Joliet Boy Meets Desi Arnaz and Gets Autoed Print
Eleven year old Alexandre Mario Fonseca known as Bongo Serro met Desi Arnaz at the Rialto theater in Joliet. Arnaz talked with him about drums and invited him to sit in, autographing a photo print for the boy. Alex, a Spectator carrier, aspires to follow Arnaz as a rhumba percussionist and performs in Joliet and nearby cities. He lives with his parents at 807 Virginia Street and attends F. E. Marsh School.
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Alexandre Mario Fonseca
Juliet
Bongo Serro
Desi Arnaz
Rialto Theater
Alex
Maurice Fonseca
Mt. Carmel
Joliet
Aiaz
Arnaz
Jolietan
Ottawa
Blue Island
Aurora
Chicago
Virginia Street
F. E. Marsh School
Barricades Cleared From Clinton and Chicago Streets Corner
The Milton Calrier company which owns a partially constructed building on the northwest corner of Clinton and Chicago Streets removed hazardous barricades that blocked public sidewalks after city officials warned of costly corrective work. City legal letters had urged action for weeks, and bricks had only been laid along Clinton Street prior to clearance.
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Milton Calrier Company
Clinton and
Chicago
Clinton
City Legal Department
Clinton Street
Belfield to Speak at Will County Laymen’s Meeting
Acting Traffic Sgt Orville Belfield of the city police traffic prevention bureau will be guest speaker for the Laymen’s Law Enforcement League of Will County at First Baptist Church Tuesday evening at 8.30. Belfield will discuss Joliet’s traffic situation and the public is invited to attend.
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Belfield
Orville Belfield
City Police Traffic Prevention Bureau
Will left by Edward Woelfel probated with Mabel Woelfel as executor
Probate records show the will of the late Edward Woelfel admitted yesterday. Miss Mabel M. Woelfel, a daughter, was named executor of the estate.
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Edward Woelfel
Mabel M. Woelfel
Abandoned 1938 Ford Found. Letter Ties Absent Plates
Deputy Roy Doerfler investigated a report of a car parked on Manhattan and Laraway roads. A 1938 Ford coach without plates was found with a glove box letter addressed to Cecil Alstott of Manteno, written by Romy Hammes of Kankakee who agreed to notify Alstott.
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Roy Doerfler
Amil Holper
Manhattan
Laraway
Widow Elizabeth Patterson Estate Administrated in Probate Court
Mrs Margaret E Hanson Oliver was named administrator with the will annexed for the estate of Elizabeth Patterson in probate court yesterday. The estate valued at $3000.
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Margaret E. Hanson Oliver
Elizabeth Patterson
Joliet Educators To Attend NI State Teachers College Conference
Joliet public school supervisors superintendents and principals will attend an annual conference on supervision and administration to be held tomorrow at Northern Illinois State Teachers College DeKalb.
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Joliet
Northern Illinois State Teachers College
DeKalb
Seriously ill Carl Beutel hospitalized in St Joseph’s
Seriously ill Carl Beutel of 204 East Cass Street is in St Joseph’s hospital with pneumonia. He was admitted a week ago and has used an oxygen tent most of the time.
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Carl Beutel
E. Cass Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Beutel
Pipe Line Condemnations Filed For Will County Route
Six condemnation suits were filed in circuit court yesterday afternoon by the Michigan Wisconsin Pipe Line company. The action seeks permission to cut through Will County near Channahon to lay new pipelines.
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Michigan - Wisconsin Pipe Line Company
Will County
Channahon
Postmaster Advises Fast Mail for Mother's Day Cards
Postmaster J Walter Lowrey urged using air parcel post for out of state packages and air mail special delivery for late Mother's Day cards. He noted Saturday offices close at noon and late mail will reach Illinois addresses only if sent by fast methods. Regular parcel post and first class mail may delay delivery to Monday.
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J. Walter Lowrey
Air Parcel Post
Illinois
Lowrey
United States
Swift workers win certificate of merit for safety
Swift and Company Joliet branch employees earned a national industrial relations division safety certificate of merit for 1948 without a lost time accident. J L Kane, manager, announced the achievement and L C Seeman, superintendent, led the safety program.
