Red Cross Will County fund drive chairmen listed
Red Cross campaign leader Fred Wilhelmi reports Will County fund drive progress with a $53,800 chapter quota and $12,000 allocated to the county. Appointed chairmen include John Dollinger Crete Custer William W Calthoon Evra Eichelberger Frankfort Mrs Frank Hynes and many others across towns such as Joliet Manhattan Reed Tre y and Wilmington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Will County
Fred Wilhelmi
Joliet
Channahan
John Dollinger
Crete
Frank Hynes
Custer
William W. Calthoon
du Page
Evra Eichelberger
Florence
Ray Paskerville
Frank
Reed
Henry Rossi
Trey
Harry Dixon
Washington
Byron Hunte
Wesley
Phil Goodwin
Wilmington
H. A. Merkel
Will
John Freiter
Martin Koop
Wilton
Gus Steen
Randolph to moderate Illinois chamber executives panel
John Randolph of Joliet Association of Commerce will moderate a panel at the Illinois Chamber of Commerce executives mid year meeting in the Edgewater Beach hotel Chicago. The Joliet leader will outline core functions of a commerce group while George McCann of Evanston Chamber discusses delinquent memberships resignations and a Bloomington speaker addresses special meetings and stag affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Randolph
Joliet Association of Commerce
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Edgewater Beach
Chicago
George McCann
Evanston Chamber of Commerce
Bloomington
Farm Bureau Meeting Set for Will County Event
Charles S. Mayfield of the Illinois Agricultural Association will speak and the Vera Pearl Kamp ensemble will sing at the 36th annual Will County Farm Bureau meeting in the American Legion Hall. The program begins at 10 p.m. Saturday February 18 with election of directors and year end reports on the agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Mayfield
Department of the
Illinois Agricultural Association
Vera Pearl Kamp
Will County Farm Bureau
Conveyor accident claims Belfast man at factory
A Jeliet man Kenneth Bosley 40 of 402 North Eastern avenue was killed instantly at 7 15 am after his gloved hand became caught in a rope wound around a revolving spool protruding from a conveyor at General Rafractories on North Broadway. The spool guides the conveyor moving rock to bins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeliet
General Rafractories Company
North Broadway
Kenneth Bosley
Eastern Avenue
Bosley
Steel Worker Norman C. Ruckin Killed in Gary Rail Yard Accident
Norman C. Ruckin 45 formerly of Joliet died in a Gary Indiana steel mill rail yard accident. His body rotated around a rope driven metal spool and struck a conveyor. Coroner Willard Blood listed death. Bosley’s body moved to Range Funeral Home. Ruckin survived by wife Ellen and extended family in Joliet and other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman C. Ruckin
Joliet
Gary
Ind
Bosley
Archie Green
Oneida Street
Bosiey
Willard Blood
Range Funeral Home
Chicago Street
Ellen
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Chicago
Death of Mrs. Hilda Holmstrom in Joliet at 75
Mrs Hilda A Holmstrom 75 widow of Oscar Holmstrom died at home 603 Grover Joliet. Survived by daughters Bertha and Eva sons Mauritz Harold and Robert Joliet Lawrence Whitehall Mich eight grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Saturday Carlson Funeral Home Rev G F Andree. burial Oakwood Cemetery. Born Chicago resided Joliet 57 years. Husband died 1945. Member Bethlehem Lutheran Church Central Ladies Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda A. Holmstrom
Oscar Holmstrom
Grover Street
Car Crashes Through Guard Rail on Hillcrest Road
A car driven by Jiggs Kalden, 52, of 216 Peale Street, left Hillcrest Road and overturned down an incline after failing to turn onto a bridge. Kalden sustained a twisted ankle in the morning crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiggs Kalden
Peale Street
Hillcrest Road
Kalden
Speeding Charged Man Arrested After Red Light Violation
J Glenn Stevens of 502 N Chicago street was arrested last night on speeding and traffic light violation charges after police clocked his car at 40 mph on Collins street and observed it run a red light at Jefferson and Herkimer streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Glenn Stevens
Chicago Street
Collins Street
Jefferson and Herkimer Streets
Drunk man jailed after cab fare leads to police booking
Leon Marshall of New Lenox could not pay a 7.20 cab fare and wound up at Joliet police station on drunk charges. A cat locked in a Joliet fish market triggered police calls before Ray Cagwin freed the animal. John Tierney of 511 Briggs Street was arrested for drunkenness after rapping on doors on Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Marshall
New Lenox
Marshall
Joliet
Jefferson Streets
Ray Cagwin
Edgar Allen Poe
Washington Street
John Tierney
Briggs Street
Joliet Weather: Fair Tonight Warmer Saturday
Forecast for Joliet and vicinity calls for fair and cloudy conditions tonight with partly cloudy and warmer conditions tomorrow. Tonight’s low 22, high tomorrow 44, tomorrow night 30, and Saturday high 40 with a partly cloudy outlook and little temperature change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Collision at Railroad and McDonough Streets Involving Gale
