Joliet and Lockport Township Elections Ahead
Voters will cast ballots in Joliet and Lockport townships on dates in April for highway commissioner park board and township posts. Incumbents vs challengers include Rog ers and Pastori for highway, seven GOP assistants up for re election, and park district hopefuls Kelly Carey Hertzmann and O Reilly. Absentee ballots available at township and park district offices this week.
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Joliet Park Board
Jolietans
Joliet Township
John L. Rogers
Emmett McGuire
Charles Pastori
Pastori
GOP
Earl W. Smith
Joseph Zalar
William E. Grey
John T. Vavrek
Carl A. Meyer
John V. Ochs
Fred C. Meyers Jr
Katherine H. Archambeault
Joseph Chaloka
Peter Cinotti
Donald J. Conroy
William F. Govednik
John E. Rossi
Robert OD. Snodgrass
Park District Board
Arthur E. Kelly
J. Campbell Carey
Jack A. Bruer
L. N. Hertzmann
John P. O'Reilly
W. Webster Street
Park District
Fice
Lockport
Sylvester Wierschem
Harold F. Raue Sr
Wierschem
Anna L. Ward
William Confer
William L. O’hara
Frank Peterson
Joseph Cornolo
Victor Pearson
Robert A. Lynn
Lois Stephenson
Jolietan Driver Injured After Highway 66A Crash
Ted Petro, 27, of 2221 North Broad Way, suffered severe back injuries when his pickup left the road and hit a ditch along Highway 66 A near the arsenal entrance south of Joliet at 9 45 am yesterday. State police cited a loose radius rod as a possible cause while Petro was treated at St. Josephs Hospital.
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Ted Petro
N. Broadway
Arsenal
Joliet
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Red Cross drive nears final total in Will County
With the last day of the 1955 Red Cross fund campaign, Will county workers push to complete collections. Total so far is 45,669 dollars, over 68 percent of the chapter quota of 66,813, as teams report progress and the national campaign reaches 65 percent of its 85 million goal. Home nursing and first aid drive chapter activities, while families of men in service still need support.
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Red Cross Fund
Will County
W. H. McDaniel
McDaniel
Michael Scarpitto
James Lambert
National Red Cross
Bernice Keenan
Home Service
Man Jailed on Disorderly Conduct Warrant
Charles Andrew Jenkins 21 of 2146 Englewood Avenue was arrested by deputy sheriffs yesterday noon on a disorderly conduct warrant signed by his wife. He was jailed pending a hearing today.
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Charles Andrew Jenkins
Englewood Avenue
Parke Davis vaccine test honors Will county in Joliet
Detroit firm Parke-Davis publicly salutes Will county residents for cooperation in Joliet polio vaccine testing. Results from last year’s nationwide trials will be released April 12 in Ann Arbor. Officials say Joliet data will aid licensing by NIH and support mass production for 5 million people if favorable.
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Detroit Pharmaceutical
Will County
Parke, Davis and Company
Joliet
Parke-Davis
National Foundation For
University of Michigan
National Foundation
Ann Arbor
Mich
National Institutes of Health
Washington
Elwood A. Sharp
H. E. Carnes
Barnard Thompson
Cars derail at Jackson Street crossing near Scott Street
A four car train derailed two cars a coal hopper and a sulfuric acid tank car at 10 15 p m on the Jackson Street grade crossing blocking one GM&O mainline track. No one was injured. Trains were rerouted and crews worked to rerail the coal hopper through the morning.
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Jackson Street
Scott Street
E. J. and
E. Yards
G. M. and
G. M
Holy Week Lenten Services Set for Loop Theaters
The Will County Ministers association sponsors noon Lenten services at the Mode theater next week with Dr. Robert Marshall of the Lutheran Theological Seminary Chicago delivering sermons. Services run 12 05 to 12 35 pm Monday through Thursday. St Peter's Lutheran church also hosts noon services 12 20 to 12 50 pm Monday through Holy Week at the Orpheum theater with speakers and chaplains listed for each day.
