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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1939

Page

4

Joliet Gossip and Local Happenings Feature

Community notes report police teammates pooling for a new pipe for Officer Trousil, local footwear quirks, business openings, and neighborhood tales. Debating club wins praise while merchants applaud early closures and a Will County federation letter.

Association of Commerce H. Harrigan Will County Federation of Women’s Clubs

Tomlinson to Speak on The Other Americas at Club

Edward Tomlinson, authority on South American republics, will discuss The Other Americas at Joliet Sunday Evening Club. The program is Feb 12 at 7:45 in the township high school auditorium. Lucille Gowey will sing vocal numbers.

Edward Tomlinson Joliet Township High School Lucille Gowey Tomi

United States Trade and Unity in the Americas

The article notes Tomlinson's view that the United States maintains strong goodwill in South America through trade pacts conferences and cultural relations. It argues cooperation between North and South America is vital amid rising dictatorship, with Father Leonard Feeney's club program date to be announced.

Ternational Conference of Lima NBC Tomlinson Germany Italy South America United States Americas Epre Ates Unie South America Leonard Feeney

Dead man aided invention of the telephone in Boston

A Boston surgeon Dr. Blake supplied Alexander Graham Bell with the complete inner ear of a corpse for experiments. The three small ear bones' movement on the ear drum helped Bell conceive the membrane in the telephone receiver, a key step toward the modern device.

Boston Blake Alexander Graham Bell Bell

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