Margaret Benson Wins Spectator Popular Girl Contest
Margaret Benson an employee of Joliet National Bank won the Spectator popular girl contest with 214300 votes and $25 in gold. Loretta O Leary an employee of the J office placed second with 207300 votes. Norma Gustaf led early but finished with 116000 votes.
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Margaret Benson
Joliet National Bank
Miss Benson
Loretta O’leary
J” Office
O’leary
Miss O’leary
Norma Gustaf
Miss Gustat
Plans Erection of Target for Police Trophy Tournament
Chief James E Corcoran plans a pistol tournament in the police basement for the Spectator sponsored event. All department members may compete with monthly cash prizes for first to third place.
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Pof
James E. Corcoran
Adopt Her From Guardian Angels Home
A Plainfield road Guardian Angels home has a young girl available for adoption. In a photographed moment she writes a wish list for Santa, reflecting hopeful prospects of a new family.
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Guardian Angels Home
Plainfield Road
Santa
Tryouts for Chamber of Commerce play set tonight
An article lists tonight’s tryouts for a Junior Chamber of Commerce play to be staged in February at the high school auditorium with Betty Sawyer Barr and Dick Jones likely to lead. S. Woodward Butsch of the Columbia School of Expression will direct.
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Chamber of Commerce
Betty Sawyer Barr
Dick Jones
S. Woodward Butsch
Columbia School of Expression
Joliet to Spend Over 100000 For Christmas Toys
Joliet residents will spend more than 100000 on toys for children this Christmas. Nine large loop stores estimate 98500 in toy sales, with smaller shops pushing the total well above that mark. Charitable groups are reconditioning thousands of old toys for distribution to needy families.
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Joliet
Sheriff Markgraf Hires Two New Night Deputies
Beginning next Monday James Frey a former coal dealer and town clerk and James Sherwood of the J W McCarthy company will be assigned by Sheriff Albert Markgraf as night deputy sheriffs with headquarters at the county jail. Deputy Scott Raglin will soon sever his connections with the sheriff s office. Frey and Sherwood will be on duty every night at the jail to handle all emergency calls. James McEwan remains night jailer and the day force remains unchanged.
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Markgraf
James Frey
James Sherwood
J. W. McCarthy Company
Albert Markgraf
Scott Raglin
Sheriff’s Office
Frey
Sherwood
James McEwan
Postal Sub Stations Urged for Christmas Parcel Mail
Dr William R Fletcher postmaster urges residents to use neighborhood postal sub stations for Christmas parcels. Stations listed with locations include Mary Birocco 500 Eagle Street Station 2 Louis Plitt drug store 917 Collins Street Station 3 Peterson drug store 500 Second Avenue Station 4 Adlers Store 110 West Jefferson Street Station 5 Kuicks Drug Store 1001 North Hickory Street Station 6 Kuhars Market and Grocery 404 Moon Avenue Station 7 Macs Store 52 Woodruff Road Forest Park Station 8 Martins Store 300 Park Road Ingalls Park Station 9 The Boston Store Jefferson and Ottawa Streets.
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City
William R. Fletcher
Central Post Office
Mary Birocco
Eagle Street
Louis Plitt
Collins Street
Peterson Drug Store
Second Avenue
Adler’s
West Jefferson Street
Kuick’s Drug
North
Hickory Street
Kuhar’s Market
Moon Avenue
Mack’s
Woodruff Road
Forest Park
Martin’s
Park Road
Ingall’s Park
Boston
Jefferson and
Ottawa Streets
Nine Shopping Days Left Before Christmas Urges Listed
Joliet merchants warn only nine shopping days remain for Christmas. Stores display an attractive merchandise line for holiday buyers with eye catching gifts. Shoppers will find countless items they would like to own and gift.
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Joliet
EXTRA Santa Claus Found in Joliet by City Official
Commissioner William Strohm is identified as Joliet Santa Claus boosting city coffers by 4400 this month with eight shopping days left before Christmas. He assigns four policemen as Brownies to raid saloons. police conduct 23 raids resulting in 22 fines.
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Joliet
Santa Claus
William Strohm
Mexican orphan Elvira fights guardianship in county court
A Mexican girl Elvira and her sister Thresa at Guardian Angels orphans home face a grandfather’s bid to take them to Mexico. The children, unfamiliar with Spanish, wish to stay in the United States. Judge Austin will decide soon in county court.
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Guardian Angels Orphans Home
Elvira
Thresa
Mexico
United States
Austin
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