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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1955
Page
5
The Perez council No. 1176 Lockport Knights of Columbus plans two Bethlehem cribs for Christmas. One will stand in Ace Hardware window and the other on Lockport library lawn. R W Kehlenbach and Ray Darin lead with a KC float in tomorrow’s Lockport Junior Chamber parade.
Members of the Salvation Army League of Mercy will go to the Lincoln Nursing Home on Cass Street tonight to sing Christmas songs and deliver magazines and small gifts. They visit monthly but increase activity at Christmastime and will answer prayer requests and provide scripture reading during the visit.
A fragment discusses how borders change over time and how Prague remains the birthplace of Josef Schmidt who was born in Austria and died in Germany, yet never left his native city, illustrating lifetimes spent across nations.
A dense fog blanketed Joliet Sunday evening, not from photography but the cold air pushing into the city. Visibility dropped as streets turned slick and residents moved carefully through the night.
Steam rises from the waterway as winter invasion brings no ice. The rapid, deep current prevents freezing while cold air moves into the city. Spectator Photo.
The Bureau of Naval Personnel authorized the advancement on November 16 for Joseph W. Ryan to aviation electronics technician third class USN while with Airship Squadron Two at Naval Air Station Glynco Brunswick Georgia. Joan Lt. Benson advanced to interior communications electrician third class USN aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Ticonderoga with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean.
Mrs. Mary Ann Jensen 21 of Downers Grove is named policewoman after publicity on her appointment. Daughter of Mrs. Mary Cooley of 161 Bridge Street, Jensen will leave Illinois Bell Telephone tonight to begin police duties as her family discusses radio interview on WMAQ.
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