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Swift & Company
Joliet
National Industrial Relations Division
J. L. Kane
Swift
Kane
L. C. Seeman
Four more tagged by police in slow-down drive
Motorcyclemen William Daggett and Michael Boles led a speed enforcement drive arresting four motorists and fining one cyclist. Maude Greenbeam 961 Oneida street 45 mph on Collins street was booked and released. George Ludtke 205 Iowa avenue 50 mph on South Chicago street was released with Saturday court. Benjamin Smith 109 Richards Street paid 8.25 for 40 mph and failing to stop at Western Raynor. Paul Monteith towed truck 45 mph on Plainfield avenue paid 7.25.
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William Daggett
Michael Boles
Collins Street
Maude Greenbeam
Oneida Street
Daggett
Boles
George C. Ludtke
Iowa Avenue
Chicago Street
Benjamin D. Smith
Richards Street
Western Avenue
Western
Raynor Avenues
Smith
Paul Monteith
Joliet
Plainfield Avenue
Monteith
Joliet Hosts First Thought Forum By Joliet Association of Commerce
About 70 Joliet Association of Commerce members attended a dinner at Woodruff hotel and a two hour thought forum. Chicago professionals Harry Everingham and Merle Schmid staged skits posing fallacies such as raising wages without price hikes and job protection by longer hours, followed by group discussions and a presentation using charts and projection slides.
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Joliet Association of Commerce
Woodruff
Harry Everingham
Merle Schmid
Chicago
Joliet
Heirs listed for late Josephine Busaytes estate
In probate court Judge Fred R Adams granted letters of administration on a petition listing eleven heirs including six daughters four sons and one granddaughter of Josephine Busaytes of Wilmington. The estate is valued at 1350 in personal property and 7000 in real estate with her son Anton named administrator.
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Josephine Busaytes
Wilmington
Fred R. Adams
Letters of administration issued in Handlon estate
Probate court yesterday granted letters of administration for the estate of the late Andrew Handlon of Wilmington township to his nephew William Handlon. The estate is valued at $2050.
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Andrew Handlon
Wilmington Township
Fred R. Adams
William Handlon
Son Named Executor in John Skeas Estate Probate
The will of the late John Skeas was admitted to probate yesterday and his son Albert Skeas was named executor. The estate value was set at $5500.
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John Skeas
Albert Skeas
Hackers Seek Equal Shares in Court Battle Over Stock
George W. Hacker and Frederick H. Hacker sue Hacker-Lime Co and executives Christian F. Hacker John Sime and A F app claiming a verbal agreement split Sime shares equally. Christian Hacker allegedly bought all 256 Sime shares and did not divide profits as agreed. Plaintiffs seek two thirds of Sime's stock and an accounting of the trust administered by A F Schupp trustee for the late George F. Hacker who died April 26 1936.
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George W. Hacker
Frederick H. Hacker
Hacker-Lime Company
Christian F. Hacker
John Sime
A. F. App
Christian Hacker
Sime
Hackers
A. F. Schupp
George F. Hacker
Waterway tonnage up over 1948 figures at Illinois locks
Illinois waterway records show 787 709 tons shipped in April, over 200 000 tons above 1948 marks, as 249 lockages moved 254 boats. Brandon Road lockmaster R L McNeil reported coal shipments rose since the mine holiday ended and routine goods remained the bulk of cargo.
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R. L. McNeil
Brandon Road
McNeil
Firetruck Responds to Two City Blazes Yesterday
The city fire department sent a Ford truck to G. McCollum at 301 Nicholson Street before 5 p.m. to handle a grease stove fire. The same truck then went to 600 Linden Avenue at 9:15 p.m. to extinguish a rubbish blaze with no damage reported.
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G. McCollum
Nicholson Street
Linden Avenue
Woman Struck by Auto. No Injuries Reported
Mrs. Henry Welch of 303 Richards Street was struck yesterday at 10 30 am by an auto driven by Raymond Seeman of 813 First Avenue. Seeman said Welch claimed no injuries and refused medical aid after being struck while crossing Richards Street at Second Avenue.
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Henry Welch
Richards Street
Raymond Seeman
First Avenue
Seeman
Contractor George Miller Reports Neighborhood Vandalism
Afraid someone will be hurt and damage could grow, contractor George Miller told police last night that youths near 1227 Clara Avenue, where he is building a house, have been playing around the property and causing damage. Police are checking the location.
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George Miller
Clara Avenue
Spectator brief May 5 1949 issue header
The Joliet Spectator basic masthead entry lists volume twenty three number five for May 5 1949 with office address at 107 113 West Cass Street Joliet Illinois and contact telephone information.
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the Spectator
W. Cass Street
Joliet
Illinois
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Will Admitted
the People’s Newspaper
William R. McCabe
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