Atrocities In France Spur Global Horror And Resolve
Freda Kirchwey discusses Nazi terror in occupied Europe, citing Roosevelt and Churchill. She notes Nazi news control and propaganda while urging united Western resolve against reprisals and crimes. The piece references reports from Berne Stockholm Ankara and Belgrade, highlighting punitive expeditions against Serbs and Nazi censorship.
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France
Roosevelt
Churchill
Berne
Stockholm
New York Times
Ray Brock
Ankara
Brock
Walter Gruber
Belgrade Donau Zeitung
Gruber
S. S
Belgrade
Cear
Missing Car Of Charles F Young After 4 PM Theft
Charles F Young reported his car missing after parking at Cass and Chicago streets at 4:00 p.m. It had not been found ten minutes later when he checked. the vehicle is not yet located.
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Charles F. Young
Congress Street
Cass and
Chicago
Slayers Deny Guilt In Lockport Tavern Killing
Six Joliet youths charged with the murder of Iver Olson in an attempted hold up at a Lockport tavern on Oct 19 pleaded not guilty at arraignment before Judge J W Bartley. Attorneys were appointed for five and Thomas Shroba's counsel named. After indictments were upheld the cases were set for trial on Nov 17. Pedersen admitted firing the fatal shot.
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Joliet
Iver Olson
Lockport
J. W. Bartley
Bartley
R. C. Schoenstedt
T. F. Donovan Jr
F. J. Loughran
Thomas Shroba
Steve Kuzon
Steve Kubos
Paul Kocelko
Walter Ferguson
Bob Pedersen
Pedersen
Olson
School Children To Help Collect Wastepaper
During Defense Week students will bring bundles of paper to their schools on Wednesday. The bundles will be collected by trucks and taken to agencies, with sale money to be put into the Community Chest fund. The drive supports a plea for hundreds of tons of waste paper to free industries for other uses.
Stolen foglights and driving lights reported
Sam Ragusa of 428 Elwood Street says foglights were taken from his car on Michigan Street between 8 30 and 11 30 last night while parked. John Barr of 312 Bridge Street reports Unity seal beam driving lights stolen from his car after 11 30 last night, parked in front of his home.
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Sam Ragusa
Elwood Street
Michigan Street
John Barr
Bridge Street
Suspect Sought After Car Burglary on Wilcox Street
E M O'Brien of 251 Wilcox Street reported a burglary where his Du Pont pay card was stolen from a car. Witnesses saw a suspicious man near the vehicle but did not see any theft. Police received a description of the man from the witnesses.
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E. M. O’brien
Wilcox
Plan to Keep Waterway Open on Illinois River This Winter
Plans to place ice breakers on the Illinois river in January and February aim to sustain barge traffic through winter. A Federal Barge Line towboat would patrol the affected stretch from Peoria to Starved Rock under Coast Guard oversight. The push includes starting Mississippi river ice breaking earlier in March to extend navigation by two to three weeks and reduce spring delays.
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Illinois River
Peoria
Starved Rock
Ottawa
Federal
Upper
Mississippi
Coast Guard
Alton
Ill
Twin Cities
He Likes Loud Music Police Book Ned Brown Arrest
Ned Brown, 38, of 364 S Desplaines Street, was arrested after Mrs. Blanch Brooks complained about loud music. Officers Fallinske and Burke found Brown, told him to lower the radio, he turned it up again, and he was booked at the station.
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Ned Brown
S. Desplaines Street
Mayor Faces Delays in Joliet Annexation Plan
Plan by Mayor George T. Jones to annex parts of Lockport and Joliet townships to Joliet faces legal delays over financial impact on Chaney school district. Repeated continuances. manufacturers threaten to withhold consent if school funding is not protected. Attorneys seek assurances but court obstacles persist. plan may be dropped awaiting legislative changes.
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George T. Jones
Lockport Township
Joliet
Chaney
Jones
Broadway
Joliet Township
Western United Gas Company
Barrett
W. M. Garvey
Lockport
Injunction Denied In Tavern License Appeal
Circuit Judge James V. Bartley denied the injunction appeal allowing Thomas Anast to operate his tavern at 105 N Bluff St after his license was revoked for selling liquor to a minor. Attorney Martin K. Miller said he would appeal to the State liquor commission. Anast was jailed after officers saw a 15 year old boy leave the tavern following a hearing before Mayor Jones, city liquor commissioner. The September 1940 hearing before the liquor commission involved a similar charge.
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Thomas Anast
N. Bluff Street
Jones
James V. Bartley
Martin K. Miller
Anast
State Liquor’ Commission
John Graham
William Burke
Stay
Anast’s
Commis
Sion
Open For Right Man In Will County Job Openings
A local call notes a well paid personnel director post across state institutions under Governor Green. It criticizes lack of appointment in Will county facilities like Stateville prison and the Soldiers Widows home in Wilmington, while downstate posts go to loyal Republicans.
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George Barr
Jimmie
Barr
R. J. Barr
State Senate
Green
Aurora
Kane County
George Perrine
Geneva
St. Charles
Elgin Insane Hospital
Elgin “PoRpers
Perrine
Elgin Hospital
Will County
Stateville
Soldiers Widows Home
Wilmington
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