Hampton Park civic center opens with new plans for growth
The village receives a donated civic center featuring offices, jail cells, chambers, and mayor's office. Alexander Construction plans a $3.5 million shopping center and 126 acre industrial park, with 1,000 homes built in 18 months. World leaders survey land for plant sites. 1961 National Homes models debut.
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Hampton Park
Romeoville
Alexander Construction Co
Alexander Construction C
Murphy
Chicagoland
Robert E. Alexander
Alexander
Ee Saag
Hamp
Hennessy Opens Negro Elks Convention in Joliet
Mayor James P. Hennessy will open the two state IBPOE of the World convention in Joliet at the Woodruff hotel with remarks on civil liberties. The event hosts 21 lodges from Illinois and Wisconsin and runs through Sunday with talks by state legislators and civic leaders and a Sunday parade and drill competition.
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James P. Hennessy
Elks of the World
Joliet
Fort Erielodge
Illinois
Wisconsin
Woodruff Hotel
DeWitt Taylor
Helen Black
Cochairmen
Hennessy
Civil Liberties Section
Corneal Davis
Alfrenia Hampton
East St. Louis
State Daughters Organization
Women’s Group
Sterling Shepherd
Chicago
M. T. Bailey
Civil Liberties
Germania Taylor
Lawrence P. Davis
St. Mark's
Moonough Street
Ottawa Street
Marion Street
Negro Elks
Jett
William Parker
Hobson Renolds
Fort Erie
Brotherhood Trainmen settle wage dispute for 4 percent rise
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen with 107000 members reached a 4 percent wage increase over 16 months. Half effective July 1 and half on March 1, 1961. No further details provided.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Veronda Named Joliet Division Superintendent
Louis D. Veronda of 1150 Taylor will become Joliet division superintendent on July 1 replacing Clinton O. Ferner who moves to Gary as Gary division superintendent. The E J and E also promote J Walter O Neill to assistant vice president traffic and Wilbur A Ferguson to Gary transportation superintendent. All changes take effect July 1 and reflect long time service within the railroad.
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Louis D. Veronda
Taylor
Elgin, Joliet and
Aurora
Whiting
Joliet
Ferner
Gary
Chicago
O’neill
Ferguson
The
Railway
South Chicago
Road
Spanish War Veterans Meet in 1961 Illinois Encampment
Henry R. Ferguson and Archie Ward attended the Illinois United Spanish War Veterans convention held June 15 to 18. Mrs. Ward was installed as senior vice president, with Mrs. Ferguson as Joliet auxiliary president. Joliet camp 38 hosts the 58th state encampment, with over 900 veterans remaining members.
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Henry R. Ferguson
United Spanish War Veterans
Archie Ward
New Lenox
Joliet Catholic High band plans Canada trip
The Joliet Catholic High School band will travel by bus to Canada leaving June 27 at 6 30 a m from Catholic High and returning the following Friday. They will stay at Mt Carmel College Niagara Falls Ontario run by the Carmelites for training priests under director Robert McNulty.
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Joliet
Canada
Finbar Shanley
Catholic High
Mt. Carmel College
Niagara Falls
Ontario
Carmelites
Robert McNulty
JCHS
Buffalo
Toronto
Trampoline Injury At Marycrest Center Hospitalized Teen
Steven S. Paul an 18 year old from Route 1 Jo liet sustained a scalp laceration requiring six stitches after hitting his head on an iron bar at the Marycrest Shopping Center Trampoline Center. He remained at St Joseph Hospital for treatment with possible head injuries reported from the incident on Wednesday.
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Steven S. Paul
Rte. 1
Joliet
St. Joseph Hospital
Marycrest
Paul
Classified Notice of Second Class Matter in Joliet
Entry recorded as second class matter October 1 1940 at Joliet Illinois office under the act of March 8 1897 for postal designation.
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New Hampton Park Civic Center
Washington
Senate
Japan
New York
George Lincoln Rockwell
Hitler
Union Square
Wagner
Wheaton
DuPace
Walter J. Woods
Sidney J. Heard
Che Spectator
the People’s Newspaper
the Spectator Pubishing Company
Gaat
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