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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1942
Page
4
The piece accuses Mayor Janke and commissioners Odenthal and McGuire of failing to curb a bank night racket tied to an insurance ticket scheme. It urges action to halt the practice, criticizing public figures and suggesting Jimmie Burke or Ralph Newkirk intervene.
The author reflects on Edna St Vincent Millay’s island metaphor amid World War II, naming Guadalcanal Attu Pantelleria Lampedusa Linosa New Guinea Wake Midway Iceland Britain and more. He argues freedom requires action beyond sea and distance, and no island is secure without universal liberty.
Special services on Rally Day at Brown chapel 11 a m led by Rev D H Harris with Rev Mee Gee of Lockport presiding at 3 p m Music by the Chicago Mourners quartette Public invited to attend.
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