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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1937
Page
4
A reader questions whether the T B Hospital in Will County is entirely free and argues for charging able patients to fund operations. The letter urges taxing non real estate owners and requests investigation for definitive information.
A reader praises the December 30 Spectator column Thinking it over for timely coverage. The letter endorses consolidating county governments to reduce taxes and commends the editor for the piece.
A reader urges the legislature to adopt laws regulating drivers after describing a deaf motorist who stayed in the middle of the road and could not hear honks, causing difficulties for the writer. The letter argues safety concerns and calls for action.
A brief clash is described as I stopped in the road center to ask why we lingered. The narrator labels the driver as dangerous due to his misfortune, and signs off with A. Atens.
A West Park citizen objects to a proposal by Mr. Shepley to ban street parking at night. The letter argues for cleaning alleys and unpaved streets instead and criticizes the administration’s policy.
A reader urges stricter enforcement on vehicle licenses. The writer questions police leniency for unlicensed drivers and proposes arresting anyone driving without a license after February 1. The letter calls for a firm rule to require licensing compliance.
Fragmentary text discusses road repairs delays and enforcement of a law to reduce accidents. Mentions insurance, vehicles, and possible benefit from stricter compliance. Contains unclear initials and stray phrases.
Letter to the editor argues for lower taxes in Will County. Writer praises The Spectator and urges McCabe to act, criticizing the paper as insufficiently bold and calling for taxpayer benefits and a Republican-leaning morning newspaper environment.
A former newspaper man known as Doc Whoopee and 40 years in the trade complains that the County Board should be indicted to relieve county taxpayers and expresses strong public anger over the issue.
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