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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1956
Page
4
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Taft holds morning worship at 11 oclock led by Rev. David C. Sheldon with sermon Portrait of Disciple Peter. Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m with classes for all ages and Holy Communion observed.
A Joliet sailor is attending the Navy's Fire Control School to study trainee operations and gunfire direction. The program trains personnel in rangefinding, targeting, and artillery coordination for maritime missions.
Gordon L. Bailey seaman USN son of Mr and Mrs Albert O Bailey of Chicago street Joliet Township High school graduate before entering service in 1955 trained at the Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland in fire control systems directing ship gunfire and torpedo launches.
A 1956 appeal urges Joliet residents to cooperate with police to reduce traffic accidents. It praises officers like Joseph Kubinski and Mike Boles, notes the roles of Captain Lonnie Randolph and Chief Ewin Boe, and calls for education and restraint to improve streets and highways.
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