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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
4
Rats came to Bermuda on ships in the seventeenth century and were nearly eliminated after cats were introduced. The cats, however, multiplied rapidly and are viewed by many as a new plague.
A promotional appeal urges readers to buy PRUDENCE Hospital-Expense Policy to cover bed board nursing doctors operating room X ray medicines and more. The ad stresses low cost high security and urges readers to contact the office for details. No specific dates or locations are provided.
Morris Illinois hosts a centennial celebration centering on Grundy County with a first national convention for those born on Friday the thirteenth. A club organizes a thirteen cent initiation fee and a nationwide mission with a thirteen piece parade band. Invitations go to Congressmen Hancock Youngdahl and Faddis among others.
Illinois critics denounce a proposed House Bill 63 requiring retailers to add 7 to 9 percent over cost. Mrs. Wilbur Fridley of the Chicago Housewives League says the law would raise prices on staples like butter, eggs, flour, milk, sugar, and lard, hurting low income families and farmers. She argues the measure masks anti-competitive aims and would widen the cost gap between farmers and consumers, citing a Massachusetts study showing price increases under similar rules.
Jim Ward, a former Plainfield resident and Spectator staffer, has been named managing editor of Northwestern University’s Daily Northwestern. He will enter his senior year in autumn and graduate in June 1942. The Daily Northwestern is a leading college daily published on weekdays.
An estimated 1400 plus delegates from 102 counties and colleges gather at Quincy for the Young People's Democratic Clubs of Illinois convention opening tomorrow at the Lincoln Douglas Hotel. Registrations run 8 a m to 12 noon with the meeting slated to begin at 2 p m. Brisk contests are expected for upcoming officer posts with rotation rules moving the presidency and treasurership to Cook county. James W Jardine and Al R Tomaso head the slate as downstate counties gain open posts.
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