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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1932
Page
6
Citizens voice frustration over proposed sixteen foot clearance under bridges citing traffic disruption and division of the city. They warn half measures risk waterway access and school disruption as engineers and war department plans draw opposition. TEA is Bal E78
Petitions seek to abandon township government and adopt county commission government. The article explains the commission plan is the original Illinois county form, with three commissioners elected and representation considerations. It notes Joliet power dynamics and the need for September County Board action.
A editorial urges hope for a future without wars, noting that people strive for peace and even seek to legislate it. The piece calls on readers to think, read, and understand to help realize peace as real patriotism in this generation.
In Aberdeen Mississippi church members wore bathing suits during services, a scene that suggests the minister likely faces more awake moments than sleepy parishioners during sermons.
Opinion polls ask whether outsiders think cans overestimate money as the dominant factor in American life and seek agreement or disagreement.
A panel includes Ray Bassett Abe Aronin T D Sampson Dr Raymond Powell and Roy Shackelton sharing mixed takes on money in American life. Some say Americans value necessities and modest luxuries while others laud generosity and national standards upheld by groups like the American Legion.
Silas Mark of North Chicago comments on jail overcrowding and corruption. He argues that money drives people to crime and honesty fails under pressure, referencing Stateville's crowded conditions.
The letter claims Hoover will be defeated in November with a Democratic landslide and Roosevelt winning the White House next March. It asserts unemployment disillusionment with Republican promises and predicts Hoover will vacate the presidency.
Dear Editor notes thousands visited downtown stores for Dollar Day last Thursday. The writer lauds the merchants for the wonderful bargains and exceptional buying power offered by a dollar and hopes future Dollar Days match this success. Mrs. L. D. Armour signs the letter.
A local indoor game featured police officers overcoming firemen with strong pitching from Stefan who pitched well several times weekly. O'Hara, unused to indoor mound duties, left the fire team searching for a reliable hurler as the cops held the lead.
Editor notes railroad workers have not received fair wages given their duties. They endured a 10 percent cut last February and now seek further relief of five percent across selected routes.
A reader ranks Greta Garbo Helen Hayes Joan Crawford Norma Shearer Marlene Dietrich Lionel Barrymore John Barrymore Wallace Beery Edward G Robinson and Walter Huston as the screen s greatest actors. John Barrymore agrees Garbo and Lionel top the list.
A reader commends The Spectator for handling Col. and Mrs. Lindberghs joyous news without rehashing old tragedy images and stories. The letter wishes the paper enduring influence and signs off as a regular subscriber.
A fragmentary item from Watertown New York mentions a man and his mother in a brief, unclear incident. The text references singing of the golden west and a prayer from long ago, with garbled lines about light on mountains and waking the world.
A reader text discusses goat glands as a proposed remedy to food shortages and suggests installing the glands to roam the country. The piece frames the idea as a provocation in state discourse.
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