Dr English rehired for two more years as Joliet schools chief
Joliet Public Schools superintendent Dr John W English will stay for two more years at 19000 for year one and 20000 for year two. The board also accepted the resignation of west side inspector Raymond Fahr and invited applications to fill the vacancy. The panel approved payrolls totaling 227571.52 and bills of 40340.85 and hired Flora Leonard part time kindergarten teacher Paul Seligman part time attendance officer and Lyle Menozzi half time custodian. Insurance coverage was adjusted to replacement value per Joliet Independent Insurance Agents.
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John W. English
Joliet
Gompers Junior High School
Raymond Fahr
West Side
Dr. English
Richard Curran
English
Louis Bertani
Harold Anderson
Anderson
Rene
Dec
Fahr
S. Ottawa
Flora Leonard
Paul Seligman
Lyle J. Menozzi
Stadium Sam to be honored at Joliet-Blue Island game
Mike Sanfilippo known as Stadium Sam will receive a plaque tonight before the Joliet Township varsity game. His 1949 50 letters urged a new football stadium, influencing Joliet Park District decisions and the Rte 52 concrete complex dedication in 1951.
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Mike Sanfilippo
Sam
Joliet Park District
Elands
Sanfilippo
Joliet Township
Spectator
Burke R. Mead
William French
New Joliet Township
Aubrey A. Wills
Joliet Park
Kennedy Wins Narrowly in Election Returns
Unofficial tallies show Sen John F Kennedy with 33 228 388 votes 50 2 percent to 32 923 512 votes 49 8 percent for Vice President Nixon in the popular vote a razor thin margin in 76 years Eisenhower invites Kennedy observers Ward defeats Adamowski for Cook County State’s Attorney Maris named AL MVP Nixon calls for full Republican reorganization in the wake of the result
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Chicago
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Sen. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Plan for Jeliet public schools construction and repairs
The board of school inspectors approved a plan funded by a bond issue to build two new schools and modernize Washington Junior High while repairing and upgrading existing buildings. Projects include new windows, doors, toilets, flooring, and gas heating consideration, with contracts expected next Thursday.
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Jeliet
Washington Junior High School
Richard Curran
Kruegel, Healy and Moore
Parks Avenue
Woodland
Semitekel and Larson
Lincoln School
Forest Park
F. E. Marsh
McKinley Park
Veterans Day Parade in Joliet Friday Observes Armistice Day
Joliet and Will County plan a Veterans Day parade downtown Friday starting 10 40 a m. The route goes from Jackson and Chicago to Benton Street with a reviewing stand at Harwood Post American Legion. Cadets ROTC Joliet Township High School and Joliet Arsenal attend, bands perform, and open houses follow for most veterans posts.
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Ellie Floyd
Herman Olson
John Szafranski
Robert Utger
U. S. Marine Corps
Arthur B. Hanks
Air Force
Bernard Williams
American Legion Post
Cliff L. Heylin
Veterans Council of
Will County
Paul McDermott
Legion Post
Chiapran
Carl R. Jeppson
Edward Wilda
Rockdale
Michel Gress
Joliet
Jackson
Chicago Sts
Chicago St
Jefferson St
Ottawa
Benton St
Harwood Post
American Legion
Ottawa St
Carl Jeppson
Cantigny Post
Europe
Armed Forces
Joliet Township
Joliet Arsenal
Spectator predicted large turnout in county vote
The Spectator forecast in its Nov. 3 issue that over 80,000 voters would flood the polls on Nov. 8. The unofficial tally shows 84,500 ballots cast across 138 districts, equal to 87 percent of registered voters.
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Spectator
Local Joliet Post Office Record Cited
A 1960 postal matter notes second class entry on October 1 1940 at Joliet Hino Post Office under the act Vol XXXIV November 10 1960 No 34
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Joliet
Hino
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the People’s Newspaper
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