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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1940
Page
4
Police Sgt Ambrose Corcoran wounded when automobile overturned on Highway 30 east of Joliet. He and Det William Burden were passengers. Patrolman Jack Malloy driving. Corcoran hospitalized at St Joseph's. others reported with minor injuries.
Frankfort resident 17 year old Bettenhausen died at Silver Crest hospital after being treated there since May 31. He was the son of Mr and Mrs George Bettenhausen of Frankfort.
Nine marriage licenses were issued in the county clerk's office yesterday and today. Couples include Delmo Govoni and Dorothy Murray of Joliet, Lloyd Gould and Mary Cormany of Plainfield, and others from Joliet Chicago Heights Harvey and Lockport.
The Joliet Municipal airport weather bureau explains wind direction and temperature for safe landings and daily plans. It notes tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with local showers and little temperature change. A humorous aside mentions a reporter learning about blonde Panama canal differences.
Mrs. Mabel White of 403 North Eastern Avenue told police she was bitten by a dog owned by Raymond Walz of the same address. Police ordered Walz to keep the dog tied for ten days for observation.
Transcripted reminiscence follows a Joliet girl’s wartime odyssey from Sessnitz Germany to Italy and Genoa in June. She notes quiet German streets, police and customs presence, food stamps in hotels, and a ship crossing aboard the Manhattan with 2000 passengers. The voyage included a blast-like noise, births at sea, and a Belgian woman’s breakdown as passengers adapted to dormitory living and shifts.
John P. Conrad of Monee township was re-elected president of the County Forest Preserve District at the annual meeting. John Vavrek, Herman Jers, and Emil Di Lorenzo were re-elected officials. The board set standing committees and expects a smaller appropriation in September. over $7,000 will remain unspent as fiscal year ends.
Mrs. Charlies H. Howard reports a rifle shot hole in her window after listening to European war broadcasts. Police identify a neighborhood boy who owns a gun and vows to stop target practice.
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