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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1954
Page
3
A reflective Christmas column urges humility and faith while warning of a deadly 1954 holiday travel toll. It notes 391 lives lost in nationwide traffic accidents over the weekend, urges caution, and recalls the call for slower speeds during the holiday safety push.
Joliet firemen battled flames in a wall at Fred Ruth's tavern 711 Richards street at 10 p m yesterday minor damage noted. Officials cited a short circuited wire to a neon fixture as the likely cause. Earlier around 6 p m they checked the Elks building for gasoline fumes and vented the space without locating a source. Several similar fumes calls have occurred in loop buildings in recent weeks.
Joliet Water Commissioner Joseph F. Whalen endorsed Governor Stratton's proposal for a Chicago area water and sewage authority including Joliet. He argued area cooperation is essential to plan future Lake Michigan supply, sewers, and storm drainage, noting rapid water level increases at Ottawa street well and urging unity to fund growth.
The Federal Communications Commission approved the transfer of control of radio station WJOL to Joseph Novy and Jerry Cerny. Sale price was 112500 dollars. Novy lives in LaGrange Park and Cerny in Riverside. both are engineers at WBBM.
Robert Boyd of 304 Lawton Street sues Lamar Pierce of Treasure Island Trailer Court for 10000 in circuit court alleging Pierce negligent and speeding in a collision on highway 66 A near Mills Road at 8 30 p m October 21. Boyd says he suffered injuries and medical bills while his car sustained 280 damage.
City officers Edward Gora and John Abernathy investigated an attempted break-in at 507 S Desplaines Street shortly before midnight. The intruder borrowed an 8 foot ladder from the Barney garage and placed it by a back window. He appeared to pry a storm window but fled. Large footprints were found in the snow.
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