Weer’s News and Local Deaths Highlight Week
Local obituaries note Valeria Merrill Joliet resident died Friday in Loekport. Jane Reed 81 Florence township Susan Mark 85 at daughter’s home. Mary Stefko 72 Wilmington Daniel Hutchinson 80 former Braidwood resident Hazel Zatteau 48 1305 Eagle St. Jennie Robinson 0 died at daughter Jeanette Johnson’s home. Bessie Clark 47 819 Cass St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valeria Lillian Merrill
Joliet
Loekport
Jane Elizabeth Reed
Florence Township
Susan Mark
A. J. Becker
Akin Avenue
Mary Stefko
Wilmington
Daniel L. Hutchinson
Sainor
Braidwood
Hazel A. Zatteau
Eagle Street
Jennie Robinson
Jeanette Johnson
Second Avenue
Bessie L. Clark
Cass Street
County Rejects Federal Grant Offer for Courthouse Project
The county board last week rejected a $352,000 federal grant covering 45 percent of courthouse and jail costs. A similar grant request was vetoed by residents in a prior referendum last year.
Youth confesses to burglary linked car theft at Stone City post
John Jagodzinski, 19, of Hacker Avenue admits driving the car used in the burglary of the Stone City post the prior night. He waited as two accomplices robbed two slot machines and a race horse machine near the post. James Williams pleads guilty to slaying Mrs. Elsie Lichtenwalter in Wilton Center. State's Attorney Burk to seek death penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Jagodzinski
Hacker Avenue
Stone City
James Williams
Wilson
Elsie Lichtenwalter
Wilton Center
James Burke
Vandalism arrests linked to Ridgewood hospital incident
John Behon and Andrew Olznay were arrested for vandalism at Silver Cross hospital and other Ridgewood locations. A tavern incident at Michael Klebutcher's on 1410 N Broadway involved a waitress, a diamond ring swap, and a $3.50 loss. Separately James Patrick, 22, of Harvey, paid a fine for reckless driving after a crash reported by William Shufelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Behon
Andrew Olznay
Silver Cross Hospital
Ridgewood
Joseph Rogalski
Lemons
Michael Klebutcher
N. Broadway
Rogalski
Loretta Leonard
Chicago
James Patrick
Harvey
William Shufelt
Emery Street
Patrick
Parish Assistant Pastor Transferred From St. Raymond’s
Father C J Corkery, assistant pastor for two years, moved today to Sacred Heart in Chicago. An improvised electric dog scaring device injured Charles Ellis, 32, of New Lenox, critically after testing a wire in his yard. His pet dog Tippy died. his son Charles Jr. aged two was nearby but unharmed. Police will restrict ambulance calls to emergency spots outside Joliet per Chief Fornango.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Corkery
St. Raymond's Parish
Sacred Heart
Chicago
Charles Ellis
New Lenox
Tippy
Charles, Jr
Ellis
Jeanette Holt
Joliet
N. J. Fornango
Daily Radio Schedule and Gold Inflows Note
The listing shows WCLS daily program blocks from 7:00 to 8:30 PM plus daytime segments. An accompanying line notes that in the last three years the United States attracted over a billion dollars yearly in gold from abroad, driven by unsettled conditions overseas.
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