Crumbling Glass-House of Will County Judge Wilson
The Federal court may remove Pat Fahey and Zita McCarthy from the West Pines hotel amid bondholder losses. The writer charges Judge Edwin L. Wilson with corruption, mocks his 1933 rise, and calls for inquiry into Wilson and Fahey, urging accountability in Will County Joliet.
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William R. McCabe
Judge Wilson
Pat Fahey
Zita McCarthy
Federal Court
West Pines
Mary Walker
Circuit Court
Will County
Bob Haley
Edwin L. Wilson Pants
Edwin L. Wilson
Butch Crowley
Crown Supply Corporation
Wilson
Ralph Holmes
Mrs. McCarthy
Perry
Lottie Holman O’neill
Warren L. Wood
Get
Joliet
Edwin L. Will
Red Cross Asked to Aid China War Sufferers
Local American Red Cross office asked to collect funds for China relief. Executive secretary Olga F. Wilkey says Roosevelt designated the Red Cross. $20,000 has been spent for evacuees in Manila and $100,000 more is appropriated for civilian relief. Donations may be mailed or brought to the post office building. only money accepted.
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American Red Cross
China
Olga F. Wilkey
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Cary T. Grayson
National Red Cross
H. W. Woodruff
Wilkey
Manila
Philippine Islands
National Organization For Civilian Relief
General Arthur G Adams Speaks at Illinois Patriarchs Militant Meeting
General Arthur G Adams of Ithaca New York, commander of the Patriarchs Militant, was guest and principal speaker at the Illinois Patriarchs Militant gathering at the Odd Fellows temple. Joliet officials and officers including Major Gen W A Leighton and Brig Gen L Paul Krumlauf attended. a militant ball was announced for February 18.
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Arthur G. Adams
Ithaca
New York
Patriarchs Militant of
Odd Fellows Temple
Lady Washington Auxiliary
Joliet
W. A. Leighton
Lulu Leighton
L. Paul Krumlauf
Aurora
Pearl
Spectator Introduces New Newspaper Collection Plan
A new system begins Thursday as Spectator initiates a collection plan. Readers will receive a receipt when paying their dime for the paper, issued by the carrier boy, marking each prior payment.
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Spectator
Kiwanis Club Presents Charity Musical Revue at High School
Kiwanis Club stages a two night charity musical revue at the high school auditorium on February 2 and 3. The elaborate show features 100 cast members a 50 member dancing chorus 31 scenes and a North American travelogue theme with scenes like Niagara Falls The Ozarks Mexico and Harlem. Proceeds go to the Under Privileged Child Fund and the Milk Fund. George L Stevens of Chicago directs with a large list of named principals and a prior Kiwanis production background. Reserved seats go on sale Monday at Stillman’s drug store.
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Kiwanis Club
Niagara Falls
The
Ozarks
Mexico
New Orleans
Washington
San Francisco
Harlem
Irma Richards
Hildegarde Sime
al Baskin
Helen Engholm
Lois’ Bitterman
Betty Bippus
Suzanne Hudzietz
Leona Blogg
Hinman Moore
Helen Louise Sime
Marge Sheeler
Phoebe Kirby
Ed. Crandall
George_Melin
Verne Hahneman
Stuart Cooper
Ernest Lundin
Gilbert Kinne
George Brewster
Tom Gates
Aldo Maielli
Clarence Olin
Harold Patterson
Paul Ohman
Chas. Crawford
Chas. McKeown
Lloyd Jones
M. H. Hollingsworth
P. F. Brewster
George Melin
George Blatt, Jr
George W. Young
George L. Stevens
Chicago
Kiwanis
Stillman’s
Longfellow P T A to Sponsor Card and Dance Night
The Longfellow P T A will sponsor a card and dance party tomorrow night at Longfellow school from 7 to 10. Tickets may be obtained at the door.
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Longfellow P-T-A
Longfellow Congress Unit
The
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Longfellow
Joliet Sees Another Week of Zero Weather Ahead
With temperatures set for a continued drop, Joliet forecasts another week of freezing conditions and no relief from cold air before a modest warm-up is expected later.
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Joliet
Missing Butter Mystery Slinks Through Joliet Stores
Joliet police investigate a butter theft linked to local merchants Carl Frank and a Washington street grocer. Frank bought butter after a bootlegger introduced him to the seller, while two men reportedly burned a truck and claimed the loss. Legal action unfolds in Will and Kane counties as officials pursue those involved.
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Joliet
Frank
Mike Klebutcher
Herald-News
Harry Shenk
Shenk
James E. Burke
Mr. Burke
Will County
Kane County
F D R Receives Tax Refund From 1936 Payment
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was notified yesterday of a refund totaling 1029.32 dollars for an over-payment on his 1936 income tax. The credit was issued from Washington D C. and adds to Roosevelt's recent financial adjustments.
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Washington, D. C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Two Fliers Killed In Belleville Plane Crash
Lieutenant Commander Emile Chourre and Cadet Michael J. Ola died when their aircraft struck a mooring mast while circling for a landing at the army flying field in Belleville Illinois. They were en route to California from Dayton Ohio.
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Belleville
Ill
Emile Chourre
Navy
Michael J. Ola
Army
California
Dayton
Ohio
Joliet Police Made Deputies to County Force
Will county Sheriff Michael J. Breen appointed every city police officer and executive as deputy sheriffs for 1938. The move grants police authority to arrest outside Joliet city limits.
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Joliet
Michael J. Breen
Will County
Couple Await Execution in Illinois Prison Case
Marie Porter and Angelo Giancola face execution after plans to kill Porter’s brother were disclosed. The two are scheduled for electrocution early tomorrow at Menard State Penitentiary, where Porter, mother of four, and Giancola, 22, were charged in the alleged murder plot.
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Chester
Southern Illinois Penitentiary
Menard
Marie Porter
Angelo Giancola
William Kappen
Tom
Loot Iroquois Club Thieves Ransacked Joliet Building
Police say thieves entered the Tesdall Pratt building last night and ransacked the Iroquois club rooms but left without taking anything. They appeared to seek money.
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Joliet
Tesdall-Pratt
Filibustered Anti-Lynching Bill Faces Closure Vote
Washington diplomats report the Wagner Van Nuys anti-lynching bill, filibustered for seventeen days by southern Democrats, is expected to be shelved soon after mafia votes on a motion to invoke the Cloture rule.
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Washington, D. C
Spectator Tribune Golden Gloves Opens In February
The seventh Golden Gloves tournament kicks off at Catholic High School gym with nearly 100 entrants. John J. McGuire trophy honors sportsmanship. winning team also receives a trophy. Events run Feb in Joliet Kankakee and Joliet Township HS with eight weight classes open and novice divisions. Participants hail from Joliet St Charles Kankakee Aurora Blue Island La Grange Batavia Bradley Thornton.
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Spectator-Chicago Tribune
Catholic High School Gymnasium
John J. McGuire
Davey Rosen
Joey Roman
Danny Daniels
Art Donovan
Joliet
St. Charles
Kankakee
Aurora
Blue Island
la Grange Batavia
Bradley
Thornton
Catholic High School
Joliet Township High School
Chicago
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