Stateville killer Heirens whisked to Chicago for court hearing
William G Heirens the Stateville killer was moved under heavy guard to Chicago to plead for a new trial claiming improper arrest, lack of counsel, and use of an unconsented serum. He sought relief from Judge Harold G Wild while facing life sentences for three Chicago murders.
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Stateville
Chicago
William G. Heirens
Wild
Heirens
Joseph E. Raven
Andrew Stash
Stash
Frank J. Ferlic
Heinens
Suzanne Degnan
Frances Brown
Josephine Ross
Psison
Fife
Plainfield Couple Injured In Two Car Crash
Plainfield residents Herbert Weller and his wife Hazel were injured in a two car collision on Caton farm road four miles west of Route 66. Weller was treated at St. Joseph's hospital. he was arrested for failing to yield the right of way.
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Caton Farm Road
Herbert Weller
Hazel
Plainfield
St. Joseph's Hospital
Luce
Robert Cline
Weller
Jasper Olson
Oswego
Cline
Lemont Woman in Concert at General Motors Show
Grace Sherman of Lemont a record clerk at Electro Motive LaGrange will sing at a General Motors concert in Flint Michigan on Sunday. Sherman a soprano was chosen from September auditions. Born in Suffolk Virginia she entertained service men in World War II and moved to Lemont two years ago to live with her mother Mrs Sadie P McConnell after her husband died years earlier.
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Grace Sherman
Lemont
General Stores
Electro- Motive
LaGrange
General Motors
Flint
Mich
Sherman
Suffolk
Sadie P. McConnell
State's Attorney Threatens Death Penalty if Retrial Granted
State's Attorney Boyle declares he would seek the electric chair for Heirens if a re trial is granted. The remark signals a hard line approach amid ongoing legal proceedings and appeals.
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Boyle
Heirens
Joliet Driver Kidnapped By Hijackers In Liquor Theft
Joliet driver Leslie DePratt and his nine year old son were kidnapped at Halsted and Roosevelt as two armed men hijacked a truck carrying bourbon scotch bran dy rum and gin valued at about nine thousand dollars. The pair were forced to crouch under the cab while the cargo was unloaded and later released at 1430 South Leavitt Street.
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Leslie de Finit
Virginia Street
Halsted and
Roosevelt
DePratt
Leslie Jr
S. Leavitt Street
Youth invited to join Joliet Boys Club
Gordon Sharp of the Boys' Club of Joliet visits Joliet grade schools inviting boys of all backgrounds to inspect clubrooms at Archcourt and Clinton streets with intent to join. F. E. Marsh students toured last week. twenty applications received. Membership begins at 50 cents yearly. top 1.25 dollars. A 40 member meeting of business and professional men is planned for Nov 25 to raise funds for two years of operations.
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Gordon Sharp
Joliet
Archcourt
Clinton Street
F. E. Marsh
John B. Anderson Jr
Jack Gosselin
Jury Selects In $30000 Suit Before Near Settlement
After jurors were chosen and opening arguments begun in a $30000 damage suit in Will County, the case settled for 10000 afternoon. Edward P Donohue Minnie Donohue sued The Public Service Co Texas Company Western United Gas Electric Co and Emma Dodds as administrator. Public Service Co to pay 6300 Texas Co 3700 Dodds estate solvent no judgment. Attorneys named for each party.
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Will County
Edward P
Minnie Donohue
Ritz Cafe
Texas Company of Lockport
Public Service Company
Western United Gas
Ludwig Kuhar
Schenk, Dimas and Vinson
Donohues
Barr and Barr
Gray, Thomas and Wallace
Texas Company
George Johnson
Aurora
Western United
Don E. Ryan
Dodds
St Marys priory campaign begins
St Marys Carmelite parish launches a voluntary-subscription drive to raise about $100 000 for a new priory. Rev Fabian W Donlan says the next committee chairmen meeting will be Friday November 28 at 8 p m. E N Gosselin Joliet industrialist is civic committee chairman. George F Mahoney Jr is general chairman. William E Fay of Champion Machinery heads the industrial division.
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St. Mary’s Carmelite
Fabian W. Donlan
E. N. Gosselin
Joliet
George F. Mahoney Jr
William E. Fay
Champion Machinery Company
Girl Loses Purse in Manhattan Street Incident
Eighteen year old Carolyn Cullen of Manhattan reported to police she lost a black feather purse containing small change and personal papers last Thursday in the 20 block of Jackson Street.
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Carolyn Cullen
Manhattan
Miss Cullen
Jackson Stree
Dedicate Kelvin Grove School in Lockport This Sunday
The Kelvin Grove School in Lockport will be dedicated at 3 p m Sunday in a public ceremony. The $300000 building houses six classrooms a library gymnasium and home arts room and opens to public inspection 1 30 to 5 p m.
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Kelvin Grove
Lockport
James Milne
Morris E. Houser
Illinois Association of School Boards
E. Charles Hosbach
Board of Education
Harry D. Yates
Lockport Central School
Louise P. Bush
Central School
St. Charles
Singer
Edward F. Worst
Duill
A. J. Kruegel
S. W. Wilkins
Joliet
Paul G. O'Neal
Lockport-Joliet
Boyd R. Bucher
Central Schools
E. Chiuries Hosbach
Fillel Roberts
Floyd F. Matlock
Joky H. Riess
Lester H. Johnson
Warren H. North
Lester C. Furey
Glenn E. Miller
Joliet Officers Nab Man Sought for Store Theft
Joliet police captured David Jones 39 at a Chicago restaurant and held him for return to Joliet with a state warrant. Jones allegedly stole 1300 dollars and a truck from Consumers Liquor store on November 6. He previously escaped Dixon state hospital and worked as a janitor at the store.
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Chicago
Dillon
Jones
Leopold ailing inmate awaits parole board
Nathan Leopold the "thrill killer" of Bobby Franks observed his 48th birthday in Stateville prison. He is slated to appear before the parole board on January 14 as his sentence is reconsidered for aiding wartime malaria experiments.
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Nathan Leopold
Bobby Franks
Yestessuo
Stateville
Leopold
Fragmentary Hints Of 1949 Inaugural Era Revelry
Readable fragments describe a 1949 inaugural period with remarks on public life and government. References to Eisenhower and cabinet roles hint at a transition era amid wartime and political ceremony.
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Stateville Penitentiary
Heivens
Harold G
Lemont Woman IN Concert
Spectator
The
Will and Grundy County
Jolie
City
New Boys Club
St. Mary’s Priory
Lawrence Gray
Che Spectator
the People’s Newspaper
William R. McCabe
Assee
Spectator Publishing
Shetty
Illinois
the Spectator
W. Cass Street
Hitness
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