Weather drives gas use as NI Gas tops record
Northern Illinois Gas reports a 485 million cubic feet daily gas usage peak on Feb 10, breaking prior records amid a cold snap. Dispatchers translate three weather forecasts into pressures and volumes for 600,000 customers, using Bellwood temperatures and wind data from Midway Park Forest Skokie and other stations.
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Northern Illinois
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bellwood
Midway Airport
Park Forest
Skokie
Vologin
Aurora
Lockport
Matteson
Mid Airport
Northern Illinois Gas
Joliet police oppose police and fire division integration
Joliet police and fire officials demonstrated equipment at the YMCA to business and civic leaders to argue against integrating police and fire services. They claimed dual duty reduces manpower, lowers protection, and could raise fire insurance rates, stating the plan has failed elsewhere and is impractical. They noted Heart Fund month and urged contributions to medical research.
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Joliet
YMCA
Board of Fire Underwriters
Postal Meet Highlights Safety Awards for Cost Reduction
Postmaster J Walter Lowrey and Joseph H Judnich attended a conference of 25 postmasters and accountants from Illinois and Michigan at Chicago regional headquarters. The program awarded motor vehicle safety medals to officials whose drivers cut accident costs by 40 percent in 1957.
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J. Walter Lowrey
Joseph H. Judnich
Illinois
Michigan
Chicago
Lowrey
Judnich
Joliet
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Gre
Robert R. Justus
Raymond Sena
Maywood
Carl A
Brotherhood Week Observance Set For Illinois
Brotherhood week runs February 16 to 23 in Illinois as Gov Stratton proclaims the event. Sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews the program aims to educate for better understanding among all peoples.
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William G. Stratton
The
National Conference of Christians and Jews
Ten Joliet Steel workers retire after decades of service
Ten long time employees of Joliet Works American Steel and Wire division United States Steel retire during January led by John Drury a 49 year veteran. Others include Leonard Mann 48 years Bernardo Furia 44 years Sylvester Mammosser 42 years Stanley Dulny 42 years Joseph Bracca 40 years with additional retirements: William Raddatz 48 Dominick Padlo 34 Marion Featherston 31 and Elfreda Johnson 29 years.
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Barnslee
England
Drury
Leonard Mann
Francis Street
Red Mill
Mann
Bernardo Furia
Elwood Street
Joliet
Furia
Italy
Mason Department
Sylvester J. Mammosser
Blackroad
Stanley C. Dulny
Riley’ Avenue
Lockport
Dulny
Joliet Works
Joseph I. Bracca
Abe Street
Gan
Illinois Steel Company
William F. Raddatz
Waverly Place
Dominick Padlo
Herkimer Street
Marion L. Featherston
Mississippi Avenue
Elfreda R. Johnson
Augusta Avenue
DeKalb
Boy Suffers Lip Injury After Fall
Robert Justice eleven of 1325 Fairview Avenue was injured when he fell while running yesterday. He required seven stitches to close a lip laceration at Silver Cross Hospital.
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Robert Justice
Fairview Avenue
Silver Cross Hospital
Local Schools Explore Gifted Program To Shape Space Era Citizens
Joliet public school officials discussed upgrading education for gifted students with IQs of 125 or higher. Plans would start in fourth grade and run through eighth, pairing top students with trained teachers for part of the day while normal classes continue. The aim is disciplined thinking, self help, problem solving, and fact based conclusions. Vendors noted Keith school reading groups based on reading ability rather than age or grade.
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Murray College
Jacksonville
Michigan State University
Marcita Ley
Keith School
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Northern Illinois Gas Company
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Irving Street
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Utility
Sid van Dyke
Taylor Street
Nois Gas Company
Bob Wright
Park
Northern Illinois Gas Cery Hour
the Heart
Heart Fund
Brotherhood
Steel
Johnny
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