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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1958
Page
2
A fragmented notes piece reflects Joliet residents asking about a2 naming, long time residents nicknaming streets, and confusion caused by streets with double names or half‑degree paths amid gardens and factories.
The piece urges every householder to add a map to their calling card so friends and responders like postmen police and firefighters can locate homes. It notes risks when streets with the same name lie on opposite sides of town and stresses specifying address details for fast police response on Webster Street.
A city guide warns drivers about confusing downtown areas and street name repeats Park and Hobbs streets across east and west sides. It notes misdirected routes on Le Mart Logan Prairie State Paper mill blocks and warns of non-existent blocks from 300 to 400 on Logan avenue.
A reader notes confusing street aliases and renamed intersections in Sherman with blocks and cross streets shifting identity. The piece lists pairs like Cass Western avenue Lime Mason avenue and Sterling Jackson Bridge Pine Summit Hickory Columbia Ruby Black road, urging clear landmarks for quick help.
Civil Defense Director James W Lavely of Joliet will head a meeting in Peoria at the Hotel Pere Marquette next Tuesday and Wednesday. He will organize council officials and members from Illinois and Indiana with federal and state representatives of Region 4. Attendees include regional and local CD leaders from Battle Creek Mich Detroit Mich Milwaukee Wis St Louis Mo Springfield Ill and Peoria officials.
The Ruby Street bridge, closed for repairs, will reopen at noon. Since closing, traffic on Jackson Street has snarled and police have directed vehicles at Bridge and Broadway to maintain flow.
A Joliet mother appeals for help after a hospital stay at La Rabida and a baby boy needing heart surgery. She asks readers to provide a unused refrigerator and mentions two children on special diets. Contact via phone 61398.
The Housing Authority of Joliet presented a 1703.80 check to County Treasurer Floyd Krapf as payment in lieu of taxes on 46 rental units at South Water street. Tax exempt property still yields city revenue, with payments at about 10 percent of annual rents and plans for a 76 unit expansion noted.
May aid expenditures fell as employment rose slightly in factories farms and odd jobs. In Will county five programs served 1610 people with totals of 21 550 1 528 4 615 20 628 32 641 while the state recorded 289 645 recipients at 13 849 913 dollars versus April's 343 212 recipients at 15 148 607 dollars.
NYC officials deny a report and say Michigan Central remains connected to major railroads and was once deemed indispensable. They admit a station-closing program may affect Joliet area stations, while noting the report may stem from plans to sell industrial property nearby.
Partly cloudy conditions tonight with a chance of late showers. Tomorrow expected to be partly cloudy and warm with highs in the 80s. A chance of showers persists.
Sputnik III will be visible briefly at 3:52 a.m. tomorrow and will drift southward about 23 degrees above the horizon as it travels across the morning sky. The 500 mile out rocket and accompanying satellite are expected overhead over the Midwest in about three days with more passes twice or thrice daily for about a month.
The Joliet Works of the American Steel and Wire division announce the retirement of six employees led by Lawrence T. Hartley with 49 years of continuous service. Also retiring are Thomas Derlenga 46 years Peter Metesh 42 years Andrew Gerl 22 years and Frank S. Zobel 21 years and Frank Turk 16 years.
Published notice indicating second class matter at the post office in Illinois under a prior date. Mentions circulation details and carrier delivery with subscription rates and date references.
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