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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1931
Page
16
A decree of divorce was awarded Monday in circuit court by Judge Arthur W. DeSelm to Mrs. Anna Ference of 129 Oakland Ave from Joseph Ference 44. The bill cites cruelty. Ference was exonerated by a coroner's jury for the shooting of his son Andrew Ference 23 on August 6, according to testimony. The shooting stemmed from a quarrel in which the son intervened.
Mission marks the 22nd anniversary of the Main Star Mission with services at the Mission head quarters on Collins street led by Superintendent Peter H. McCarthy. Attendees include clergy from Lockport Swedish Mission and M E churches, Bethlehem Lutheran, Ridgewood Baptist, and Desplaines. Henry Ogren led a musical program by the Swedish Mission church choir.
Mother Julia head of the Guardian's Orphans home and Mrs. Charles Winkler chair of the annual pound party extend thanks to Joliet merchants and parochial school children for generous donations and supplies ensuring the home’s needs will be met for some time.
Roy Nord of Barrett's reports growing interest in basketball with early season demand for equipment. He notes that more than 50 teams will be seen in action during the Winter season in Joliet.
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