Touhy Not So Tough Says Prison Doctor Touhy
Dr. Frank Chmelik meets Roger Touhy in a prison line and jokes that the infamous gang leader is "the meekest guy" despite media depictions. Two accomplices, Gus Schaefer and Ibert Kator, stand nearby after their kidnapping conviction.
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Frank Chmelik
Fein
Roger Touhy
R. Chmelik
Touhy
Gus Schaefer
Ibert Kator
Ouhy
J Ohn
Dr. Chmelik
Foxe
Huge Losses Result of Wrong Mailing
Joliet residents were urged to address mail carefully by peacemaker A. M. Bourge. He cited Postmaster General Aman Farley’s figures to show no loss from carelessness. More than 17 million misaddressed pieces reached the dead letter office in 1933, with 90 thousand dollars in cash lost.
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Joliet
Peeewarer A. M. Bourge
Aman A. Farley
Watches Taboo at the Prison
At the Joliet state penitentiary the watch market collapsed after Ward m George Sehring placed a ban on convicts possessing timepieces. The warden cited bell schedules and no need to know the time as reasons. A convict later made a makeshift saw from a stolen watch mainspring.
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State Penitentiary
Joliet
George Sehring
Joliet Dixon Methodists Host Spring Booth Festival
Twenty eight Joliet and Dixon district churches unite to sponsor a spring booth festival in the Alpine building at 312 Van Buren. Merchants display wares on the main floor and a quilts exhibit is planned for the women. A home cooked luncheon and dinner will be served on the second floor to raise funds for Epworth League Institute grounds at New Lenox.
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Joliet- Dixon
van Buren Street
Epworth League Institute
New Lenox
Joliet Population Shows Near Equal Gender Split
The 1930 census records 21 657 males and 21 336 females in Joliet among a total population of 42 998. There are 85 physicians and surgeons, or about one doctor per 505 residents, as the city directory is hailed by C J Kellem of the Association of Commerce as a highly interesting volume.
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Joliet
C. J. Kellem
The
Association of Commerce
J Bell Seeks Congress Seat as Republican Nominee
Joliet native James O Bell seeks Will county representation in the eleventh district. A Navy veteran, University of Illinois graduate, and Marine Corps Reserve officer, he leads a Four Square platform boosting tax cuts job relief and farm rehabilitation.
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J. Bell
Congress
James O. Bell
Joliet
Will County
Ira C. Copley
Frank R. Reid
Bell
Reublican
U. S. Navy
University of Illinois
Harwood
American Legion
U. S. Marine Corps Reserve
Officers Reserve Association
Equitable Life Insurance Company
Local Moose Host to District Meet Here Tomorrow
Joliet Lodge No. 300 will host a district meeting of the Moose Legion Degree with over 200 in attendance and 50 candidates. A midnight banquet will follow, served by Joliet Chapter No. 84 Women of the Moose.
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Joliet Lodge No. 300
Loyal Order of Moose
Moose
Legion
Moose Temple
Joliet
Women of the Moose
Order
Moose Tavern
Orange Park
Florida
Martin Johnson
Elgin
Mecca Legion No. 9
J. V. Kelly
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Taboo
Henry Pu-yi
China
Hsin King
Manchukuo
Co. Lichtenberger
Henderson Ave
Joliet, Il
Kline’s
Ong Armericans
Marshall Field
Wholesale
June Bolstad
Joliet Junior College
Mary Frances Kaffer
College of St. Francis
Mary Kramer
Mary Frances Lowrey
Frances Lutz
Joliet High School
Lois Zarley
Boston Store
Foro
Chicago Street
DIAL
Dinet’s
CASS
Ottawa
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