George Mahoney Begins Distributions of Petitions
George FP Mahoney Jr a candidate for park board commissioner and advertising director of the Spectator began distributing petitions this week to reach the required signers to file for the park commissioner seat Several hundred signers have offered to support him He has long experience in the amusement business as former manager of the Incess Theatre and now in newspaper advertising He seeks to improve all township parks and the municipal airport and to make playground facilities available to every resident He resides at 304 North Joliet Street.
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George FP. Mahoney, Jr
Park Board
The
Spectator
Maney
Incess
Mahoney
North Joliet Street
Y Players Bring Craig's Wife to Farragut Stage
Craig's Wife the 1925 Pulitzer Prize winning play by George Kelly will be staged in the Farragut school auditorium by the M. C. A. Players next Wednesday and Thursday evenings February 27 and 28. This performance is the second of three plays sponsored by the organization this season.
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Craig
George Kelly
Joliet
Farragut School
M. C. A. Players
Prisoners Graduate Eighth Grade Under Supt A Maue
County Superintendent August Maue announced 66 of 93 candidates earned eighth grade diplomas at exercises at the old penitentiary and Stateville. At the old prison 54 tested with 24 failing. at Stateville 39 pupils with 3 failing. The oldest learner is nearly 53, the youngest just 20.
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August Maue
Old Penitentiary
Stateville
Old Prison
Collins Street
Maue
Spectator Golden Glove Boys Ready for Tournament
Joliet youths and The Spectator team prep for the Chicago Tribune Golden Gloves event in Chicago. Semi finalists from The Spectator include Buck Kamin Paul Williams Babe Carmell Phil Rosenberg Honey Weaver D Dunnington Narczyk and C Antill. Tickets available at Tribune Tower or Tribune office. Joliet crew housed at Palmer House under Marty Gleason and William Gross.
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Joliet
Spectator
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Stadium
Buck Kamin
Paul Williams
Babe Carmell
Phil Rosenberg
Honey Weaver
D. Dunnington
Narczyk
C. Antill
Tribune Tower
Tribune
Loop
Palmer House
Marty Gleason
William Gross
Northwestern Choir concert to visit Joliet March 3
Northwestern University A Capella choir founded by Dean Lutkin in 1906 will perform sacred and secular unaccompanied music at Joliet high school auditorium Sunday March 3 at 3 PM. The event aims to entertain Joliet residents and raise funds to uniform the Joliet High School choir of 100 voices.
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Northwestern University A Capella
Joliet High School
Peter Christian Lutkin
Middle West
Joliet
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George Mahoney
Farragut
Supt. A. Maue
Charles Skoien
Jackson Street
Chicago St
Northwestern Choir
John J. McCarthy
Chicago Street
Dinet &Co
CASS
Ottawa
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