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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1935
Page
6
City health commissioner Dr. Lloyd B. Andrew urges carefulness as unseasonable warmth raises cold and influenza cases. He advises staying out of crowds, dressing warmly, keeping feet dry, and ventilating rooms. measles totals and child fever risks noted.
Dense fog shrouding the middle western states halts prison activity. Warden Frank D. Whipp and Assistant Warden George Sehring restrict inmates to cells at the old prison and halt work in the quarry at Stateville. Whipp fears some inmates could get lost in the thick fog roaming the 67 acre yard.
The Illinois Conference on Highway Safety Legislation reports that automotive accident costs excluding property damage were twice the nation’s total fire losses and nearly equal to all education spending. Nine months of 1934 show Illinois fatal accidents up 20.48 percent with rural areas rising faster than cities.
Joliet Catholic hosts Lockport for two practice games Friday at the west side gym. The 7:30 p.m. light game kicks off as the Irish show limited scoring this season and recently fell 44 to 20 to St. John’s CYO. Carroll started anew this year with a fresh squad, displaying greenness yet promising depth under the west side coach.
High school and junior college pupils prepare for their annual semester examinations to start tomorrow and run through Monday and Tuesday. About 92 percent are expected to pass, with an 8 percent historic failure rate.
A local memorial poem honors Walter Keigher known as Bud, noting his cheerful nature and bond with Sacred Heart altar boys. The verse laments his absence from ball games and streets, wishing him peace in a better place.
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