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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
3
An opinion piece criticizes Judge Adams and county officials for defiance and waste in Will County government. It argues for self discipline and newspaper scrutiny, noting the need for a court reporter and criticizing Republican leadership for fiscal and cooperative failures.
Robert G. LeTourneau of Peoria will speak at the noonday luncheon of the Association of Commerce at the Woodruff hotel next Wednesday. Publicity calls him America s No 1 Christian Layman as the guest, with reservations urged. He earned much from dirt moving machinery and recently secured a several million dollar order from the War Department for wartime manufacturing.
The accounts and finance department will hold its annual Christmas party on Tuesday at the home of Commissioner William H. Lennon 503 Oneida Street. Fourteen members will meet before dining at the Louis Joliet hotel at seven o clock. The event includes an exchange of gifts and traditional Christmas customs.
County board members rejected a proposal to raise the tavern quota above one hundred after a debate over a secret ballot. Thirteen favored, nineteen opposed, eight absent. prior efforts to raise an orchestra and dine dance fee were also defeated. Judge Fred Adams urged keeping a court reporter at $150 monthly, though the position had been abolished and paid from contingency funds. Supervisor John Conrad argued against continuing the reporter, citing finances.
Early snowfall and Christmas decorations spur strong shopper interest in Joliet. Stores plan to stay open until 9 p m on Christmas Eve as downtown crowds surge and merchants report rising advance sales. executives from G A Ducker Boston Store Kresge White Store and others predict a booming December with record activity this year.
A man named R. D. Ross opened an office at 465 Indiana Street near the Labor Union HQs promising to connect locals with munitions plant work for a $6 joining fee. The Labor Record publisher S. P. Miller questions the scheme as Ross claims to aid laborers not affiliated with CIO or AFL while builders align with AFL. Ross waits for clients amid nearby union offices.
Arthur G Dun longtime trucking businessman died after a collision with a vehicle. He was struck and taken to Silver Cross hospital where he died from skull fractures. An inquest at Sonntag funeral home found Bachmann not to blame. Survivors include Maude Howard Brooker Jr Aurelia Belle Dun. Funeral services set for 2 pm at Sonntag funeral home with Woodlawn Cemetery interment.
Hospital staff search for John Sullivan who entered with a fractured leg after a fall on Meeker avenue and then, unable to walk, reportedly jumped from the rear porch and disappeared. Police ambulance took him to care, address listed as 1104 Wabash avenue.
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