NAACP Speaker Dr Aaron Henry to address Joliet event
Dr Aaron Henry, NAA C P leader from Mississippi, will speak at CIO Hall Joliet on Sunday May 16 at 4 p m to mark the 1954 school desegregation ruling. The program, free of charge, is led by Joliet Branch officials and honors civil rights history.
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Aaron Henry
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
CIO Hall
Ottawa St
Raymond A. Bolden
Joliet
Orland Holmes
Gretta Whitted
Supreme Court
Henry
Council of Federated Organizations
COFO
Guardian Angel Home
Knights of Columbus Council
Joliet Shrine Club
Gahba, Inc
Forrest L. McAllister
Spring Camporee planned for May at Rocky Glen Forest Preserve
Dr James Clark announces the Blackhawk District BSA Spring Camporee set for May 14 16 at Rocky Glen Forest Preserve near Argonne National Laboratory. Thirty troops from Joliet Plainfield and nearby towns will camp Friday night with an Adventure Trail including first aid compass and fire building. A campfire at 8 30 pm celebrates scout skills as parents and the public are invited.
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James Clark
Blackhawk District
BSA
Rocky Glen Forest Preserve
Argonne National Laboratory
Joliet
Plainfield
Hampton Park
Crest Hill
Colonial Village
Lockport
New ‘Lenox
Mokena
Totem Pole Playhouse Summer Season Opens June 2 6
The Joliet Park District Drama Guild announces Totem Pole Playhouse will stage My Three Angels June 2 6 directed by Stella KouChoukos. The Glass Menagerie directed by John Dennis runs June 22 27 with tryouts May 18 at Joliet West for The Rainmaker July 14 18 directed by Georgiana Goodson. Come Blow Your Horn August 4 8 directed by Roberta Ingrassia and Come Back Little Sheba August 25 29 directed by Nancy Grider. Casts welcome. tickets $5 for the season or via mail to Roberta Ingrassia 2204 Douglas St.
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Drama Guild of the
Tennessee William’s ‘the Glass Menagerie
John Dennis
Joliet West
N. Richard Nash
Georgiana Goodson
Ing
Neil Simon
Roberta Ingrassia
Little Sheba
Illiam Inge
Nancy Grider
Douglas St
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NAA
Clarksdale, Miss
Clarksdale
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Freedom Democratic Party
William H. Deloria
Rt. 2
Virgil Thomas
Princeton
Dennis Weiser
First Methodist
Bill Keir
Commissioners
Clark
Sea Explorer
Cantigny Vfw
Rainbow Council
Will County
Totem Playhouse
Washington
St. Francis Academy
Joliet Catholic
American Legion
Harwood Post
Robert McNulty
C. Morris Almon
Man of the
Honiotes Brothers
West Jefferson St
Neal Liquor
Ruby
Raynor and
Plainfield Rd
Boston
Hillcrest
First National Bank
Illinois Securities
Union National Bank
Eagle Store
al Baskin’s
Joliet Catholic High School
Pershing Auditorium
Bro
Basil
W la Salle High School
Bro. Basil
de Si
Chicago
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