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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1934
Page
2
The column relays casual social updates from local residents including Sheriff Breen and assistant Mrs. Conray hosting a traditional Christmas dinner for 19 inmates, candidates for city commissioner Jack Farrell, illness of William Gross, Eagles club dance organizer Pinky Rogers, and various hometown happenings at the Palace in Chicago and local venues.
J Franklin Murphy, famed in baseball, reportedly sleepwalked and leaped through a screen window chasing an imagined burglar. The incident occurred on a warm summer night, with the fall ending on the first floor of a ten story apartment building.
Warden Frank D. Whipp announced Christmas day meals for about 5 800 prisoners at the institutions with roast pork and trimmings. Chefs report more than 5 000 pounds of pork and 200 bushels of potatoes will be served.
George Tlaneto’s automobile stolen from the streets here was recovered. The car had been stripped of accessories and abandoned near the Croatian cemetery according to police reports.
Pretty Patricia Clare Lamb and Vincent LaPiana will exchange marriage vows the day after Christmas in St. Raymond's church with Father F. A. Bellerive officiating. Attendants are Mr. and Mrs. William Synnotte. A wedding breakfast follows at the Lambs' home 1103 Taylor Street. After a Florida trip the couple will reside in Detroit.
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