Local items and travels noted in town column
A parade of brief notes covers sports, camping trips, theater, radio, and civic roles. Highlights include the American Legion baseball team chasing new contenders after an 8 to 4 league win over Cary, amid plans for camping trips by Camp and Blatchley party at Chetek Wisconsin, and Rowland leading a washing machine booth at Black & Kuhl. Additional notices reference a rifle range drill, Harold Emily in Chicago, Ray Fay writing as Billy Broad on WIBO, and Masonry leader John C Cowing planning for Matteson Lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Fay
Billy Broad
Wibo
Chicago
Ray
Moderation, not prohibition, urged by Mussolini in liquor fix
The Italian premier Mussolini told a New York judge moderation is the liquor solution and that prohibition cannot accomplish results. He cited closing 25 000 wine shops in Italy in a year as proof. A later interview touched on birth control being a crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benito Mussolini
Italy
New York
Suit to Halt Proposed Merger of Abstract Firms
Stockholders and directors of Abstract Firms are named in a filed suit seeking to halt a proposed merger. The document lists major shareholders many with 10 or more shares and names several plaintiffs who joined the filing. The filing also notes court actions and mentions local civic anecdotes about merchants, a Roosevelt Club, and a city employee fearing fireworks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beltzner
Thomas F. Donovan
L. M. Rubens
George A. Barr
J. C. Adler
James G. Heggie
J. R. Blackhall
Edward R. Smith
J.C. Adler
Irma H. Geist
Ervin T. Geist
Radio caller Bill Fitzgerald praised for old era tact
Bill Fitzgerald, a radio announcer, follows tactics of Walter Winchell and is accused of key hole peeking. He was resting in a loop cafe when a rainstorm hit, slumbering peacefully as the downpour raged. Hank McRoberts now faces hard times after selling his Canary yellow Rolls Royce and drives a Lincoln instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Fitzgerald
Walter Winchell
Bill
Hank McRoberts
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Legion
Cary Legion
Batavia
Edward Camp
Robert Blatchley
Robert Tibble
William Pettigrew
Chetek
Wis
Dorothy Rowland
Black & Kuhl’s
James O’brien
Leonard Koerner
Buddy Tibble
DuPage River
Ralph R. Maloney
129Th Infantry
Illinois National Guard
Harold Emily
Jack Russell
James J. Morrisey
Irene Rasmussen
Hal Ratcliffe
Jack Kaplan
Mort Berkovitz
John C. Cowing
Matteson Lodge
Masonic Order
Frank D. Whipp
Gordon Skeel
Lawrence J. McNamara
the Joliet Council
Knights of Columbus
Ed. Joutras
James McCann
S. H. ‘Dale
Kline
Avon Smith
Tulsa
Oklo
Phil Veach
Betty Robinson
Betty
Northwestern University
National Dye Works
Plainfield Road
Lennon Bros
van Buren St
Corlett Bldg
Mr. Dale
DR. 8S. H. Dale
Klines
Hartney Shoe Store
Chicago St
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