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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1932
Page
2
In Joliet a sleeping fire station is startled when Ralph Lane triggers a fire alarm by pressing a phone button. Alarm bells ring, trucks from stations two and three respond, but no fire is found as Lane walks away smiling with his club.
A lame duck is a departing congressman who avoids addressing key issues and offers a weak justification for inaction. The term captures how late in tenure and with limited leverage such lawmakers seem to evade tough votes.
Marriage applications in Joliet have dropped to half of three years ago. In 1929 there were 1,032 licenses issued. with December nearly over, only 571 licenses have been issued this year, making up the shortfall unlikely in the remaining days.
Irving Club members seek help for seven bachelors facing their first Christmas gift dilemma. The men Nels Lundberg Fred Gambourine Danny Pompie Carl Anderson Bill Knauer Bert Pearson and Frank Bombassaro confront what gifts to buy their girls.
The 1927 28 national champion De La Salle five meets a hand picked group of players who won Catholic league titles in a decisive Sunday game. The match is the feature of a triple bill with St Anthony lightweights vs Jewish Federation ponies and Saints heavies versus St Peter's Lutherans. The lightweight game begins at 1 30 p m.
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