Urge Erection of City Hall
Civic leaders press immediate plans for a municipal building to house city hall police and fire departments and civic offices. Senator Richard J. Barr proposes funding via bonds or a finance company similar to East St. Louis. Proposed site would include office space for Boy Scouts Red Cross Farm Bureau American Legion and VFW.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Barr
George Sehring
Barr
East St. Louis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
H. H. Hughes
Boy Scout
Hansen Soloist in Chicago Concert with Local Orchestra
James R. Hansen of 808 McDonough street will be a soloist with the Chicago People's Symphony at Steven's Eight Street theatre in Chicago Sunday afternoon. He will perform Tschaikowsky’s violin concerto with the orchestra as Joliet residents plan to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Hansen
McDonough Street
Chicago People’s Symphony Orchestra
Steven
Eight Street Theatre
Chicago
Mr. Hansen
Tschaikowsky
Joliet
Western United Gas and Electric Budget Tops Two Million
William J. Murdock district manager says the 1930 budget for Western United Gas and Electric allocates over $2,000,000 for district improvements, indicating employment is at its peak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western United Gas and Electric Company
William J. Murdock
Elgin Hospital Project Employs Forty Joliet Men
Tony Augustino, business agent of the laborers union, states forty Joliet men work on new buildings at the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Illinois State Hospital For the Insane
Elgin
Tony Augustino
Laborer’s Union
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Farragut School
Farragut
Mildred Harper
Marjorie Harder
Gene Schubert
Leota Torrance
Gene Allen
Boy Scout Council
The
Red Cross
Farm Bureau
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James Hansen
Sanatorium
Joliet Baking CO
Summit St
Joliet, Ill
Joliet Barber Supply Co
Medical Arts Bldg
Scott Street
Barber Bldg
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