Strangers defraud station operator of seventy dollars
Theresa Anzelo, 19, reports a man she did not know posed as a patron at the 2222 N Broadway filling station. He requested oil and a can opener, then swindled $70 in cash after promising to return with larger bills. Police searched nearby taverns but have no leads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theresa Angelo
Dearborn Street
Anzelo
N. Broadway
Gus Morocco
DeWitt Taylor
Jane
Maddie Senfiner
Senfiner
Miss Angele
Senffner
Texas Company
Be'ng
McCarthy Begins Fortieth Year At Morning Star Mission
Daily report notes superintendent Peter A McCarthy, age forty, visiting sheriff to file the morning update. Harold R Roeder Sherman, 31, a World War II veteran from Chicago, given passage to St Louis. Ol fie Watson, 64, from Joliet, seeks help to reach Quincy to live with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter A. McCarthy
Morning Star
Pete
McCarthy News
Harold R. Roedersherman
Chicago
St. Louis
McCarthy
Olfie Watson
Joliet
Quincy, Ill
Petition Seeks Administrator for Betty Durkin Estate
A petition filed with Probate Clerk DonbiG-C tang requests appointment of Joseph T. O Neil of 508 E Cass Street as administrator for the $9 500 estate of Betty M Durkin who died November 10 of the current year. The three Durkin brothers Arthur Thomas and Matthew are named as sole heirs and request letters of administration. Durkin left 4500 in personal property and 5000 in real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph T. O'Neil
E. Cass Street
Betty M. Durkin
Donbig—C Tang
O'Neil
Ac Sdenae
Arthur
Thomas
Matthew Durkin
Liss Durkin
Henry Gould 73 dies after hospital stay
Henry Gould 73 late of 122 Cutter Avenue died yesterday at St Josephs Hospital. He was husband of Ida nee Winke father of Edward Henry Jr Raymond John Brecht Adeline Moore Helen Rainford Marie Rapson and the late Frank Gould. Funeral 9:30 am Saturday at Fred C Dames Funeral Home and 10 am at St Bernard's Catholic Church. Interment Mt Olivet. Relatives visiting hours 2-5 and 7-10 pm. He was a Holy Name Society member and farmed in New Lenox Mokena Homer and Joliet townships for 50 years. He retired seven years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gould
Cutter Avenue
St. Joseph's Hospital
Ida
Fred C. Dames
St. Bernard’s Catholic Church
Mt. Olivet
Gould
Holy Name’society of
St. Bernard's Church
New Lenox
Mokena
Homer
Joliet Township
PTA Meeting at Union School Set for Tomorrow Night
The PTA of Union School District 1 will meet tomorrow night at the school at o'clock. County veterinarian Dr. L. M. Webb will give a talk on rabies with a film entitled The Fight Against Rabies. Mrs. Elizabeth Whitman is the school’s teacher.
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PTA
Union School
L. M. Webb
Elizabeth Whitman
First public appearances by Joliet music conductors Dec 2
Joliet Township High School prepares a combined symphony orchestra and chorus concert in the school auditorium. New orchestra conductor Peter Labella and chorus director Walter Rodby will lead soloists Anita Guether and Jane Anderson among others. The program spans orchestra works, chorus numbers, and combined selections starting at 8 15 p m. Tickets available from members or at the door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliets
Joliet Township
Bec
Peter Labella
Walter Rodby Q
Anita Guether
Deep Purple
Pete DeRose
A Ie
Jaret Frojd
Annette Johnson
Mary Puriel
Prince
Walt Disney
Seven Dwarfs
Jane Anderson
Robby
Sullivan
Rimsky-Korsekov
Hansel and Gretel
Humperdinck
Sigmund Romberg
Disorderly Miss Burton Fined for Carrying Weapons in Joliet
Miss Mary Burton of 209 Clinton street was fined 100 and costs for disorderly conduct and carrying dangerous weapons after a night arrest following a dispute with Miss Dorothy Browell. A meat cleaver was alleged to have fallen from Burton’s coat during questioning. The judge remitted the fine with a warning of jail on future arrest. Browell was cleared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Burton
Clinton Street
Thomas K. Sprague
Miss Burton
Dorothy Browell
Joseph James
Miss Browell
Joliet
St. Charles
Ralph Gasper
Supreme Radiator and Body Company
Sprague
Mrs. Josephine Wellnitz Dies at St Josephs Hospital
Mrs. Josephine Ann Wellnitz nee Stephen died yesterday at St Josephs Hospital. She is survived by husband John J of 815 Western Ave a local attorney a daughter Mrs Marion Collier five sisters and two brothers. Services at Fred C Dames Funeral Home and St Raymonds Church with interment at Mt Olivet cemetery. She was active in St Raymonds Altar and Rosary Society the Catholic Womens League and the Third Order of St Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josephine Ann Wellnitz
Stephen
St. Joseph's Hospital
John J
Western Avenue
Marion Collier
M. Clara
M. Loyola
Clara Nussbaum
Joseph G. Heintz
Mary
Adeline Murphy
John
Raymond Stephen
Accidental Deaths In Two Inquests At Lockport
Verdicts of accidental deaths were returned at two inquests at Goodale Funeral Home in Lockport. Mrs Maud Elwood died from a broken neck in a car crash on October 31 as her husband Lester drove a 1948 Chevrolet station wagon on route 66 two miles west of route 53 in DuPage township. Another accidental death involved Mrs Anna Misterfeld struck by a bullet on the Hartman porch in Lockport township.