A minor crash occurred last night at Railroad and McDonough when Louis M. Gale of 807 Otis Avenue tried to turn into a filling station and struck an oncoming vehicle, police reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Railroad and
McDonough Streets
Louis M. Gale
Otis Avenue
Transients aided by Morning Star mission assisted to new destinations
Two men assisted by the Morning Star mission were given aid early today. L A Sweat aged 43 received bus fare to Peoria with plans to seek work. Bernard Karmode aged 47 from Chicago was sent to La Sate for assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Star
L.A. Sweat
Peoria
Bernard Karmode
Chicago
la Sate
Hay mow arrest ends late-night county jail stay
Tom Harris, 42, of Lockport route 1, was confined in the county jail after his employer Al Schwartz reported Harris, apparently drunk, was asleep in the hay mow of his barn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Harris
Route 1
Lockport
al Schwartz
Harris
Purse Stolen From Bowl Era Locker Room
Mrs Mary K Senning reported to police that a purse containing $1 50 and various papers was stolen after she left it in the locker room at Bowl Era located at 123 E Van Buren Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary K. Senning
E. van Buren Street
Charter Issued For Joyce Religious Goods Inc
The Secretary of State issued a charter this week for Joyce Religious Goods Inc located at 122 N. Ottawa Street. The new firm will purchase manufacture sell trade and deal in religious goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Barrett
Joyce Religious Goods, Inc
Ottawa Street
Man convicted for false relief claim in Joliet and Lockport
A. W. Moore, about 30, of South Desplaines street, was convicted this week of receiving money under false pretense by Justice of the Peace Albert Salzman. A $50 fine was remitted and jail time withheld on condition of $110 restitution in monthly installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Moore
Desplaines Street
Albert Salzman
Moore
Joliet
Lockport
Yale Avenue
J. Harold Downey
Glass panes take beating at Nowell Park concession stand
Two police reports describe broken glass from BB gun pellets and rocks. George Lyman of New Lenox warned that his company sedan near North Scott street had three left windows damaged by BB shots. Officers found several eight by ten inch panes shattered at the Nowell park concession stand and that almost every pane in the building was destroyed by stones or BB pellets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lyman
New Lenox
Eagle Insulation Company
North Scott Street
Robert W. Sonnenberg
Adam J. Bielee
Nowell Park
Bishop to open Claver center next Sunday
The Peter Claver center at Des Plaines and McDonough streets will be dedicated Sunday noon by Bishop of Joliet Very Rev. Martin Namara. The center will offer youth athletic and recreational programs, dancing, movies, and a social service program for teens and adults including dental hygiene and legal aid. Assisting clergy and center director Rev. John W. Desmond will lead major roles at the dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Claver
Des Plaines
McDonough Streets
Martin Namara
Joliet
Africa
American Legion
Margaret McFarland Haley
Boy Scouts of America
Girl Scouts of America
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Edwin V., Hoover
John A. Keating
Thomas O’keefe
John W. Desmond
Gerald Henrici
O. Carm
Cronan Murphy
Rockdale Man in Unchanged Critical Condition at St Josephs
Howard Grover of 416 Moon Avenue Rockdale has been unconscious since Sunday at St Josephs Hospital. The hospital reports his condition remains unchanged and he may have a skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Grover
Moon Avenue
Rockdale
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Divorces Filed By Wells and Habich Couples
Mrs Jimmie Mae Wells sues Willie James Wells for divorce in circuit court alleging desertion and asks to resume her maiden name Blanks. They wed June 4 1943 in Stonewall Mississippi. Another suit by Mrs Mary Habich against Joseph Habich cites extreme cruelty and seeks custody of their 3 year old child and alimony. married June 22 1945 in Victoria Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Mae Wells
Willie James Wells
Blanks
Stonewall
Miss
Mary Habich
Lockport Street
Plainfield
Joseph Habich
Anita Street
Rockdale
Victoria, Texas
New Lockport library and city projects eyed
Lockport plans a May bond issue of about 250000 to build a modern colonial brick library at Eighth and State using the Boyer home as a civic center. Plans by J E Coyle include moving the Boyer house rearward. Education officials forecast 1110 pupils in seven years and 1470 by 1963 with 20 new teaching rooms. A high school baseball diamond lighting project bids at 20808 target 48 days. The park board seeks a small recreational tax for playgrounds and related activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockport
Library Board
Eighth and
State Street
Boyer
J. E. Coyle
Also Mentioned on This Page
Randolph
Farm Bureau
Hilda Holmstrom
Congress
Fitzpatrick
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Claver Center
Jimmie
James
the Spectator
the People’s Newspaper
William R. McCabe
The
Spectator Publishing Company
Jo Tet
Illinois
Cass Street
Ilinois
Mali
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