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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1954

Page

8

Census Shows Big Rise in U S Households in 1940s

Census figures released show 51,552,000 households in the United States with an average of 3.33 persons per home, up from 34,948,666 homes and 3.67 persons in 1940. Separate data note 620 Americans die of cancer daily per American Cancer Society statistics.

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Joliet's Own Rail Line Depends on Freight Traffic

The Elgin Joliet and Eastern railroad relies on freight as its income with a belt around Chicago. It owns 212 miles of main line and 767 miles of secondary track, built starting 1886. Headquartered offices are in Chicago with Joliet roles led by Paul H. Verd as general superintendent.

Will County Elgin Chicago Heights Dyer Porter Ind Griffith Cavanaugh Hammond and Whiting Chicago, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway Gary McCook Ilk Chicago Joliet United States Steel Company Paul H. Verd Steward Shepley Harold Niksch

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