Former Jonetan President Elected Chicago Lighthouse Leader
Mrs. Marshall Keig formerly Gertrude Woodruff is elected president of the Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind. She is sister to Ted Woodruff and George Woodruff. Other officers include Mrs. Arthur Leonard Jr. who lives at Stony Bridge Wilmington and maintains Chicago connections.
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Chicago
Keig
Ted Woodruff
George Woodruff
Arthur Leonard Jr
Stony Bridge
Wilmington
Library a Disgrace, Resolution Demands Joliet Board Shakeup
Will County Industrial Union council condemns Joliet Public Library as inefficient and obstructionist. It urges Mayor Janke and city commissioners to resign current trustees and appoint new ones, citing low staff pay, high spending, and a 1939 snow day dispute.
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Joliet
Will County Industrial Union Council
Janke
Cc. I. O
H. B. Widner
A. H. Krzywonos
Illinois
G C. Melin
L. F. Filson
B.E. Burke
F. J. Wedic
A. B. Russell
Marguerite Pierce
Jane A. Shreeve
F. E. Olson
War production at Stateville increases under wartime plans
Stateville prison accelerates war effort as Warden Joseph E. Ragen attends a War Production Board meeting in Washington. The Industries Department led by D. H. Lentz lists daily output of about 1600 blue chambray shirts for the Navy and 24,000 bush shirts for the Army by August 1, plus 1170 chairs for the Coast Guard and pending contracts for soap and blankets.
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Joseph E. Ragen
War Production Board
Washington
Stateville
Industries’ Department
D. H. Lentz
Navy
U. S. Army
Furniture Department
Coast Guards
United States
Funeral Rites Planned for John E. Fitzgerald 82
Funeral services for John E. Fitzgerald 82 who died suddenly at his son Frank E. Fitzgerald’s home will be held at Wunderlich funeral home at 9 00 am and St Patrick Church at 9 30 am Burial follows at Mt Olivet cemetery He had lived with his son since his wife’s death in 1937 Surviving are his brother Joseph a sister Mrs Mary Lee Kansas City Mo and five grandchildren
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John E. Fitzgerald
Frank E. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald Furniture Company
Wunderlich
St. Patrick's Catholic Church
Mt. Olivet
Joseph
Mary Lee
Kansas City
Woman bitten on thigh by dog in Joliet street incident
Mrs. Christine Lofton aged 21 reported a dog bite on the right thigh while walking along N Joliet street. The incident occurred yesterday near her residence at 351 N Ottawa street. Police noted the report and are investigating the animal involved.
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Christine Lofton
Ottawa Street
N. Joliet Street
Books Found on Library Steps by Night
Officers Astin Lewic located three books on the public library steps late last night. Titles are Beyond the Woods General Chemistry and I Dare You. The items are at the police station for safekeeping.
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Astin Lewic
Man Finds Suitcase of Clothes and Ration Books
A trailer traveling west through Joliet yesterday dropped a suitcase containing clothes and ration books at the police station. The items belong to Wanda Evans of Samese Texas.
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John Bartlett
Ottawa Street
Joliet
Wanda Evans
Samese
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jonetan
Chicago Club
Marshall Keig
Gertrude Woodruff
Lev
Union National Bank and Trust CO
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Jefferson and
Ottawa Sts
E. Jefferson St
Woodruff
Teenie
Public Service Company
Northern
Essential
R. F. Binze
Che Spectator
People’s Newspaper
R. McCabe
Palegan
Adv
Mgr
the Spectator
Jooe Cove
W. W. Street
Fitzgerald
Herath
Cor. 2Nd
Iowa Ave
Morgan and Comstock Sts
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