National Education Week Highlights School Board Roles
This week is National Education week with open houses and programs in Will county schools. Seven member boards govern large public high schools and budgets rely on tax money, with Joliet Township High and Lockport High expecting large budgets in 1957 58. Board duties include oversight and adherence to state law, with meetings being public and board members serving the public.
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Will County
Boards of
Joliet Township
Lockport High
Illinois
Board of Education
Lgislature
Illinois ICC to set prices for nuclear power plant
The Illinois Commerce Commission faces pricing rules for Commonwealth Edison nuclear plant near Grundy county at the Kankakee and Des Plaines rivers, slated to finish Sept. 30, 1960. Special assistant attorney general Harry R. Begley says regulatory issues for atomic energy are new and will be complex.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Commonwealth Edison Company
Kankakee
Desplaines
Grundy County
Harry R. Begley
ICC
Edison
Joliet Board Upholds 14 Year Old Expulsion
The Joliet city school board last night upheld the expulsion of a 14 year old student for continued truancy and noncooperation. The pupil had been expelled last year and allowed to return this year but received two two week suspensions after resuming classes. The board granted the principal's request to extend last year’s expulsion order.
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Joliet
Sewage Plant Bugs Delay Joliet Dedication
A Chicago firm cites 15 punch list items at Joliet’s new 1.8 million dollar sewage treatment plant south of Joliet, delaying its dedication set for December 7. Mayor Hennessy presses contractor S N Nielsen to complete work before acceptance, while the city works to remove the bugs and supply gas for operations.
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Joliet
James BP. Hennessy
Arthur W. Consoer
Conscer, Townsend and Associates
Chicago
S. N. Nielson
Consc
Consoer
Songfest planned Nov 26 after Joliet Christmas Parade
A community sing with over 500 participants from local choral groups will be held in the Al Baskin parking lot after Joliet’s Christmas parade on November 26. Bruce Houseknecht says area choirs have agreed to perform and crowd enthusiasm is high.
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al Baskin
Bruce Houseknecht
Theodore Street Lutheran Church
Faith Lutheran Church
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Central Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian Church
All Saints Greek Orthodox Church
Jths A Capella
Jths Glee Club
Joliet
Paul Lester
Houseknecht
Baskin’s Lot
Release Suspect on Bond in Hubcap Theft Case
Suspect Carl Eugene Hendrickson aged 19 of Channahon was released on bond after police took him into custody on charges related to the theft of hubcaps from a car owned by Raymond Van Dyke of 405 S Chicago Street.
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Carl Eugene Hendrickson
Channahon
Raymond van Dyke
S. Chicago Street
Abandoned Baby Found in Woodruff Hotel Room
Police seek the infant boy's mother after the baby was left in a Woodruff hotel room. A 21 year old woman claiming Betty Mankadski Weeks from Peoria registered under two names and appeared later with the child and a two year old, saying she divorced two months ago and needed aid. The baby is in good health and cared for by Catholic Charities. an interview was planned with the mother.
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Woodruff
Betty Mankadski
Peoria
Miss Betty Weeks
Catholic Charity and Home Bureau
Bureau
George Shepley Named Vice President at National Bank of Joliet
George A. Shepley a World War II veteran and Marine reserve major has been named a vice president of the National Bank of Joliet with effective date Dec. 15 John M Joyce board chairman announced the appointment Shepley also serves as credit manager at Barrett Hardware and is active in civic groups including Rotary Boy's Club and Will county Red Cross He is a deacon at First Presbyterian church and has four children with wife Norma Sprague He attended Joliet Township High School and Junior College and played sports at JTHS
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George A. Shepley
Marquette Road
Marine Corps Reserve
National Bank of
Rotary Club
Joliet
Joliet Association of Commerce
Ricky
Brian
Gail
Nancy
South Pacific
Marine Reserve
Bureau of Indian Affairs relocates Joliet office to permanent quarters
The U S Bureau of Indian Affairs moved the Joliet relocation office to permanent quarters on the fourth floor of the Morris building at 58 N Chicago. Rudolph Russell leads the office opened in September in temporary quarters in the same building. Joliet is one of 12 offices nationwide and serves a 50 mile radius for fostering Indian family relocations since 1952.
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U. S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
Morris
Chicago Street
Rudolph Russell
Joliet
Waukegan
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dallas
St. Louis
Denver
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oakland
San Jose
Joliet School Board Awards Jobs and Pays Vendors
The Joliet city school board approved payrolls totaling 175 810.16 for Oct 12 and Oct 26 and bills of 182 457.90. Joliet Republican Printing Co was awarded 297.50 to print 700 copies of the school directory. Pohl's won the contract to furnish Hufford Junior High shades with a bid of 3 183.44, 17.44 above Williamsburg Drapery of Chicago, and the local bidder was accepted.
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Joliet City
Joliet Republican Printing Company
Pohl’s
Hufford
Joliet
Williamsburg Drapery Company of
Chicago
Poht's
Joliet Company
Woman Leaves Baby at Charity Home Bureau with Note
A note directs a baby named Donald Paul be taken to the Catholic Charity and Home Bureau at 19 E Jefferson Street. Audrey Meades is linked to the case but details remain unclear as investigators follow leads about the infant’s welfare.
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Donald Paul
Catholic Charity and Home Bureau
E. Jefferson Street
Peoria
Audrey Meades
Althot
Fice
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Juliet Kiwanians
George S. Elias
Norm Crewe
Vic Scott
Irv Hirshfield
Joseph Garvey
Kiwanis
Spectator
George Shepley
National Bank of Joliet
Indian Bureau
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