Joliet Branch of University Likely Won't Be Considered
Rowbotham, who backed Joliet as a site, said new developments make its selection improbable after a meeting with Wayne A. Johnston, chair of the site committee. Attendees included Reverend John F. Merrill and lawmakers who assisted Joliet's bid.
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Rowbotham
Joliet
Wayne A. Johnston
Rowbothar
John F. Merrill
Central Presbyterian Church
University
Chicago
Warren L. Wood
Louis F. Bottino
Lottie Holman O'Neill
Long Holiday Weekends At City Hall Announced
Acting City Manager Jack Rohlf announced extended closures for Christmas and New Year. City Hall will close at noon December 24 and reopen December 28, then close from noon December 31 to January 4, 1960 with emergency crews on duty.
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Jack Rohlf
Rohlf
County seeks injunction against mining in Channahon
State's Attorney Frank H Masters Jr filed for an injunction to stop Material Service Corp from mining in Will county areas including Channahon. The petition claims mining began around July 20 1959 in zones not permitting such activity, violating county zoning regulations.
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Will County
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Channahon
Civil Defense observance marks Pearl Harbor day in Joliet
Joliet and Will County Civil Defense groups mark Day of Infamy by distributing literature to homes. ROTC cadets led by Capt Maguire and Sgt Campbell handle major outreach while Mayor Hennessy proclaims the day and urges preparedness and shelter plans amid the enduring lessons of Pearl Harbor and the atomic age.
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James W. Lavely
Civil Defense
Corfers
ROTC
William Reiss
Kenneth Bristol
R. D. Maguire
Joliet
Pearl Harbor
Joliet Civil Defense Agency
Will County Civil Defense Organization
Joliet Township High School
Reserve Officers Training Corps
J. D. Campbell
James P. Hennessy
U. S. Navy
Train hits car. mother and child dead in Bloom Township
A diesel engine pulling one freight car collided Wednesday with a car at a Bloom township crossing near Chicago Heights. Dorothy Mehlenbacher, 31, and her 2 year old son were killed. Her father, Herbert C. Tate, 66, driver of the car, was hospitalized in critical condition. Fireman Kay L. Moore and engineer Steve G. Bayer were named on the engine. The Mehlenbachers lived in a trailer park on U. S. 30 near Torrence Avenue.
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F. J. and E. Railroad
Dorothy Mehlenbacher
Herbert C. Tate
St. James
Messiah concert set for Joliet Township High School auditorium
Joliet musicians present the ninth annual Handel's Messiah Sunday at 8 30 pm in Joliet Township High School auditorium. Soloists include Jane Lindgren Rachel Day Valerie McCarter Waldo Wilson and Kenneth Sallenger with Peter Labella conducting the school junior college and community orchestra. The Joliet Park District chorus is prepared by W H Eneix. Admission is free with a voluntary offering.
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Joliet
Joliet Township High School
Jane Lindgren
Rachel Day
Valerie McCarter
Waldo Wilson
Kenneth Sallenger
Peter Labella
Joliet Township
W. H. Eneix
Joliet Park
Lindgren
Miss Day
Lockport
University of Illinois School of Music
Municipal Opera
St. Louis
Wilson
Ottawa Street Methodist Church
City Board Proposed to Study Employee Absenteeism
Acting City Manager Jack Rohlf suggests a four member council appointed board to study long term absenteeism among city employees in recent years. The measure aims to identify patterns and recommend actions to reduce unexcused absences.
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Jack Rohlf
Isotope Lab Aids Silver Cross Diagnostics
Silver Cross hospital uses radioisotopes daily in its x ray lab with six to a dozen new products and access to more than 900 isotopes. Mrs Evelyn Geuther organized the lab with AEC approval. four students train in a two year course. A scintillator traces radiation to guide thyroid and other diagnoses with safety measures like lead shielding.
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Science
Silver Cross Hospital
Atomic Energy Mission
Evelyn Geuther
Associated Radiologists
AEC
Genther
Indiana University
Silver Cross
Barbara Dunn
West Pines hotel fire scare prompts city fire response
Fire units rushed to 300 block of Western Ave at Pine St when an alarm sounded. A side-view mirror struck an electric control box on a house at 259 Western, sparking smoke and causing a resident Elizabeth White to pull the alarm.
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