Griffin Receives Good Conduct Medal in England
Staff Sgt. Howard C. Griffin receives the good conduct medal for exemplary behavior at an English air command station. He is assigned to a unit supporting all Navy P-34 Lightning fighters in England, among the first groups to engage high level bombing and to fly over Berlin. Griffin, son of Mr and Mrs Louis Griffin, served nearly a year in England after being a Joliet service station attendant before joining the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard C. Griffin
Giesemont Avenue
Britain
England
Berlin
Sgt. Griffin
Louis Griffin
Joliet
International pact curbs circulation of obscene publications
About ninety countries and territories have ratified the convention to suppress the circulation and traffic in obscene publications, aiming to curb such material globally.
Licensing Gambling Across Cities Faces Opposition
The column argues for licensing gambling and cites Chicago’s crackdown on gamblers and racketeers as justification. It references material from the New York Times and Chicago Sun to support action, noting intense pushback from racetrack owners and political connections.
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Tolks
Chicago
New York Times
Chicago Sun
Police Chiefs Push Legalized Track Betting Across New York
In White Plains and Chicago, police leaders urge extending pari mutuel wagering to tracks and off track venues. They argue current illegal bookmaking persists and seek state law changes to tax and regulate betting while police advocate removing gambling from politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White Plains
Yok State Association of Chiefs of Flice
Arrs
Peer Smith
Silverstein
Army
Navy
William A Kruppenbacher
Yonkers
Walter A. Kirchoff
New Rochelle
Gospel Meeting by Evangelist Tom Olson at Joliet Hall
Evangelist Tom Olson from California will hold a gospel meeting at Joliet Gospel Hall 306 N Collins St tomorrow night at 730. The public is invited and there will be no collection. Olson edits Timely Topics and has written for Now and R G Letourneau publications.
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Tom Olson
California
Joliet Gospel Hall
N. Collins Street
Evangelist Olson
R. G. Letourneau, Inc
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Rock Island Lines
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Civ. Service Commission
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