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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1948
Page
3
The piece critiques Mayor Janke for liquor license handling and urges revocation if needed, while pressing Joliet leaders to reform the Joliet Association of Commerce. It criticizes the drive for new members and highlights housing shortages affecting local industry and health initiatives.
Traffic Sergeant Joseph Trizna reports 50 offenders arrested from Thursday to 5 pm last night. Police Magistrate Thomas K Sprague imposed heavier fines including a $100 fine plus costs. Speeders led arrests with 29 in police court, stop sign and red light violations followed, plus two drunk driving cases. Acting Police Chief Ervin F Roe said the drive will continue until accidents drop. A national survey cited by Trizna shows seven of ten fatal drivers violated traffic laws and one in six were drunk, with young drivers most involved.
Deputy Sheriffs arrested Peter R. Pastore for 52 mph on North Broadway. George Sarris, 19, fined 7.25 for 35 mph on Cass Street. Charles Sybert, 22, fined 7.25 for 47 mph on Fourth Avenue. Earl Mocritch and John Minzing, both 23, jailed for speeding with later appearances. County and state police join campaign to arrest traffic violators.
Parents in the Cherry Hill subdivision east of Joliet off Route 30 funded a community playground. The first equipment swings and slides arrived this week. plans include a baseball diamond sandboxes and a blacktopped area for biking and skating. Richard J. Barr Jr designed the site. Mrs. Francis Kelly led the project.
Police used rookies on routine checks to find books, but nothing turned up. Acting Chief Ervin F Boe reported the old timers were sent and the results were the same with no scratch sheets found.
Enthusiasts converge at Joliet municipal airport for a model plane contest with three classes for ages up to 21 and an open class. Winners move to the world title eliminations in Detroit August 18 to 23 with 135 trophies and 7875 dollars in prize money. Local officials are John Jaskex, Lee Johnson and Barney Johnson.
City employees will hold their annual outing next Wednesday afternoon at Mayor Arthur Janke's cottage on the Kankakee river. The event begins at 1 p m with Arthur R. Blackburn city clerk serving as general chairman and Tom Bossom leading the refreshments committee.
Funeral services were held this afternoon for Sgt. Joseph E. Ventress 29 of Morris killed in action near Cambridge England February 6 1945. He served with the 509th Bomb Squadron 351st Bomb Group Army Air Corps and is survived by his parents a brother and three sisters all of Morris. Burial was in Evergreen Cemetery Morris.
Richard Churchill of 7 N Park Road sues National Carton Co. claiming a fire started by an employee in April spread to his yard and destroyed a garage chicken house a 1933 truck trees furniture and lumber asking 3500 in circuit court. Krusemark and Krusemark represent Churchill.
Two women escaped serious injuries yesterday afternoon when the car they rode in overturned on Route 66 two miles south of Smith's Bridge. Mrs. Phyllis Reedy of Oak Park was uninjured. Miss Harriet Strening, 25, of River Forest, was treated at St. Joseph's hospital for a leg laceration after the car left the pavement.
City Attorney to negotiate with Ninora Inc to extend the trial period for the Michigan Street municipal parking meter lot. Ninora leases the lot and currently takes 50 percent of receipts while meters average about seven cents daily. post extension Ninora would receive 11 cents per meter daily if meters stay. Signs will be placed in the loop to attract motorists and boost use of the lot.
The stag picnic for male courthouse employees is tentatively scheduled for August 14 with the event site yet to be chosen.
County Clerk Joseph H. Hartley with eight additional clerks starts mailing pink registration forms to about 73,000 voters across 101 precincts to update eligibility before the November 2 election. Final transfer deadline is October 5.
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