Comical Rialto Ball Escapade Ends With Tow and Cold
Three young men with brides flee a Rialto theatre after a Holly Club ball but the motor of their big sedan won't start. After failed starts, a police untangles the gag as dawn breaks. A tow to Shea's garage finally resolves the vehicle. Two students and a girl are university bound, others attend Junior College. Roy Fargo tours Indiana with no heater in his bus.
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Rialto Theatre
Holly Club
Scott Street
Columbia Street
Collins Street
Shea
P. S
Roy Fargo
Streator
Indiana
McFadden Wins $5 In Write A Last Line Contest
Clarence E. McFadden of 321 Pleasant Street won five dollars for the best last line in The Spectator Write A Last Line contest. Judges selected his line Hail The Dawn of A New Day from more than a thousand replies.
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Lenny Lane
Clarence E. McFadden
Pleasant Street
Spectator
McFadden
Ice skaters brave cold as five rinks fill with skaters
Winter crowds descend on Highland and West Parks and Joliet's Hickory Creek rink next to Richards street field. Skaters perform figure eight and duck walk amid a snow after Christmas thaw, with beginners learning basics on frozen ponds despite freezing temperatures.
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Highland
West Parks
Joliet
Hickory Creek
Richards Street
Guardian Angel Club Hosts New Year Benefit for Orphans
The Guardian Angel Home bridge club holds a New Year Eve benefit party at Mr and Mrs Ducett West Acres Road. Proceeds aid the orphans home. All members and friends invited. Bridge and celebration planned. Reservations with committee members by Saturday noon.
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The
Guardian Angel’s Home Bridge Club
William Ducett
West Acres Road
Ducett
Leo Mostyn
Harry M. Harrigan
Sylvester Harrigan
Blended Whiskey Preference Spurs Local Sales Shift
A canvass of liquor dispensing organizations shows local drinkers favor blended whiskey over bonded varieties. Merchants note blended whiskies are better priced for the average buyer, and they are selling more. Four of five purchasers take home blended brands.
Licenses Reach Car Owners in City This Week
Early shoppers in Illinois will receive their 1934 license plates with registration cards and new certificates of title shipped from Springfield. The plates, made at state prisons, feature canary figures on a background and weigh about one penne. Motorists pay the regular license fee plus fifty cents for the certificate of title, a 1934 safeguard against theft.
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Illinois
Springfield
Bright Outlook Seen for 1934 Manufacturing
C. Farrell of Farrell Manufacturing Co predicts a strong 1934 with rising orders and hopeful workers. He says the year looks like one of the best yet as manufacturing leaders anticipate big business. Joliet High School Superintendent W. W. Haggard notes widespread optimism and improved countrywide mood.
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W. W. Haggard
Joliet High School
Legion Party Reservations Open for New Year Eve Event
Reservations remain for the Harwood Post American Legion annual New Year’s Eve party in the Legion hall on North Chicago street. General chairman Fred Pearson says all members and friends are invited with assistance from Ray McCurrie Marty Ryan John Connor Howard Dixon Jacob Sipe P E Green and George Hendrick handling arrangements.
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Harwood Post
The
American Legion
Legion Hall
North
Chicago Street
Fred Pearson
Ray McCurrie
Marty Ryan
John Connor
Howard Dixon
Jacob Sipe
P. E. Green
George Hendrick
Local City Seeks Momentum Amid National Debate
Fragmentary lines describe civic emphasis on national issues and perceived readiness. Mentions city as eager participant and contrasts periods, with a dispersed 8 percent figure. Names and specifics are unclear but indicate broad public concern.
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Jack Meade
Chamber of Commerce
C. E. McFadden
Pure Oil Station
Geo. Myers
Len Ahrens
van Buren ST
Guardian Angel Club
Mrs. Heflin
Kline’s
Jewell Pocahontas
Old Kentucky Blacksmith
Sinclair Lump Coal
Clover Creek
Furn
Leach
Great Northern Recreation
Kline
Holiday Poultry
And
Minnesota
Wwe
Muliday
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