Donovan Headlines Card of Pro Boxers and Wrestlers
Joliet prepares for professional boxing and wrestling at Rivals Park Stadium on Friday August 11 with 2000 spectators expected. Artie Donovan headlines the boxing card meeting Johnny Reba in a 136 pound main event while heavyweights Spiro Holdotis and Buddy Kay square off. also featured are Joey Roman versus Leo Rodak and Johnny Rich versus Jackie O'Brien with promoter William Loughran and matchmaker Robert McKeand arranging the program under the Ex-Service Men's Democratic League.
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Joliet
Rivals Park Stadium
Donovan
Artie Donovan
Middlewest
Artie
Johnny Reba
Indiana
Chicago
Mickey Walker
Spiro Holdotis
Buddy Kay
Logan Square
Joey Roman
Leo Rodak
Jimmy Richards
New York
Johnny Rich
Cleveland
Jackie O’brien
Men’s Democratic League
William Loughran
Robert McKeand
Packy McFarland
League
County 4-H Contest Chooses Baking Sewing Champions
Will County 4 H Club will hold its annual contest at Joliet High School under County Farm Bureau auspices. About 150 girls aged 12 to 21 compete for top baking and sewing honors to advance to the district contest in Geneva on August 2. Judges include Miss Clara Greaves Florence Kimmelshue and Miss A B Boxwell. A style show and demonstration team are featured as part of the program. The healthiest girl of the county will be selected during the day.
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Will County
Joliet High School
County Farm Bureau
Geneva
Clara Greaves
McHenry County
Florence Kimmelshue
Lake County
A B. Boxwell
DuPage County
Local Joliet Legionnaires Attend Rockford Department Meet
About 300 Joliet Legionnaires are expected at the American Legion department convention in Rockford Illinois from August 26 to 29. Joliet drum and bugle corps will compete with state corps during the event and the Will County 40 and 8 train Voiture 796 will take part in the parade. Seven delegates and seven alternates from Harwood Post will be selected August 7, with officer nominations to follow on August 21. Balloting runs from afternoon until 7 30 pm.
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Joliet
Louise R. Snider Opens Vanity Shop in Town
Louise Romano Snider opens the Vanity Shop at 921 Collins Street as one of the town's newest beauty shops. Snider, a member of the American Cosmeticians Association, guarantees excellent work and invites friends to visit with no appointment needed.
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Vanity Shop
Louise Romano Snider
Collins Street
Will County Tax Collection Hits Halfway Mark in 1982
Will County Treasurer Herbert R. Jones reports about 50 percent of 1982 personal and real estate taxes collected. Total received stands at 1,424,882.44 dollars with similar amount still outstanding.
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Will County
Herbert R. Jones
Jones
July Crowds Demand June as Cupid's Peak Month
County Clerk records show July surpassing June in marriage licenses as 19 days in July show only three short of June’s first nineteen days. Forty six couples sought licenses and forty three couples expressed intent to wed in early July.
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Dan Cupid
Albion F. Delander
Local C Y O Boxers Vacation at Powers Lake Camp
Three local boys Smith Jack Blehut and Tony ta are spending several days at a C Y O camp near Powers Lake Wisconsin with all expenses paid. They left Wednesday morning and will stage boxing exhibitions at the camp during their stay per Martin Gleason who oversaw C Y O boats in the city.
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Hubert Curry
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Rialto Theater
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