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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1933
Page
2
The street report notes nicknames like Spread for Tiny McQuen and Aps Vollmer as the Merri man Pharmacy Cowboy Comedian. Lenny Riley dances with an east side girl while Don Lindberg shows off a Clark Gable suede jacket.
A series of quips and exchanges are recorded including a judge accusing a prisoner of six burglaries in a week and a witty reply about prosperity. A East Side woman asks for a cheap coat hanger while a merchant offers two cents and a nail as cheaper options. A Farragut teacher prompts a size comparison between an elephant and a flea, and Chuck Winston notes an elephant can have fleas but not the reverse. A wife teases her hunter husband with a prayer for shared caution.
W J Burke urged Lyons club members to adopt Buy Joliet as a home spending slogan. He contrasted Buy Joliet with Buy American and said money is most needed at home.
Renowned organist Leo Terry will remain at the Rialto theatre through March 11 per city theatre manager Mort Berman. Afterward he secures a limited run at the Paramount theatre in Aurora with a possible Rialto return after a three week Aurora engagement.
Federal prohibitions cases rising after the Eighteenth Amendment took effect. The record lists yearly arrests from 1920 through 1932, with figures such as 1920 10 548 and 1932 73 883, totaling 755 540.
The New Art Beauty Studio at 802 Van Buren street announces it has completed its staff of operators after a two week shortage. Management says all new operators are Joliet residents and invites an inspection of the shop.
Fred Heggie new president of the board said there will be no objection to girls wearing shorts on public tennis courts this season. Last season girls were not permitted to wear shorts on public courts here.
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