Old Timers Day at Rivals Park Celebrated Sunday
The Rivals club will celebrate Old Timers Day at Rivals Park on Sunday with bowling as the main feature. James Riley said the afternoon will include other entertainments for older members. Swede Petrovich is expected to return from a hunting trip to perform his hour for this. Officers anticipate a large crowd as the club, once small, now counts many business and civic leaders among its members.
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Rivals
James Riley
Petrovich
Rivals Club
White Store Staff Annual Banquet At Louis Joliet Hotel
One hundred fifty members of the White Store Employees Benevolent Association attended the annual banquet at the Louis Joliet hotel last Sunday. J. J. Cohen, owner and manager, presided as toastmaster, with over a dozen guests from Chicago. Miss Inez Lawrence organized the event and Cohen praised the staff's courtesy and helpfulness.
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White Store Employees’ Benevolent Association
Louis Joliet
J. J. Cohen
Chicago
Elks
Inez Lawrence
Employees’ Association
Cohen
Rifle Club Opens Indoor Practice Season
Members of the Rifle Club of Har wood Post American Legion held their first indoor practice of the season Tuesday night at the high school range.
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Rifle Club
Harwood Post
American Legion
Police coats to switch to warmer style this winter
Cops will trade light blue coats for warmer overcoats as cold weather approaches. The new regulation features a more open neck while retaining double breasted style and blue color, with possible earmuffs for officers in a harsher season.
Gangster pictures barred at old pen
Edward M. Stubblefield announced no more movies showing gangsters or firearms in the prison. He asked inmates for preferences and found love stories and newsreels most popular with Greta Garbo as the favorite actress.
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Edward M. Stubblefield
The
Old Penne
Greta Garbo
High School Students Visit Deep Waterway Project
A class of high school boys and plant employees formed to study everyday mechanical problems will tour the Brandon Bridge locks tomorrow. Paul Smith of Independent Bridge Co will explain lock mechanics. Local industries support the project with firm representatives enrolled. William Scott of Illinois design engineering will speak next Monday. he previously worked in Russia on pegtead yo projects. Public invited.
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Brandon Bridge
Paul Smith
Independent Bridge Company
Joliet Waterway
William Scott
Illinois
Scott
Russia
City Hall Urges Residents to Pay Delinquent Water Bills
City officials issued a notice to residents during the week urging payment of outstanding water bills. The action aims to recover unpaid charges and ensure service continuity for affected households.
Mr Heun Remembers Joliet Snowstorm Of Past
William Heun, local manager of the Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway, recalls Joliet’s snowstorm this week as the largest ever for this date. He notes streetcar lines were not previously troubled by snow this early and cites January to March as the period when surface lines suffer most.
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Joliet
William
Chicago and Joliet
Legion Turkey Shoot Set For November 22 Basement Event
The American Legion Rifle Club will sponsor a turkey shoot in the club basement on November 22 night. Prizes include a turkey for first, a goose for second, a duck for third, a chicken for fourth, and a door prize chicken.
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American Legion Rifle Club
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