Joliet to buy Hillcrest utilities for 108500 in annexation plan
Joliet city council agreed to purchase the Hillcrest water and sewer system for 108500 as part of a broader annexation and expansion plan. The deal follows earlier talks by Councilman Wilcon and Mayor Hennessy with support from several members, while others were absent. The purchase hinges on Hillcrest joining Joliet and may lead to further acquisitions of nearby utilities and centers, with expected tap-in and sales tax implications.
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Joliet
Hillcrest
William H. Wilcon
Maurice Adler
Jesse Shepherd
Franklin Newkirk
Grundy County
Crest Hill
Hillcrest Shopping Center
Atty
William Guild
State Finance Department
Raynor Hills Water Co
Patrick D. Fahey
Fahey
Preston Feights
Paramount Water Co
Dominic A. Romano
Lidice
Barr
OAC Develops New Process Cuts Shell Costs
Joliet headquarters of the Ordnance Ammunition Command leads a new process cutting cost of 1.5 inch steel artillery shells saving about 1 million annually. Over 42,000 shells produced with lower priced forging steel without quality loss. Joint effort by Amy Ordnance Corps and U S Hittman Machine Corp with participation from Joliet, Philadelphia, Frankfort Arsenal, Crucible Steel, Bethlehem Steel and U S Steel. The project evolved from a 25-year effort and is praised as a major postwar advance. A separate note reports Mrs Bernice Fese transported to Silver Cross Hospital after illness at 155 N Eastern.
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Joliet
Ordnance A
Mmunition Command
J. H. Hi Icks
Ordnances
Amy Ordnance Corps
U. S. Hi 6 Fman Machine Corp
New York
Liet
Fire Department
N. Eastern
Bernice Fese
Silver Cross Hospital
Volunteers Sought for UCP Will County 13 Minute March
United Cerebral Palsy of Will County calls for more volunteers for the 13 Minute March on January 15. Campaign chairman Don Nepote urges men and women to help raise $18,000 for the program and assist with the march and related clerical and work duties.
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United Cerebral Palsy
Will County
Don Nepote
Nepote
Joliet to study street lighting and city power options
Joliet City Council will review options for downtown street lighting including a Public Service Co. franchise, city ownership, and a possible city powered plant. Mayor Hennessy criticized current lighting as inadequate, with 35 to 40 year old fixtures on Clinton and Van Buren streets highlighted during the adjourned meeting preview.
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Clinton
van Buren
Eastern Ave
Frank E. Fitzgerald
William
Fitzgerald
Clinton St
Neighbors Rally For Burned Out Eames Family
Merchants, friends and neighbors aid Mr. and Mrs. George Eames and their four children after a flash fire gutted their home at 215 St. Jude. The family has moved to a Marycrest residence at 208 Romayne, while a neighbor committee collects food, clothing, and furniture and about 100 is raised. Firemen say bamboo curtains in a closet caused the blaze.
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George Eames
St. Jude
Eames
Marycrest
Don Curry
Romy Hammes
Romayne
James Morgan
Hammes
Brody Manufacturing Co
Holiday rush fuels warning on hazardous driving and fires
Sub zero weather and heavy travel demand prompt extra safety measures as railways airlines and buses ready for crowds. State police warn of traffic hazards and drunken driving while fire chief urges care with heating and Christmas trees to prevent fires during the cold week.
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Ing
Harold Rasmussen
William R. McCabin Publisher In October Joliet March 8
Fragmentary OCR note references publisher William R. McCabin and dates October and March 8 with mentions of Joliet and a 1960 periodical issue. Content is unreadable and inconsistent.
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William R. McCabin
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Isen
Joliet
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James C. Bell
J. Walter Lowrey
John R. Barney
Maurice Berlinsky
Paul Friedrich
Loretta Club
Josephine Jerzycke
Mary Kinney
Loretta McCarthy
Ael Olin
St. Jose 'S School
Joseph Logan
Ann Stukel
Mary Weishaar
Joseph J. Lyons
James M. Haley
Council of Catholic Women
Ken Murphy
Lyons
Betty Rager
Loretto Club
Charles Nordstrom
Axel Olin
Nordstrom
OAC
LeLan Nursing Home
Santa Claus
Margaret Worral
Nursing Home
Waddell McIntosh
Worral
St. Nick
Clarence E. Powell
Floyd Harris
R. N. Spectator
Che Spectator
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