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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1935

Page

3

Henderson Taverns Honored After Babe Ruth Title

Henderson organized a banquet at the Louis Joliet hotel Tuesday at 6 30 p m to honor his kittenball team the Henderson Taverns for winning the city Babe Ruth division title in the Bureau of Recreation league last week A Chicago big league star will speak at the event and city officials are invited The main dish will be fried chicken.

Louis Joliet Hotel Marty Henderson Henderson Taverns Babe Ruth Bureau of Recreation League Chicago Henderson

Civil Service Exams in Joliet Scheduled by U S Board

The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for a junior engineer associate electro chemist and director of child welfare with salaries from 2000 to 6500 a year. Examinations were set due to underquota appointments in most states except a few. Full info from E J Belz secretary of the boarded Examiners at the local post office.

United States Civil Service Commission Bureau of Chemistry and Soils Department of Agriculture Children’s Bureau Department of Labor South Dakota Utah Iowa Vermont Virginia Maryland District of Cebia Washington E. J. Belz U.S. Civil Service

Democratic County Den Committee Endorses F D Roosevelt

Roosevelt and Horner win endorsement from the Democratic County Den Committee meeting in Judge E L Wilsons office. Unanimous resolution backs the candidates as 99 counties withhold support. Cook County remains noncommittal. A September 15 Rivals Park picnic is planned with speakers Igoe Campbell Horner Donovan.

Franklin D. Roosevelt Henry Horner Democratic County den Committee E. L Wilson Roosevelt Horner Cook County Democratic Central Committee Rivals Park Michael Igoe United States Bruce Campbell John Steele Thomas Donovan Central Committee Edwin L. Wilson Wilbur A. Barry William Connors Ervin J. Schweizer Peter W. Dittmyer

Last Free Outing For Children To Be Held Sunday

An additional group of 38 children on relief enjoyed a Starved Rock trip funded by the Joliet Unemployed and Workers association. Transportation was provided by Fitzgerald Furniture, with refreshments from Mayor George T. Jones and FE. F. Brooker, Lyons Brothers. Lumber company helped with transport as the final trip in the series is planned for Sunday. Tom Meers Coal company and Jahnke Transfer com

Starved Rock Unemployed and Workers Association of

Connecticut Legion seeks Medal for Sergt Early over York miscredit

The Connecticut American Legion calls on Congress to award the Congressional Medal to Sergt Bernard J. Early of New Haven, claiming he helped capture Germans in the Argonne and turned them over to Sergt Alvin C. York of Pall Mall Tennessee for onward return to the lines. Early is totally disabled from war injuries.

Bernard J. Early New Haven Alvin C. York Pall Mall Tenn Connecticut Department of the American Legion Congress Connecticut Early Argonne Forest York

Park Outing Plans Start for Largest Child Group

The outing sponsor will host fifty children, the largest group yet, at the park for a day of activities. After this trip, a total of 226 children will have visited. Registered participants meet at Claude Fisk's home at 1009 Benton Street at 7 30.

Pany Claude Fisk Benton Street

Nero the Fiddler Becomes the Whole Orchestra

The Shawnee sage asserts that Nero is no mere fiddler but the full orchestra, implying a grand, multifaceted musical presence.

Nero Fiddler

Bears to Meet College All Stars at Soldier Field

Chicago Bears face a college All-Stars game at Soldier Field with 22 players set to take the field. The weather forecast promises cool to cold conditions for the event as announced by the weather forecaster.

Chicago Bears Soldiers Field Chicago

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