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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1931
Page
3
Stateville guards face scrutiny after a warden announces a probe into possible prisoner trafficking via letters. Warden Henry C. Hill says activity will be investigated. any guard found dealing with inmates will be dismissed.
The De La Salle Alumni association hosts an annual farewell dance at a Joliet park on a Wednesday in August. James P. Hennessy chairs the committee, saying every effort will ensure a successful event. Herbie Kay and his Victor recording orchestra provide the music for the evening.
Director Rodney H. Brandon of the state department of public welfare cites penal records showing Illinois prison population now doubles its ten year-ago share. He supports creating a state criminal identification bureau and urges stern enforcement to deter wrongdoing.
Mrs Cyrill Zoerner of Linden Avenue entertained several children Friday for Grace Marie Zoerner’s fifth birthday. The notice also mentions visits and travels of local residents including Mrs Sam Stein, the Bradley family, and Mrs William Drury, along with a birth announcement at Silver Cross Hospital and other social updates from the Benton Harbor trip and Denver indefinitely.
A stream of local chatter lists detectives, merchants, actors, and residents in a series of casual items. Names such as Clarence Kearns, William Kwasnewski, Jerry Delrose, Freddie, and Mrs. Thomas Heggie appear amid notes on travel, sports, and daily life around the Fox River town.
Claude, a Scotchman, faces ridicule over yarns as Bill calls them baloney. The banter stirs nearby residents including Robert Rae and Mrs. G. W. Manders visiting their brother Neak Crowley on West Park Avenue. William Loughran is noted as an officer and Joseph Gardner as club president.
That Bernard L. Kelly P. Frances Boetto and Frances Loughran at torneys have completely settled in their new quarters in suite 421 Will County National bank building.
Alfred Landis of 1445 Congress street Chicago was arrested by Joliet police and identified as the thief of two diamond cases from Miss Catherine Melcher's home weeks earlier. He failed to post bond of 5000 for larceny, was jailed, and will seek an alibi at his hearing while the state’s attorney predicts quick proof of guilt.
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