Joliet Forms Safety League Heads New City Council
Joliet launches a four year effort to improve traffic safety with a community safety council banquet at the YMCA. Oscar F Gnadinger will head the safety league for the first year with J P Eib as vice president and George Clare as secretary.
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Unemployed Group Seeks Changes in Local Office
Local unemployed leaders demand changes at the Will County Emergency Relief office claiming favoritism and many workers have side jobs. A committee plans to confer with state administration to address alleged mismanagement while officials cite ongoing effort to run the office and refuse interviews.
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Harwood
Jesse Hinthorne
Man, 23, narrowly saved from ditch cave in
Willard Alley was buried under two tons of dirt in a pipeline ditch cave in. Rescuers freed him before suffocation set in and he survived with a back injury. Nurse Lola Morrissey aids in the Silver Cross Hospital scene.
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Lola Morrissey
Silver Cross Hospital
Moose Initiation Draws 47 New Members in Aurora Ceremony
The Joliet Moose lodge initiated 47 members at a mass ceremony in Exposition Park Aurora. About 250 local members attended as the Joliet quota for new members reached 234 in a two month drive. Dr William R Fletcher warned members to attend Joliet convention August 16 17 and 18. Ray Jeffery served as sergeant at arms on the degree staff.
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Illinois Association of Moose
Ray Jeffery
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Mooseheart Institute
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Spectator issue to be delivered July 4 morning
The next Spectator will arrive at homes on the morning of July 4 and readers are urged to take the paper on the day’s trip. Ads are promoted as helpful for weekend shopping. If not delivered by seven o’clock, call 9224 for service.
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Spectator
Weather Woes Stir Joliet as Forecasts Split
Joliet residents debate rain with the local weather forecaster at the center. The public discussion echoes a Shakespearean dilemma as sun and showers clash, leaving residents unsure whether to expect more precipitation or a dry spell.
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Shakespeare
Joliet
Old Sol
Restaurant Owners Plan to Fight High City Tax
Cafe owners hire Attorney Mel Gray to challenge a city restaurant tax they deem unconstitutional. With the deadline passed they refuse to pay until the law is decided. a state bill could preempt the local levy if enacted.
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Mel Gray
Gray
Expected 3000 Attend Harwood American Legion Picnic
The Harwood post of the American Legion hosts its second annual community picnic at Oak Grove grounds near Rockdale this Saturday. John Connor says about 3,000 people will attend, with Frank Tushek and Jacob Sipe assisting. The day begins at 10 AM with six junior Legion baseball games, ending 5:30 PM. The Inn team, winners of the Will county junior title, posted eight wins, no losses in 1935.
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Conner
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Legion
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Will County
Sportsman: Inn
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Local Union Leaders Seek Cooperation of all Crafts
Six hundred union men from Joliet and Will County met to plan closer cooperation among crafts. They agreed to hold meetings each Wednesday and vowed to block city attempts to discourage unions. Leaders promised to unite against emergencies and to oppose interference with union movements. The electrical union dispute with Mayor Jones was described as a closed incident to be addressed by the city council.
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Joliet
Will County
Chinch Bugs Rained Out Hope Grows for Will County Farmers
Will county farmers, after five years of drought, welcome recent rains that could allow cultivation as fields have been waterlogged in the past ten days. The prolonged dry spell threatened crops and pasture, making the rainfall a potential turning point for soil recovery and replanting plans.
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