Girl of 10 Piano Champion Gwendolyn Kensley
Gwendolyn Marie Kensley, 10, of 607 North Raynor, is a piano champion. She trained three years at Assissi College of Music and St. Francis Academy, placing fifth in the Archdiocesan Chicago contest among 6,600 entrants, and winning school county and sectional titles. Judges urged continued study after scoring 272 of 300. She aims to study in Chicago or another major music center.
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Gwendolyn Marie Kensley
North
Raynor Avenue
Assissi College of Music
St. Francis Academy
Archdiocesan
Chicago
Miss Kinsley
Assissi College
R. J. Payton
Amplico Hall of Music
Gwendolyn
New Airplane Built in Joliet by La Salle Aircraft
The La Salle Aircraft corporation builds its first Joliet plane a two place cabin monoplane tested at Lockport. Production to begin on North Maple street with a planned rate of five planes weekly. An air school at Lockport airfield will train students who may work in the factory to pay for training. Local backers include E R Dailey and Roy Shackleton.
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la Salle Aircraft Corporation
Joliet
Lockport
la Salle Corporation
North Maple Street
The
la Salle Management
Delaware
E. R. Dailey
Roy Shackleton
Deep Waterway
Champs enliven S W A C pool opening at Newell Park
Members of the S W A C championship swimming team along with two male stars lit the Newell Park opening day festivities. Center staffer Jane Fauntz wore a white bathing cap and is identified as national diving champion and Olympic star.
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Newell Park
Jane Fauntz
Nowell Park Pool Opens To Joliet Crowds
The new Nowell Park municipal pool drew hundreds daily since its opening day with 17 500 attending the Sunday ceremony. Lifeguards Edward Eddie Simonich and Sonny Fessenden oversee operations as Illinois Women’s Athletic Club divers headlined the program led by Jane Fauntz and other champions. The pool schedule runs 9 30 to 12 mornings 1 to 5 afternoons and 6 to 9 30 nights except Mondays and certain reserved times for children under 12 on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
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Nowell Park
Joliet
Edward
Eddie” Simonich
Sonny” Fessenden
Illinois Women’s Athletic Club
Jane Fauntz
Isabelle Smith
Chicago Herald-Examiner
Chicago Journal River
Mary Lou Quinn
Central A. A. U
Honolulu
Hawaian Islands
Ay? “Green
Lake Shore Athletic Club
Chicago
Frank Snary
Horeshoe Pitchers Meet Tonight In Joliet
Horseshoe pitchers of Joliet will meet at 7 30 tonight in the Bureau of Recreation offices to organize a four team horseshoe pitching club. A Sunday tournament at Nowell Park drew 24 contestants and many want summer tournaments. Plans to determine the Will County championship will be discussed. James Talfer will lead the meeting.
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Horseshoe Pitchers of
Joliet
Bureau of Recreation
Nowell Park
James Talfer
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Lakeshore Athletic Club
Nowell
Horeshoe
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