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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1931
Page
17
Illinois final 1930 health department report shows automobile deaths reached 2,464, up 26 percent from 1929 while motor licenses rose just 1.5 percent. Train crashes and streetcar collisions were fewer than in 1929, highlighting a disproportionate rise in motor accidents amid growing vehicle use.
Local high school coach Mat Wykoff recounts his kitten Henry conquering a tree in the front yard at 610 Florence Avenue. After a week aloft the bold cat was called down by its mother who lectured the climber and led the kitten to descend to join the household.
A memory poem describing a mother as an infant’s angel guided by moonlit visions. The speaker recalls a saintly, golden haired figure appearing by the bedside and blessing the child with gentle tenderness. The imagery shifts to a newer mother, yet the sleeping infant retains the ethereal portrait.
The Joliet Advertising Club reports strong early success after its re organization. Membership, about 60, spans Joliet business and manufacturing, with weekly meetings at the Woodruff Inn including noon luncheons on Wednesdays. Ray L. Hawk and Jack MacKeever lead the program committee as plans expand.
Letter urges reduced taxes to fund schools more efficiently. Writer agrees current spending is excessive and opposes university funding via high taxes. They call for economical school spending, more county savings, and critique working married women as a burden to taxpayers.
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