Judge Kerner Visit Sparks Will County Political Tensions
A governor hopeful Judge Kerner faced crude treatment at a Will County event as local Democrats limited introductions to Richard Curran. Curran was not welcomed, while Kerner later shook Curran’s hand and reflected on Democratic politics in the county. The piece defends Kerner as honorable and capable of better leadership.
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Judge Kerner
Illinois
Joliet
Spectator
Richard F. Curran
Loughran
Curran
The
Kerner
Otto Kerner
Louis Joliet
Samuel Shapiro
Kankakee
Lawrence J. Sullivan
Will County
Democratic Women’s Organization
Leo Meehan
Democratic Central Committee
Four Will County drivers charged with driving while intoxicated
Information charging four Will county residents with driving while intoxicated was filed in County court Wednesday by State's Atty. Frank H. Masters Jr. The defendants are William Marshall 57 Leonard Weeks 34 Otise MacDonald 21 and Charles Burns 21. They are scheduled to appear before Judge John C. Cow ing Friday morning.
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Will County
Frank H. Masters Jr
William Marshall
Patterson
Leonard Weeks
E. Benton
Otise MacDonald
California
Charles E. Burns
Meeker
John C. Cowing
Vets Offices to Close
Illinois Veterans commission offices at 4 E Clinton will be closed Monday through Wednesday March 28 30 as staff attend a school of instruction in Springfield. Regular hours 8 30 to 5 will resume next Thursday.
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Illinois Veterans Commission
E. Clinton
Illinois Veterans Commission School of Instruction
Springfield
City faces strike with emergency crews on standby
Mayor James P. Hennessy returns from Florida as 96 Municipal Employees Local 440 threaten a Friday 12:01 a.m. walkout. The council offers no contract, approves a $300 raise or faces budget limits, and ready to use 37 full time plus three part time workers if storms or water mains fail.
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James P. Hennessy
Florida
Paul Brumund
George Comerford
Jack Rohlf
Brumund
Maurice Berlinsky
Paul Friedrich
Kerner Attacks Stratton at Joliet Campaign Lunch
Democrat Judge Otto Kerner urged voters in Joliet praising past reforms and criticizing Gov. Stratton. He faulted road promises and mental health rankings while advocating conservation, farm aid via revenue act revision, and service to all Illinois residents. The event honored Shapiro and noted Kerner’s World War II record and family ties.
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Otto Kerner
Illinois
Louis Joliet
Kerner
Gov. Stratton
Cook County
Samuel H. Shapiro
Kankakee
Dorothy G. O’brien
15Th Congressional District
Lawrence L. Sullivan
Will County
Democratic Women’s Organization
Cermak
Chicago
Florida
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Water looks amber from city taps at Bell council visit
Elmer Bell of 1010 Clement brought a jug of amber water to the city council chambers on a Wednesday. He questioned why the tap water turns colored at 9 am and 6 pm while officials offered theories. Bell stressed he wants clear water and challenged suggestions about stain removers.
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Elmer Bell
Clement
Bell
Jack Rohlf
Area voters to meet party delegate candidates
Democratic and Republican delegates and alternates for the 15th Congressional District will greet voters at a public meeting organized by the League of Women Voters of Joliet. The April 3 event in Hufford Junior High will feature about 50 office seekers and allow questions from the audience.
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Los Angeles
Chicago
Hufford
League of Women Voters of
Joliet
15Th
Boone
DeKalb
LaSalle
Kendall, Grundy
Will Counties
Anton B. Mutz
Albert A. Krzywonos
Conrad J. Wirth
Henry F. McCarthy
Robert G. Blake
Belvidere
David F. Morris
The
League
Wreckers begin dismantling St. Marys priory for new church
Work started on the old St. Marys Carmelite priory at 113 N. Ottawa to make way for a $200,000 two story church and heat plant. Architect plans by Pirola and Erbach show cut stone and brick front with a six bedroom, four office, two guest room, library and chapel layout. Priests shift to the old McGarry residence on N. Broadway during construction.
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Fabian W. Donlan
St. Mary's Carmelite Church
Ottawa
Clinton Sts
Priory
Joseph Gersich
James McDonald
James Dantzler
Alco Steel
St. Mary’s Carmelite Church
O. Carm
Pirola and Erbach
Father Fabian
McGarry
N. Broadway
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Kerner Flays Stratton
Stratton
Paget
St. Marys Church
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