Mayor pushes dock code for waterway
Mayor James P. Hennessy presses a dock code for the waterway amid a temporary legal snag. Corporation Counsel Paul Brumund says the city cannot ban downtown waterway craft without consulting the Port Authority and comparable ordinances. An explosion risk could damage the waterway wall and flood the city with contaminated water.
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James P. Hennessy
Paul Brumund
Joliet
Brumund
Port Authority
Hennessy
Plan Creek Wall Repairs Aimed At Flood Prevention
Plans to repair breaks in the Hickory and Spring creeks walls were revealed at the council meeting. Tuck pointing and concrete work will be needed at an estimated cost of 950,000. Councilman William H. Wilson urged immediate action and a residents meeting to discuss the matter.
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William H. Wilson
Port Authority Ordinance Scrutiny Involving ESOP Plan
The mayor questioned federal involvement on a matter. The corporation counsel admitted not checking but would investigate. Councilman Friedrich proposed reviewing how far the Port Authority ordinance extends to a plan about routing trucks carrying explosives or inflammable cargo.
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Brumund
Paul Friedrich
City to defer hiring consulting engineer firm post
City Manager Chester B. Lewis told council the hiring of a consulting engineering firm to direct current and future projects would be deferred. Five firms submitted fee schedules including Consoer Townsend & Associates, Robert E. Hamilton, C. H. Willett, Relay Engineering Consultants, and Warren and Von Pragg, with possible additional responses anticipated. Proposals will remain unopened until all firms have submitted.
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Chester B. Lewis
Consoer Townsend & Associates
Chicago
Robert E. Hamilton
Joliet
C. H. Willett
Dixon
Warren and
von Pragg
Decatur
Lewis
Edward J. Daniel
Two Drivers Identified in DUI Charges by County Court
State's Attorney Frank Masters Jr. files DUI charges against Frank Gajczak 25 of 1417 Herkimer Street arrested Saturday and Della G Durham 32 of 1513 Arthur Avenue arrested Friday. Both arrests by city police.
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Atty
Frank Masters Jr
Frank Gajczak
Herkimer Street
Della G Durham
Arthur Avenue
Red Cross Drive Leaders Named for March Campaign
E B Workman 1958 fund chairman announced division leaders for the Red Cross drive March 1 to 31. Goal set at 787,814, nine percent higher than 1957. Leaders include Johnn Debri initial gifts George Piersom city teams Willard E Brood Verne E Cracker county. Workman stressed preparedness and community generosity following last July flood relief efforts totaling 41,000 locally and from headquarters.
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Red Cross
E. B. Workman
Workman
Johnn Debri
George Piersom
Willard E. Brood
Verne E. Cracker
Coun
Red Cross National
National Red Cross
Joliet
Joliet Housing Authority reelects officers at annual meeting
The Joliet Housing Authority reelected all officers for another term. Holmes was named view-chairman, John C. Mauphy treasurer, Mrs. Frances A. Ziegler executive director and secretary.
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Housing Authority of
Bids Opened for Baynor and West Jefferson Traffic Lights
Three electrical contractors submitted bids for installing traffic lights at the Baynor Avenue and West Jefferson Street intersection. Read to the city council by City Clerk Ann Ulrich, bids totaling 95 192.55 from Virgil Cook and Sons DeKalb and Humphrey's Electric Company Dix were referred to City Manager Chester B. Lewis.
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Elctrical Contractors
Baynor Avenue
West Jefferson Street
Ann Ulrich
Chester B. Lewis
Virgil Cook and Sons
DeKalb
Humphrey's Electric Company
Dix
Will you help me walk? Cheryl Smith learns to stand
Cheryl Smith aged nearly three receives help from Phyllis Curtis at Silver Cross hospital as she gains strength after bulbar polio struck in September 1956. With polio long battle funded by March of Dimes, she now uses her arms and is learning to stand.
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Cheryl Smith
Phyllis Curtis
Silver Cross Hospital
Cheryl
LeVerne Smith
Pequot Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Maynard Davis Bonds Out After Bank Robbery Charge
Maynard Davis 50, Morris resident and community leader, posted or to post a $10,000 bond in Chicago before U S Commissioner C Bentley Pike after surrendering Jan 8 to Grundy County Sheriff John E G Olson. Davis robbed a Seneca bank on Jan 7 of $964 and returned the money partly remaining with $747. He is linked to local officials as a church and school leader and a brother of the Grundy county coroner, an alderman, and a sheriff candidate.
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Maynard Davis
Morris
Bond
Chicago
U. S
Bentley Pike
Davis
Seneca
Grundy County
John E. G. Olson
Grundy
Hotel guest 55 dies after fall at Belleview Hotel
Paul Jones 55, staying at the Belleview hotel, died yesterday afternoon at Silver n hospital after being found unconscious in his room. Deputy Coroner Harry Grant was notified. He had worked for a local trucking agency. Police seek relatives, with a brother Ralph possibly in Des Moines Iowa. Body at Blood and Grani Funeral home awaiting arrangements.
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Paul Jones
Belleview
Silvern Hospital
Harry Grant
Jones
Ralph Jones
Des Moines
Iowa
Blood and Grani
Council urges action on delinquency in Will County
Winds Youth commission representatives told the Joliet Will County Council of Social Agencies that juvenile delinquency requires urgent Community action. They cited Will County five year rate of 41 per 10000, and urged using detached workers to engage at risk youths and steer them toward socially acceptable paths.
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Winds Youth Commission
Joliet-Wil
Heed
Geouge
Nick Tackio
Youth Commission
John S. Kloepler
John Walsh
Will County
Withey
Cook
DuPage, Lake
Will
Commission
Joliet
Chicago
Taccio
Mothers March for Polio Planned in Joliet Area
One hundred Joliet and Will county women prepared details for the January 30 Mothers March against Polio at a Moose Lodge dinner. George Bartling spoke, with James Fay and Orville Antrim also addressing the group. Mrs. Franklin Bush and Mrs. John Cowing head the workers, while Mrs. Edward Walsh and Mrs. Oscar Laraway direct a corps to call from 7 to 8 p m collecting funds.
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Joliet
Will County
Moose Temple
George Bartling
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
James R. Fay
Orville Antrim
Lemont
Franklin Bush
John C. Cowing
Edward Walsh
West Side
Oscar Laraway
East Side
Youngsters Suffer Slight Mishaps
Two children were treated at Silver Cross hospital yesterday for minor injuries. Monya Russell 2% of Lockport caught her arm in a wringer and Marilyn Alexander 6 of Arthur Avenue received five stitches above the eye after a outdoor accident.
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Silver Cross Hospital
Monya Russell
Lockport
Marilyn Alexander
Arthur Avenue
Joliet Tonight Weather Outlook
Tonight Joliet and nearby areas expect mostly cloudy skies with a low in the 20s. Tomorrow will bring more clouds and cooler conditions with a high near 30.
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Joliet
Lawyer's son wins TV contest with puppy prize
Stefanich family from Mayfield avenue celebrates their son Matt a sixth grader at St. Raymond's winning a Totem club contest by WTTW Chicago education station among 20 000 entries. A week old cocker spaniel named Lucky joins the family to mark the win, though the exact entry remains unknown.
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Stefanich Jr
Matthew VW
Stefanich
Mayfield Avenue
Matt
St. Raymond’s School
WTTW
Chicago
Stefanides
Pop
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