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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1931
Page
15
The American Magazine previews Booth Tarkingtons new novel High Summer as a fast paced, mature work likely to become a best seller. The issue features 30 items including fiction humor and biographies, with every page offering entertainment and inspiration.
Illinois public health officials announce a free serum for treating pre paralytic infantile paralysis cases available on request to the state health department. The note highlights Illinois 1930 death rate of 10.9 per 1000, the lowest among five states with populations over five million: California New York Ohio and Pennsylvania. Clifford Lillya a Joliet Township High School graduate and Chicago public school teacher led Von Steuben Junior High band to a class A city championship win.
A historical snapshot of Illinois facts notes an extinct volcano near Harrisburg a nominal Hoopeston mayor salary and aldermen stipends in 1872 a large butter and eggs stock in cold storage in Chicago and Illinois leading in telephones. It also recalls Edwardsville as a 1812 regional seat and a Lincoln Park bathhouse for 10000 bathers while Owen-Illinois announces a new furnace for colored glass at Chicago Heights.
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