Joliet Housing Push Aims to Expand City Water Projects
The Association of Commerce urges Joliet officials to collaborate on housing and infrastructure. It calls for extending water and sewer services, cites nine years of limited progress, and proposes selling water to the nearby township to fund expansion, praising Dr George Woodruff and Secretary Lumsden for leading the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Commerce
Joliet
Chamber
Association
Janke
George Woodruff
Woodruff
Lumsden
Vollmer urges weed cutting on private property
Commissioner George Vollmer appeals to property owners to cut weeds to curb poisonous growth and reduce hay fever misery. He warns weeds on corner lots pose a traffic hazard and says he will confer with Commissioner Ed Franck to determine actions against noncompliant owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vollmer
Vollmer
Ed Franck
Crawford Named Chairman of Retail Division in Joliet
C J Crawford chosen to lead the Joliet retailers division at a division executives committee meeting. He succeeds Leonard Troughton of Block and Kuhl after serving as head of the solicitations committee and aiding community fundraising and civic education efforts. Crawford has 23 years with the Barrett firm and a record in Kiwanis and Red Cross work.
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Crawford
Leonard Troughton
Block and Kuhl
Joliet
Barrett Firm
Iowa
Keswick
Barretts
Waukegan
Community Chess
Kiwanis Club
Will County Red Cross Board
Wilmington
Woodruff
Troughton
Touhy Habeas Hearing Set By U S Judge Barnes
Roger Touhy's habeas corpus petition is slated for September 8 before U S District Judge John P. Barnes. Attorney Robert B. Johnstone contends Touhy was framed by the Capone gang with Cook County state's attorney co operation. Touhy already serves 99 years for kidnapping and 199 years for aiding a fellow inmate escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger Touhy
U. S. Dist
John P. Barnes
Robert B. Johnstone
Touhy
Old Capone
Cook County
Heat Victim Roy Mortimer Linked to Heat At Home
Roy Mortimer a 45 year old resident of the O K hotel collapsed from heat at home after complaining of heat and missing work. A maid found him on the floor and police sent him to St Joseph's hospital where his condition improved this morning. Joliet Kiwanis hosts 344 school children at Brookfield Zoo with 62 Kiwanians aiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Mortimer
O. K
Huyy
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Kids ON Zoo
Vaily
Joliet
Kiwanis Club
Brookfield Zoo
Harold Patterson
Price hike delays cathedral project bids top Illinois city
Nine firms opened bids for the Joliet cathedral project with Mazzucco Construction as apparent low bidder at 1 950 000. Highest bid 2 352 000 by John Griffith and Son of Chicago. Figures exclude foundation architect and furnishings costs. Chancery seeks clarity before awarding contract. Foundation work already underway. Other Joliet bids shown for the foundation included Skorupa 2 305 120 and Regan Construction 2 110 900. Chicago firms offered bids from 2 089 000 to 2 184 790. Chancery appeals for renewed donations to cover rising costs. Pets jitter with Fourth of July. Humane Society and veterinarians advise sedatives for anxious animals.
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Chicago
Joliet
Mazzucco Construction Company
Mazzucco Company
John Griffith and Son
Msgr
Romeo Blanchette
Robert G. Regan Construction Company
Henry Brothers Company
William R. Goss Company
James Mc Ifagh Construction Company
S. A. Healy Company
McCarty Brothers
Chancery Office
Two Youth Rob Tucci for Eighty Dollars
Kenneth Tucci a 16 year old from 125 further avenue reported two young men robbed him of 80 dollars at the corner of Ohio and State streets shortly after 10 last night. The pair forced his pickup to the curb and threatened him with a revolver then escaped in a four door Buick with receipts from a gasoline station owned by Tucci's father at Ruby and Broadway. Police theorize the robbers watched the station closing and planned the attack, then after the theft Tucci pursued the Buick until losing sight of it near the Arsenal plant, passing red lights at Chicago and Cass and Chicago and Van Buren streets.
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Kenneth Tucci
Fu Ther Avenue
Ohio
State Streets
Tucci
Ruby and Broadway
Sigght
Arsenal Plant
Chicago
Cass
van Buren
Alarm Firms Seek Police Watch Over Shops After Alarms Fail
Officials say EF Meyer Fur company and National Clothing company reported alarms out of order. They asked police to keep watch on their places of business until repairs are completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. F. Meyer Fur’ Company
Nertional Clothing Comany R Ported
Pony sighting on Shelby Street prompts police alert
Early morning report from 510 Shelby Street describes a small pony wandering a well kept lawn. The owner should claim the animal. police were notified by Mr. Le.
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Fred le
Shelby Street
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William R. McCabe
Charles I. Crawford
The
Spectator
C. J. Crawford
Mazzucco
Humane Society
Orcer
Public Service Company
Northern Illinois Public Service Company
Charles Lang
Taylor Street
Lang
Edward Daniel
Gordon Foran
John Richards
John Hennessy
Youngs Avenue
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