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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1955
Page
3
The editorial lauds large turnout to nominate the first group under the new municipal system and urges candidates to act with integrity. It warns against personal attacks and hints at concerns over student involvement and school officials permitting political activities.
About 100 Joliet salespeople attended the first session of the annual Joliet retail sales seminar at Joliet Township High School auditorium. Thomas J. McNeil of Quincy outlined his seven pointers to improve selling as the six Wednesday night series continued with sessions scheduled for March 9 16 23 30 and April 20.
Police report details four men jailed after a squad picked them up at Cass and Collins streets behind the C and C tavern. The arrestees were Ray Wojciechnski 53 of Lemont Frank Nurczyk 48 of 832 E Cass street John Connelly 72 of 200 Richards street and Jack Al Fick 62 with unknown address. Neighbors complained the group blocked the sidewalk and littered with wine bottles as children returned from school.
Six year old Carol Spanich was taken to St Josephs hospital yesterday afternoon by her mother from 925 N Broadway. Carol was struck by a car in the alley behind her home at about 3 30 pm and suffered bruises to the knees legs and forehead.
A two car crash on highway 66 A at Sixteenth street Lockport involved Paul E Allen 34 and Alan Israelson 23. Allen and two passengers Gary Martin 22 and Fred Calvert 27 were treated for minor injuries at St Josephs hospital. Israelson received three head sutures and was ticketed by state police.
City police investigated a break-in attempt at the James McDonald grocery at 1101 Wilcox Street. Mrs. McDonald found a damaged 24 by 48 inch window at 6:30 a.m. today. the intruder fled after breaking the window sometime after 6 p.m. yesterday when the store was closed.
A house trailer was razed by fire one mile east of New Lenox on Highway 30 after 4 p m. A pickup driven by Donald Eugene Randall 40 of Breckenridge Mich said a trailer tire blew out and caused the blaze. Firemen were too late to save the trailer and the wreckage was towed to a New Lenox garage.
John Uremovic 47, chairman of the county Democratic organization, was admitted to Sunny Hill sanatorium on Tuesday. He lives in Rockdale.
Joe Flajnik, 39, of 422 Summit Street, suffered first and second degree burns when hot iron splashed into his right shoe at the Conlon Moore company yesterday. He was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital for emergency treatment and released after care.
A $20000 negligence suit filed in circuit court last week against Rest Haven Nursing Home attendants was dismissed on the plaintiff Mrs. William McLinden’s motion. She cited a change of mind about pursuing the charge relating to her mother Anna Wortmann’s death. The home is operated by Mrs. Mildred Ayola at 519 Campbell Street.
Ground will be broken Sunday at 3 p m for the new St Francis academy at Larkin road and In galls avenue by Bishop Martin D MacNamara. The Superior General Rev Mother Mary Immac ulate will turn the second shovel ful of the $2 000 000 structure followed by Sister M Borromeo QSF principal of St Francis academy.
The Joliet League of Women Voters will host a candidates meeting at Washington school auditorium on Tuesday March 29. It will present contenders for Joliet April elections with a timed speaking sequence and a Q&A period. Invitations go to hopefuls for highway commissioner assistant supervisor mayor council police magistrate and later park board and school boards.
Irvin Wylie owner of Specialty Auto Parts sent a note to Joliet police chief praising officers for their patrol. He said he stopped at his shop Saturday night to check the furnace and saw police arrive and stop to check on him, expressing appreciation for their on the job presence.
Will County states attorney drafted a warrant yesterday against Fred Stein for issuing a check to defraud. The $1,242.68 check drawn on The National Bank at Macomb dated February 18 was used to pay grain bought from Joliet Grain Company on February 17 and 18. Stein, who had previous grain purchases totaling 174, was arrested by Kendall County authorities while attempting to sell grain. He is being held in Kendall County jail in Yorkville.
A meeting of the Will-Grundy county cancer diagnostic clinic will be held Tuesday from 10 to 11 a m at St. Josephs hospital. Another session is scheduled for March 22. All patients must have a referral from or be denting soceeding to Th Rea dentist, Paul EF Landmann, director of the clinic.
Harold Steinquist elected president of the John Ericsson Republican club of Will county at Joliet meeting. Delegates and alternates were named to attend the 61st annual Ericsson state league convention at Kewanee, with Steinquist and a long list of members slated as delegates.
Maurice Freidmann, manager of the Renee shop at 174 N. Chicago Street, signed a warrant for Frances Tonielli of Marseilles after alleging a check drawn on Union National Bank of Marseilles was returned unpaid seven times. He told police the check was passed seven times and rejected as not sufficient funds.
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