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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
4
The good reputation of any firm is most important to the purchaser of a used car. This is your only assurance that the car you are intending to purchase will measure up to the claims made for it.
Ralph J. Ferguson of Ferguson Motors announces a nationwide Quality Used Car Clearance with a national network broadcast. He says the program aims to set records for used-vehicle sales as trade ins rise due to improving business and incomes and interest in 1941 innovations.
Examinations at Joliet Township High School begin tomorrow and continue through next week. The new semester opens on January 20.
A Lions club committee debated staging a charity basketball game against Joliet Junior College during the Regional tournament period. Coach Aubrey A. Wills leads Joliet's strong Collegians, who would face a tough opponent possibly including Lockport and Lemont. further details to follow at the next meeting.
The winter inspection of the high school ROTC unit will unfold in the combined school gymnasiums on Wednesday January 15 at 7 30 o clock. The event is open to the public at no charge and will award proficiency medals to cadets from freshman to senior year. Chicago Tribune medals for outstanding ROTC boys in the Chicago area will also be presented with Tribune officials in attendance.
Deputy Baetelli and Chief Deputy Coroner Willard Blood investigated a report of a man dead at the wheel on South Chicago Street near Tony's service station. Louis Gale of Rockdale was found asleep in his car in a ditch, no arrests made.
Firefighters answered a call to extinguish a small roof fire at Swan Sorenson's residence 129 Hobbs Ave. Chief John O. Nygren reported the blaze started from chimney sparks with minor damages. Lena Harvey owned the building.
Mid year graduation ceremonies for 299 students of Joliet city schools will be held next Thursday Jan 16 in the Joliet Township High School auditorium. The program starts at 8 o clock with Ev anston public schools Supt D E Walker addressing the graduates on Looking Ahead. Capt Ed Brennan of Harwood post American Legion will present a flag evolution demonstration. Dr G N Hufford will present graduates to William Speckman board president for diplomas. Rev George Olson will give the invocation. The grade school band will play the processional and recessional.
Joliet business men pay for occupational licenses to run operations from liquor and cigarette sales to billiards bowling and theaters. In 1940 liquor licenses brought in 110 553 47 dollars while cigarette permits added 4 284. Billiards bowling and theaters contributed 1 276 and 1 547 70 respectively as the city hall reports brisk activity at the start of the licensing period.
Complete records from the vital statistics department show 1940 by 602 deaths and 976 births as city hall notes an epidemic of double names among newborns. Births outnumber deaths, with 38 more births and 44 more deaths than 1939, while 607 birth certificates were filed for previously unrecorded or data-deficient individuals.
Mrs. Margaret Fraser 78 Joliet resident for 40 years died yesterday at 016 Kelly Avenue. Survived by daughter Mrs. E W Hodgson of New Zealand two sons Lester Barnes and David C Fraser Joliet six grandchildren one great grandchild. Funeral at Sonntag Funeral Home 221 Herkimer Street with Rev A W Hoffman officiating burial Elmhurst Cemetery
Dominic Chiaventone of Orient Illinois died at home after a three year illness. He is survived by his wife Lena a daughter and two sons with funeral Saturday and burial at Her ria Illinois. Mary Zalokar of Joliet died in St Josephs hospital after a two week illness. She leaves a husband two daughters a son and a grandchild with services at St Josephs church Saturday morning and burial in St Josephs cemetery.
The Mothers' Club of Joliet Catholic High School sponsors a public card party on Thursday January 16 at the school. Cards will be played in the afternoon and evening with Mrs Walter Luehfs as chairwoman and Mrs Joseph Stoiber as co chairwoman directing arrangements.
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