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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1960
Page
3
A newspaper column laments Sunday store openings amid Christmas commerce. It urges merchants to close on Sundays, argues profits do not justify costs, and calls for voluntary change or legislative limits backed by clerical support and customer opinion.
The weather forecasters warn of subzero temperatures for three to five days in the Midwest as night temps dip to near zero. Northern Illinois Gas reports a record 800 million cubic feet of gas used in 24 hours by customers across 301 northern Illinois communities outside Chicago.
Ervin F. Boe longtime Joliet police chief and 1956 justice of the peace candidate announces another run for justice of the peace in the second district covering Joliet Troy New Lenox and Frankfort townships. Boe served from 1921 to 1956 rising to chief for seven years and cites hip operations limiting campaigning. Also reported are filings by Justices of the Peace George Williams and Anthony Mackay.
Mayor James P. Hennessy pledges to pursue legal options to curb Sunday operations at Super marts and other discount outlets. Clergy and labor leaders urge a Sunday closing resolution citing Sabbath observance and family impact, while store owners warn of traffic and social effects.
County health officer Dr. Felix Tornabene announced a program to test private wells near Florence and Winston Aves after reports of gross contamination. Within 24 hours 112 people received typhoid vaccine at Keith school clinic, with more treated by private physicians. Clinics are planned for Dec 28 and Jan 4. Citizens near the Florence Winston Ave intersection were advised to boil private well water as a precaution. City water remains safe and regularly tested.
Joliet area Catholic churches publish Christmas services with caroling and midnight masses. Main churches such as Cathedral of St. Raymond St Anne St Anthony St Bernard and others list caroling times and multiple morning masses on Dec 25 reflecting Sunday observance.
A 41 year old Monticello man Henry Dighton died after his car skidded on Smiths bridge on U S 66 and struck the bridge rails. His 10 year old son Jeffery Dighton suffered minor injuries and was kept at St Joseph hospital awaiting relatives. The driver was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital. Dr Dominic Biama assisted at the scene. Dighton left a wife and five children.
Joliet Association of Commerce announced Monday that stores will open at noon and close at 9 p.m. on Tuesday January 3, with after Christmas hours generally 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Some stores may open at 9:30 a.m. or noon while Christmas Eve may close at 5 p.m. for late shoppers downtown.
An 11 year old baby, Billy Rae West, infant son of Horace and Elsie West, was hospitalized at Silver Cross with burns after biting an electric cord at home. He was admitted after a fire department ambulance transported him from 601 E ass, suffering burns to his lips and two teeth.
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