Will county to seek WPA grant for new jail in Washington trip
Lieut. Governor Thomas F. Donovan leads a committee including James Marden Patrick Fahey Frank Heeg William Kerman and Rep. Michael Hennebry to Washington within two weeks to secure a 438000 WPA grant for a Will county jail. If approved the county must raise 130000 more. plans call for a four floor modern building including a sheriff's home.
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Washington
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Will County
Chicago
Donovan
James Marden
Patrick D. Fahey
Frank Heeg
William Kerman
Michael Hennebry
Fahey
Veryone
Gunman Tries to Kill Reece Sparks Citywide Hunt
Mayor George T. Jones ordered police to arrest the assailant after an attack on Reece. Chief Fornango and Commissioner Lentz led the investigation as police manned extra squads. Past tensions over non union work and union intervention were cited in broader city labor disputes connected to the case.
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George T. Jones
Reece
Fornango
David Lentz
Public Health and Safety
Lentz
Ipecanae
Edward Reed
Electrical Union
Jones
Reed
Wykoff Leads Joliet Grid Eleven Toward Conference Title
Pony Grid Coach M H Wykoff of Joliet high school steers the 1935 football team toward a Big Seven title. His best season since 1926 sees Joliet in undisputed first place as they prepare to meet La Salle Peru this Saturday.
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M. H. Wykoff
Joliet High School
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