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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1934
Page
5
A Joliet reader urges public disclosure of relief distributions and salaries, arguing taxation funds relief programs and that taxpayers deserve names, amounts, and the families receiving aid. The letter warns against secrecy, cites past attempts to publish relief rolls, and suggests publicity to curb waste and misallocation.
The J. S. K. J. annual picnic is set for Sunday at Rivals Park with entertainment all day and prizes for all ages. Bocce ball baseball and other games will be offered along with afternoon dancing to Clayton Ellsworth and his Society Boys and evening dancing to Harry Kelly and his band. Lamb roast and refreshments will be served to picnickers.
A dessert method yields a light orange lemon cream folded with whipped cream marshmallows and nut meats. The filling sits in a waxed paper lined mold with ladyfingers, chilled for hours before unmolding and serving with optional whipped cream garnish.
In the bright lexicon of Dillin ger there is no word jail. Panhandlers carry on their trade asking for no quarter as they pursue daily work amid the city’s streets.
The Rainbow Pageant at St Marys Church nears its final weekend with a carnival selling to large crowds despite heat. Card parties run daily afternoons in St Marys hall on North Ottawa street under Mrs Joseph McCamley and Mrs Arthur Melcher.
Governor Henry Horner directs the Illinois department of purchases and supplies to specify soy bean oil in paint purchases to aid local growers who supply about half of the nation’s soy beans. State agent M. S. Bibo notes oil can blend at 25 percent linseed oil in standard paints.
The text notes Illinois as the top soy bean state and that Governor Horner ordered state agencies in research to focus on soy beans, aiming to adapt the oil for paint use. It mentions Chyse recine oe Nagin Wa qua xnts and an exclusive vehicle seed context.
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