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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1941

Page

4

Catholic Schools Accredited in Joliet Area

St Francis Academy and Joliet Catholic High School receive four year high school accreditation after state inspector visit and annual report. John A Wieland state superintendent grants extension. Sisters and fathers lead each school as principals.

St. Francis Academy Joliet Catholic High School John A. Wieland State Superintendent of Public Instruction M. Anacleta B. J. Gilmore

Gift ideas for spending up to ten dollars and ten dollars

The piece suggests coffee makers electric clocks pin-up lamps and waffle irons as affordable gifts. It notes vacuum coffee makers clock lighting for rooms and good lighting for corners. It highlights flat irons as easy to use and suitable for a woman or a college girl with a room.

Odd Fellows To Gather Next Week in Joliet

Powhan lodge No 29 Joliet plans regional gathering next Wednesday with Grand Lodge officers to confer the Grand Lodge degree Eskil Gradberg presides Lyle Bittinger Earl Anderson O F Shore Thomas Fields Lester Lindsey and Guy L Cole named to confer initiatory and Grand Lodge degrees J Paul Kuhn will attend Twenty members to receive 25 year veteran buttons Schedule 7 30 and 8 o'clock with all members invited.

Powhan Lodge No Joliet Odd Fellows Region 4 Grand Lodge Eskil Gradberg Noble Grand Powhan Lodge Lyle M. Bittinger Onarga Earl C. Anderson Aurora O. F. Shore Olney Thomas P. Fields Springfield Lester Lindsey Guy L. Cole J. Paul Kuhn

County board faces audit reform clash and waste accusations

A heated county board debate accuses officials of wasteful spending and window dressing to balance books. Critics name six fee officers Joe Hartley Jimmy O Neill Paul Wunder Bob Spreitzer Don Lang and Jim Bell as honest while demanding audits begin with semi annual fee officer figures. Marco Polo note follows about his 13th century voyage to China with age details.

Jones Wirth Fee Joe Hartley Jimmy O'Neill Paul Wunder Bob Spreitzer Don Lang Jim Bell

Carpetbaggers: Postwar Southern political adventurers

A description of carpetbaggers as corrupt politicians and adventurers who arrived in the South after the Civil War, labeled as outsiders seeking power and profit during Reconstruction.

Carpetbaggers South

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John J McCarthy Chicago Catholic Schools As & Pele Joliet Optical Co E. van Buren St Scott Sts Santa Claus E. Jefferson Dial Young Marco Polo China ROYAL E. Jefferson St Meeker Henderson Neon Unlimited
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