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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1952
Page
6
In Joliet during a sultry weekend three drownings occurred amid criticism of city officials and park board for insufficient recreation facilities. The writer urges action by the Chamber of Commerce and-local residents to improve parks and flood preparedness, noting comparisons with Lockport.
The article criticizes Joliet's Chamber of Commerce for boasting about expansion while ignoring the need for new facilities like skating and swimming. It portrays the town as stagnant and disturbed despite big words describing growth.
Three drownings in Joliet over the past weekend highlight unsafe, unguarded waters. Residents fear muddy DuPage river and local quarries lure kids to swim, urging the park board and the Association of Commerce to expand safe swimming options.
Community voices urge a permanent closure or safer reopening of Michigan beach after a sultry evening with 100 swimmers and two speed boats. Accusations target park officials for failing to keep the area closed day and night and preventing drownings.
A Joliet reader commends Lockport officials for reviving Dellwood Park and plans for a lake with swimming boating and skating. He notes Romeoville also expanding facilities and asks Joliet officials to adopt the same attitude urging better community recreation.
A Joliet reader urges city transit officials to move a downtown bus stop from a tavern corner to the Boston store lobby. The writer argues the shift would provide shelter for women and children during bad weather and improve public transportation.
Joliet June 16 I E Hooks advocates to President Truman an executive order banning all colored persons from military service except in free states. He argues this pressure will force civil rights and cites Ethiopians and biblical prophecy to urge action and gratitude from 15,000,000 Black citizens.
Joliet police face rising parking chaos as cars line both sides of residential and downtown streets. Eastern Avenue from Cass to Jackson suffers heavy traffic and danger as drivers, including speedier ones, create unsafe narrow passes.
A local observer notes efforts to curb street parking by restricting it to a single side on many Joliet streets. The plan would affect vehicle maintenance and street cleanliness as neighborhoods adjust to the new parking rules.
Letter expresses support for Dr. Larry Furlong’s efforts to expand Joliet swimming options. The writer notes Furlong’s sincere interest, sketches, and months of study on the bathing beach issue, criticizing politicians for inaction and praising The Spectator for covering the topic.
Dr. Stanley A. Junek stresses healthful existence as essential for well being. He warns that careless habits cause bodily waste buildup and constitutional poisoning, urging readers to avoid over eating smoking drinking late hours and enervating routines to prevent future ruin.
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