Dispute leads to slaying at General Refractories plant
John Henry Jenkins a 31 year old car pusher at General Refractories was shot twice in the left chest and died after being attacked in the plant lunchroom by Fred Lindsey a 20 year old bricklover's helper. Lindsey told deputies he fired after Jenkins had harassed him about his wife Lavinia 26. Lindsey remained at the scene and was jailed on an open charge as autopsy was ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Jenkins
Hobbs Avenue
Fred Lindsey
S. Jonesy Street
General Refrictories
Broadway
Elsie Avenue
Lindsey
Wayne Thornburg
John Shelley
Jenkins
St. Joseph's Hospital
Willard Blood
Lavinia
Bricklaver
Rim
Sonntag Funeral Home
Range Funeral Home
Ecag
Ecompany
Elm
Laraway 70 C Unit District Hearing Set Tomorrow
Residents of Laraway School district 70 C are invited to a public meeting tomorrow at 7 30 p m in the Laraway school gymnasium. Board president Milton Jensen will explain the district’s stance on forming a unit district and dissolving the current Laraway Community Consolidated District.
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Laraway
70-C
Board of Education
Larawey
Arthur Lumsden
Association of Commerce
Joliet
British consul talks at Lewis college on Middle East
Robert Whyte Wasson British consul general spoke at Lewis College chapel about the Middle East crisis and the choice between Western and Soviet influence. He cited Egypt's arms deal with Czechoslovakia and the Arab-Israeli war while urging a joint British American effort for peace and a regional defense organization.
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Middle East
Robert Whyte Wasson
Create
Lewis College
America
Senzunce
Jorge AeSute
Meson
Moscow
Egypt
Czechoslovakia
Florean
Britain
United States
Notab
Gerlach-Barklow head resigns to accept new post
Irving L. Greene resigned as president of Gerlach-Barklow and as president of Autographic, effective year end, to join Conmar Products of Newark as top executive and general sales manager. Greene, with Gerlach-Barklow since 1950, led sales growth and calendar production, while a new executive committee led by Ernest E. Barklow and Everett J. Shoots plans future operations. The Joliet firms launched a young, aggressive leadership group as part of United Printers and Publishers policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving L. Greene
Gerlach-Barklow Company
Autographic Corporation
Greene
Joliet
Gerlach Barklow
Conmar Products Corporation
Newark
N. J
Gerlach-Barklow
Weaver
Ernest E. Barklow
Everett J. Shoots
Robert N. Limacher
James P. McCague
Peter J. van der Linden
Clifford C. Barton
United Printers and Publishers Corporation
Grade band plays at National clinic
The Joliet Grade school band performed a two hour program at the Ninth Annual Middle West National Band Directors clinic in Chicago's Sherman hotel. About 4000 representatives attended from the United States Mexico Canada and England. Joliet attendees included Dr Gayle Hufford superintendent Dr Michael Scarpitto assistant superintendent Stuart Kreesch and Paul Kauffman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Sherman Hotel
Chicago
United States
Mexico
Canada
England
Gayle Hufford
Michael Scarpitto
Stuart Kreesch
Paul Kauffman
Seal Drives 1955 Tuberculosis Fund Near 20 Thousand
The 1955 Tuberculosis Christmas seal drive totals 19 590 92 with a $517 44 lag behind 1954 for the same date. Harold J Schmitz, chairman, urges residents to send contributions as soon as possible.
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Harold J. Schmitz
Patton delivers state payment for Will County youth farm
Robert D. Patton arrives in Joliet with a 182 025 dollar check to Will County from the Illinois state treasurer settling payment for the Will County farm bought for a Youth Rehabilitation center. Deed signed by Meade Baltz at the courthouse. Residents to stay in current quarters until spring with transfers planned to a TB sanatorium. The Youth commission will start work at the farm while preserving main buildings. Deadline for vacating farm buildings set for March 1 with possible 60 day extension. Three dormitories for 50 youths each plus a fourth planned.
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Robert D. Patton
Youth Commission
State of Illinois
Joliet
Will
Meade Baltz
Baltz
Will County
County Farm
Four accidents reported with multiple injuries in county
Four separate crashes yesterday left several people hurt. The worst injured was Dayton Wafford, 21, of Chicago, in a truck auto collision at routes 66 and 113N in Braidwood, with 25 stitches and a stop sign violation cited.
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Dayton Wafford
Normal Parkway
Chicago
Braidwood
Walter Hale
St. Louis
Hale
Wafford
St. Joseph's Hospital
Herman Bankership
S. Wallace Street
Ed Angkoviak
Gougar Road
Frank E. Diegel
Manhattan
Phylis Diegel
Wilma Jean Wofield
E. Cass Street
Ludwig Avenue
Rose Daniels
Waverly Place
Joliet
Barbara Smith
Westville
Broadway
Ingalls Avenue
Charlotte E. Ros
Pinball Ordinance Proposal To Be Presented
Councilman William H. Wilson will present a proposed ordinance regulating pinball machines at Monday afternoon’s Joliet city council meeting. The Joliet Town Hall forum on outlawing pinball machines was postponed by the executive committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Wilson
Town Hall Forum
Joliet
Wilson
Robert H. Hamill
Angelo Pistilli
Stew Ritter
Tavern Owners’ Association
Robert N. Wallace
Irma Agazzi
James H. Cherry
Jean Bertnik
Hamill
L. H. Holman
Glenn A. Evans
Lovers' quarrel ends in hostile charge
James Charles Booklund of 428 McDonough Street was jailed on a disorderly conduct charge after an argument at Mrs. Mary Rinke’s home at 554 Market Street. He allegedly struck Judy Rinke, while officers found indecent literature and a love note on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Charles Booklund
McDonough Street
Booklund
Mary Rinke
Market Street
Rinke
Judy
Car Window Break-In Reported After Street Encounter
Robert Gibson, 19, of 721 Oakview Avenue, told city police yesterday that three boys damaged his car windows with a mallet while he spoke with Donna Hobson at the corner of Wallace and Water streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Gibson
Oakview Avenue
Donna Hobson
Wallace and
Water Streets
Traffic collision on Broadway and Ingalls injures two children
Setto 32 driving south on Broadway collided with John Sancovius 333 Bruce road who traveled east on Ingalls avenue. Mrs Rossetto's passengers Juanita Lawless 7 and Margo Lawless 9 were treated at St. Josephs hospital for hip laceration and other injuries.
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Setto
Ashley Avenue
Broadway
John Sancovius
Bruce Road
Ingalls Avenue
Rossetto
Juanita Lawless
Margo Lawless
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Juanita
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