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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1940

Page

5

Coon Valley Minstrels Face Payroll Shortfall

County employees have been paid through April 15 with funds exhausted since. Bell stated that sufficient tax money to cover a payday will not arrive until after June 1.

Bell St. Joseph’s Church Rockdale Coon Valley

Summer School Opens In Joliet Township High School

Summer school enrollment reaches 150 with 300 last year. Courses start June 10 under assistant superintendent T M Deam. Fees are 8 for one course 15 for two township residents. outsiders pay 20 and 30. Classes run 7 43 am to 12 30 pm. August 2 closes vacation school.

Joliet Township High School T. M. Deam

No Cash For Payroll Says Bell

County Treasurer James Bell announced no payroll issued this month and it would be another month before a new payroll could be issued. He expressed hope to have sufficient funds to meet obligations soon.

James Bell Bell

Iconic figures on Rushmore memorial themes noted

The text recalls Washington symbolizing the founding of the Union Jefferson for the Constitution and the Louisiana Purchase Lincoln for preserving the Union and Roosevelt for national expansion and the Panama Canal.

Washington Rushmore Memorial South Dakota Jefferson Lincoln Roosevelt Panama Canal

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