Death of Ames Easton at 38 in local home
Ames Easton 38 of 410 Harreet was found dead this morning. Coroner Willard-Ced says heart attack caused death. Survived by wife, daughter Laura Lee, and mother Mrs. Jean Easton. Funeral at Carlson Funeral Home Saturday 1:30 p.m. to First Lutheran Church at 2 p.m. Rev. John Goeken to officiate. Burial in Elmhurst Cemetery. Easton belonged to First Lutheran, B of R E, Harold R Heap Chapter D A V, and the Jiwang Athletic Club.
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Easton
Harreet
Willard- Blood
Laura Lee
Jean Easton
Carlson Funeral Home
Younss Avenue
First Lutheran Church
John Goeken
Elmhurst
B. of R. E
Harold R. Heap
Jiwang Athletic Club
Cathedral fund pledges reach 1.674 million as drive advances
At the second general report meeting at St Raymond's parish Cantigny NY parish chairman William Cunningham announced the cathedral fund total rising to 1,674,786 dollars. St Raymond's has reached 376,780 of a 510,600 goal with foundation gifts 114,025 special gifts 116,720 and general solicitation 115,985.
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Cantigny
St Raymond's
William C. Cunninghar
St. Re Onnd's
Solieiin
Joliet School Bonded Expansion Ahead Of Schedule
The BE D Collins Association of Commerce report on Joliet grade school construction notes four buildings and additions under a 1 625 000 bond, costing more than estimates yet advancing faster than expected. It credits inspectors and endorses the program to meet bigger classrooms and a larger gym.
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BE. D. Collins
Association of Commerce
Joliet
Collins
Merrill Pahner
George P. Lloyd
William Block
Man assaults officer during pursuit
M Rebak of 562 Ohio Street allegedly struck Patrolman Harold Pederson on the jaw as he escaped en route to the station. Rebak was later arrested at home and treated at St Joseph's hospital for a scalp wound. Police intend to seek confinement.
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M. Rebak
Ohio Street
Harold Pederson
Rehak
Joop Restaurant
Rebak
St. Joseph's Hospital
Pederson
Atticinds
Man Injured In Tavern Fight In Port Road
Richard Hawkins 38 of 101 Cliff Avenue was treated at Silver Cross Hospital after a rock struck his head in a tavern on Lockport Road last Friday night. Deputies say the injury occurred during an argument over a broken glass involving his stepmother Andy White of the same address. Hawkins is in good condition.
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Richard Hawkins
Cliff Avenue
Silver Cross Hospital
Lockport Road
Hawkins
Andy. White
Will County population rises to 134 499 in 1950 census
Preliminary figures by district census supervisor Anton Mutz show Will county population at 134 499, up 17.7 percent from 1940. Lockport township grows 35.1 percent to 17 177, with Stateville inmates included in the township total.
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Will County
Anton Mutz
Mutz
Lockport Township
Sylvester C. Wierschem
Stateville
Honor Farm
Diagnostic Depot
Illinois
Sangamon
Springfield
DeKalb
LaSalle
LaSalle County
DeKalb County
Stateville opens book repair plant for schools
Stateville inmates start a book repair and rebinding plant at the Illinois State penitentiary to supply tax supported schools. Employing about 100 inmates, the shop offers vocational training and aims to salvage up to 100 000 books yearly, supporting rehabilitation and taxpayer savings.
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Stateville
Illinois State Penitentiary
Ilinois
Illinois
Young Boys and Car Found at Welco Station on Route 66
A 1937 sedan parked at Welco station on Route 66 and two runaway boys were reported last night. Deputy sheriffs traced the car to Lee J. Blazek of Chicago and towed it to a Joliet garage. The two youths, Donald Hedgen 14, and Richard Mc Reynolds 13, both of Crete, were taken to the county jail and later released to their parents with no stated reason for leaving home.
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Welco
Lee J. Blazek
Chicago
Joliet
Sheriff's Office
Donald Hedgen
Richard McReynolds
Crete
Nine Injured In Two Car Plainesfield Collision
Five adults and four children were in a two car crash at the south intersection of routes 66 and 30 in Plainfield. Nine were taken to St Joseph s hospital Joliet in a Luce Funeral Home ambulance. Drivers were Kenneth Buetow of Chicago and Edward Roby of Peoria Heights Illinois.
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Plainfield
Kenneth Buetow
Chicago
Edward Roby
Peoria Heights
Luce Funeral Home
St. Joseph's Hospital
Joliet
Swedish heirs share in $10500 estate of Mrs Gustafson
The Lockport probate court yesterday opened the will of Mrs. Mathilda Gustafson who died March 18 in Lockport township. Executor Swan J. Anderson of Lockport will divide $8000 real estate among three nieces and name Paul Anderson, who died in 1947, as a beneficiary. The residue goes equally to Swan Anderson and Anna Anderson of Kransborgslan Sweden. Specific bequests include $200 to Margaret Franson of Sweden, $100 to Covenant Children's Home in Princeton Illinois, and $100 to the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mission church of Lockport.
