrying a widow, ending with a nervous quip from the altar.
The Peotone Fair runs four days through September 11 with a full program of free vaudeville and circus acts. Secretary and manager Mrs Elmeree says they expect many visitors from Joliet to see Will County farm livestock and crops as Ed Drecksler serves as acting president of the fair association.
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