Joliet urged to sell excess city water to township for 4000 homes
William R. McCabe argues Joliet should partner with township officials to sell excess city water and provide sewer outlets to as many as 4000 homes without cost to residents. He cites past outlying services paying off and urges immediate action, contrasting Joliet’s lax restaurant sanitation oversight with Chicago’s strict health checks. The piece also condemns abandonment of the city health department and reliance on county oversight.
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William R. McCabe
Joliet
Chicago
Health Department
County Health Department
City and County Officials to Close for Three day Holiday
City and county employees will enjoy a three day holiday with city hall and courthouse closing at 5 p m today until Monday morning. The courthouse will maintain full sheriff staff to curb law enforcement under Sheriff Ray Dwerfler.
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Ray Dwerfler
Joliet telephone system expansion adds 1800 lines
Illinois Bell confirms installation of new equipment to serve 1800 more subscribers in Joliet. The upgrade will modify numbers by adding a fifth digit 6 to existing four figure numbers, affecting about 900 customers and delaying this month’s phone books until cut in.
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R. F. McQueen
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Joliet
McQueen
Loughran Plans Strategy After Contest Loss
Attorney Francis J. Loughran announced he will contest the result of the state representative race in DuPage County after the April primary victory was certified to J. Harold Downey. He accused the court of lacking jurisdiction and pledged the Democratic nomination’s pursuit through the courts and the fall election.
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Win Knoch
DuPage County
J. Harold Downey
Francis J. Loughran
Loughran
DuPage
Downey
Anton B. Mutz
Marriage Licenses Dip in June 1952 County Clerk Records
County records show 132 marriage licenses issued in June 1952 compared with 159 in June 1951. The peak June total in five years was 196 licenses in 1947, while 567 licenses were issued to couples in the first half of 1952.
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Dan Cupid
West Side Fire Station Plans To Be Revised
Architect Edward F. Washburn said he will alter the proposed $65,000 West Side fire station plans after an inspection, to meet the allocation. He expects to provide revised plans for council action within two weeks as material costs push the project to rise by about $10,000 to $15,000.
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Waukegan
Edward F. Washburn
West Side Fire Station
Washburn
Joliet Forms Traffic Commission To Tackle City Woes
Commissioner Ed Franck announces plan to absorb Joliet Parking into a new Joliet Traffic commission. Frank J. Turk to lead, with experts added from business and profession. Downtown parking, walk lights, left turns, one way streets to be studied for solutions.
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Joliet Parking Commission
Joliet Traffic Commission
Ed Franck
Department of Public Health and Safety
Holf- Aarne
Uay
Parking Commission
Franck
Traffic Commission
Frank J. Turk
Turk
Richards declines Civil Defense director post in Joliet
Richards refuses appointment as Civil Defense director citing challenge of managing CAP duties. Hutchison says health services supplies arrive soon for four local distribution centers. Fire Station No. 5 hosts communications HQ with 24 hour volunteer staffing. Local and state officials outline transportation and communications leadership for the Civil Defense effort amid a wide field of northern Illinois counties.
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Civil Decense Air Force
Stewart C. Hutchison
Joliet
Carlos Richards
Civil Air Patrol
Nelson Mundell
Richards
CAP
Hutchison
Sars Leimbacher
Health Services Group
Hickory ‘Street
Civil Defense Organization
Roe
Dillon
Civil Defense Group
Lonnie Randolph
Charles Talley
Edward R. Kinstex
Joliet City Lines Company
Walls Shreffler
WJOL
Will
Housing meeting on Joliet sewer and water extension
The Association of Commerce and Joliet city council will meet next Thursday at the Hotel Louis Joliet to discuss extending sewer and water services to outlying areas to boost home building. Dr. George Woodruff warned new industries could bypass Joliet if housing remains inadequate.
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The
Association of Commerce
Joliet City
Louis Joliet
George Woodruff
Joliet
Record-Setting Rabies Vaccination Drive Reaches 1243 Dogs
Eighteen rabies clinics last month gave 1243 anti rabies injections, 10 more than 1000. Final clinic at Fairmont School saw 106 shots. Ridgewood fire barns hosted 108 on June 10. Will County Health Department urges owners to vaccinate if missed, as injections mostly provide yearly immunity and rabies remains deadly without prompt Pasteur treatment.
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Fairmont School
Ridgewood Fire Barns
Will County Health Department
Heat Victim Jacob Fracaro Stricken at Local Plant
Heat victim Jake A Fracaro age 39 of 700 Ninth Street Lockport collapsed yesterday afternoon while working at the Moore Conn plant. Foreman summoned police and he received first aid before being taken to St Josephs hospital. His condition was reported improved this morning.
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Jake A. Fracaro
Ninth Street
Lockport
Moore-Conlon
Fracaro
St. Joseph’s Hospital
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West Side Fire Department
Garnsey Park
North Raynor Avenue
Robert Bossum
Park District
Donnie Krall
Peggy Lou Gleason
Michael J. Gleason
N. Raynor Avenue
Diane Downey
Arthur Downey
Prairie Avenue
Mickey” Krall
Patty Lou
Mary Lee Krall
Krall
Richard
Marjorie Kelly
Hickory Street
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