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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1946

Page

3

Political Critique Targets Burke Over Abortion Case

Ottawa assistant states attorney laments State's Attorney Burke as evasive and timid. He cites a murder by abortion linked to Dr Jackson and accuses Burke of delaying prosecutions, fearing primary politics and personal loss. The piece urges action against corruption and calls for accountability at the court house.

LaSalle County Will County Ottawa Burke Dr. Jackson Overbey Barr-Schupp Illinois Walter O. Herschbach Court House

Young Girl Injured In Bicycle Crash

A 15 year old girl, Rose Balogh, was slightly injured when her bicycle was struck by an auto on Henderson Avenue near Virginia Street. Lavon Wolff of Lockport reported he turned off Henderson Avenue and could not avoid the collision. Wolff moved the girl to her home and she sustained bruises on her legs. Police were notified of the accident.

Rose Balogh Sterling Avenue Lavon Wolff Lockport Henderson Avenue Virginia Street Wolff

Police Seek Visitor Thelma Jackson In Joliet

Police were asked by Terry Daniels of St. Louis to assist in locating Thelma Jackson who is visiting Daisy Ares in Joliet. A telegram indicated death in her family as the reason for the visit.

Terry Daniels St. Louis Thelma Jackson Daisy Ares Joliet

Three Cars Tempered With Stolen Articles Reported

Willie Tramer manager of the Woodruff parking lot at 203 S. Chicago reports to police that three cars in the area were tampered with in recent nights. Stolen items were taken from the vehicles, with attention drawn to the Mentis lot used by Woodruff hotel guests.

Willie Tramer Chicago Street Woodruff Washington Street Mentis Woodruff Hotel

New factory planned on Mills road site by Weigh Right firm

John G Almberg and his brother Carl A announce a new one acre building on Mills road beside the E J and E railroad tracks to house their packaging machinery company Weigh Right Automatic Scale. Construction starts at once with occupancy expected in a few months.

John G. Almberg Carl A Mills Road Weigh Right Automatic Scale Company Irvin J. Rich Jr Weiner David Weiner Marble Falls Kline Bros Jefferson Street John B. Anderson Oliver Realty Company Cochrane Ee Mary A. Jay John L. Gray John Schaeffer Grays Cochrane Avenue Melvin Masters Robert Selfridge Selfridge Ivy Street Walter Emmerson John Kouchoukos Kelly Avenue Thomas M. Kowalski Charles F. Lyon Kowalski Albert Street William R. Singer Stephen Janovyak Woods Avenue William H. Reed Eugene Kertes The Ronald Brereton Oak Street New Lenox Louis Ballenger Don E. Harper Harper Lincoln Crest Mathew Gregory Edmund Ongenea Claus Johnson Jackson and Garnsey Ethel Eklund B. J. Benson

New Lenox election set with village board race names

New Lenox voters decide on Saturday who will lead the village with Carlton Cole unopposed for village president. Theodore Zuzag Maynard W. Brockman seek village clerk while eight candidates vie for six trustee posts including Charles Reeser George F. Koeller Joseph Yeager E. M. Merfeld Walter Frick Leonard Rought Howard Ayers and J Russell Mangan. Polling at Cities Service station Otto G. Bormet at Route 30 and Cedar Road.

New Lenox Carlton Cole Theodore Zuzag Maynard W. Brockman Charles Reeser George F. Koeller Joseph Yeager E. M. Merfeld Walter J. Frick Leonard Rought Howard R. Ayers J. Russell Mangan Cities Otto G. Bormet U. S. Route 30 Cedar Road

YMCA Roller Club Plans Skating Trip and Sessions

The YMCA Roller Club will travel to the Swank rink in South Chicago next Tuesday and meet at the Y at 6 30 PM. They will skate tonight from 6 30 to 10 30 PM at the Y. The city pools are closed due to a polio scare.

Ymca Roller Club South Chicago YMCA

The spirit of lynching in Georgia and nation’s response

The FBI tracked mob killers in Monroe Georgia while Georgia's governor candidate Etwene Talmadge is accused of stoking hate. The Kentucky editors urge national action to combat Ku Klux Klan influence and defend democracy, urging positive, universal solutions.

FBI Monroe Georgia Etwene Talmadge Talmadge Hitler The Statesman K.K.K South Kentucky Dummit

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