Y Players Stage Final Show Tonight and Friday
The Y M C A Players present Kenyon Nicholson’s The Barker at Farragut school auditorium tonight and Friday. Cast includes Richard W. Jones directing and stars Lois Zarley Bernice Wells Jones Stuart Robson Donald McNabb Martha Luccock Merlan Reed Charles Linko Will Morrall J Otis Freeze Eva Hoffman Wenton Corbett Richard Hamsa. Tickets twenty five cents with some seats available at the door.
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Joliet
Kenyon Nicholson
T He Barker
Farragut School
Richard W. Jones
P Vy
Lois Zarley
Bernice Wells Jones
Stuart Robson
Donald McNabb
Martha Luccock
Merlan Reed
Charles Linko
Will Kk. Morrall
J. Otis Freeze
Eva Hoffman
Wenton Corbett
Richard Hamsa
George P. Lloyd
Unusual Case Sees Pedestrian Pay for Car Damage
Florida pedestrian pays $7.50 after injuring a passing sedan in a crosswalk dispute. J J Cavanagh of the Chicago Motor Club notes the pedestrian sued for 500 damages while the driver counterclaimed seven dollars and fifty cents for a bent fender. the motorist won.
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Florida
J. J. Cavanagh
Chicago Motor Club
Joliet Expected to Host Catholic League Golf Meet
The Catholic League golf tournament may be held in Joliet for the first time late this May. Father Terence Fitzgerald of Joliet Catholic High School was named general chairman and the event could feature five or six member schools. A Joliet site suggests the Country Club as host if chosen.
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Joliet
Terence Fitzgerald
Athloc
Joliet Catholic High School
Catholic Sente
Country Club
PWA Workers to Renovate Public Library
Public librarian Mrs Rena M Barickmen says PWA crews will perform interior cleaning of the public library this spring or summer. Workers are expected to operate for several days to a week on the renovation task.
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Rena M. Barickmen
PWA
Artist McGrath Displays Large Drawings at Loop Store
James T. McGrath, prominent local artist and Spectator staff artist, opens an exhibition in the Diner store gift section. Framed original drawings are enlarged from newspaper sketches and include the Horse Show, the Sheriff's Account, Chief Fornango's Picnic, City Council, Symphony Concert, portraits of Ralph Cissne and others, plus European tavern character watercolors.
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James T. McGrath
The
Spectator
Sheriff’s Aecount
Fornango
Ralph Cissne
Harry E. Hohisel
William C. O'Callaghan
Douglas R. Mills
Otto Mattei
Dicky” Watters
Evangelist Ray Watson Converts While In Prison
Former California bank robber Ray Watson preaches nightly at the People's Tabernacle on North Chicago Street in a week of undenominational revival meetings following his conversion during imprisonment. The report also notes ongoing political chatter about a sheriff candidate announcement and a lost day in the political pot.
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Ray Watson
California
People’s Tabernacle
North
Chicago Street
St Patrick's Men To Sponsor Stag Party
A stag party organized by the men of St Patrick's parish will be held in their club rooms at 610 West Marion Street next Monday night May 13. The public may attend for ten cents admission. fifty hams will be given away, a door prize awarded, refreshments served throughout the evening, and card games available for participants.
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St. Patrick’s Parish
West Marion Street
Gwendolyn Kinsley On Air Tomorrow
Miss Gwendolyn Kinsley a city musician will present a half hour program tomorrow at 8 pm on station WCLS She will perform works by Liszt Chopin Katelby and Kreisler with sister Lorraine as accompanist The Kinsley family resides at 607 North Raynor Avenue and she studies at the College of St Francis.
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Gwendolyn Kinsley
WCLS
Liszt
Chopin
Katelby
Kreisler
Lorraine
Miss Kinsley
John L. Kinsley
North
Raynor Avenue
The
College of St. Francis
Jolit Woman Wins Nat s Radio Contest
JOLIET Mrs Wanda M Hart of 213 Dover Street is named second prize winner in a national Princess Pat radio contest. The Chicago company will pay her 100 dollars in cash. The contest tied to weekly three act dramas invited signatures from friends who listened to the program. There were 109 prize winners overall. Mrs Hart’s name was announced Monday night.
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Wanda M. Hart
Dover Street
Princess Pat Company of
Chicago
Congenial crowd backs J F Callahan chaired event
General chairman J F Callahan leads a party team with assistants Joseph Phillips Frank Carroll Charles Gallagher Hugh Burns Albert Steed Vincent Creed Charles Reardon James McCarthy George Gray Stan Files Bert Blackburn and James Scahill ensuring strong turnout and support.
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J. F. Callahan
Joseph Phillips
Frank Carroll
Charles Gallagher
Hugh Burns
Albert Steed
Vincent Creed
Charles Reardon
James McCarthy
George Gray
Stan Files
Bert Blackburn
James Scahill
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Meadow
John Kelly
McGrath
Loop Store
ST. Patrick’s
Nat’s
Franchot Williams Orchestra
Club
Nurse White
Joliet Farm
Cass ST Vet Wily
van Buren Street
C. Adler Co
Jefferson
Bluff
Bluff St
Land O’ Lakes Milk
Scott Tissue
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