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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1940

Page

5

Fatal Illinois farm horse accidents rise alerting youth risks

Illinois Agricultural Association Safety Department reports April 23 to May 4 farm horse fatalities with 5 deaths among youths under 17. Kicks and runaway incidents cause most deaths. trend could surpass 1938 high of 38. Parents urged to remove flighty horses and maintain gear to avert similar incidents.

Illinois Illinois Agricultural Association Illeoi Agricultural Association Safety Department

Marksmen Patrol Lead At Army Shoot Honors

Patrolman Ray mond Harper led five State police in the annual Army shoot at District headquarters over three days. Harper scored 97 of 100 to top the field, followed by Theon Knipple 94.50, Thomas Murphy 94, Joseph Videtich 93.50, and James McCarthy 93-335.

Raymond Harper Harper Theon Knipple Thomas Murphy Joseph Videtich James MceCarthy

Memorial Services For Joliet Police Dead

Memorial services for Joliet police officers will be held at eight in the morning in the courtroom above headquarters. Rev. Joseph S. Minnis to deliver the memorial address with brief remarks by Mayor Jones Commissioner Lentz and Police Chief Fornango. The list covers 1910 to 1940 with 20 names including Abraham Hartrunft Nels Dahlberg Michael Diamond Walter Weiss Monro Dixon John Murphy Thomas Kennedy Anthony M Scheidt Jacob Johnson Joseph Evett Martin Murphy William McCanna William Layfield Joseph Futterer Joseph Speaker Louis Talkie Mathew J Connor Frank Kubinski Daniel McCarthy and others. Invitations have been sent to relatives.

Joliet Joseph S. Minnis Christ Episcopal Church Jones Lentz Fornango Abraham Hartrunft Nels Dahlberg Michael Diamond Michael Vollmer Walter Weiss Monro Dixon John Murphy Thomas Kennedy Anthony M. Scheidt Jacob Johnson Joseph Evett Martin Murphy William McCanna William Layfield Joseph Futterer Joseph Speaker Louis Talkie

Plumbers and Steamfitters Plan 1941 Convention in Joliet

Plumbers Coming Joliet will host the annual convention of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union. Plans were made at the recent Springfield meeting where many cities bid for hosting honors. The 1941 convention will be the thirty-seventh in history.

Joliet The Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Springfield

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