Spectator notes on local residents and touring groups
Jim Handsome McFarland wears a new Panama hat while Jack Rowan joins De La Salle concert band on a Chicago to Minneapolis and Winona tour. Messages from Roseburg CCC campers greet friends, while Lee and Pollie mischief and California jaunt chatter surface. Local tavern updates and business signs mix with boating and golf talk as Wraiths travel to California.
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Jack Rowan
H. H. Rowan
Morgan Street
de la Salle Concert Band of
Chicago
Minneapolis
Winona
Minnesota
Jack
Assistant Fire Chief Clemens Celebrates 29-Year Service
Assistant Fire Chief Thomas Clemens marked 29 years with the fire department on Wednesday. He remained on duty at headquarters to receive congratulations from friends as he reflects on a career that has seen him help fight all major fires in the area over the past 25 years.
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Thomas Clemens
Clemens
Walter Holcombe buried in Peoria
Walter W. Holcombe aged 67 died after a lingering illness at St Josephs hospital. He was a retired furniture dealer and had lived with his son Lee at 1117 Williams Street for three years. The body was shipped to Peoria for burial.
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Walter W. Holcombe
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Holcombe
Lee
Williams St
Peoria
Missing Chicago Boys Sought In Local Search
A. S. McCabe reports three Chicago youths Raymond 14, Robert Gersch, and Stanley Garsher disappeared after leaving home late yesterday. They were said to be headed toward Joliet, with a search being conducted in the city.
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Chicago
A. S. McCabe
Laflin Street
Raymond
Robert Gersch
Stanley Garsher
Joliet
Local Juvenile Entertainer Broadcast May 20
Mary Lavonne Aschenbrenner a juvenile singer and entertainer will be heard on local station WCLS at 12:45 daylight saving time next Sunday May 20.
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Mary Lavonne Aschenbrenner
WCLS
Young Men to Hold Annual Y Dance
The annual Y M C A dance will be held tomorrow night at the local Y on North Ottawa Street with the Young Men's division in charge.
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Ottawa Street
Mayor's Wife Improves After Hospital Stay
Mrs. William A. Hennessy wife of the mayor is reported much improved after several weeks at Sacred Heart Sanitarium. The update notes steady recovery and optimism for her condition.
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William A. Hennessy
Sacred Heart Sanitarium
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Jim
McFarland
Panama
Rose Burg
Oregon
North-West
Robert Woods
Ralph Pace
Perry Warthen
Harry Madinas
Pollie
East Side
Don
Aurora
Mike
Dick Tracy
Cassidy
Eugene Griffin
Axel Sundstrum
California
John Dames
Art “Insurance
Downey
Joe Stanton
Lloyd Kelly
Henry Kiep
Just Fair
Jimmy Hennessy
Robert Wraith
Wifo
Joe Lewis
Frank Doyle
Louis Joliet Hotel
al Baskin
Chicago Street
Chicago St
Fire Department
Walter Holcombe
Ewis Bro
Ruby Street
Mesak Tailor Shop
Oz D
America
Will County
Jefferson St
John Dame
N. Broadway
Willow Avenue
Joliet Woodcraft
Makers of
J. Clayton Paul
Joliet, Ill
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