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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1932

Page

3

Around the Town: Reader Smirks and Local Yarns in Joliet

The piece recaps readers sharing verbal wordplay and riddles from a Joliet YMCA crowd. It notes a grammarian joke about Smith and Jones and recounts a traffic-watch incident where a policeman cited a powerful resident for parking, illustrating local humor and civic tension.

Joe Roman to Meet 126-Pound German Champ at Soldier Field

Joliet’s Joe Roman, Golden Gloves featherweight champion, will face Germany’s Hans Berger, a top amateur light heavyweight, when the German boxing team meets Chicago Tri bune Golden Gloves winners at Soldier Field on July 26. Berger, 26, is renowned as a hard puncher and trains through shipbuilding work on the Rhine and daily gym sessions.

Soldier Field Chicago Joliet Joe Roman Joe Germany Hans Berger Hans Ruhrort Rhine Astéria Athletic Club

Academy to Present Advertising Course

Hugh M. Newman, managing director of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, returns after a decade with the Academy to offer a four week professional course in advertising starting July 11. The program, previously conducted at Hunter College, covers practice and procedure and reflects his twelve years in New York advertising.

Hugh M. Newman Chicago Academy of Fine Arts S. Michigan Ave Academy New York Hunter College New York City

Loop Store Golfers Reach Semi Final in Championship

Semi final play in the Loop Store Employees' championship goes Sunday at Big Run. Contenders include Joe Marchio E Futterer M Youn and W Sandiford. In nine hole qualifying Mulvey and Marchio shot 48 each.

Bostt Big Run Joe Machhio E. Futterer M. Youn W. Sandiford T. Mulvey Marchio

Physicians Say One Million Women Are Overweight

Doctors estimate overweight women number about one million. The claim frames the figure as rounded and indicative of broad national trends.

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