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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1946
Page
2
Persuasion drive begins in Lockport Joliet Jackson and Channahon townships to halt city residents from disposing garbage on county roads. Raymond coordinates the effort to curb littering and keep roads clean.
A plan led by a head of the group targets urban residents who haul garbage to the countryside and dump it along roadsides. Mr Offerman vows to catch and cinE culprits. Lockport township high school grounds suffered ash and garbage dumping prompting farmer led action.
Tee John Bourg, a 17 year-old Public Service Company meter reader, was bitten by a dog yesterday afternoon. The animal belongs to Raymond Hawk of 814 Sherwood Place.
The 1946 Will County Red Cross campaign launches tomorrow with a $69,140 goal. Walter Herschbach, general chairman, says volunteers will canvass downtown and rural areas to aid active service members, hospitalized veterans, and civilians, maintaining clubs, canteens, and recreation for occupation forces.
Judge Fred R. Adams sentenced Paul Gaydos of Fairmont to one year for automobile theft and Roosevelt Smith to one year for stealing a car. Albert and James Ingram received probation. The community urged strong support for the Red Cross drive with praise for canteens and clubs run by the organization in Europe.
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