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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1935
Page
3
With only about 20 percent of city licenses paid, Chief Fornango will lead a department drive to alert motorists to purchase city license tags. Applications for 1935 city licenses are accepted at city hall. vehicle tags are not sold at the police station. Non resident stickers are free at police headquarters. The state license plate drive continues indefinitely.
The College of St. Francis music department plans a program March 28 in the college auditorium on Taylor Street. Harpists Agnes Brady and Aileen Goodson will be featured as accompanists and soloists with Ruth Prew assisting. Vocal students Edna Weber Elizabeth Burke Doris McPartlin Bernice Killelen Louise Behrendt Mercedes Moore Jane Lauzon will sing. Mary Cantu will play violin obligato. The harp ensemble including Agnes Brady Aileen Goodson Jean Haag and Shirley Morton will close with pompous numbers. Marie Duffey Anita Helibig serve as accompanists. Program starts at 8 o'clock and the public is invited.
Donald G. Robertson, Evanston Ring Ting candy shops president, will present motion pictures from Mexico at 7 45 Sunday evening at Ottawa Street M E Church. Robertson recently toured Mexico filming scenes with government cooperation. He is a Rotary past president and Chamber of Commerce director. The event is free to the public with a voluntary offering.
A Travelers Insurance Company study of 1934 crashes finds fatalities surge from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and no hour at night shows a lower death rate than daytime. Night driving shows over 50 percent higher death rate per crash, while night traffic volume remains about one fifth of daytime.
A commentary argues that public funds misused or misallocated are morally wrong unless the recipient is appointed to a position. The piece questions accountability and ethics in government spending.
Loretta Korst, a freshman and daughter of Mr and Mrs Anthony J Korst of 127 Pine Street, won first prize in a College of St. Francis art contest. The winning image illustrated the prize poem Autumn Incense by Catherine McCann, a sophomore.
Coal miners and dealers across the country rush orders as they stockpile fuel for a general strike expected to be called by the United Mine Workers of America and operators on April 1. Most large shipping mines plan full-time work through March 30 while consumers stockpile a thirty day supply.
The YMCA basketball season ends next week with a busy schedule arranged by Ran Makeever. Featured games include Sooner A C vs Gophers and Blackhawks vs Dragons. high school and league matches fill Friday to Wednesday with indoor baseball and swimming events noted.
A light remark contrasts social welfare with a larger legacy from a grandfather’s trust fund. It hints at values around financial support and family wealth without detailing any program or policy. The tone is reflective and mildly satirical.
The navy reports that 77 sailors died in automobile incidents during the previous year. No figures are given for fatalities from rowboats in parks.
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