Portable air raid shelter designs spark civil defense interest
Alexander Mayer of Caine Steel Co Chicago unveils a collapsible shelter concept made from interlocking corrugated steel segments. The plan envisions earth buried protection with ventilation sanitation and food storage, aiming to shield people from shell fire while remaining shipable and adaptable for military storage depots.
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Office of Civilian Defense
Alexander Mayer
Mayer
Caine Steel Co
Chicago
Washington
Ordnance
Sheriff James O'Neill To Play Santa At Will County Jail
Sheriff James O Neill serves 23 inmates a roast dinner and distributes candy fruit nuts and smokes in a Christmas gesture funded from his own pocket. His wife helps with the meal as he continues the annual inmate holiday tradition.
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James O'Neill
Santa Claus
Will County
Stay Sober While Driving Christmas Message
Police urged merrymakers to stay sober or avoid driving after drinking. Patrols warned that Christmas punch can impair driving in heavy traffic and advised riding trains buses or taxis to protect lives.
Purses Lost In Local Reports
Mrs. Helen Stonitch of 718 Wheeler avenue reports her purse lost while shopping in a loop store yesterday containing $45 and papers. Jennie Barton of 358 S. Chicago street reports a purse lost last Monday night with a small amount of cash and papers.
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Helen Stonitch
Wheeler Avenue
Jennie Bartono
Chicago Street
Inquest Planned Into Col Phinney Death in Joliet Area
Dr E A Kingston will hold an inquest Monday into the death of Col Robert T Phinney Fort Custer Mich who died at Silver Cross Hospital after his car collided with another vehicle. His wife Ruth in critical condition at Silver Cross with cuts bruises shock and hysteria. The other driver Pvt Frank Corsini 22 of Wilmington on furlough from Fort Sam Houston escaped with minor injuries. Col Phinney had 39 years Army service including WWI combat duties.
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E. A. Kingston
Will
Robert T. Phinney
Fort Custer
Mich
Silver Cross Hospital
Phinney
Ruth
Cook County
Joliet
Route 7
131St Street
Frank Corsini
Wilmington
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Western Funeral Home
Col. Phinney
School Bus Drivers Test Scheduled for Dec 30
The semi annual bus drivers test will be held at the Will County Courthouse from 3 to 11 pm on Tuesday December 30. Louis F Bottino county superintendent of schools announced the event. State Highway Patrolman Berlin will oversee the sessions and tests will be recorded in Springfield.
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Will County Court House
Louis F. Bottino
Berlin
Bell
Springfield
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Prisoners Today Eat Chicken at Stateville and Collins Street
Prison inmates at Stateville and Collins Street prisons will be served roast chicken with trim mings for 5100 residents, along with potatoes, sage dressing, cranberry sauce, pickles, giblet gravy, bread and butter, and coffee. Afterward they will attend a prison auditorium movie. Chicken is reserved for Thanksgiving and Christmas, with all meal provisions produced at the prison farm.
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Stateville
Collins Street
Edward M. Stubblefield
Ted Schnoor 71 Years Old Today
Theodore Schnoor a retired beverage dealer marks his 71st birthday today along with Christmas. Founder of Joliet Beverage, he retired two years ago after a 25 year beverage career and resides at Cherry Hill. Known as Ted to friends, he was a wholesale beer distributor before Prohibition.
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Theodore Schnoor
Schnoor
Mr. Schnoor
Joliet Beverage Company
Cherry Hill
Ted
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