Whipp Bans Annual Prison Vaudeville Show
Warden Frank D. Whipp announced there will be no public vaudeville show by Stateville or the old prison inmates this year. Assistant Warden E. M. Stubblefield cited low ticket sales as a reason. A Thanksgiving holiday will include a real dinner for inmates, with cigars and apples. Stateville plans a football game and the old prison a movie show.
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Stateville
Old Prison
Frank D. Whipp
Whipp
E. M. Stubblefield
Ridgewood District News Notes and Social Guests
Residents are urged to phone The Spectator with news notes of social events. House guests from Chicago include Robert Marcus George McConnell Miss Lolita Bettenhausen and others. Armistice Day visits to Brookfield include several families. Bally Hoo Club hosted by George and 215 Sterling hosts next. Local groups meet at Trinity M. E. church and L A to O R C Diamond Division 190 hosts visit convalescent member.
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Ridgewood
The
Spectator
West Park District
Elda Marie Gigi
Fisk Avenue
Brooklyn
West Park News Social Roundup and Visits
Mrs Joseph Bramhall of St Louis visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Bisset 309 Cherry Street and returned home Saturday. Mrs Bisset was surprised Saturday evening by friends for her birthday. About eighty five West Park Community club members attended an Armistice Day party hosted by Kee-Mar Community club of Aurora last Friday. Mrs Sadie McClaskey of 511 Hunter Avenue has spent the week with her niece Mrs Vern Bartling of Oak Park. Reverend and Mrs George Olson spent Monday with Mr Olson’s Chicago-area parents. Miss Dorothy Densmore of 125 Fisk Avenue hosted week end guest Miss Gladys Double of Chicago. Miss Pearl Himes of 314 Willow Avenue entertained the Double Six club including Eddie Koerner, Miss Stella Des Cormier and Miss Marion Norris. Miss Marion Chaffee of Willow Avenue hosted week end guest Miss Stella Des Cormier of Chicago who stayed until Wednesday. Floyd Carr of Chicago was also a week end guest in the Chaffee home.
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Joseph Bramhall
St. Louis
Robert Bisset
Cherry Street
West Park
Vern Bartling
Oak Park
George H. Olson
Olson
Chicago
Dorothy Densmore
Fisk Avenue
Gladys Double
Pearl Himes
Willow Avenue
Double Six Club
Eddie Koerner
Stella Des Cormier
Marion Norris
Marion Chaffee
Des Cormier
Chaffee
Floyd Carr
Brooklyn Thanksgiving visits and local PTA activity
Mrs C E Church and Warren plan Thanksgiving with relatives in Racine Wisconsin. H R Ferguson and Everett visit relatives in Mason avenue while Goldie John hosts Chicago kin. Minnie Relyea stays with Otto Annis before returning home. J C Carless family to host Roy Hart and Carloss sons. A PTA Women’s Chorus practice was held at Ottis Finher home venue.
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C. E. Church
Warren
Second Avenue
Merchants Warned of Check Passer Fraudster
Police Chief N J Fornango warned merchants to beware of a passer of fraudulent checks. David Goldstone, manager of Streibs jewelry store at 304 North Chicago Street, reported cashing a 12 50 check for the man.
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N. J. Fornango
David Goldstone
Streib
Eskimos of North Labrador Report Turn Corner to Prosperity
A missionary says the North ern Labrador Eskimos have passed hardship and reached a period of prosperity. He notes improvements in living conditions and overall well being since difficult times.
Night class on machine design at Joliet High
A first in a series of machine design classes was held Monday at Joliet Township High School. Warren D. Jordan, former chief engineer of the National Packaging Machinery Company, directed the session.
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Joliet Township
Warren D. Jordan
National Packaging Machinery Company
Dr Wilhelmi addresses Health and Childhood at Longfellow PTA
Dr L G Wilhelmi spoke to Longfellow school parents and teachers Monday about health and childhood during a Parent Teacher Association meeting.
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Wilhelmi
L. G. Wilhelmi
Parent-Teacher Association
Longfellow School
Unemployed Shovel Snow Relief Offers Jobs
The Joliet relief committee encouraged residents to hire unemployed men for sidewalk and driveway shoveling and sweeping. Small payments would help families as more opportunities are planned in the near future.
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Good Samaritan
Joliet
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Ridgewood News
Lorene Baker
Henry Bakers
N. Briggs Street
Robert Marcus
George McConnell
Lolita Bettenhausen
Catherine Glenn
Trinity M. E. Church
Sterling Avenue
Gertrude Gillett
Kraker Avenue
Frank Hall
Jackson Street
Richard Scott
Ella
Tillie Eggers
George Nieman
William Mastin
Brookfield
Henry Straub
John Scott
Charles Mark
Catherine
Harry Book
Charles
Jeaneen
Kenneth
Carlice Cooper
George Miller
Bally-Hoo
Gray Gables
Alyce Carlson
Charles Dillon
Margaret Benson
William Carlson
Howard Murray
L. A
Edward D. Edwards
Grinton Avenue
Jean Barger
Young Ladies Missionary Society of the Trinity M. E
Maple Road
West Park News
Brooklyn News
Boston
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