To Virgins Make Much of Time in Local Columns
A roundup blends poetry and social notes from Joliet and surrounding towns. Editor recounts a mine disaster yarn and teases local figures like Al Greenberg Genevieve Carl Ted Stormanns and Mary Pucel while noting the De La Salle alumni gala at Electric Park on June 18 with a Chicago orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Greenberg
the Spectator
Chicago
Genevieve Carl
Loop
Ted Stormanns
Joliet
Tom Comerford
de la Salle Catholic High
Electric Park
Plainfield
Costly tears hobble Mollywood productions
Screenwriters note tears cost money in Mollywood as creating a convincing sob requires long time and repeated make up. Actresses claim emotional strain causes a hangover that can keep them from working next day while wages still are paid and production stalls.
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Mollywood
It Ought to Be Considered Polite to Refuse
A compact reflection on etiquette urges that it is proper to decline when circumstances make an answer unwise. The remark frames refusal as a courteous act rather than a failure to engage, suggesting restraint as a social virtue.
Legion Auxiliary to Host Better Baby Health Contest
The Harwood unit No. 5 American Legion auxiliary will hold a Better Baby health contest to identify the healthiest babies in Joliet area towns including Joliet Plainfield Lockport Rockdale and surrounding communities. A boy and girl will win trophies and cash awards with additional prizes for other top babies. entry is free for ages six months to four years and registration runs for a few days at the auxiliary HQ on the second floor of the Charles Barber building 105 North Chicago Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Plainfield
Lockport
Rockdale
Harwood
No. 5
American Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary Headquarters
Charles Barber
North
Chicago Street
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Murphysboro
Chic@go
Lieves
Ted
Charlie Carnahan
Mary Pucel
Miss Pucel
Carol Louise Olson
Bill Nordstrom
Loop Tailor
Mary Keller
Frank Cohan
Baskin
Mary Griffin
George Brummond
Doc Gregory Carey
Lincoln Fields
Joe O’brien
Gall
Scott St
Dial
Legion
John J
McCarthy
Chicago St
JoHet
AL Baskin
McGregor
W. van Buren
Mode Theatre
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