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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1935
Page
2
The WPA will start a six month effort to write the history of Will County as part of Illinois state projects. Seven workers will be employed to compile up to date county records using newspaper offices and public records. Paul M. Angle will supervise with an advisory board from state universities.
The Moose lodge starts its 18th annual festival tonight at the Moose hall on North Chicago Street and runs for one week. A nightly program features students from Moose Heart with games booths and amusements for the public. Secretary J. V. Kelly announced the event.
A harvest dance by the Young Ladies' sodality of St. John's church will be held Friday in the parish hall on North Hickory Street. Gene Victor's nine piece orchestra plays from 9 to 1, with a $2.50 door prize. Edna Weber chairs the committee. Virginia Wachendorfer directs the floor show.
A charter was issued to Bersano's athletic club at 650 South Chicago Street by Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes. The club seeks white male social members to aid organized teams in baseball kittenball football soccer basketball and bowling. A second charter was issued to Blockson Chemical Company reflecting capital stock increase from 40000 to 6000 shares.
The Eagle employees gathered in the Woodruff Hotel banquet room for their annual fall dinner. Guest of honor Florenz Meyer, recently married, was celebrated along with a long list of colleagues. The event also noted the Eagle remodeling program and rising consumer acceptance of quality merchandise.
The St. Patrick's church men's club hosts its annual feather party next Tuesday evening November 26 in the remodeled club rooms. The event honors the fall hunting season with woodsmen themed decorations and is limited to men attendees.
Joliet taverns drug stores grocer ies and confectioneries handle a new drink named Joyce Seven-Up said to dispel hangovers and aid the ill. The Illinois franchise operates a state office in Joliet with George Allen distributing the product to the Joliet area. About 200 cases daily are sold.
The quotation reflects a reflective view on war in which gratitude emerges not from allegiance to any side but from recognizing the cost of conflict and the value of peace. It emphasizes restraint in patriotism and a nuanced stance toward national duties during wartime.
Business leaders pledged $25,000 in special assessment bonds to aid the Duncan street sewer project. About $20,000 was raised in 30 minutes at Mayor George T. Jones office, with the rest pledged afterward. Initial federal allotment of 1.7 million was cut to 400,000 due to Chicago changes, potential restoration could extend the project.
St Bernard’s Dramatic Club stages a two act program Sunday November 24 at 8 15 p m in the Ridgewood church hall featuring two one act comedies Too Much of a Good Thing and Who Am I plus dancing singing and comedy by local students led by Mrs John Hanley Admission is twenty five cents for adults and ten cents for children
Col Frank Knox editor of the Chicago Daily News leads a national editor poll for the 1986 Republican presidential nomination with 221 probable votes and 189 preferred votes. He tops Senator Borah and Hoover, beating all other 42 candidates. Replies came from 1,108 papers across 48 states plus territories.
Frank Reich, 36, a mail clerk, is in critical condition at St. Joseph's Hospital after a bear mauling. He runs a high fever and doctors warn infection risk remains. Dr. T. S. F. Johnson says amputation may be needed if infection cannot be controlled within ten days.
An underdog narrator recalls danger as a driver loses control with a steering wheel failing. The line hints at risk and misfortune tied to a steering device.
The Stone City epet Post 2199 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars plans a housewarming dance on Saturday evening November 23 in the hall at 618 South Chicago Street. Invitations are circulating through members and will be collected at the door. James G. Kinsley chairs the dance committee. A local orchestra provides music as part of a new post organized to aid veterans in the southern part of the city.
Liggett's Drug Store runs an Economy Value Sale through Saturday per manager Lloyd L. Kuhns. The event highlights low prices on electrical goods and general home needs storewide. The notice mentions the Donnerne quintuplets being fed Puretest and Rexall remedies by Dr Allan Dafoe.
A humorous quip contrasts traditional duties with modern chores as the man shirks dishwashing while the woman handles courtship dynamics, reflecting social expectations of domestic labor.
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