Joliet High Meets Elgin In Big Six Clash Tonight
Joliet township high school light and heavyweight basketball teams top the Big Six race meet Elgin cage teams in a double bill on the Maroon floor. The lightweight game starts at 7 30 with Beasley Aschenbrunner Tessiatore Savich Macuk among expected standouts.
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Charles N. Wheeler, Jr
Joliet Township
Elgin Cage
Mills’ Majors
East Siders
Elgin
Freeport
Brumund
Kropinski
Dischler
Wardley
Dailey
Mat Wykoff
Wyk
Elgin Lights
Beasley
Aschenbrenner
Tessiatore
Savich
Mat Men Meet Chicago Team Tonight at Y Gym
Joliet wrestlers host Lincoln Belmont from Chicago tonight at the Y gym on North Ottawa street. First bout at 8 pm with at least twelve matches, including Frank Capra and others from 116 to heavyweight. Admission 25 cents.
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Lincoln-Belmont
Chicago
Ottawa Street
Joliet Boys
Frank Capra
Barney Porter
John Diaz
J. T. Pol
City funds strained despite borough system history
New York City faces budget pressure amid questions about the borough system's efficiency and how it affects finances and public services.
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New York City
Catholic High at Leo Sunday Clash in Chicago
Catholic High’s heavyweight team travels to Chicago to face St Leo in a key Catholic prep league match. Lee Majors trail league leader Carroll’s squad by two games as Carroll seeks another win. Carroll-coached style expected to continue its winning streak.
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Catholic High
Chicago
St. Leo
Rocky Road
West Side
Leo Lights
Lee Majors
John Carroll
St. George
Evanston
Joliet
Hilltoppers
Carroll
Lorenc
Comerford
McGann
Simon and Matasevac
Leamites
Track Men Prepare for Indoor Season at Joliet High
Forty candidates train daily in Joliet high school gym as the indoor track season begins. Coach Roy N. Fargo, directing Joliet teams for ten years, expects a strong year with eight lettermen. The squad seeks competitions in major interscholastic meets, including Oak Park field house relays, and plans indoor meets at Naperville fieldhouse with conference fees.
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Roy N. Fargo
Joliet
Fargo
Oak Park
Naperville
Stone announces candidacy for Will County school superintendent
Millard F. Stone of Lockport, superintendent of the South Lockport school, enters the Republican race for county superintendent. A veteran teacher since 1910 with a war service in 1917-19, he cites his supervisory certificate and 14 years as superintendent as the basis for his bid. He pledges to work to improve county schools if nominated.
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Millard F. Stone
Lockport
South Lockport
Stone
United States Army
France
Will County
Condemned Man Given Liquor Before Execution Stirs Debate
Sentences note that giving a condemned man a bottle of liquor to ease his last moments was seen as acceptable by some, while opponents of capital punishment argue he should not have taken the final drink. The remark frames the heated debate over grace and justice surrounding capital punishment.
Boxing and Wrestling Next Week at the Y
Boxing and wrestling appear in the Y M C A athletic program with events at the local gym and a trip to Streator for boxing. The schedule lists Marine oils older boys game and multiple matches including Y wrestlers versus Lincoln Belmont Chicago and various junior leagues and evening bouts through Thursday.
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Streator
Marines
Johnson Oils
Lincoln- Belmont of Chicago
Falcons
Daredevils
Aces
Panthers
Sirens
Lanceers
C. Co
Romeo
Victor Club
Chicago Heights
Roth Ponies
Big Four
Yankees
Evanston Team to Visit Joliet in District Meet
The Evanston swimming team travels to Joliet next Friday to face the Y M C A squad in a district match. Joliet aims to add another win after their last victory.
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Evanston
Joliet
Jolly Twelve Club Sponsoring Dance Night
The Jolly Twelve club sponsors a dance next Friday February 9 at the Orange Grove Ballroom on Jackson Street near Eastern Avenue. Admission is twenty five cents a couple and music will run from 8 30 to 12 30 with the public invited to attend.
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Jolly Twelve Club
Orange Grove
Jackson Street
Eastern Avenue
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High School
LEO
Meeting of Health Educaton Club
Goldblatts
Prairie State Paper Mills
Ridgewood A. C
Lions
Jeds
Whiffers
Junior Hawks
Sharks
Pioneers
Washer Works
Dragons
Americans Institute Laundry
the Spectator
Mase
E!ie
SERRE
National Dye Works
American Coal Co
F. W. Egger
Chicago and
Columbia Sts
Wayne Ing
the Loop
Walsh Oil Co
E. Jefferson Street
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