Ringling Bros Circus to Exhibit in Chicago at Soldiers Field
The Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus announces its 1944 edition at Soldiers Field Chicago from August 22 to September 4. The show features 1600 staff 50 elephants hundreds of horses and a giant new menagerie with Gargantua the famous gorilla troupe. Performances at 2 15 and 8 15 p m doors open 1 and 7 p m for animal viewing.
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Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Chicago
Soldiers Field
Mrs. Gargantua
Robert Ringling
Aubrey Haley
Charles Ringling
Emmett Kelley
Congress of
Animal Actors
Fall festival at St Thaddeus parish hall schedule
St Thaddeus church on Columbia and Youngs avenue hosts a fall festival each Wednesday Saturday and Sunday evening through Labor Day weekend. Gene Victor's orchestra provides music for dancing with 9 to 12 o'clock dances on Wednesday and Saturday and 8pm to midnight on Sunday.
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St. Thaddeus Church
Columbia and
Youngs Avenue
Gene Victor
Democratic women plan Will County luncheon
Will County Democratic women organize for the November election with a luncheon at the Colonial Tea Room. Chairman Agnes Adelmann will preside and lead efforts to mobilize county women, signaling a likely boost in Democratic votes.
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Will County
Democratic Womens Organization
Colonial Tea Room
Agnes Adelmann
Oakland Avenue
Adelmann
Dr. Raymond Shroba Dies in Fox River Rescue Tragedy
Dr. Raymond V. Shroba 41 of Joliet drowned Monday afternoon in the Fox river near Millington while rescuing his young niece during a family vacation. He practiced medicine in Joliet for 16 years with an office at 315 North Chicago Street and was active in fraternal and medical groups. Interment occurred at St. Joseph's cemetery after Shroba services at St Marys church.
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Joliet
St. Mary’s Church
Raymond V. Shroba
Fourth Avenue
Card party at St Mary's Croatian church hosts
The sewing circle of St Marys Croatian church at 706 N Broadway will sponsor a card and banco party this evening. Hostesses are Mrs Charles Stiglic and Mrs Louis Glavan.
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Card
Banco
Sewing Circle
St. Mary’s
N. Broadway
Charles Stiglic
Louis Glavan
Tech. Sgt. John J. Frankovich Commended for Rapid Air Group Mission
Tech. Sgt. John J. Frankovich son of Mrs Barbara Horwath of 1105 Clement Street serves in a unit praised by Brig. Gen. Jesse C. Auton for aiding an 8th Air Force Fighter group to become operational in 11 days after arrival in England. He enlisted in November 1942 and is now a crew chief in a fighter squadron previously employed at the Elwood Ordnance plant.
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John J. Frankovich
Barbara Horwath
Clement Street
Jesse C. Auton
8Th Air Force
England
Frankovich
Army Air Corps
Elwood Ordnance Plant
Joliet Township High School Registers Students Through Septem ber
Registration for Joliet Township High School began yesterday and runs until September 1 with late entrance fees after that date. Daily hours are 8 AM to 4 PM except Saturday mornings when the office is closed. Roosevelt Basler, superintendent, has returned from Columbia University to resume duties.
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Joliet Township High School
Roosevelt Basler
Columbia University
William Peet rites here Saturday
Funeral services for Tech. Sgt. William C. Peet, 22, killed in a Navy plane crash at Cherry Point North Carolina, will be held Saturday afternoon at Bethlehem Lutheran church. Rev. G. F. Andree will officiate at 2 30. Interment will follow in Elmhurst St Peet formerly resided at the Lutheran Home for Children and was to have arrived there on furlough this week. His brother James F C 3c USN now in the South Pacific survives. Remains will be brought to the
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Tech
William C. Peet
Cherry Point
N. C
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
G. F. Andree
Elmhurst
St. Peet
Lutheran Home
James
F. C
USN
South Pacific
New Lenox Residents Report Trouble On Railroad Right Of Way
Workers celebrate in New Lenox. Residents complain to the sheriff that a group of Mexicans driving a car on the Rock Toland railroad right of way caused fights and brawls. Deputies searched banks for knives and weapons and reported men celebrated payday with beer and whiskey leading to threats and clashes.
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Treatie
Rock Toland Railroad
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Ellington’s Records
Capporelli
E. van Buren St
John McGuire
F. Binzer
Better Vision Institute
W. Clinton ST
Dial
Union National Bank
William Peet
James B. McCann
Richard J. Coyne
North Joliet ST
Clinton Street
The
Postoffice
Che Mhpertatny
the People’s Newspaper
William R. McCabe
Spectator Publishing
Marcy
the Spectator
Cass Street
Ilinois
Currier
Lve
New Lenox
Balkan
Marshal Tito
Josip Broz
Jugoslav National Committee of Liberation
United States
Britain
Russia
Hausmann S
E. Cass ST
Scott
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