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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1948
Page
4
In Joliet a reader blasts the street department for dangerous holes and a leaning street sign at Western and Raynor. The writer criticizes officials and questions who pays for lights and improvements, claiming merchants should not shift costs to property owners.
The article recalls South Georgia’s discovery by Captain James Cook in 1775 and its early exploration by Forsters and Sparrman. It notes the island’s rough, icy landscape and an 1947 reminiscence by Robert Cushin Murphy describing a landing at Cumberland Bay with Mr da Lomba aboard as a supernumerary.
A Joliet reader questions the proposed street lighting campaign, noting limited personal knowledge but concern about the initiative being engineered by the Association of Commerce. The letter hints at public debate over municipal lighting plans.
The writer questions the mayor about canal bridge operations in Joliet. He recalls a past practice when bridges stayed down during peak hours to prevent traffic stoppages and urges regulation to ease rush hour congestion.
The Men s Forum will gather in the Joliet YMCA director s room at 6 15 tonight for dinner and a discussion led by Rev Fred Sveer on why I do or don t go to church. Glenn Evans will conduct next meeting on Feb 12.
The American Red Cross will sponsor nutrition discussions for PTA groups and other clubs. Mothers from Washington Sheridan Lincoln and Forest Park schools plan to attend the meetings in the first three weeks of February.
The Andamanese inhabit the Andaman Islands off Burma's coast and have remained isolated for extended periods, with little contact with other groups until recently.
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