Knights of Columbus to dedicate flag at Joliet event
The Joliet council of the Knights of Columbus will dedicate a plaque and service flag Tuesday at 8 in the new club rooms at 34 W Van Buren Street. The event honors 27 members in the armed forces with Municipal Judge Gibson E. Gorman of Chicago as principal speaker.
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Joliet
Knights of Columbus
W. van Buren Street
Gibson E. Gorman
Chicago
la Salle Assembly
Ridge Council
Service dedication invites and Sunday card party
Invitations have been sent to parents and relatives of men in the service for the dedication. On Sunday afternoon at 2 15 o clock in the club rooms there will be a card party with tables set for bridge pinochle and euchre.
Edward J. Failing Promoted at Will Rogers Field
Edward J. Failing was promoted from technician fifth grade to corporal by Col. Thomas R. Lynch at Will Rogers Field Oklahoma. He enlisted June 3 and previously served at Camp Crowder Missouri as an auto mechanic in the service group. His wife Imogene lives at 130 Illinois Street.
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Edward J
Thomas R. Lynch
Air Depot
Will Rogers Field
Oklahoma
Corp
Army
Camp Crowder
Imogene
Illinois Street
Easter Seal Sale Plans Nearing Completion
The City club Easter Seal Sale committee readies its 10th annual drive. Plans include a March 25 mail campaign, 700000 seals at one cent each, and distribution by Joliet schools on April 5. Funds aid handicapped children in Joliet.
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City Club
James Norris
J. E. Pearson
Robert Hoyt
Ray Meinselman
Levon Seron
Thomas Vinson
Harry Schenk
John Randolph
Dave Barnes
Helen
Claire Wilhelmi
Joliet
Early Clock Using Two Burning Sticks
Historical note describes an ancient timekeeping method using two burning sticks. The setup involved fixed burning lengths and intervals to gauge moments, illustrating early efforts to quantify time before mechanical clocks.
Mrs Marie Knapp obituary from Will county
Marie Knapp eighty four died yesterday in St Josephs hospital after a hip injury from a ten month old accident. Surviving sons Alvin Joliet Arthur Lombard a sister Lena Buchholz Huntingdon Ind one grandchild and many nieces and nephews. A Joliet resident for 54 years she belonged to the Ladies Aid of First Lutheran church. Funeral services Saturday at 2 pm Wunderlich funeral home with Rev John Goeken. Burial Pleasant Hills cemetery Frankfort.
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Marie Knapp
S. Raynor Avenue
Will County
St. Joseph’s Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
Alvin
Joliet
Arthur Lombard
Lena Buchholz
Huntingdon
Ind
Ladies Aid Society
First Lutheran Church
Wunderlich
John Goeken
Pleasant Hills Cemetery
Frankfort
Rope an Ancient Invention
The article notes rope making was known to nearly all primitive peoples showcasing an early technology.
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