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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1956
Page
3
The piece condemns recent assaults on teachers in Joliet and calls for harsh punishment. It urges State's Attorney Frank Masters to pursue indictments and vigorous prosecution, including expulsion of disruptive students to deter further incidents.
E. M. Cushing, top industrial relations executive of U. S. Rubber, will be the principal speaker at the KNK club dinner on February 28 in Joliet Moose hall. He directs industrial relations from New York after a long career starting as a 1927 laborer in Indianapolis and rising to director in 1947.
State's Attorney Frank H. Masters Jr. filed informations charging Robert Endress a 20 year old Michigan State University student with aggravated assault and battery for attacks on teachers Walter Rodby and Louis Engelhardt at Joliet Township High School. Rodby suffered a broken kneecap and Engelhardt a five stitch scalp wound. Penalties include a fine up to 100 dollars or up to one year in county jail or both.
Noted Uruguay diplomat Vie Bavarius will lecture at Lewis College on Revolutionary Expectations in Latin America. The Modern Language department sponsors the event led by Dr Anthony DeSoto.
The Inter national Council for Exceptional Children chapter schedules its annual banquet for March 7 at 6 30 PM in the Hotel Louis Joliet. Ray Graham, assistant superintendent of public instruction for Illinois, will review a decade of progress in special education. Dinner costs 275 or 3 dollars based on fish or meat choice. reservations via Mrs Louise Longman at 34440.
Ralph H. Peterson filed a $25,000 personal injury complaint in circuit court after being struck by a car driven by Charles Mistakevich on October 8 while crossing Jackson Street at Willard Street. The defendant’s address is listed as 506 Chase Avenue.
Joliet Elks lodge 296 will host Will County press members Saturday evening in the club hall. A 6 to 7 p m cocktail hour precedes a dinner. No speeches are planned for the scribes at this social event.
Dr J T Hummel a local pediatrician will speak on Preventative Pediatrics at Joliet Township High School 8 p m in the music room. The talk targets parents with preschool and school age children. This is second in the Your Doctor Speaks series with future lectures on March 15 and March 22 at the local school.
Edward Smrekar of 1715 S Rowell Ave reported his wife Elizabeth Smrekar 43 fell on a broken curb at 414 S Chicago St in front of an A and P store. She was taken to St Josephs Hospital where doctors found fractures in two places in her leg. Elizabeth is mother of eleven children.
Betty Chalka 25 of Lockport sustained three sutures on her upper lip as a passenger when Sally Lou Brisbin 18 of Plainfield’s car was struck at Broadway and Moran Street by Clarence Metes 30 of Park Road. Metes issued an arrest ticket for causing the accident. Earlier, a car rolled onto a sidewalk at Scott and Cass when Don Jenkins 25 of Jefferson Street struck it, with Thomas Norris 19 of Chicago Street pulled from the rear window by police. Jenkins treated for a right leg injury and cited for running a red light. Route 6 collision involved Roderick Gleason 20 of Third Avenue, rear-ended by Charles York 26 of Benedict Street, who was then hit by Joseph Gallagher 30 of Jessie Street and taken to St. Josephs Hospital for possible chest injury. no arrest ticket issued.
Michael Keyworth seven suffered a back of head wound from a dog at a hobby show pet event at Harwood post American Legion hall. St Josephs hospital treated him. Dog owned by Pete Racich was tied by city police for 14 days.
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