West Frankfort Mine Disaster Raises Safety Questions
The Orient Mine No. 2 blast in West Frankfort Illinois killed unknown numbers of workers from 257 employed. Federal inspectors urged sealing or ventilating abandoned workings and warned against reusing air near them. these steps were not enforced by the Chicago Wilmington and Franklin Coal Co. management. The piece calls for a full investigation into state and federal mining safety and potential negligence and notes political pressure and reforms following Centralia.
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Illinois
Orient
West Frankfort
Centralia
Walters
James R. Wilson
Roscoe Stogner
Wilson
Murrell Reak
Ted
W. R. Chick
C. L. South
Federal Bureau of Mines
John R. Foster
Chicago, Wilmings and Franklin Coal Company
State Department of Mines
Eadie
Springfield
Stevenson
Mining Board
Green
Adlai E. Stevenson
Congress
Representative Price
Commissioner to seek one way streets and loading areas
Commissioner Ed Franck announced plans to ask the city council to designate loop streets as one way and approve loading zones for downtown stores lacking rear entrances. He said he would submit the request early in 1952.
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Ed Franck
Franck
Snowbound Streets Test Joliet Officials In Heavy Snow
Winter brought 30 inches of snow since November while Joliet and county crews struggle. Commissioner George Vollmer with 17 men and limited equipment fights to clear streets as more snow is forecast. County highway crews and John Rogers also work long hours to keep roads passable despite equipment shortages.
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George Vollmer
Vollmer
Joliet
Chicago
Aurora
Peoria
Frank Klancher
John Rogers
Joliet Township
City issues 5000 vehicle licenses to date
City Collector E. D. Wilcox announced that about 5000 city vehicle tags for passenger cars and trucks have been sold to date. The deadline to purchase passenger car tags at 3 dollars is December 31. After January 1 the rate rises to 3.50 dollars. Truck tag fees vary by tonnage. In 1951, over 11000 city tags were issued.
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E. D. Wilcox
Helicopters Deliver Mail Amid Snowbound Transit
Postmaster J Walter Lowrey reported helicopters carried mail from Chicago to Joliet and surrounding suburbs as trains trucks and buses stalled by record snowfall. Since August 20 1949 copters have flown over 500000 miles, moved 5903568 pounds of mail and logged 11916 flight hours with extra trips on Monday and Saturday.
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Chicago
Joliet
J. Walter Lowrey
Officials to view drunkometer demo before purchase
City officials and police officers will observe a drunkometer demonstration next month before purchase. The device costs 225 dollars for 200 tests with 40 dollars for another 200 tests, and 15 police staff will attend Northwestern Traffic School to learn its operation.
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James V. Bartley
John C. Cowing
Martin Jackson
Police Department
Radio
Franck
Northwestern Traffic School
Ed Franck
Illinois Bell urges brief calls during Joliet storm
Phone operators busy users of non dial telephones in Joliet area were urged by the Illinois Bell Telephone Company to keep calls short to avoid tying up operators. During the storm many operators slept at their posts after relief arrived and others worked long shifts because heavy snow delayed relief crews from reaching their jobs.
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Joliet
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Streepy Accepts 10 Percent Increase for City Garbage
In a brief session with Mayor Arthur O Janke F W Streepy accepted a 10 increase to his 73250 annual contract for garbage removal The agreement runs through December 31 1952 The city notes annexations and added service justified the raise and cites improved efficiency and customer satisfaction as factors
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Arthur O. Janke
F. W. Streepy
Streepy
Janke
Robert Thoras
Joliet
Thomas
George Vollmer
Vollmer
Garvage
City sees four million in new construction this year
In the first 11 months of 1951 new construction reached 4,076,567 with repairs at 599,678. City building inspector W. E. Wright reported 227 new homes valued at 2,871,070 and multiple structures including two apartment buildings, six service stations, three office buildings, two factories, 147 garages, three stores, a commercial garage, a confectionery stand, three warehouses, a gas tank, two machine shops and a clinic totaling the year’s building activity.
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W. E. Wright
Wright
Joliet Revenue Office Surprises With Monday Closure
The Joliet branch office of the collector of internal revenue will close next Monday but remain open for business Saturday, according to an official announcement this week.
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Joliet
Collector of Internal Revenue
Bluebird Coach Lines Requests Fare Increase for Joliet Chicago Trips
The Illinois Commerce Commission will hear Bluebird Coach Lines petition to raise fares on Joliet to Chicago trips. Hearing is set for January 17 at 10 a.m. in Chicago at 160 N. La Salle Street.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Bluebird Coach Lines, Inc
Joliet
Chicago
N. la Salle Street
Police Chief Warns Vacationers on Holiday Sled Safety
This morning Police Chief Ervin F. Boe warned hundreds of vacationing schoolchildren about sled safety during the holidays. He cautioned against hitching rides on autos and coasting into the street, urging use of infrequently used hills or a park if possible.
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Ervin F. Boe
Boe
City votes 12 minute parking on Steel Street inquiry
The Joliet council approved 12 minute parking on Steel Street near the post office after residents asked where it would be. Traffic Captain Belfield urged widening Jackson Street, and the city approved related plans. December payrolls total 28820.26. Hardware Mutual Casualty Co. insured workmen’s comp and employers liability for 2005.26. A Koerner Joliet Housing Authority letter asks if federal funds for slum clearance remain desired. 273350 reserved by FHA. The city previously applied in 1949.
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Steel Street
Orville Belfield
City Engineering Department
Jackson Street
Chicago
Joliet Streets
Hardware Mutual Casualty Company
J. A. Boyle
Martin A. Koerner
Joliet Housing Authority
Koerner
City to raise parking fines after January first
A city spokesman said fines for improper parking will rise from one to three dollars after January 1. Meter violation fines stay at fifty cents, but penalties for parking in restricted areas will be heavier.
Weather Delays New Construction as Permits Freeze
W E Wright city building inspector records show no building permits issued for new construction or remodeling since December 14 due to heavy cold weather. The harsh conditions halt activity and delay planned projects across the city.
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W.E Wright
Sheivy
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Close Revenue Office
Bluebird Bus Lines
Santa
Santa Claus
Reginald Kaveney
S. Raynor Avenue
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