Stay of Sentence Halts Electrocution of John Preston
A DuPage County circuit court in Wheaton granted a stay of sentence for John Preston, convicted of the slaying of Agnes Johnson on a lonely road near Wheaton. The stay runs until January while a sanity hearing is scheduled for December 18, with Preston’s fate to be determined by the court.
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Circuit Court
DuPage County
Wheaton
John Preston
Agnes Johnson
Lonely Road
Preston
Henry C. Hill
Frank Chmelik
Charles Carlin
W. L. Benishek
Hill
du Page County
Miss Johnson
First Joliet Girl Becomes Air Pilot
Miss Catherine Lindemann, sister of Wie Lindemann, received two government pilot licenses this week. She trained under her brother at the Joliet Airport Corporation flying school beside the Barr highway. She is the first Joliet girl to earn two pilot licenses.
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Catherine Lindemann
Wie Lindemann
Joliet
Joliet Gossip and Local Notes Highlight Occurrences
Louis Rubens makes a rushed California to Joliet trip for urgent business and returns Sunday. Dr. George Faulkner shows improved health and may leave home soon. Inmates’ vaudeville and minstrel show grossed 1950 dollars. George Nish Meers visits from Detroit. Jerry Delrose and Francis Dunne return from Notre Dame game. Bill Renwick transferred to southern state. Elmer Stengele welcomes a baby girl. Bob Downey buys a new ukulele and excels with three strings. Ford June, real estate expert, has won candy for 13 straight days. Eddie Gannon seeks a spring auto purchase. Frank Carnaghi trims bank windows at Joliet National. Charles Fisher enjoys fried chicken Saturdays. John J. Dillon sports a new derby and spats. Joe Petrovich returns to Rivals Club after illness. Bob Braun rises as a pool player.
Three Charity Basketball Games Planned for Joliet
Three charity basketball games are set for next Wednesday night at Joliet high school gym under Harwood post. Proceeds aid local destitute families. Matchups include Joliet high vs Jacksonville School for Deaf, Boy Builders vs Knights of Columbus, and First National Bank girls vs Netzley's Naperville Chryslers. Tickets listed at local outlets.
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Joliet
Harwood Post
American Legion
Joliet High School
Jacksonville School For Deaf
Boy Builders
Knights of Columbus
de la Salle
First National Bank
Netzley
Naperville Chryslers
Alex Smiles
Naperville Five
Stillman’s
J. J. McCarthy’s
Warner Brothers
the Masonic Temple
Joliet Office Supply Company
de la Salle High School
The
Legion Club Rooms
James Bell
Guy Love Elected Head Of Civic Club
Guy Love is the new president of the Cosmo politan civic club as officers for 1931 are announced. Other officers named include Arthur Smith as vice president Melvin Williams as treasurer James Rolla as secretary and directors Fred W Walter Charles E Grunwald Henry Ley Gus Carlson and Fred Rodeghier with Walter as retiring president.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Guy Love
Civic Club
Arthur Smith
Melvin Williams
James Rolla
Fred W. Walter
Charles E. Grunwald
Henry Ley
Gus Carlson
Fred Rodeghier
De La Salle Teams Meet in Chicago Catholic Title Clash
Two national Catholic basketball champions De La Salle Joliet and De La Salle Chicago collide at the Coliseum in Chicago next Wednesday night in a game sponsored by the Illinois state council King.
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de la Salle
Joliet
Chicago
Illinois State Council
King
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Spectator Photo
Joliet National Bank
Marjorie Booth
Agnes McCanna
Vida Zalar
Helen Waesco
Lyda Kavanaugh
Marjorie Pyle
Josephine Ramatta
Amelia Nussbaum
Blanche Daggett
Frances Downey
Margaret Kavanaugh
Ann Daggett Krings
Ann Jones
Helen Langdon
Ruth Scully Brown
Margaret Benson
Cele Kestil
Dorothy Sitar
Helen Kavanaugh
Elsie Anderson
Louis Rubens
California
George Faulkner
George
Nish’’ Meers
Detorit
Jerry Delrose
Francis Dunne
Notre Dame
Bill Renwick
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
Bill
Elmer Stengele
Bob
Downey
Ford June
Eddie Gannon
Frank Carnaghi
Frank
Charles Fisher
John J. Dillon
Joe Petrovich
Bob Braun
Joliet High Schools
Bay Builders
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