Wunder seeks high court post in Illinois GOP race
Paul V. Wunder, Will county circuit court clerk for three terms, seeks the Republican nomination for clerk of the Appellate Court of the Second District. The district covers 32 northern Illinois counties excluding Cook. Wunder must defeat Justus Johnson, longtime GOP figure and former state central committeeman from Kane County who ran for secretary of state in 1640.
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Paul V. Wunder
Will County
Wunder
Justus Johnson
Johnson
Eleventh Congressional District
Kane County
Parts
Out of towner does his bit for seal sale
John Devore Jr of Chenoa Michigan sends in a letter praising the Wild County tuberculosis association and reports a $2 donation found in a torn envelope. The Will County Tuberculosis Association tally reached $14,847.03 by last night as chairman William Cunningham urges more donations.
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John Devore, Jr
Chenoa
Wild County
Wild County Tuberculosis Association
Firemen Respond to Two Small House Fires
Firefighters answered a first call at 11 Ohio Street where a car owned by John Crews of 503 Scott Street caught fire from faulty wiring. No damage reported. A second call to 664 E Jackson Street found a chimney burning out with no damage.
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Ohio Street
John Crews
Scott Street
Rosatio’ Egizio
Jackson Street
Unite for Action campaign winner at Joliet Association of Commerce
The Unite for Action campaign finished with a total subscription of 40 590 dollars, surpassing a 40 000 dollar budget and drawing about 1400 members across 808 accounts. The professional group led gains and received the winner’s award. second honors went to Pat Patterson and Len Saper, third to the construction group led by Ray Lindblad and Tom Crowther. Directors election ballots due by midnight December 21. current chairman Thomas Wagner presides.
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Unite For Action
Ite
Earl Leim
Not infallible but a statesman Lilienthal’s AEC run praised
The New Republic asks W W Weymack to assess David Lilienthal after his resignation as Atomic Energy Commission chairman. Weymack praises Lilienthal as a statesman with sincerity, insight, and liberal democratic values, noting his public service in TVA and AEC and predicting continued value in a freer role.
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David Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
The
New Republic
W W. Weymack
Nan
Wayrmack
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Tes
Lilienthal
TVA
AEC
Girl Missing Believed Heading to St Louis
Mrs. Floyd Jackson reports her 16 year old daughter Margie left home Tuesday morning and is believed to be en route to St Louis with her uncle-in-law Fred Deutsch. A warrant for Deutsch's arrest on contributing to the delinquency of a minor was signed. Margie stands 5 feet 6 inches, 115 pounds with light brown hair. Deutsch is 27, about 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, wearing glasses with brown eyes and light brown hair.
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Floyd Jackson
Nobel Avenue
Margie
St. Louis
Fred Deutsch
Sullivan Court
Jackson
Deutsch
Burden Funeral Held for William A Burden
Simple funeral services were held for William A Burden at the Blood and Grant home. He died Monday at Silver Cross hospital. A Joliet Elks charter member and longtime tailor, he was survived by his sister Mrs Jean Radley. Rev Charles Bennison officiated. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery.
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Blood and Grant Home
William A. Burden
Silver Cross
Illinois
Joliet
Driver Injured When Truck Hits Abutment on Route 52
Howard Bales, 18, of 232 East Washington Street is hospitalized at St Joseph's after his truck collided with a concrete abutment on Route 52 six miles south of Joliet. A witness said Dr W F Benyan 2116 Black Road attempted a left turn into Bales's lane forcing the collision. Bales remains under treatment and x rays with a fairly good condition reported last night.
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Howard B. Bales
E. Washington Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Route 52
Bales
W. F. Benyan
Black Road
Joliet
Divorce suit filed by Mrs Corrine Baudino
Mrs Corrine Baudino of 22 Siegel Street files for divorce from Lawrence Baudino of 501 S Desplaines Street in circuit court. She cites desertion and seeks custody of their 2 year old child. Marriage occurred December 28 1946.
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Corrine Baudino
Siegel Street
Lawrence Baudino
S. Desplaines Street
Wrong number sparks store robbery proposal claim
A Second Avenue resident told police that a man believed to live at Lemont proposed a store robbery. The man denied the claim, and police discounted the information.
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Second Avenue
Lemont
Despondent Young Woman Slashes Wrist En Route
A Chicago woman, Alice Mashburn, 7830 S Wabash Ave, slashed her right wrist on a Joliet Lemont bus. Police sought her parents as she was detained and treated after refusing hospital care. She needed stitches and was held overnight with two razor blades found on her. Doctors indicate a mental disorder.
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Alice Mashburn
S. Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Joliet
Lemont
Peter McCarthy
Lemont City Hall
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Hearing on Woodruff Road Crossing Reopened
The Illinois Commerce Commission continued the hearing on the Elgin Joliet and Eastern rail road proposal to close the Woodruff road crossing. The next session was set for January 24 in Chicago.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Elgin, Joliet
Weather forecast for Joliet and vicinity
The forecast says fair and not so cold tonight partly cloudy with little temperature change tomorrow in Joliet and surrounding area.
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Joliet
Taxpayers fund NSLI costs and premiums, says Joliet group
At a Joliet Association of Life Underwriters meeting at the Gables restaurant, speaker Consilio noted government funding of National Service Life Insurance costs and administration, citing President Truman's budget message and VA figures. He warned that admin costs, interest subsidies, and premiums are covered by taxpayers, with further tax-free status for NSLI.
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Bef
National Service
Sensio
Joliet Association of Life Underwriters
Gables
Consilio
Carl R. Gray Jr
Veterans’ Affairs
National Service Life Insurance Fund
Gray
Tax Foundation, Inc
Veterans Administration
National Service Life Insurance
G. I. Insurance
National Association of Life Underwriters
Local Post Office Records Second Class Matter Status
Notice records the filing as second class matter on October 1, 1940 at the Post Office at Ro of Illinois under the Act of March, detailing postage and postal designation for continued mailing.
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Roof Illinois
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E. D. Collins
Vance Cummins
R. S. McCambridge
Merrill Palmer
Thomas I. Wagner
George Woodruff
William Block
William Cunningham
Paul Friedrich
Wayne Gross
Morton Hollingsworth
Earl Leimbacher
T. A. Mangelsdorf
Bert Martin
Dan O'Connor
John Schaleger
R. R. Snow
Albert Steed
Wagner
Harwood Post
American Legion
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Robert Maris
Russell Longnecker
Harry Blood
Lutheran Home For
Guardian Angel Home
George Mahoney
Lidice Theater
Theodore Street
Arthur H. Biederman
Mahoney
Edward R. Kinsley
Joliet City Lines
Ottawa Street
George Hausser
the Legion Santa Claus
Everett Cox
Woodruff Road
the Spectator
the People’s Newspaper
William R. McCabe
Spectator Publishing
Cass Street
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