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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1933
Page
1
Editorial argues the NRA resembles a boiling pot with scum needing removal. It warns government cannot run like a corporation and stresses human factors, backlash against forced standards, and the need for long term education before radical reforms succeed.
With Christmas five weeks away the slogan 31 days to do your Christmas shopping dominates store banners. Merchants expect reasonable prices, large demand, and urge shoppers to buy early for best bargains as toys and gifts arrive in local stores.
The American Legion arranges a midnight show at the Rialto theatre on Thanksgiving eve. Proceeds fund the annual Joliet tech school Children’s Christmas party sponsored by the Legion.
Chief Fornango directed all officers to arrest on sight any suspicious person and to sweep saloons of questionable repute. Strangers and local suspects linked to recent robberies or Chilcott’s murder would be finger-printed and photographed at headquarters. He pledged round-the-clock work and night squads to clear the cases. He blamed a Joliet tip-off man for the robberies and said clues are developing but no arrests yet.
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