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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1932
Page
6
A persuasive editorial argues cooperation and circulation of money as the life blood of the economy. It recounts a club experiment where ten dollars circulated among forty members to yield four hundred dollars in value. The piece urges unity, warns against individual greed, and notes unused land as a source of help for the needy.
The piece extols farming as a practical life focusing on sustaining food for a family. It praises self reliance, simple hard work, and home resources like basewire and nails, arguing that five acres can provide nourishment and health through practical skills despite educational advances.
A vote urging readers to pick a candidate described as a welfare oriented, law abiding, hard working official. He is praised for honesty, seriousness, and willingness to serve rather than seek publicity, with emphasis on enacting laws and keeping promises. The piece ends by inviting readers to guess his identity.
A commentator suggests taxing government office-holders nationwide to fund rising expenses. Proposes a flat one percent tax on salaries, citing examples like a court house janitor and the president, and notes possible exemptions for legislative and judicial branches.
Question asks if a charity basketball game between De La Salle High School and Joliet Township High School should raise funds for food and shelter for the city's unemployed. The proposal would channel proceeds to local relief efforts.
The coach indicates willingness to play Joliet High if school officials approve the move and his services are offered for the cause. He would join in the endeavor if authorized.
Coach Douglas Mills says Joliet High cannot face De La Salle due to association rules risking ouster and harming good relations between the schools though he supports aiding the needy in spirit.
Anthony Jackson supports a charity game between two great basketball teams in Chicago. He believes the event would attract interest and a dollar admission would help the needy, with gates likely reaching a substantial amount.
Mrs. George Anderson suggests both schools sponsor a charity basketball team to benefit crations and support charity events. Joliet's basketball fans would pay to see the schools compete, aiding the remainder of the year.
A reader urges a charity salle by De La Salle and Joliet Township HS teams and a Lockport Joliet post season game for funds. Another letter jokes about returning the Lindbergh baby and a third asks Hoover to guarantee immunity to kidnappers for quick ransom.
A reader questions coverage of Joliet High versus De La Salle, noting Joliet's December charity win over Decatur drew little crowd and urging equal treatment of charity games. The writer praises both schools and warns of spectator trouble if rivalry grows.
A reader criticizes the idea of Joliet and De La Salle meeting for a charity game and suggests an intra association post season matchup such as Joliet versus Lockport after the tournament, noting Joliet’s binding rules may restrict outside play.
A reader comments on government tax revenue and proposes taxing drivers to fund the state. The letter mentions Joliet and Lockport during a district tournament, condemns Joliet’s sportsmanship, praises Lockport’s team, and expresses support for De La Salle and a charity game.
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