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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1932
Page
8
Local residents report visits and trips across states from Frankfort Kentucky to Hannibal Missouri and Chicago Illinois. Families including Glass Brown Hicks Peel Harwood and Mutter plan weekends Fourth of July and weeklong getaways while others attend fishing trips and social club events.
Mr and Mrs E P Ferguson and sons Charles and Ralph of 211 Third Ave prepare to leave Sunday for Kenosha Wisconsin for a July Fourth celebration. The piece reflects on Independence Day 1932 urging unity and shared purpose, citing Benjamin Franklin and the founding Congress.
The article argues voters should focus on Congress in national elections, noting the president's limited independent power and reliance on Senate approval for cabinet picks and money decisions. It emphasizes careful consideration of candidates seeking to return or remain in Congress.
A show at the Rialto theatre features Tony Zobel at 1415 Nicholson Street entertaining Tuesday with a display of performances.
Veteran Joliet mechanic Frank Drifus runs the Drifus Auto Service at 401-405 S. Chicago St. The shop is one of the largest in the city, famed for speedy repairs including body, fender, radiator, tire and engine work. It has long served as a Chicago Motor Club garage and offers strong towing and service to Please customers with satisfactory work.
A columnist urges using available means to survive hard times. He cites a drowning man who refused a rope and a ladder, contrasts job offers at low pay, and notes a Chicago couple living on twenty cents a day. The piece emphasizes practical frugality and self reliance.
The fragments show residents naming their Fourth of July plans, including golf at Woodruff, fishing with friends on the Kankakee, staying cool at home, swimming, and visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin. Names include George Bartling H L Watkins Frank Mainwood Jack Baskerville and Olive with addresses listed.
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