Meek to Speak for Mason Campaign in Joliet
Joe Meek the Illinois Retailers secretary will speak Wednesday in Joliet to officially open Congressman Noah Mason's primary campaign. He will headline a gala Retail Merchants Division meeting, with entertainment and surprises, while Mason is noted as a long serving conservative ally tied to press freedom debates.
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Joe Meek
Joliet
Noah Mason
Meek
Retailers Association of Illinois
Retail Merchants Division
Joliet Association of Commerce
Congressman Mason
Merchants’ Group
Charles Crawford
Mason
Congress
Dies Un-American
Supreme Court of the United States
Associated Press
America
Robert McCormick
The
Chicago Tribune
Annual Red Cross drive opens Monday
The Joliet chapter led by Henry Sedying launches the 1948 Red Cross Fund campaign with a $56 229 goal. Volunteers will solicit in downtown Joliet residential areas plants and rural towns to fund disaster relief blood services and veteran aid.
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Red Cross
Henry Sedying
Red Cross Fund
Joliet
Sehring
United States
Universalist Church
Glenn R. Northup
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Will County
WJOL
The
Hollywood
Funeral services for prominent Joliet lawyer Frank J. Jones
Lawyers judges and political leaders attended the funeral of Frank J. Jones a longtime Joliet lawyer and former city editor of the Joliet Herald He died Tuesday night at St Josephs hospital after a short illness The service was at St Raymonds church with burial in Mt Olivet cemetery Active pallbearers included William Faulkner Frank Gospodaric Henry Hammel John Kirincich Frank Wise and Oscar Gnadinger Honorary pallbearers included Judges J V Bartley Charles A O Connor Sen Victor McBroom Probate Judge Adams and many others
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Frank J. Jones
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joliet
St. Raymond’s Church
Mt. Olivet
William Faulkner
Frank Gospodaric
Henry Hammel
John Kirincich
Frank Wise
Oscar Gnadinger
J. V. Bartley
Charles A. O’connor
Aurora
Victor McBroom
Kankakee
Adams
George Lennon
al Kiep
J. Gordon Skeel
Joseph Zalar
Oscar Laraway
A. H. Krusemark Sr
Melville Gray
Walter Mardin
Abe Aronin
Fred.Rohe
Michael Webb
Chris Hacker
Charles J. Graham
Band Parents Gala Planned by Joliet Grade School
Joliet Grade School band parents organization schedules a gala card party in Roosevelt school gym on April 16 to raise proceeds for the band’s work.
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Joliet
Roosevelt School
Gas allotments for Joliet and Will county rise in 1947
Barcus, Kindred and Company of Chicago reports Will county gasoline tax allotments reached 319543 in 1947, up from 1946 by 12082, with Joliet at 84763 and state totals for Illinois counties and cities climbing to 27268074, driven by higher motor fuel consumption.
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Barcus, Kindred and Company of
Chicago
Illinois
Will County
Joliet
Carlquist estate valued at 5250 in probate court
Administration of the estate of Alexander M Cap Carlquist former high school custodian began in probate court. Beneficiaries Emma E Carlquist and Edith E Poole daughters receive 250 in personal property and 5000 in real estate. Carlquist died December 3, 1941.
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Alexander M
Carlquist
Emma E. Carlquist
Edith E. Poole
Explosion in Car Ignites Desplaines Street Vehicle
Ralph C. Higgins and Henry Crane, residents of 51 N Desplaines, were shocked when Higgins lit a cigarette and a gasoline fumes explosion followed inside the car. Firefighters found a partly filled can in the trunk. the cap had been loosened, releasing fumes that ignited with the match.
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Ralph C. Higgins
Henry Crane
N. Desplaines Street
Higgins
Marion Street
Hunter Avenue
Crane
Radio Stolen From Ford Car In Lockport
W A Munch of 920 Madison Street reports a Crosley radio taken from his Ford left parked on Michigan Street near Jefferson Street yesterday morning. Police search the area but report no witnesses to tampering at the time.