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Sweden
Lockport
Mathilda Gustafson
Lockport Township
Swan J. Anderson
State Street
Mabel and
Elvera Anderson
Myrtle M. Anderson
Chicago
Paul Anderson
Swan Anderson
Anna M. Anderson
Kransborgslan
Anna Anderson
Margaret Franson
Covenant ‘Children
Princeton
Til
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mission Church of
Speeders Face Court in County Effort to Curb Speeding
A dozen speeders appeared in police court this morning and all paid fines. The drive to stop speeding will continue with second offenders facing county court proceedings.
Gasoline Spill Cleared Near Blue Star Auto Stores
Firemen flushed spilled gasoline from a car tank off East Cass Street in front of the Blue Star Auto Stores Inc yesterday afternoon around 4 30. Emergency crews handled the leak to prevent fire risk.
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Cass Street
Blue Star Auto Stores, Inc
Three year old hit by car on Cleary Avenue
Walter Fehst Jr. 3 of 1509 Prairie avenue was struck on Cleary avenue near Waverly place around 11 30 this morning by a car driven by Mrs. James McTee 1322 Cleary avenue. He suffered facial cuts and abrasions and was taken to St. Josephs hospital. Deputies Lauffer and Doerfler investigated.
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Walter Fehst Jry
Prairie Avenue
James McTee
Cleary Avenue
Waverly Place
McTee
Fehst
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ethel Smiles
N. Raynor Avenue
Rosamond Gray
N. Prairie Avenue
Joseph Duffy
LaVerne Lauffer
Roy C. Doerfler
Van Camp Celebrates 30 Years With North ern Illinois Utility
Van Camp Hillis Van Camp of 105 Arizona avenue marks 30 years with Public Service Company of Northern Illinois. He began as a line dispatcher in 1920 in Chicago Heights, became foreman in 1924, and moved to Harvey in 1929 in a similar role. His brother George, a foreman in Harvey, celebrated his own 30th anniversary last weekend.
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Hillis van Camp
Arizona Avenue
Veteran Electric Operating Department
Public Service Company of
Northern Illinois
van Campho
Harvey
Electric
Chicago Heights
George van Camp
District Electric Operating Department
Armory board action eyed for Joliet project
Mayor Arthur Janke and Rep Harold Downey with city engineer Harold Goodspeed pressed the Illinois National Guard armory board in Springfield Tuesday to approve a Richards street two company armory project. The plan costs about 750000 and awaits board approval before the state can advertise for bids.
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Joliet
Daw
Arthur Q. Janke
Harold Downey
Springfield
Harold Goodspeed
Armory Board
The
Illinois National Guard
Richards Street
Joliet Forecast Mostly Fair With Warmer Conditions
The Joliet area forecast calls for mostly fair weather and rising temperatures tomorrow with scattered showers tomorrow night and Saturday. Clear and cooler Saturday night. Tonight's low 50, tomorrow's high 89, tomorrow night 58, Saturday's high 76.
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Joliet
Four City Executives Take New Homes In Joliet Area
Mr and Mrs M F Arnold of Glenwood Avenue plan a ranch style home on Mayfield Avenue near Midland Avenue with real estate handled by B J Benson of Oliver Realty Roy Hendrickson is building a ranch house at Mayfield and Woodlawn for William Nathan and Monison Nathan former Stein Market owners John Randolph Joliet secretary of commerce is supervising a two story house on Taylor Street R H Bachman Caterpillar company is also building a two story house at Taylor and Midland corners
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M. F. Arnold
Glenwood Avenue
Robert Bates
John C. Kingsbury
Mayfield Avenue
Midland Avenue
Arnold
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Chicago
Heirs Named In 10 Year Old Will Probate Case
The will of Charles Pehland died in 1940 was probated yesterday in Lockport township court. Executor and sole heir is son Fred Pehland of 1508 Johnson Street Lockport. Other heirs listed include Mrs Wilhelmina Wooc daughter Miss Mary Louise Walden and Miss Gertrude Pehland granddaughters of Lockport.
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Charles Pehland
Lockport Township
Fred Pehland
Johnson,street
Lockport
Wilhelmina Wooc
Mary Louise Walden
Gertrude Pehland
Boxcar bonfire leads to unexpected farm job
Martin Zmuda 51 gave his Skid Row West Madison Chicago address and traveled to Joliet to seek a farm job. A Rock Island agent Joseph C Fuhs found him in a box car where he had built a warming bonfire. Fuhs extinguished the fire and handed Zmuda to the sheriff. Judge Martin Jackson ordered a six month stint at Vandalia state farm as the job.
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Martin Zmuda
Skid Row
Madison Street
Chicago
Joliet
Sheriff's Office
Zmuda
Joseph C. Fuhs
Rock Island Railroad
Fuhs
Martin Jackson
State Farm
Vandalia
Summer workshop for Joliet teachers ends
The Joliet Public School summer workshop on health physical education and safety ends tomorrow. Teachers superintendents and supervisors who attended daily in the administration building have been working to improve the courses of study in these subjects.
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Joliet
Spectator Joliet issue details publication date and office
The note records publication information for The Spectator Joliet edition dated June 29, 1950 with its Joliet Illinois office address and post office registration as second class matter since October 1, 1940 under the March 3, 1879 act.
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Iota
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