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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1931
Page
3
The Spectator invites girls to nominate Joliet's most popular young man with a coupons contest at 401 North Chicago Street. Nominations must arrive by next Wednesday afternoon and the top three finishers win handsome prizes. Names may be published next week.
Police Chief Nicholas Fornango orders immediate raids on soft drink establishments operating slot machines. Hundreds of machines have appeared in Joliet amid a history of intolerance by city and county officials. A Chicago Heights syndicate is seen as the owner, with prior efforts by Cicero operatives to place machines in Joliet and Will County sparking fears of a slot machine war.
A stream of quick sketches and sightings travels Joliet streets. Characters include Lindstrom solving a life question, Charlie Caragall’s multilingual chatter, Commissioner Sam Shepley wiring his brother, Art Nelson nursing a Forditis, Henry Schwartz praising Schmelling in verse, and Frank Lamb weighing a Roosevelt era claim. Also named are Frank Wiley a milk quipster, Eddie Simmons changing stations, William Hickey in Dallas, James McGrath painting Robert Walsh Jr., and Roy Rogan marking his fifteenth wedding anniversary.
A call to local shoppers to support South Chicago street businessmen in Joliet. The notice praises friendly, neighborly tradesmen, service quality, fair prices, and fair dealings, urging readers to patronize the advertisers on the page.
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