Overbey Seeks Fair Hearing Amid Court Change Push
The Joliet dispute centers on Ernest E. Overbey who argues for a fair appeal hearing after police and fire board findings. The piece urges circuit court judges to grant an early hearing and notes concerns about venue changes and transcript costs. It then discusses Joliet water concerns, Lake Michigan supply, and a proposed 30 year well-supply plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest E. Overbey
Judge Bartley
Overbey
Joliet
Henry
Trans- America
Police and Fire Board
Circuit Court
Warren Wood
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Soldier speaks on security beyond militarism
A soldier argues that national security cannot be measured by stockpiles or armies. He cites German and Japanese power as proven false in war and warns against reliance on weapon monopolies. He stresses spiritual reserves and daily understanding as essential, referencing General Eisenhower.
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Eisenhower
Pioneer St. Joseph Parish Member Joseph Muhich Dies
Joseph F Muhich a Joliet area resident and Carnegie Illinois Steel pensioner died in Lemont Illinois after brief illness at age 92. He worked 37 years at Carnegie Illinois Steel before pension, member Holy Name Society and third order of St Francis. Survived by son Joseph E Muhich daughter Mrs Mary Laken six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements pending at Tezak funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Muhich
Carnegie Illinois Steel
St. Joseph's Parish
Lemont
Mr. Muhich
Summit Street
Joliet
Carnegie Illinois Steel Company
Holy Name Society
St. Joseph's Church
Third Order of St. Francis
Joseph E. Muhich
Oakland Avenue
Mary Laken
Marble Street
Tezak Funeral
Joliet Voter Registration Deadline Set For March 11
Joliet residents must register or update name and address by March 11 to vote in the April 13 primary. Changes are needed for ballot eligibility. The permanent registration office on the courthouse first floor is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Joseph H. Hartley
Pvt Wilbur J Whitney Relieved From MP Duties in Japan
Pvt Wilbur J Whitney son of Mr and Mrs Fred J Whitney of 815 W Jefferson St Joliet Illinois has been relieved of duties with the ninth corps military police platoon in Sendai Japan and redeployed to the United States where he will be discharged from the service Whitney a Joliet Township High school graduate entered the army Oct 5 1946 completed basic at Fort Dix N J and later sailed for overseas duty in Japan with the ninth corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur J. Whitney
Fred J. Whitney
W. Jefferson Street
Ninth Corps
Sendai
Japan
United States
Joliet Township
Whitney
Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Seaborg Joins California Poly Tour As Musical Ambassador
George A. Seaborg, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Seaborg, joins 53 fellow California State Polytechnic College students in a northern California tour March 7 to 14 with the Glee club and orchestra. Harold P. Davidson leads the group as musical ambassadors visiting high schools and junior colleges in the interior valley. Seaborg, enrolled since September 1947, studies electronic engineering and is a Joliet Township High School graduate.
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George A. Seaborg
F. Seaborg
Eastern Avenue
California State Polytechnic College
California
Harold P. Davidson
Interior Valley
Seaborg
Joliet Township
ROTC Cadets Honored by Chicago Tribune at Dinner
Two Joliet Township High School cadets Capt William Haslam and First Sgt Herbert Steinbach were guests of the Chicago Tribune at a Sheraton hotel dinner and a Chicago Theater of the Air radio program in the WGN studio theater. Lt Col Carleton E Merritt professor of military science joined them.
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Joliet Township High School
Chicago Tribune
Sheraton Hotel
Chicago Theater of the Air
WGN
William Haslam
Herbert Steinbach
Tribune
Carleton E. Merritt
Illinois widowed mothers gain ten point federal exam preference
Widowed mothers of deceased or totally disabled servicemen now receive a ten point preference in Federal Civic service examinations. Service officers of the Illinois Veterans' commission are assisting and informing persons eligible for this new benefit. In Will county the IVC office is located at 12 W. Webster street.
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Illinois Veterans’ Commission
Will County
IVC
W. Webster Street
Willard Curtis Chosen Head of Joliet Will County Chest Board
Willard B. Curtis was elected president of the Joliet Will County Community Chest at the annual meeting held yesterday noon at the Hotel Louis Joliet. Officers elected include Robert Thomas as vice president W F Meyer as treasurer and R W Jones as secretary. Five new directors were named for two year terms Andrew Barber Al Baskin R E Engstrom Julian Frost and Herman C Grassle.
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Willard B. Curtis
Joliet-Will County
Cuest
Louis Joliet
Robert Thomas
W. F. Meyer
R. W. Jones
Andrew Barber
al Baskin
R. E. Engstrom
Julian Frost
Herman C. Grassle
John B
Bernard F. Muentnich
John Nygren
Joseph Rae
Charles R. Reardon
Raymond E. Shea
Patience of Winter Teaches Power and Patience to Man
Winter embodies patience as nature governs sowing and harvest in cycles. Man gains power and speed yet learns from the season to slow and observe. The snowstorm protects roots, fields rest, streams murmur, and sap houses mark winter’s quiet lessons for living.
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Earth
Nature
Washington Day Dinner Plan By Universalist Church Members
The Universalist church Men’s club will host its annual Washington Day dinner on Tuesday with church adherents and guests invited. Gene Keskark is club president. Washington’s birthday falls on Sunday this year, so city hall and bank employees will observe a holiday on Monday.
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the Universalist Church
Gene Karmark
Washington
Joliet Catholic High
Providence High School
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Jotet Township
Joliet Junior College
St. Francis Academy
Will County Colored Voters Club Meeting Set
The Will County Colored Voters club will hold its monthly meeting Sunday at 4 30 PM at the Odd Fellows hall 219 S Chicago St The public is invited Pre cinct captains workers and officers urged to attend Special committees will report findings at this gathering.
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Will County Colored Voters Club
Odd Fellows Hall
Chicago Street
Elks Mardi Gras Party Sneak Preview of Colored Films
Elks plan a Saturday evening Mardi Gras party featuring colored movie screenings. A buffet lunch will follow the games at the event.
Blair to Speak Twice in Joliet on Red Cross Work
Blair, Livingston L. Blair vice president for school and college activities of the American National Red Cross and former AJRC director, will address Joliet Junior Red Cross sponsors at 4 15 p m at Joliet Grade School and later speak to Will County Fund canvassers at 6 30 p m at Ottawa Street Methodist church. He will discuss Junior Red Cross activities and overseas services.
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Livingston L. Blair
American National Red Cross
American Junior Red Cross
Joliet
Will County Fund
Ottawa Street Methodist
Blair
Red Cross
Government denied new trial in long Navy contract case
The government was denied a new trial in a 1944 wage dispute involving 276 white collar workers under a Navy contract. Judge Michael L. Igoe entered a January judgment for 262 607 43 dollars for back overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The case, one of the era’s longest, involved 222 witnesses and targets employees at the Central Spare Parts warehouse in Rockdale. The government appeals to the circuit court for relief.
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U. S. District Court
Michael L. Igoe
Traction
Igoe
Circuit Court of Appeals
Rockdale
Charles A. Boyle
Robert Irmiger
Boyle, Morrissey, and
Wagner
Chicago
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William R. McCabe
Joseph Muhich
Willard Curtis
William Cunningham
John F. Lux
Frank J. Turk
Charles I. Crawford
Melville Gray
James Holbrook
Walter J. Kiep
George P. Lloyd
J. C. MacKeever
Community Chest
Joliet Will County
Voters Club
Elks Party
J. C. McCaffrey
Illinois State Department of Public Health
Joliet Clinical Laboratory
State Department of Public Health
Irma Meade
David Carter
Engine Company No. 1
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