City council urged to deny alley vacation petition
A Joliet opinion denounces Jack Henneberry’s plea to vacate a Clinton and Des Plaines alley. The letter argues alleys belong to the people and warns that granting the request would raise his property value while harming neighbors. It calls for stricter traffic penalties and firmer court action against violators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Henneberry
Clinton and
Desplaines Street
Henneberry
Joliet
Harwood Post Americanism Meet Monday
The Harwood Post 5 American Legion auxiliary hosts an Americanism meet at the Legion ballroom 214 N Ottawa St. Monday with Mrs Donald Griffin in charge. Joliet Township High school superintendent Hugh S Bonar will be principal speaker and the band will perform. A potluck supper at 6 precedes the 8 oclock regular meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Auxiliary
Harwood Post Number 5
American Legion
Ottawa Street
Donald Griffin
Hugh S. Bonar
Joliet Township
Legion
Charles Pauly
William Bell
William Salman
Charles Vittare
George Georgoulakis
Loss of $500 Reported by Glen Viano in Joliet
Glen Viano of Coal City reported a robbery in Joliet after arriving there yesterday. He said the money, about 500 dollars, was kept in a billfold. The incident involves an unidentified thief and was reported to local police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Viano
Coal City
Joliet
Viano
Rotary women celebrate 25th anniversary banquet
More than 150 attendees marked the 25th anniversary of the Women of Rotary at the Hotel Louis Joliet. Mrs. T. M. Milligan welcomed guests and honored charter members and past presidents including Mrs. William Welch, founder and charter president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of
Rotary
Louis Joliet
T. M. Milligan
William Welch
Joliet Symphony Orchestra
Eugene Drenning
Florence Daniel
Dorothy Daniel
Monica Miller
Chicago
George P. Lloyd
F. M. Turner
Lloyd
Chaney Amateur Tournament Opens Feb 29 at Chaney Gym
The second annual Chaney amateur independent basketball tournament begins Feb 29 at Chaney gym, with heavyweight and lightweight divisions. Weight limits are unlimited for heavyweight and 160 pounds for lightweight. Entry deadline is noon Feb 28. invitations sent to Joliet teams with entry calls to Chaney School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaney
St. Vincent de Paul Society
St. Anne’s Mission
Chaney Gymnasium
N. Center Street
Joliet
Chaney School
Frank Berta
Kelly Restaino
Boy Bitten by Chow Dog Near Sacred Heart School
Jimmy Koerner twelve of 208 Third avenue reported a Chow dog bite on his way to Sacred Heart school yesterday afternoon. Dr. L P Gardner treated a bruise above the right knee. Police found two Chow dogs owned by Mrs Lois Anderson of 375 S Chicago street and Viola Chandler of 371 S Chicago street. Both dogs inoculated and under observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmy Koerner
Third Avenue
Sacred Heart School
L. P. Gardner
Lois Anderson
S. Chicago Street
Viola Chandler
Americanism Day Meeting Plans by Harwood Post Auxiliary
Assisting with plans for the annual Americanism Day meeting are Harwood Post members and auxiliary volunteers. Visible in the photo are Mrs. William Bell and Mrs. Donald Griffin among others coordinating arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harwood Post
Auxiliary
William Bell
Donald Griffin
Legion Meeting Seeks Speaker at 8 O'clock
President and Mrs. William Salman announce a meeting Monday evening in the American Legion ballroom at 8 o'clock with Hugh S. Bonar Joliet Township High School superintendent as speaker. A 6 o'clock dinner precedes the event. The program includes the championship legion band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Salman
American Legion
Hugh S. Bonar
Joliet Township High School
Championship Legion Band
Mortgage Burn Celebrated by St Marys Croatian Church
St Marys Croatian church marked the mortgage burn with a morning high mass led by Rev A Sinsky and a Croatian sermon by Rev Innocent Bojanic. Frank Stimac lit the mortgage in a glass container and Msgr George Casey sent greetings. A parish hall party followed with Rozmarin Tamburitza Orchestra. The parish plans Hickory street youth activities and the spring opening of St Anne's mission with Cardinal Stritch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s
A. Sinsky
Joseph Jurkovich
Andrew Bialas
Linsky
Innocent Bojanic
O. P
The
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Frank Stimac
Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Chicago
Cpl Ursich's Body Returning for Final Burial
The casketed remains of World War II Cpl Joseph A Ursich of Joliet will be returned from overseas for final burial. The body, once interred at Guadalcanal Solomon Islands, will arrive in Joliet in about three weeks with a uniformed army escort from the Chicago Distribution Center American Graves Registration division. He is survived by his father Dominick Ursich two sisters Ange Moleski Bernice Suski and a brother Robert Ursich. Funeral arrangements are by Terak Funeral Home with timing to be advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Joseph A. Ursich
Dominick Ursich
Summit Street
Joliet
Chicago
American Graves Registration Division
Ursich
Guadalcanal
Solomon Islands
Cpl. Ursich
Ange Moleski
Bernice Suski
Robert Ursich
Terak Funeral Home
Elderly man treated after illness at Omaha boarding house
Police were called to a boarding house on N Collins Street at 2 40 yesterday afternoon to aid a sick resident. John Horvat, 60, was found bleeding and ruptured neck tumor treated by Dr Frank Chmelik at St Josephs Hospital before returning to the boarding house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
N. Collins Street
John Patrick
John Horvat
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Frank Chmelik
Swift workers honored in company annual report
J L Kane Joliet Swift and Company employee received special recognition for 37 years of service. The report lists 12 866 employees with 20 to 53 years of service and notes Charles H Swift chairman has the longest record. It cites 79.3 percent of sales funds spent on raw materials, 9.7 percent on other income, and payrolls over 4 million weekly with 6 000 per employee for materials and equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Kane
Joliet
Swift and Company
Oscar L. Christengen
A. K. Cowan
Swift
Charles H. Swift
John Holmes
Four Mobsters Detained After Chicago Street Brawl
Police stopped a street fight near the Great Northern tavern at Jeffer son and Chicago streets. Four men Laverne McGowan William Seeley Harry Whalen and Ted Benson were jailed overnight after attacking two men and threatening bystanders. The victims Mrs. Raymond Glasshagel and Mrs. Lee Hitt testified in court. In a separate call officers found John Kostonich 74 collapsed from a stroke in a basement flat on Irving Street and Eastern Avenue and admitted to St Josephs hospital. Kostonich is paralyzed on one side and had apparently been without help for about three days. The two elderly caregivers reported poor living conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Street
Monshaw and
Ruddy
Great Northern
Jefferson and
Chicago Streets
Raymond Glasshagel
Campbell Street
Lee Hitt
S. Cagwin Avenue
Mr. Glasshagel
Mr. Hitt
Laverne McGowan
Comstock Street
William Seeley
Dora Street
Harry Whalen
Grabawoy
John Kostonich
Irving Street
Eastern Avenue
Kostonich
W. R. Fletcher
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Fire Crews Respond To Two Grease Fires
Firemen answered two calls last night and this morning. A grease fire ignited on a hydraulic lift while servicing Streepy's garbage truck at St. Louis and Osgood. No damage occurred. A second blaze involved a bucket of grease at Columbia Baking Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streepy
St. Louis and
Osgood Streets
Columbia Baking Company
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Will County
Sprague
Cowing
Lewandowski
William R. McCabe
Harwood
St. Marys
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