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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
3
A reader recalls family memories from the Civil War era and reflects on loyalty, duty, and national defense as the current administration calls for national emergency measures. The piece argues that patriotism requires sacrifice and unity, even amid dissent.
The piece accuses Governor Green of breaking promises to combat Chicago political machine influence and boost state payroll expenditures. It notes bills passed in Springfield with Green's silence and cites the St. Louis Post Dispatch questioning his commitment. A hearing on the Daly wage hour bill is described, with the bill noted as killed and the rhetoric of bi partisan deals cited.
Joliet citizens will observe Memorial Day with a parade at 1 30 p m led by Captain Ernest Overbey and wreath bearers Annette Lennon and LaVerne Stillwell. National Guard units bands and veterans meet at Central School at 1 00 p m for a procession through downtown ending at the bridge to honor naval dead and lay flowers. Morning cemetery visits by veterans and auxiliary groups precede special services at Elmhurst St Peters Lutheran and St Johns monuments.
Local police report George Delaney was found intoxicated yesterday and brought to court. Magistrate Wil E. Meade sentenced Delaney to ten days in the county jail.
Fred Erickson a 44 year old New Lenox man was arrested after being at large for nearly two months He allegedly shot Maude Spuehler in a case meant for his estranged wife Erickson returned home and surrendered Deputies say he fired into the air earlier Two men face charges with Erickson held on 5000 bond and Paul Jenco on 2000 both cases continued for ten days
Mr. McCoy from Lafayette Indiana joins as new manager. He brings years of experience and expects growth after notable increases. The store is evolving as a central Joliet shopping area.
City council denounces Rock Island Railroad’s demand for more funds to finish the Bluff Street subway as improper while the company seeks state delay due to current conditions The council reiterates the city can finance its share of about 15 000 or more and questions the railroad’s financial position
Cloyd Roberts of 650 Third Avenue was arrested near a Fairmont school on a complaint by Pizak. He is held on a dis orderly conduct warrant and will be arraigned today before Justice Edgar H. Johnson. Bond is $5,000.
Frank Wilson sues John Cryder Sr and John Cryder Jr in circuit court for 5008 damages from injuries in an automobile accident dated June 16 1940.
A cooler spell is forecast with temperatures around 55 degrees in Milwaukee today and possible showers. The Hudson Bay region reports heat waves as Joliet experiences rising temperatures into the nineties, with cooler air moving in toward evening.
Miss Naomi Pearson of 806 Hal Demand Avenue reported her purse stolen yesterday from a Montgomery store. The missing item contained 36 and other personal belongings.
Federal Judge Phillip Sullivan of Chicago issued a condemnation order on the 314 acre Riley farm in the Kankakee Ordnance area now under construction by Stone and Webster. The government will take the property immediately and Riley will be paid 33000 dollars. Riley was one of four landowners who refused to sell when munitions projects began.
Warden James J. Doody announced Convicts Tomorrow will be observed as a legal holiday at Stateville and the old prison. Inmates will have leisure with prison industries shut, and worship services may be held by clergymen. After meals, inmates may exercise and listen to radio broadcasts of the baseball game.
Two speeders were arrested by police. Walter Marquardt, 28, of 1411 Nicholson Street, was arrested for speeding in a 40 mile per hour zone and for license issues. The other arrestee, listed as appearing on Jefferson Street, is not clearly named in the readable text.
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