Joliet Schools Shine Under Dr. Gayle Hufford Leadership
The Joliet school system remains strong with Dr. Gayle Hufford reaffirmed to head the district. Civic Committee work with Al Odenthal and board members boosts efficient management and fiscal reform, promising continued progress and community cooperation. Frank G. Arnold of Nebraska Federation of County Taxpayers will visit to discuss cooperative governance.
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Gayle Hufford
Hufford
al Odenthal
Civic Committee
Joliet
Odenthal
Skeel
Kerr
Frank G. Arnold
Nebraska Federation of County Taxpayers
Nebraska
Weighing the Joneses and Judge Wilson in Will county
A W R McCabe argues the public would credit Judge Wilson for convening a grand jury that indicted Herbert R Jones and relatives for embezzling taxpayer funds. He claims bank losses exceeded 136000 dollars and questions omissions in accounting, while noting broader alleged misappropriations.
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Wilson
Herbert R. Jones
Jones
Joneses
Circuit
Manhattan
Will County
Five Cars In Freak Highway 66 Crash Near Braidwood
A grass fire caused dense smoke and a chain collision on highway 66, one and a half miles south of Braidwood. Deputy Sprague and Deputy Ahlstrand suffered non serious injuries while Dr Josephine McDonald escaped with a damaged car. Chief Investigator Knater led efforts to halt the fire and clear the scene, urging careful burning by farmers nearby.
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Highway 66
Braidwood
T. K. Sprague
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Elmer Ahlstrand
Gilbert Knater
Ahlstrand
Knater
Sprague
Ahistrand
Clean Up Drive Opens May 12 In Joliet Parade
Joliet announces its annual Clean Up Drive starting May 12 with a parade through the business district at 3 p.m. Speakers on WCLS from 6:30 to 6:45 p.m. will outline the next day plans. The event, sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, includes civic group participation and school cards urging homeowners to pledge cleanup and repairs.
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Joliet
Junior Chamber of Commerce
WCLS
Robert A. Brown
Ernest Cohenour
Ballet By Men Tonight at Township High Auditorium
Tonight and tomorrow, a musical dance production Everybody's Here by the Orchestra Boosters features male performers in feminine roles with Kate Smith as Fred W. Robinson. Cast includes Glen Ford William Franke John Bundy Walter Hausmann and Harvey Dahlen plus a comic wrestling sketch by Olin Wunderlich Blatt and a blackface number staged by Burden Fairfield and Sheppach impersonating Mrs Du Point.
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Orchestra Boosters’ Association
Township High Auditorium
Kate Smith
Fred W. Robinson
Glen Ford
William Franke
John Bundy
Walter Hausmann
Harvey Dahlen
Clarence Olin
Ernest Wunderlich
George Blatt, Jr
Carlyle Burden
Almond Fairfield
George Sheppach
Mrs. Du_ Point
Woman’s Club
Morris High Students Protest Board Over Coach Rehire
Morris High School students remain on strike denouncing the board of education for not rehiring Coach Robert Zimmerman. They march through streets and hung the board in effigy after a warning of possible expulsion.
Knee Injury in Auto Crash Near Hospital Intersection
Elizabeth Bapst an 18 year old of Lockport suffered a left knee injury in a collision at Draper Maple Walnut streets near Silver Cross hospital. Donald O Leary 21 also of Lockport said George Knarr 68 failed to stop. Knarr claimed he checked and moved forward and O Leary struck him. Bapst treated and released to home.
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Elizabeth Bapst
Lockport
Draper-Maple- Walnut Streets
Silver Cross’ Hospital
Donald O’leary
George Knarr
W. Jefferson Street
Knarr
O’leary
Miss Bapst
Suit Filed for Divorce in Circuit Court
Arthur Mauer filed suit yesterday in the circuit court asking divorce from his wife Marie. They married in Crown Point in 1925 and have three children named Lois May Wayne Arthur Jr and Shirley Ann. Mauer also asked custody of the children.
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Arthur Mauer
Circuit Court
Marie
Crown Point
Lois
May
Wayne Arthur, Jr
Shirley Ann
Mauer
Brennan City Political Shakeup Hints at Police Change
Reports say Chief Nicholas Fornango may resign as Commissioner Lentz pushes to replace him. A city hall rift grows with changes expected in the department of accounts and finances led by Commissioner Lennon, who faced Mayor Jones over Mary Louis Brennan's removal. Odenthal replaces Sam Shepley as a city official.
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Nicholas Fornango
Hennessy
David Lentz
Fornango
Department of Health and Safety
Lentz
Odenthal
Samuel Shepley
Jones
Lennon
Department of Accounts and Finances
Mary Louis Brennan
Miss Brennan
No Bond Issue Tax Jump Instead
County supervisors abandoned bonds to close a deficit and planned a nine cent tax increase to raise about $60,000 to cover obligations delaying regular pay for county officials. The board met to discuss routine matters during morning and afternoon sessions.
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William R. McCabe
Josephine McDonald
D’arcy Building
J. E. Robinson
McDonald
Robinson
Hart
Thomas Sprague
Brennan Girl
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