Dial Telephone Service Set for August 21 Say Officials
Joliet town ship hosts the transition from manual to dial service as Illinois Bell tests 13 000 new dial phones with 23 representatives and a district supervisor overseeing training. The public receives instruction folders and in office demonstrations at 516 North Ottawa Street. Joliet will celebrate the change with a reception for local officials at the new plant on August 20.
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Illinois Bell Telephone Company
M. E. Luck
Joliet Township
M. H. Baltz
Ottawa Street
A. H. White
Northern Illinois Bell Telephone Company
New Clothing Store Opens in Joliet by Fred S Pratt Inc
Today marks the opening of a complete clothing and shoe store operated by Fred S Pratt Inc at the former Hutchinson Shoe site 107 N Chicago St Joliet. Pratt, a 27 year veteran, offers nationally known merchandise and a full fall line with new low prices.
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Fred S. Pratt Inc
Hutchinson Shoe
Chicago Street
Pratt
Joliet
Remember Photo Shows Pedestrian Guided Across Cass and Chiago
In a 1931 blizzard on the morning of March 13, Patrolman Frank Kubinski helps a pedestrian cross the intersection of Cass and Chicago streets amid the heavy snowfall.
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Cass
Chicago
Frank Kubinski
Farmer Dies From Mule Kick Near Anna Illinois
A farmer near Anna Illinois was fatally injured recently after a mule kicked him. The incident adds to local rider mule joke lore with a grim outcome.
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Anna, Il
Funeral Services for Riot Victim Steve Sutton
Funeral services for Steve Sutton 48 of 329 North Bluff Street held today. Sutton a structural iron worker active in labor circles for twenty years in Joliet and surrounding area, slain during rioting at the Marseilles dam project Tuesday afternoon. He urged unionization of construction jobs on the waterway.
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Steve Sutton
North Bluff St
Marseilles Dam
Sutton
Joliet
Night under pines we meet to dream of yesterday
Poem fragment describes pines sighing overhead the wind breathing low and lovers meeting beneath branches building castles in the sky from dreams of yesterday the stars aglow and hours spent together
Deaths During the Week
Robert Kerr aged 90 died at 1600 E Washington St. Arthur O. Schuelke 32 died at his sister's home 500 Marbel St. Olga Sienko 13 died at 122 Francis St. Mary C. Hudson 79 died at 909 Benton. Gasperich 38? died at 1511 Elizabeth. Frank Mores buried from Gerald S Dame's funeral home. Edward Starling 24 buried from Hudgens funeral home. Peter Francis Colnal 9 months buried from Western Funeral parlors. Steve Sutton 48 slain at Marseille Illinois.
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Robert Kerr
E. Washington Street
Arthur O. Schuelke
Marbel Street
Olga Sienko
Francis Street
Mary C. Hudson
Benton Street
Frank Gasperich
Elizabeth Street
Frank Mores
Gerald S. Dame
Edward Starling
Hudgens Funeral
Peter Francis Colnal
Steve Sutton
N. Bluff Street
Marseilles
Ill
Heat Eruptions Prompt Sheriff Warning to Speeders
Sheriff Oliver Flint urged motorists to slow down on highways for the next two weeks after heat erup tions damaged Illinois roads. State crews are repairing the pavement as quickly as possible and drivers are advised to take care during the heat affected period, with damage in the thousands of dollars.
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Oliver Flint
Illinois
Post Office Addition to Start Soon
Indications today were that work would be started on the new post office addition next week. George E. Vanville company contractors have held up by bond financing. Local labor will be used when work begins after contractor meetings with Dr. Fletcher this week.
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W. R. Fletcher
George E. Vanville Company
Police Vehicle Tag Drive Continues Next Week
Police will extend enforcement against motorists who have not purchased city vehicle tags. The drive resumes next week after a recent pause.
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Pune
Ukulele Ike’s Cafe Rise to Fame and Lighthearted Projections
Broadway chatter covers Ukulele Ike Cliff Edwards starting as a waiter at the Ansonia cafe in Chicago where he gained his nickname. It notes Paul Collins planning an Atlantic crossing refueling in flight and jokes about Shelley’s Scotland honeymoons and the Gold Diggers title change. It ends with Ely Culbertson’s failed bid to promote card playing in Soviet Russia and the regime’s card policy.
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Ike
Cliff Edwards
Ansonia
Chicago
Hannibal
Cliff
Ansonia Cafe
Broadway
Shelley
Scotland
Ely Culbertson
Soviet
Russia
Soviet Playing Card Trust
Culbertson
Hatchet Man and Fortunes of a Chinatown Gangster
Warner Bros produced The Hatchet Man with Edward G Robinson playing a Chinatown gangster. A distributor complained audiences did not want pictures about George Washington, highlighting tension between sensational crime fiction and neutral historical references.
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Warner Bros
Edward G. Robinson
George Washington
REMEMBER WHEN Sheriff Defeated in Horse Shoe Tilt
Sheriff James Newkirk lost to Deputy William Barrowman 538 to 0 in a horse shoe tilt. Barrowman proved dominant by repeatedly topping the sheriff’s fingers in a lively local contest. Lightning struck the home of Joseph Kielian at 115 Francis Street but caused no injuries.
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James Newkirk
William Barrowman
Barrowman
Joseph Kielian
Francis Street
Altho
G. B
Veterans of Foreign Wars
St. Patrick’s
Kline’s Store
John L. Ferguson
Mathias Stein
Joliet
J. B. Stein
Western Avenue
Mistakes And Boners In Examinations
A collection of comic errors labeled boners from exams. The Spectator notes misprints and misunderstandings such as misused terms. No names published. The item presents light, dated humor through erroneous phrases and definitions.
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The
Spectator
Chicago St
Religion's Hard Part Sparks Conflicts Between Groups
Reading notes suggest the author reflects on how religious beliefs trigger clashes among people. The piece hints at miscommunication and emotional responses rather than doctrinal disputes. It underlines the challenge of understanding why faith prompts discord.
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