Peter Claver Center Dedication Tomorrow
A dedication ceremony for the Peter Claver center will be held tomorrow night at 172 S. Chicago street with Rev. John Kloepfer directing and Bishop Martin D. McNamara blessing the center. City officials Joliet representatives and Legion posts will participate in a flag presentation and formal rites as the center opens its new quarters for youth programs.
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John Kloepfer
Peter Claver
Father Kloepfer
Lawrance Parker
Robert Johnson
American Legion
Harwood
Buffalo Posts
Joliet
S. Chicago Street
Martin D. McNamara
William Condon
John S. Kloepfer
Plan Lie Test In Sex Case In Joliet Inquiry
James J. Giles a 21 year old former city employee admitted to police that he attempted to molest several young girls and will undergo a lie detector test Saturday afternoon. He is charged with disorderly conduct and free on $500 bond after a hearing before Police Magistrate Martin Jackson. Giles was hired as a rodman in the city engineering department last April after applying March 25. He is a native of Hopkinsville Kentucky and was hired by City Manager Chester B. Lewis following council admonitions about residency in Joliet. Police matched his car to near his home and said he exposed himself to several girls at city grade schools. A show up at headquarters failed to confirm his identity with five children. DeKalb and Sycamore authorities were asked to link him to the Maria Ridolph disappearance. Mayor Hennessy ordered his immediate discharge upon learning of the admission.
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James J. Giles
City Engineering Department
Donald Roe
Giles
Martin Jackson
Hopkinsville
Chester B. Lewis
Lewis
Joliet
Evansville
Ind
Sacramento
Galif
Don Ryan
Louis Doszak
E. Benton Street
Ato
DeKalb
Sycamore
Maria Ridolph
Jaffres P. Hennessy
Youth 17 receives 1 to 20 year term in Stateville Prison
Norman Walker age 17 of 219 Collins street was sentenced to 1 to 20 years by Circuit Judge James V. Bartley after admitting thefts and burglaries linked to a stolen Joliet Motor Sales car. Co-defendant Jerry Alstott 17 received probation while Walker named him in at least two burglaries including two restaurants and Hufford Junior High School. Walker had sought probation but was denied due to past record.
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Norman Walker
Collins Street
Stateville
James V. Bartley
Walker
Jerry Alstott
Aurora
Joliet
Alstott
Liberty
Beaudry Snack Shop
East
Washington Street
Hufford
Morris City Council approves employee pay hikes
The Morris city council approved raises for city employees retroactive to May 1, increasing annual payroll costs by about 6000. This action affects town workers and expands the city budget.
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Morris
City of Morris
Morris City
Joliet Tonight and Tomorrow Weather Outlook
Tonight in Joliet and vicinity expect fair and cool conditions with a low in the 50s. Tomorrow will be fair and pleasant with a high in the 70s.
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Joliet
Red Cross names Bernice Keenan Will County executive secretary
Bernice Keenan, longtime Red Cross leader, is named executive secretary of the Will County chapter. She will attend the national convention in San Francisco and serve on a veterans services panel.
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Bernice Keenan
Will County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
San Francisco
Alfred Gruenther
Presia
Ss Keenan
Veterans’ Services
Will. County
Board of
Olga F. Wilkey
Wilkey
Miss Keenan
Will County Emergency Relief Committee
Morgan St hearing on sewer proposals at city hall
Morgan street residents between Raynor and Wheeler will present views on sewer and facilities at a 7:30 p m public meeting in the city hall coven chambers. Arthur Lennon says some property owners favor extensions while others oppose. Board President Victor Karpaitis leads members James Bell Ted Flint Edward J Daniel and Irvin Wylie.
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Morgan Street
Raynor
Wheeler Avenues
City Hall
Arthur Lennon
Board of Local Improvement
Victor Karpaitis
James Bell
Ted Flint
Edward J. Daniel
Irvin Wylie
Teenagers' escape plan lands them in jail after car theft
Thomas A. Wright 17 of 259 Ross Street Edward Herman Black 16 and Ernest William Black 16 of 1103 N Williams Street were nabbed after a failed escape attempt. They allegedly stole Miss Pat Cahill's car from 132 E Van Buren and fled toward the loop, then were detained after a tip from Merrill Cline of the Illinois Bell garage. Wright is on probation from St Charles and the Black brothers await trial on auto larceny and burglary charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Wright
Ross Street
Edward Herman Black
Ernest William.Black
N. Williams Street
Pat Cahill
E. Cass Street
E. van Buren Street
Merrill Cline
John Street
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
DeKalb Street
Cline
Findlay
Ambrose Corcoran
Wright
Black Brothers
Miss Cahill
Wright i
St. Charles
Armed Forces Day parade plans announced for Saturday
Final parade arrangements set for Saturday at 2 p m with Brig Gen Joseph M Colby as marshal. Representatives from all military branches join in, along with bands from Joliet Township High School Joliet Catholic High School Harwood post American Legion and Laraway Grade School. Officials police and firemen veterans groups and scouts make up the march as a three division lineup. The route runs from Jackson to Jefferson to Ottawa then back to Jackson.
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Armed Forces
Joseph M. Colby
U. S. Army
Ordnance Ammunition Command
Joliet Township
Joliet Catholic High School
Harwood Post
Amer
Ican Legion
Laraway
Jackson Street
Jefferson Street
Ottawa Street
City Hall and Officials Schedule Memorial Day Half Day
Joliet city council will decide if city hall closes for a long Memorial Day weekend with Friday as the holiday and Saturday half day. Sheriff Doerfler said courthouse will be open Saturday May 31, but offices may close at officials discretion. Joliet Township board to set memorial weekend schedule next Wednesday. Banks and currency exchanges will operate Saturday May 31.
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Roy C. Doerfler
Joliet
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U. S. Steel Corporation
South Chicago
Joliet Arsenal
Family Service Agency
Council of Social Agencies
Morgan St
William Findlay
the Spectator
the People’s Newspaper
William R. McCabe
the Spectator Publishing Commpany
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