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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Maurice Keily with unclear phrases and repeated garbled segments. Context and specifics are not recoverable from the readable text. The item appears to be a damaged, garbled snippet without a clear news event.
The readable text is garbled and lacks clear persons places or events. It mentions money items and pockets but provides no coherent action or identifiable entities to summarize.
Diesel engines are planned to replace steam as motive power at the Joliet and Bartern company within a few years. The shift will cut jobs in boiler, shop, and related departments as steam power is phased out and diesels take over.
Samet Kennedy 75 dies at Bt Josephs Hospital in Will County. He was father of Detective William Kennedy of the city police. Survived by stepson George stepdaughter Miss Zier Kennedy and brothers Merim Kennedy and Dr Seeren Solend Sorrend. Henney, longtime Bock Island Railroad switchman, died after retirement years earlier.
The notice lists licenses required for several establishments including Leomerd Powler Browns Ber-B-Q and Torr Tasek with addresses on Joe Street Jefferson and Collins. It warns that 201 revenue items must apply by December 21 and outlines license fees of $1000 at application time and a higher $1206 for entertainment services.
Content reflects a county budget dispute over court reporting costs and the need for a court reporter in probate matters. Judge Adams questioned, and a suggestion to cut hours and rely on self service to handle court business. Taxpayers react to expenditure beliefs and potential reform.
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