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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1929

Page

23

De La Salle Juniors Organize Committees and Activities

The De La Salle Juniors held a class meeting to form three committees with Nicholas en as chairman of the usher committee and public speaking group. Gordon Foran leads the entertainment committee while Raymond Pluth, the President, presided. The orchestra shows harmony in practice as subscripts rise, and a Noonday League is being formed to develop basketball talents. Friday joins Fox Valley with coach Stanley Keto optimistic about a victory.

Nicholasen Gordon Foran Raymond Pluth Pluth de la Salle Sophomore II J. Kendrigenn N. Green Leon Gardner Roger Conklin Aero Club George Bockrath Joseph Allgaier Fox Valley Stanley Keto

Wisdom From Plutarch on Perseverance Over Force

Aphorism notes that perseverance outlasts violence and that obstacles yield when faced gradually. From Dryden's Plutarch Lives translation in Life of Sertorius, with Plutarch dated 46 to 120 A D.

Ifrom Dryden Plutarch Sertorius

South Side News and Events Update

Harold Hartley is seriously ill at Silver Cross hospital with no visitors. Florence Baroni enjoys a trip in St. Louis with sister Mrs. Louis Gualdoni. Les Schwartz and Charles Baroni shared hunting stories after a short trip. Joliet soccer manager Joseph Leggero attended a major league meeting in Chicago. Ray Allen reports twenty decoy ducks missing and asks for return. Local merchants to stay open evenings for Christmas shopping starting tomorrow.

Harold Hartley Linden Avenue Silver Cross Hospital Florence Baroni Duncan Street St. Louis Louis Gualdoni Joseph Leggero Joliet Brevoort Hotel Chicago South Side

Tongue Cited as Man’s Best and Worst Asset

Quote from Anacharsis notes the tongue as both a powerful tool for good governance and a danger when misused. The aphorism frames speech as central to virtue and vice in public life.

Record rules for nonstop runs by contest board

The contest board of the A A A Bays defines a nonstop run as one where the car does not stop. If a tire blows out or is punctured the run ends and a new start must be made by the recorder.

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Florida Cession Finalized After 1819 Treaty

Spain ceded Florida to the United States by treaty on July 1, 1821 after lengthy disputes. Civil government began in 1822 as the new territory organized its administration.

Spain Florida United States

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