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Will County Ministers’ Association
Mode
Robert Marshall
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Chicago
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Orpheum Theater
Luther Schuessler
William Bramscher
Wheatland
S. Becker
River Forest
John Valentik
Joliet
Loop student beaten by seven at Central school
A 14 year-old student was attacked by seven fellow pupils after classroom remarks. Three gang leaders confessed. four others implicated. Incident near the Public Service building led to police notification and planning hearings with the county probation officer. Moran reports bicycle thefts and missing school items amid parental noncooperation.
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Central School
Public Service
Donald Moran
Moran
Paul Ohman
Dog bites youth on way to school in Chamnahon
Seven year old David Clower of Chamnahon was bitten by a dog owned by Stewart Nichols while walking to school. The boy received treatment from a family doctor. Deputies ordered Nichols to keep the animal tied for 14 days for observation.
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David Clower
Chamnahon
Stewart Nichols
Masters asks IBT to cut off bookies
Illinois officials press Illinois Bell to sever lines serving illegal bookie joints in Joliet. State's Attorney Frank H. Masters Jr. sent a list of ten joints to the phone company on March 18 urging service cutoffs to curb bookie activity as investigations continue.
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de Joliet
Frank H. Masters Jr
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Roy C. Doerfler
Ervin F. Boe
Masters
Telephone Company
Stolen Car Recovered by Indiana Police
Columbia Indiana officers recovered a car reported stolen in Joliet on March 23 by Robert Goodson. The vehicle had an empty gas tank and a dead battery. Goodson was notified and will travel 150 miles to reclaim the car.
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Columbia
Ind
Joliet
Robert Goodson
Kelly Avenue
Indiana
Goodson
Two Auto Wreck Suits Filed In County Court
Schenk Dimas and Vinson filed two suits in county court seeking damages from auto accidents. William L. Bennett sues George and Phyllis Talley for 400 dollars over a Dec 18 collision at Charlesworth and Meeker where Bennett accuses Mrs Talley of speeding. S. W. McDonald sues John S. Seeley for 250 dollars over a July 10 left turn at Cass onto Joliet causing damages.
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Schenk, Dimas and Vinson
William L. Bennett
George
Phyllis Talley
Bennett
George Talley
S. W. McDonald
John 8. Seeley
Cass
Joliet Street
McDonald
Boys' club takes over Joliet city offices in mock government event
Ten members of the Boys' club at 330 N. Bluff Street were elected March 15 to a year long club council and filled city roles including mayor police magistrate and fire chief. Participants include James Hischier 15 mayor and John Ruth 15 fire chief with others serving as police chief clerk and commissioners. John Gray directed the program to teach governmental functions.
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Joliet
Boys’ Club
N. Bluff Street
James Hischier
Bluff Street
Robert Samuels
DeKalb Street
Frank Siddon
John Ruth
Jack Sullivan
S. Bluff Street
Ernie Logan
Robert Ruth
Edward Penn
Pat O’brien
Postal notice from Joliet under old act dates
A USPS archival line states the item is entered as second class matter on October 1, 1940, at Joliet Illinois Post Office, under the Act of March 8 1897.
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Joliet
Illinois
Public couple honored at Joliet for civic progress
A public couple receives recognition in Joliet for their civic efforts. The event highlights dedication to community service, with thanks extended by local officials and residents.
Fragmented OCR Church Schedule Exhibit
Partial and garbled OCR text outlines a church schedule with names and street addresses. It hints at services and handling by multiple persons, including Bento Robert, Methx Street, English, Van Boldt, Breth, Wood, and Grace avenues, with references to McDo and John Thi.
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Bento Rober
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Jolietan
Highway 66
Red Cross
Black Jackson Street
Loop
IBT
George Bailey
Joliet Municipal Stadium
R. F. McQueen
al Smiles
First National Bank
W. Franklin’ Barrett
Fred C. Francis
Charles Reardon
Charles Crawford
Fred Francis
John Herron
Joseph J. Just
Hugh Bonar
George Clare
Don Hermann
Richard Kolodziej
Draper Avenue
John Gray
The
the People’s Newspaper
William. R. McCabe
Fred P. Lollar
Thursda
the Spectator
Cmpany
Cass Street
Ilinois Telephone
Ponty Mail
Sonia Tc
All Johns Towns
James Bey
Munic
Tate
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