08 Dec 1933
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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1933
Page
1
Merchants announce extended hours starting Monday with most loop stores staying open until 9 30 each night. Only 14 shopping days remain before Christmas and merchants urge early gift buying for the best Yuletide selection.
The text criticizes repeal after Utah's 1896 status and questions the overall impact of ending the Eighteenth Amendment. It laments crime, vigilante ideas, and lack of public focus while mocking dry states and suggesting new social concerns like protecting crime victims and hold-up victims.
The first in a series of inter city boxing matches features the local YMCA boxers meeting the Streator team. The event occurs next Saturday December 16 at 8 o clock in Joliet at the YMCA gym.
Mayor Proclaims civic holiday as thousands of Joliet residents join a 1:30 PM NRA parade. Schools shut and stores close for the march ending at Joliet High School for a rally featuring about 12 000 attendees. Speakers include Rev Father John McGuire and Rev Walter MacPherson. General Hugh S. Johnson sent a message of commendation.
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