O'Neill Widely Booed At Northwestern Mock Convention
Lottie Holman O'Neill, Illinois legislator from Will-Douglas counties, faced rough treatment at a Northwestern students mock political convention in Evanston. Her isolationist stance and anti Roosevelt record drew boos and interruptions as she defended Republican principles and blamed Democrats for a failed soldier ballot.
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Lottie Holman O'Neill
Will-Dupage
Northwestern
Evanston
Joliet Grade School Band Concert Plans
The thirty first annual spring concert of Joliet Grade School band will be at Joliet Township High School auditorium on Sunday at 2 15 PM. A chorus of 180 eighth grade girls from four junior high schools will sing Goldmans On the Mall Kipling On the Road to Mandalay and other songs as the band accompanies. Tickets available at the door.
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Joliet
Joliet Township High School
Goldman
Kipling
Mandalay
Republicans cry rationing shift ahead of Roosevelt bid
The text notes anti Roosevelt sentiment among younger voters and Republicans claiming rationing is being eased to aid Roosevelt's fourth term. It contrasts prior accusations that rationing signaled dictatorship with claims that rolling back controls could deprive the GOP of campaign material.
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Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Local Chemists Hold Banquet at Woodruff Hotel
The Woodruff hotel dining room hosts a chemists society banquet at 6 30 p m with about one hundred active chemists in attendance. Dr G Frederick Smith of University of Illinois and founder of the G Frederick Smith Chemical Company will speak on a popular chemical topic. President H P Kramer presides. wives and friends are invited.
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Woodruff
G. Frederick Smith
Frangella Promoted to Sergeant in China Burma India Theater
Russell R Frangella 1201 Wisconsin street is promoted from corporal to sergeant in the United States Army in the China Burma India theater of operations. The 21 year old Joliet native worked for Sanderson Porter Co before enlistment, was inducted at Camp Grant, trained at Fort Warren and served at Mount Rainier Ordnance Depot Camp Perry and Atlanta Ordnance Depot. His ordnance unit in the Services of Supply handles assembling trucks and other vehicles after unloading in India.
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Russell R. Frangella
Wisconsin Street
China
Burma India
Ordnance
United States Army
Burma
India
Will County Chemical Society to Hold Fourth Annual Banquet
Climaxing a year's program of outstanding speakers the Will County Chemical Society will hold its fourth annual banquet on Wednesday.
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Will County Chemical Society
Spectator Joliet May 11 1941 Office Notice
A historical newspaper page fragment from Joliet Illinois dated May 11 1941 references The Spectator offices at 10 Cass Street.
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The
Spectator
Cass Street
Joliet
Illinois
Local soldiers study Mediterranean war as anti aircraft unit aids coast
Joliet and Lockport servicemen form a unit aiding the coastal defense against Nazi raids. The program by their commanding officer includes war news, maps, and battlefield analysis. Junior Red Cross groups join in summer aquatic programs to address power shortages at public beaches and pools.
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Lom
Joseph Baron
Franklin Street
Hes Mersch
Anderson
Joliet
Leste
Son
Washington
Lockport
A. Lahmann
F. D.eter
nookKa
Vey
Red Cross
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Fred V. Binzer
Optometris
W. Clinton St
Union National Bank and Trust CO
Ottawa Sts
O'Neill
Frangella
James B. McCann
Richard J. Coyne
North Joliet ST
Geo. J. Close
E. Gass
Che
People’s
William R. McCabe
Thursda
the Spectator Publishing
Mediterranean
J.D. Brown & Co
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Jefferson and Joliet Sts
Bermuda
C.S
Jefferson
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