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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1949
Page
4
A former Marine writes about sending Christmas greetings to his ex commanding officer. The colonel responds with a sincere note thanking him for remembering, noting that officers appreciate remembering their shipmates. The writer values the personal gesture and hopes other ex servicemen share this sentiment toward their former leaders.
A Joliet reader letters the Spectator calling the state college on Collins street a suitable stadium site. They argue it would be convenient for Lockport and Joliet and would improve the area. Parking is noted as a concern.
A Reader asks why locals passed up a favorable deal at an old rifle range site across the street. The note hints at nostalgia and possible hidden reasons for backing away from the opportunity.
A reader urges Joliet officials to form a girls baseball league echoing Chicago and other cities. The letter highlights local talent with three Joliet girls already on professional teams and advocates stadium play as a profitable sport venture.
A bystander recounts a Sunday morning incident at Walgreen’s where a man making an insulting remark to a woman was punched in the nose by a chivalrous onlooker. The note urges more such “chivalry.”
In Joliet on January 5, donors from Kiwanis, Three Way club, Red Cross division, Central and Second Presbyterian groups, and others supplied a decorated tree, gifts, and cards. Harry A. Donaldson, the center director, praises the community for its generosity and the youths enjoyed multiple parties and a final adult celebration.
An employee at the Will County Tuberculosis Sanatorium urges county supervisors to grant the staff a living wage, noting pay raises for other county workers and contrasting it with prior inaction by trustees. The writer questions whether residents must complain to receive fair treatment from Will County.
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