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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1958
Page
3
A 1958 call to end secrecy and cliques in city government urges council members to set aside political ambitions and childish differences from 1957. The piece stresses open meetings, sound judgment, and acting in the best interests of taxpayers.
An 11 year old girl, Diane Nyman, died after bumping her head on a refrigerator door at her home on Woodruff road. She was pronounced dead at Silver Cross Hospital. Coroner Willard Blood ordered a post mortem and inquest. The body will be taken to Chicago for funeral services.
Tonight the Joliet vicinity expects fair and cold conditions with a low of 5 to 10 above. Tomorrow looks fair and warmer with a high in the 20s.
Early this morning vandals damaged eight fire hydrants prompting police and water department workers to respond. Hydrants were opened feeding water from a broken supply line at locations on Henry and First streets, Union and Second avenues, and Arizona street.
Roy C. Doerfler announces GOP bid for county treasurer. Lt. Gilbert Knater, with 30 years on the highway police, circulates petitions as a strong candidate. Possible contenders include Walter McKay August Schulke and Maurice Hebert. Ned Workman seeks re election as probate clerk. Stewart Hutchison seeks re election as probate judge. Verne Cracker also announces for re election as county superintendent.
Four Joliet teenagers were arrested after being found drinking in the loop area by Officers Lynch and Lukanich. The group includes David Andrade 16 Nancy Jo Ewing 18 and two other youths. Noyola a ward of the Youth Commission and parolee from St Charles School for Boys. The car lacked license plates and a full report will be sent to juvenile authorities.
The first citizen of Will county in 1958 is a baby girl born at St Josephs hospital at 12 17 yesterday morning to Mr and Mrs Edward Ruettiger of 417 Nicholson street She weighed seven pounds 14 ounces At Silver Cross hospital a first baby girl named Joyce Ellen was born at 9 54 am to Mr and Mrs James Wiersma route 2 Lemont
Four applicants who passed Joliet city fireman exams last week were notified to report for duty January 15. They are Richard E. Colbert James J. DeChecko Frank J. Ragusa and Karo Tonelli. An eligibility list is being compiled and will be announced later this week.
A. E. Frosch 153 N Raynor avenue will be honored at a testimonial dinner for 46 years of service as an engineer and federal employee with the Ordnance Ammunition Command Joliet arsenal. He joined in 1940 and held top posts since 1947. Frosch and his wife Betty Kendrick are active in civic groups. He is an elder at First Presbyterian and part of CMA and Masons. He played sports at Cornell and set state shotput records.
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