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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1931
Page
5
The Spectator Shopper item lists luggage deals including a genuine leather Gladstone bag for 12.50 and a taxi trunk with built in compartments. It also notes a local mending shop offering mens and womens alterations and embroidery plus a new adjustable Variables hosiery at 98 cents.
A rumor circulates that women school teachers who are married may be barred from teaching next season. Discussion among school officials has been underway with a vote possibly taken by the school board, though officials would not comment.
A revival of old time blackface minstrels will headline the third of four daytime radio program types in a Montgomery Ward & Co. research series conducted from NBC studios to gauge public preference. The program begins July 15.
A Joliet retailer showcases a range of travel umbrellas that fit in a suitcase or handbag and also a zipper case version attachable to a auto foot board. Available in many colors with silk coverings, prices run from 3.95 to 5.00 dollars.
Sheriff Oliver Flint announced regular raids across the county to eradicate slot machines. He warned road house and store operators risking a crime arrest and maximum fines, tied to a Chicago Heights syndicate allegedly flooding Joliet and surrounding areas. The machines operate on a percentage basis.
The University of Illinois celebrated its 60th commencement with the largest annual graduating class. The Chicago division awarded 400 degrees as part of the record total.
Illinois farmers now have more than 42 million dollars in life insurance in force in their own legal reserve company organized in 1929 county farm bureaus and the Agricultural Association. In their state wide mutual company they carry 43 million dollars protection against fire windstorm and hail.
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