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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1933
Page
3
State police plan a first warning drive targeting Will county motorists who have not applied for new 1933 state license plates. James O'Neil says the operation should occur within a week or two. Springfield reports police will round up license violators as duties begin.
The N E A Club sponsors its annual dance at the Central Ballroom at Jackson Street and Eastern Avenue tomorrow night. Dancing runs from 9 to 3 with novelty features and dances for amusement. Public invited at ten.
Risca Williams Welch baritone and lecturer tours the United States and will perform a combined song and lecture next Friday at 8 pm in Central Presbyterian Church. A Lusitania survivor, he recounts being rescued after the torpedo attack. Sponsored by the Ladies' Aid Society, admission is free with a silver offering. Public invited.
The People's Outfitting Company at 114 N Ottawa Street announces a second floor expansion to showcase new suites. The showroom now offers divided rooms with complete furnishings to help home-makers compare styles and combinations before buying.
Joliet listeners invited to the seventh annual WCFL frolic at Ashland Boulevard Auditorium Chicago on February 25. Fans will meet stars from Chicago and the Midwest with bands including Hal Kemp Al Handler Dan Russo Clyde McCoy Maurice Sherman. Continuous dancing in three halls and square and modern dances with a cabaret show after 10 PM.
Despite severe weather and deep snow over 10 days mail deliveries in Joliet city stayed nearly on schedule. Western state mail faced several hours delay but reached Joliet and was promptly delivered per Postmaster Fletcher. Rural routes experienced some delay due to high snow drifts. Demand American Made Goods.
Police Chief Nicholas Fornango urged storekeepers in the city to record every gun sale. Merchants may not sell revolvers to unknown customers or strangers without notifying police, and pawn shops face arrest for violations.
St Francis academy juniors sponsor a popularity contest to pick the most popular girl. The event runs from February 20 to February 23 at 4 PM with candidates Mary Frances Kaffer Ruth Woodward Mary Jane Garden Angela Ulasich Mary Dwyer Eugenie Austin Genevieve Stonitsch and Florence Stella representing the class years.
All county highways were reported open to traffic after a blizzard that struck the middle west last week. Township work crews under Commissioner Emmett McGuire cleared roads and opened main routes to Joliet after two days of snowbound conditions.
Joliet Artists League schedules a week long exhibit at Black and Kuhl department store during the week of February 18. Speakers discuss art each afternoon at 3 15 with participants including William Edward Grigware Adele Williams Esther Richardson and Rev W H Macpherson. Exhibits are limited to three pieces per artist with all classes accepted and many watercolors expected.
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