Leash Rule Urged After Dog Bites Increase in City
City dog bites rise with three cases among children and one adult reported yesterday. Chief Boe warns leash enforcement to protect the public and reduce injuries. City commissioners discuss a new west side fire station in secret sessions, prompting objections to closed meetings and calls for accountability. A recall mechanism exists under the commission form to remove officials.
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Ervin F. Boe
Ree
Roe
Ed Franck
Westside
Police Board to Set Exam Date for Joliet Promotions
The police and fire board will meet next week to set a date for exams of Joliet police officers to fill captain and sergeant vacancies. The May 5 eligibility list will be disregarded and new exams held due to conflicting opinions on promotion methods.
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Police and Fire Board
Joliet
Stewart C. Hutchinson
Missing funds and checks theft reported in Holthusen car
Police and sheriff deputies search for suspects in the theft from William Holthusen's 208 Rowell avenue auto trunk and glove compartment. The $270 and checks valued over $600 were taken when the family was away, with a deposit later made on April 28 after the loss was reported. Separate patrols resulted in multiple early morning speeding arrests on North Center and North Chicago streets, with fines and court appearances following.
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William Holthusen
Rowell Avenue
Holthusen
Gardner
Danie Brown
Elgin Avenue
Forest Park
North
Chicago Street
Frank Eartly
Circle Drive
Brown
Eartly
Robert Moats
Howard Auker
William Hassig
Bartly
North Center Street
Melvin Heiden
Laverne Moore
Ottawa Street
Railroad Street
Heiden
Martin Jackson
Police Court
Doerfler Named Sheriff Nominee For Will County
Roy C. Doerfler of 117 Linden Avenue is slated to be appointed sheriff of Will County at Monday's board of supervisors meeting. He serves as acting chief deputy amid Sheriff Ernest E. Overbey’s illness and will serve until a November election. A special primary will nominate candidates, with Willard Blood continuing as acting sheriff after Overbey’s death.
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Doerfler
Roy C. Doerfler
Linden Avenue
Will County
Board of Supervisors
Ernest E. Overbey
Cour Nouse
Overbey
Willard Blood
Downey to file recount suit in DuPage County
Rep J Harold Downey defeated by 220 votes by Francis J Loughran seeks recount after certification. Downey notes 30 day window and has begun fundraising through Democratic job holders. Recount projected to cost about 10000 with claims of miscounted precinct ballots and three votes per marked cross. Loughran plans to defend with handwriting experts to prove fraud in DuPage county ballots.
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J.harold Downey
Francis
J. Loughran
DuPage County
Secretary of State
Downey
Page County
Loughran
Brannon Family Lunacy Case Hits Manhattan Courts
Ruth Brannon of Manhattan fights to overturn her involuntary confinement at Mercyville and challenge insurance releases signed by her brothers amid a long family estate dispute. Four volunteer attorneys seek to determine legal grounds for her detention and the handling of her assets and care.
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Tan
Margaret Brannon
Three Star Players
Ruth
George Brannon
Mercyville Sanitarium
Aurora
Charles Conedon
Landus Brannon
Mercyville
Aurora Hospital
Brannon
Henry
Manteno
Manteno Hospital
Daniel Harrington
Francis A. Dunn
William R. McCabe
Francis
Movie producer to hear Joliet bands Monday
Movie producer Jesse Lasky will listen to three Joliet bands on Monday in Joliet. The Joliet Grade School Joliet Township High School and Harwood Post American Legion bands will audition as part of Laskys visit after his recent interest sparked at a Philadelphia conference. Plans may feature part of the life of the late A R McAllister in the film.
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Joliet
Joliet Township
Harwood Post American Legion
Jesse Lasky
Lasky
Big Brass
National Music Educators Conference
Philadelphia
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Manhattan
Miss Brannon
SSC
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Habeas Corpus Aurora Hospital
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Brannen
Landus
University of California
University of Illinois
University of Chicago
Illinois House of Representatives
Illinois Democratic Women’s
Federal Housing Administration
College of St. Francis
Claude Henry
Manhat
Hickory Creek
Allan Nardella
George Campbell
James Alstott
George
E. Cass Street
James
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