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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
3
An appeal urges county residents to donate to the March of Dimes as the annual drive closes Wednesday. Funds support polio research and aid for victims, with emphasis on vaccine search, treatment, and year-round outreach.
Frank R. Reid longtime Aurora lawyer and former congressman for the eleventh district lies gravely ill in Aurora from a heart attack with subsequent stroke and lung complications reported at his bedside. He suffered the heart attack in January and the latest update suggests he may not recover. Reid, who defeated Ira C. Copley in 1922, served ten years in Congress and held prior roles in the state legislature and Kane County state's attorney.
Police seek two young well dressed men after a 6 pm holdup at Hill-Top Bakery 207 Ruby Street. Clerks Mildred Getson and owner Nick Vulgares say the robbers took about $70 from the cash register and ordered her to face the wall.
The Joliet Safety council drafts an ordinance to ban carrying a passenger on a bicycle at night without lights. It would require bicycle licensing and right side riding, with the measure sent to the city council for consideration.
Lockport delegates to the Illinois Sportsmen League convention in Springfield will press for building a dam on the Des Plaines River north of Ninth Street. The flood would form a lake aiding fishing and spawning for a game fish. convention runs February 27 and 28. Delegates include William J. Carlson Joseph Vercelotti T J Bjork Ray Becker William E Stone Jack Wilson James Cullen John Flink W Lenit Lyle Rayber and Tony Salbero.
Beverly Munro of 118 Mills Road told police last night her purse was taken as she entered the Orpheum theater. She described a man to officers and gave a description of him.
In Joliet a GI Joe stops at the union station USO lounge between trains. Red Cross staff greet him and sign him in, offering hospitality coupons for meals, transit, and YMCA access. The lounge provides basic amenities though no showers, with two cushioned cots and a cubicle for washing.
Judge J W Bartley will decide the fate of William and Louis Stanger Friday afternoon after probation officer Ohman files a report on their plea of guilty to manslaughter. The brothers, at large on 5000 bond each, sought probation following a June fist fight in Mokena that left Virgil Scott and Elaine Stanger involved. Scott died a week later at Silver Cross Hospital.
Judge James G. Bartley schedules hearings Wednesday on two petitions for writs of habeas corpus from Stateville prisoners Casimer Jablonski serving one year to life for armed robbery since March 1932 in Cook County and Peter Resco serving life on two robbery counts and murder.
Misplaced officials report a Ford car stolen from near Woodruff hotel last night. The vehicle belonged to Lieut. J. A. Sattler, a hotel guest who said he parked on Scott street. Police found the car had been parked nearby and the owner forgot the exact spot.
The twenty second Older Girls conference for 15 to 19 year old Presbyterian girls will meet February 16 to 18 at Willow Avenue Presbyterian church. Rev Kenneth Hildebrand of Chicago will speak. Five commissions and three workshops focus on church program and personal growth. Florence Landise presides, Gail Frank chairs. About 175 girls will stay in Joliet homes for the weekend.
H. Milton Lundeen Jr. urged Joliet to collect the largest waste fat drive yet, with school children from all Joliet schools gathering fat on Friday. He noted reduced prior savings but remained hopeful the drive will yield a substantial amount for war goods.
With the first filing date for nominating petitions a week away, Joliet township Democrats prepare to organize a full ticket. They see hope in November gains, aim to nominate James Hennessy for town clerk, and may rest on caretaker plans by Martin Gleason.
The annual March of Dimes drive ends Wednesday with half of locally raised funds kept in the county and half sent to the national center for infantile paralysis research. Citizens are urged to donate at least a dime to aid research and care.
Police reported that R and S shoe store employees left a case of rubbers on an outside display and moved the articles to another store for safekeeping. Store management was notified.
An Illinois Casket Co driver from Chicago lost control of his truck yesterday on Indiana Street and collided with a Public Service Co pole. He asked the company to forward the bill to his employer.
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