Joliet City Consideration Sought for Raynor Hills Water Sale
City council urged to act quickly on Raynor Hills Water Co proposal to sell to Joliet. The firm, owned by S Co, operates under Illinois Commerce Commission permit, serving 300 plus homes with water and sewer. Annexation could add thousands and extend services along Theodore Street, with 4000 more water users and future city services. The Spectator notes tax assessment fairness as a separate issue.
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Raynor Hills Water Company
Joliet
S Company
Illinois Commerce Commission
Theodore Street
Employment Stabilizes in Joliet Area for July 1955
The Joliet area shows a May plateau through mid July with an estimated 57 025 employed and 1 900 unemployed. Manufacturing adds 200 jobs while a 275 decline in non manufacturing mainly reflects seasonal trade dips. Total civilian labor force July 1955 is 58 975, down from 60 175 in July 1954.
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Joliet
Bandit robs two gas stations for 425 dollars
A lone gunman robbed Wareco Gas Station at 710 E Cass and Smythe Gas Station at 916 N Broadway within an hour, taking 425 dollars total. Attendants described a 23 to 25 year old man, 5'10" and 140-150 pounds, wearing a white T shirt and brown cap, with lipstick-like red spots on his face. Police investigated with multiple officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wareco
E. Cass Street
Smythe Gas
N. Broadway
Smythe’s
Robert Fairburn
Adella Avenue
Fairburn
Fairbarn
Paul Metzger
William Ste ‘Kes
Frank Skul
Erald Fitzgerald
Louis Doszak
Dennis Tracy
Harold Willard
Donald Monshau
Ingalls Park annexation drive gains new supporters
The Ingalls Park annexation effort grows as more residents join the committee seeking Joliet city inclusion. About 3 500 people could join Joliet if the area annexes, with a future meeting planned with officials including Paul Brumund and Paul Friedrich. Some districts report no new plans yet. Mayor Hennessy had invited unincorporated areas to join a larger Joliet, highlighting benefits like the new sewage plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingalls Park
Joliet
Paul Brumund
FE. R. Goodspeed
Paul Friedrich
Ridgewood
Raynor Park
Raynor Hills
Sugar Creek
James P. Hennessy
Harwood Post to Send 17 to Illinois Legion Meeting
Seventeen Joliet Harwood Post members will attend the 37th Illinois American Legion convention in Springfield. The four day event runs through Sept. 4. Joliet Policeman Donald Zier will receive the Illinois Legion Police Combat Award on opening day for heroism in a recent robbery in which he was wounded and the suspect was slain. Acting City Manager George Comerford will accompany Zier as a delegate list includes J R Cameron Conrad Olson Roger Hovland Clarence Sandberg Thomas Serena Sr George Comerford James McGuire George Heckenkamp Arthur Biederman Nicholas Radakovich Murray W Kirsch Roy Hemphill Thomas Serena Jr Reginald Richards Edward Brennan Harry Frain and Al Montavani.
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Joliet Harwood
Illinois American Legion
Springfield
Joliet
Donald Zier
Illinois Legion
Legion
Zier
George Comerford
J. R. Cameron
Conrad Olson
Roger Hovland
Clarence Sandberg
Thomas Serena Sr
James McGuire
George Heckenkamp
Arthur Biederman
Nicholas Radakovich
Murray W. Kirsch
Roy Hemphill
Thomas Serena Jr
Reginald Richards
Edward Brennan
Harry Frain
al Montavani
Renewal drive kicks off Joliet Civic Music group
Over 1 000 renewal blanks mailed to Joliet and Will County members of the Joliet Civic Music association. Former members are invited to join before the campaign begins September 11 with a volunteer workers supper to be announced later. The week ends the drive while concerts are held in the Pershing school auditorium.
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Joliet and
Will County
Joliet
Pershing School
Four Mexicans from San Antonio Charged with Auto Larceny
Four men from San Antonio Texas Louis Garcia 22 Jessie Dominguez 19 Ididire Morales 24 and Vicente Ramirez 17 are jailed in Will County on auto larceny charges after taking a truck owned by George G Mackey of Elwood yesterday at 1 30 p m The driver left the truck near a field gate while onion pickers were away The alarm spread to arsenal guards and state police The vehicle was recovered at Bloomington at 3 p m with an empty gas tank Lincoln authorities arrested the four men
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San Antonio
Tex
Will County
George G. McKay
Elwood
Mackey
Arsenal
Sheriff's Office
Bloomington
Lincoln
Louis Garcia
Jessie Dominguez
Ididire Morales
Vicente Ramirez
Three-year-old girl treated after swallowing rat poison
Marie Spivey three years old daughter of Mr and Mrs William Spivey of 107 S Ottawa street received treatment at St Josephs hospital yesterday evening after swallowing a dose of rat poison.
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Marie Spivey
William Spivey
Ottawa Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Jolietans to Join Gyroscope Plan Troops to Germany from Fort Riley
Four Joliet soldiers are scheduled to depart Fort Riley Kansas on September 12 for Germany under Operation Gyroscope. The group from the Tenth Infantry Division includes Pfc James G Nussbaum Pvt Wayne A Cheviron Pvt James F E Johnson and Pvt Jerald S Weatherford all Joliet Junior College alumni with ties to Sigma Mu Sigma onetime Mastic Tile employee Weatherford joined February. The 10th Infantry will rotate with the First Infantry returning to the United States becoming the first division under Gyroscope. Weatherford enlisted last February others in January.
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Joliet
Germany
Fort Riley
Kan
James G. Nussbaum
Blackroad
Tenth Infantry Division
85Th Field Artillery
Joliet Towns Dent
Joliiet Junior College
Sigma Mu Sigma
Wayne A. Cheviron
Grant Avenue
Jolliet
Mastic Tile Corporation
James FE. Johnson
Manor Court
Joliet Junior College
Jerald S. Weatherford
Second Avenue
United States
Weatherford
Army
Joliet Crash Involves Three Cars On Route 6
Joliet police reported a three car collision on Route 6 four miles east of Joliet. Robert Batlin 30 of 16 Herkimer Street tried to pass Michael Sondy 40 of Chicago and Avon Dander 23 of Worth drove west bound. Batlin lost control after veering onto the shoulder and the cars collided. Batlin’s auto rolled and was demolished while the others remained drivable.
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Joliet
Sheriff's Office
Robert Batlin
Herkimer Street
Michael Sondy
Chicago
Avon Dander
Worth
Dander
Batling
Sondy
Batlin
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William R. McCabe
Ronald Eggers
Cutter Avenue
Albert Sluski
Alann Drive
Wenberg Avenue
Maple Street
Leroy Blasier
Cliff Street
Lockport
Ingalls Park Committee
Harwood Post
Civic Music
Jolietans
Richard R. Robbin
Paul W. Rutledge
Fort Bliss
Texas
Pfc
Robbin
Robert Robbin
Hunter Avenue
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