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W. A. Munch
Madison Street
Lockport
Michigan Street
Jefferson Street
Munch
Two Men Sentenced to Six Months Under Vagrancy Act
Officers DeWitt Taylor and La Verne Lauffler took two men to Vandalia after they were sentenced to six months each under the vagrancy act. The defendants were Joseph Riley by Judge Anthony R. Mackay and Thomas Hudson by Judge Thomas K. Sprague.
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DeWitt Taylor
LaVerne Lauffler
Vandalia
Joseph Riley
Anthony R. Mackay
Thomas Hudson
Thomas K. Sprague
Forest Preserve Board to Meet March 23
The Will County Forest Preserve board will meet March 23 at 10 30 in the supervisor's office at the courthouse to adopt its annual tax levy resolution. This is the second meeting this year.
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Will County Forest Preserve Board
Little Hal Nelson Found With Tricycle After Missing
A 3 year old boy from 221 Sherman street vanished from the sidewalk while riding a tricycle. Police located him at the old prison on North Collins street before 2 pm, noting the distance from home. He and the bike were returned home safely.
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Hal Nelson
A. G. Nelson
Sherman Street
Nelson
North Collins Street
Little Hal
Funeral services for Theresa Persichetti
Funeral services for Theresa Persichetti aged 58 of 2302 N Hickory street will be held tomorrow at 9:00 am from Chignoli Funeral Home 114 Union Street to St Anthony Church at 9:30 am Interment follows at St Patrick's Cemetery
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Theresa Persichetti
Hickory Street
Chignoli
Union Street
St. Anthony’s Church
St. Patrick’s Cemetery
House Fire At 161 Ruby Street Leaves Minor Damage
A blaze at Rudolf Michelic's home on 161 Ruby Street started by oily rags on a work bench. The bench and wall suffered burn damage, minor overall. Causation listed as spontaneous ignition.
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Rudolf Michelic
Ruby Street
Fog and mist cause three Joliet area accidents
Three auto crashes occurred near Joliet due to heavy fog and mist. William Speicher lost control on Route 30 near Guardian Angel’s home, Robert Wraith collided with a truck at the Route 66 and 52 intersection in Troy, and Joseph Jenkins rear ended a parked car on Rose Street. No injuries were reported.
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Joliet
Sheriff's Office
William Speicher
Plainfield
Guardian Angel
Robert H. Wraith
Taylor Street
Troy
Willard Thompson
Illinois Street
Decatur
Thompson
Wraith
Peoria Cartage Company
Joseph Jenkins
Kelly Avenue
Rose Street
Rose and Wilcox Streets
Robert G. Shannon
N. Wilcox Street
Jenkins
Shannon Auto
Shannon
State’s Attorney's Office
Harold Jenkins
Hartman founder of Joliet playground dies at 73
Abe Hartman a self made scrap iron dealer who came to America with three dollars died this week at 73 He funded a playground at the northwest corner of Collins and Irving streets later deeded to the Joliet Park District He supported the Joliet Jewish Congregation and Jerusalem donations and was a member of B Nai Brith He is survived by two sons and two daughters.
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Hartmanfield
Collins and
Irving Streets
America
Abe Hartman
Hartman
Joliet Park
Joliet
Jerusalem
B’nai Brith
Carlton Sues for Divorce on Cruelty and Drunkenness
Kathryn M. Carlton sues Jewell L. Carlton for divorce alleging cruelty and habitual drunkenness. She operates and resides at 717 N. Collins Street and asks the court to award business stock and goodwill.
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Kathryn M. Carlton
Jewell L. Carlton
Spectator 1948 Salted Illinois Subscription Rates and Offices
Salted Illinois newspaper Spectator lists offices at 107 113 W Cass Street Salted Illinois. Rates: 15 cents monthly delivered by carrier 2.60 dollars yearly. Single copy five cents back copies ten cents.
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Spectator
Cass Street
Illinois
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