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Goodale
Lockport
Maud Elwood
Lester
Route 53
DuPage Township
Albert Hartman
Lockport Township
Anna Misterfeld
Hartman
Misterfeld
Farm owner Rickels negotiates purchase of Crystal Lawns golf course
John T. Rickels of 11 N. Nicholson Street is reported negotiating for the purchase of the golf course west of the Crystal Lawns layout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Rickels
N. Nicholson Street
Crystal Lawns Golf Course
Joliet to Dial Long Distance Calls Direct
Joliet operators will connect calls directly to Chicago suburbs and 230 nationwide communities starting next year. The system uses tone signals and central switching centers to speed long distance, with routes including Hartford and Sacramento. Future plans extend operator dialing across Illinois and the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Chicago
R. F. McQueen
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Hartford
Conn
Youngstown
Ohio
Sacramento
Calif
McQueen
New York City
Philadelphia
Illinois
Joliet Exchange
Braidwood
Elwood
Frankfort
Lockport
Manhattan
Minooka
Mokena
New Lenox
Plainfield
Plattville
Wilmington
Bell System
Hunter Reports Missing Hunting Gear
Andrew Hucek Jr. reports his trunk opened around 4 p m Tuesday and finds missing hunting items including a Browning 12 gauge shotgun, a hunting coat, 13 decoy ducks, one decoy goose, one duck collar, and 12 gauge shells. The gear was in his car at 701 Meeker avenue and mostly belongs to Jerry Laurie of 566 Elwood street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hucek Jr
Meeker Avenue
Floyd Gordon
Hucek
Gordon
Jerry Laurie
Elwood Street
Two Joliet Officers Earn Traffic School Diplomas
Two Joliet Police Department officers, Orville D. Belfield and Louis F. Hildebrand, received certificates for completing Northwestern University traffic school. Belfield finished fourth in a class of 28, with seven daily class hours plus evenings of study. The director praised the officers and noted they are better qualified for traffic control duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Orville D. Belfield
Louis F. Hildebrand
Northwestern University
Belfield
Ervin F. Boe
Labella to Speak at Cen tralia Band Clinic Festival
Peter Labella conductor of Joliet Township High School symphony orchestra is invited to speak at the second annual Cen tralia band clinic festival tomorrow on brass instruments. He will also perform a trumpet solo at the closing concert Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Labella
Joliet Township
Centralia
Labella
Workman steals cash from church at St Stephen's
Unidentified man posing as a repairer took about $10 to $15 from the offering tube at St Stephen's church yesterday after noon. Janitor Frank Vitus reported seeing a man with a screwdriver tampering with the vigil light and leaving quickly. Police investigated, checked fingerprints, with no immediate traces found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Stephen's Church
Frank Vitus
Royce Avenue
Vitus
Chicago Motor Club Honors Selections For Safe Crossings
The Chicago Motor club will present merit awards to each public and parochial school with a perfect crossing record and safety patrol coverage in the past school year. Mayor Arthur C. Janke will present the awards at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at Central School auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Motor Club
Arthur C. Janke
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