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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1941

Page

10

Pumas for repepering may be obtained through FHA plan

Private lending institutions offer Pumas for reppepering under the Modernization Credit Plan of the FHA.

FHA

Pollyanna Tops Joliet Library New Books List

Joliet Public Library adds titles with Pollyanna leading the new arrivals and outselling For Whom the Bell Tolls ten to one. Gene Stratton Porter works show heavy wear and need replacement while Hemingway’s recent release tops the bestseller list. The Illinois American Guide from the Federal Writers Project joins the shelf alongside Zane Grey westerns and notable authors Kenneth Roberts and Willa Cather.

Joliet Public Library Gene Stratton-Porter Rena M. Barrickman Illinois Federal Writers’ Project Zane Grey Betty Zane Kenneth Roberts Willa Cather Joliet Oliver Wiswell Cather Sapphira Slave Girl

Birthday Dance for Misses Richey and Mearns

Miss Josena Richey and Miss Elizabeth Mearns celebrate birthdays with a dance at Kerwin Terrace Community House. Twenty five high school couples were invited for the Saturday event, with Richey's Jan 29 birthday and Mearns anniversary the next day. Spectator Photo.

Josena Richey Elizabeth Mearns Kerwin Terrace Miss Richey Arthur Hublinger Miss Mearns Robert Mearns

Plastic Age II Promises Growth in Resin Use

Plastic Age II highlights how plastic resins will dominate many American life aspects in the coming decade. Coal tar and petroleum by products fuel the industry, with Illinois coke and petroleum sectors poised to supply materials for a booming plastics sector used in homes and daily life.

Illinois Illinois Petroleum Industry

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