Youth leader to headline July 14 Joliet rally
Emerson Pent of Kansas City will speak at Joliet Township High School auditorium July 14 at 8 p.m. The event, second Joliet youth rally, is sponsored by Joliet Youth for Christ with J. W. Pickering as director. Adolph Gross leads the singing, with other musical acts featured.
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Emerson Pent
Kansas City
Chicagoland Youth For Christ Organization
Youth For Christ
Joliet Township High School
Joliet
America
Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Chicago Stadium
Soldier Field
Adolph Gross
First Nazarene Church of
KCKN
Heart of American Bible Conference
Dellwood man injured in Tuesday brawl with two men
Joseph Kocsis, 32, of Hughes avenue Dellwood High lands, required five stitches after a fight with Charles Jenkins, 30, of Lockport, and Harvey Jenkins, 50, of North Collins. The Jenkins brothers were arrested and Kocsis treated at St. Joseph's hospital before jail transfer.
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Joseph Kocsis
Hughes Avenue
Dellwood Highlands
Kocsis
Charles Jenkins
N. Sixteenth Street
Lockport
Harvey Jenkins
N. Collins
Jenkins Brothers
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joliet Retail Workers Win War Bond Citations
About 225 Joliet retail store employees will receive U S Treasury citations for selling at least 500 in war bonds during the seventh war loan drive. The group organized its own committees led by Miss Orva B Pratt and John Ferguson. Prizes and airplane rides are offered to top sellers with awards next week.
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Joliet
U. S&. Treasury Department
Charles J. Kellem
Association of Commerce
Kellem
Orva B. Pratt
John Ferguson
Gladys Stevens
Lucille Tomsich
Edna Rosenbaum
Loretta Freis
R. Solomon
James Hart
James Barrowman
David Mittman
Alice Reardon
Boston
The
Four-Year-Old Bitten by Dog on Copperfield Avenue
Four-year-old Howard Marshall grandson of Harry Swanstrom of 1312 Copperfield avenue was bitten on the left leg by a dog owned by Sigfrid Peterson of 1303 Copperfield avenue. The sheriff's office ordered the dog restrained for two weeks. the owner says the boy was in the Peterson yard at the time.
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Howard Marshall
Harry Swanstrom
Copperfield Avenue
Sigfrid Peterson
Peterson
Sheriff's Office
Peterson Yard
Chicago youths arrested for theft and wrecking truck
State police detained five Chicago youths after a stolen pickup crashed into a bridge on the I and M canal on Romeo road. The suspects Owen Totten 16 Chester Dimowski 17 George Daley 14 Leroy Stanley 15 Rene DuVoisin 16 were held at Will County jail awaiting Chicago police transport for prosecution.
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Gilbert Knater
Lee Ruphard
Chicago
A. M. Ziegler
W. 51St Street
Owen Totten
S. Trumbull Street
Chester Dimowski
W. 23Rd Street
George Daley
W. 25Th Street
Leroy Stanley
S. St. Louis Street
Rene DuVoisin
Washtenaw Avenue
I. and M. Canal
Romeo Road
Totten
Knater
Ruphard
Will County
Outdoor Masses End Summer School With Peace Ceremony
For the third year the Catholic Youth organization closes its summer vacation program with an outdoor Mass for peace on Thursday July 26 at St Raymond field. Over 106 children will assist. ceremonies include a memorial tribute to Will county war dead with service branches local music and civic groups participating and Star Mothers honored. Citizens of all creeds invited.
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Catholic Youth Organization
St. Raymond's Field
Will County
Jocal Music
Struck girl H McCall arrested after hotel assault claim
A young woman employee at the Donley hotel 228 North Chicago street accused H McCall of striking her. He denied the charge as police arrested him Tuesday evening.
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H. McCall
Donley Hotel
Chicago Street
McCall
Obituary of Maurice J. Creighton LaGrange
Maurice J. Creighton died suddenly Tuesday while with family at Lake Delavan Wisconsin. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hilliston and James Funeral home proceeding to St Francis Church LaGrange and interment at Mount Olivet Joliet. He was a World War II captain, former Joliet resident, former Eagle store employee, and assistant manager of Metropolitan Life Insurance Berwyn. He is survived by his widow Lucille three daughters Rosemary Virginie and Betty two sisters Mrs John Col cannon Chicago and Mrs Harry MacMurray Los Angeles.
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Maurice J. Creighton
N. Seventh Street
LaGrange
Lake Delavan
Wis
Hilliston and James Funeral
St. Francis Church
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Joliet
Eagle
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Berwyn
Lucille
Rosemary
Virginie
Betty
John Colcannon
Chicago
Harry MacMurray
Los Angeles
Service plaque dedication honors local uniformed veterans
A service plaque listing about 200 residents of precinct 53 will be dedicated Sunday at 2 p.m. on Lincoln school grounds at Francis street and Royce avenue. City officials attend as Veterans of Foreign Wars raises the flag. Commander William F. Wesanen will speak, with Captain James Patterson representing the Army.
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Precinct 53
Lincoln School
Francis Street
Royce Avenue
A. Janke
J. Bartley
Gayle Hofford
Veterans of Foreign Wars
William F. Wesanen
Army
James Patterson
The
Kankakee Ordnance Works
Darts Injury In Lockport Involves Larson Child
Beverly Jean Larson four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Edward K Larson of 516 High Street Lockport was injured Tuesday afternoon at Ninth and State streets after running from behind a parked car into an oncoming vehicle. She was taken to Silver Cross Hospital for X rays and treatment to her left knee and head contusions. Driver was C A Glenney of 703 Charles Street Aurora.
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Beverly Jean Larson
Edward K. Larson
High Street
Ninth
State Streets
Lockport
Silver Cross Hospital
C. A. Glenney
Charles Street
Aurora
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W. Clinton St
Dial
Dr. F. Binzer
Stella Binzer
the Spectator
People’s Newspaper
William R. McCabe
Spectator Publishing Company
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