Census to show business payroll contribution in 1948 survey
The census of business will collect payroll data from about 3,000,000 establishments including retail, wholesale and service trades. Joliet enumerators under Emmett P. Shields will gather figures on payrolls, sales, inventories, and staffing for 1948 with the Joliet office at 107 N. Chicago Street.
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U. S
Joliet
Emmett P. Shields
Bureau of the Census
Chicago Street
Iness
Sheridan girl scouts showcase public service and badges
Sheridan troop 33 highlights community work this year including collecting 6700 Christmas seals for Will County Tuberculosis association folding 100 used books for Joliet Public Library delivering 100 Christmas card scrapbooks to local hospitals and aiding the Guardian Angel home They also gathered clothing for needy local children and handled envelopes for March of Dimes and stamps for the National Stamps for the Wounded agency.
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Girl Scouts
Sheridan
Joliet Public Library
Nathan Lathrop
Will County Tuberculosis Association
Silver Cross
St. Joseph’s Hospitals
Guardian Angel Home
Will County
Girl’ Scout Office
New York City
Census data show vast growth in national distributive trades
The 1939 retail and wholesale service sectors employed over seven million and paid about 8.27 billion, nearly a quarter of private industry payroll. National retail sales exceeded 42 billion in 1939 and are now about 130 billion, with growth mirrored across distributive trades. The census will measure effects on employment and payroll nationwide and by city and county.
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United States
Society Receives State Charter for Joliet Group
The Mexican Mutualistic Society of Joliet at 431 Francis Street gains a state charter for non profit status. Directors include Jose Gordova Manuel Zepeda and Mutio Rodriguez. Attorney Warren H. North of Lockport filed the application. The society aims for civic and social purposes.
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Mexican Mutualistic Society of
Joliet
Francis Street
Springfield
Jose Gordova
Manuel Zepeda
Mutio Rodriguez
Warren H. North
Lockport
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Girl Scouts of
Sheridan School
L. F. Filson
Dolores Barnes
Jacklyn Liberty
Marlene Grant
Jackie Bourke
Treva Runyon
Forrest Grant
Sheridan Girl Scouts
Forest Grant
Raphael Bourke
Theodore Carlson
Charles Uhde
Donna Anderson
Sally Bourguignon
Jackie Bour
John McGuire
W. Jefferson ST
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