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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1939
Page
2
Off duty nurse Carolyn Muller learns from saloon porter Joe Starasinich that a man named Gallas collapsed at a tavern near Broad Street and Division, fell hitting his head. He was taken to St Joseph's hospital where surgeons treated him.
Police pondered motive after salesman George Innis reported a wheel missing from his truck at Union Station. Tony Tezak then called to say a large wheel lay in the street, and Innis later recovered the wheel, returning it to its owner.
A group entered the station with seven people including two women and a man saying they were very hungry after a long trip. They requested food and assistance as part of police duties yesterday.
Major Gates coordinated hotel shelter for a stranded party and supplied groceries through police assistance. An officer bought food and delivered it. The note also mentions washable wallpapers for children and a claim about Japanese literacy needing 5,000 characters.
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