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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1944
Page
2
City officials prepare hearings for the 1945 budget as balances in all funds exceed 300000 dollars. Arthur Blackburn, city clerk, cites a healthy total balance well over a quarter of a million dollars with final figures due by March for tax levy purposes.
Thanksgiving services are held at 10 o clock this morning at the First Covenant church. The pastor will speak on Gratitude and the choir will sing Holy Holy Holy by Dykes and Oh Give Thanks Unto the Lord by Ogden.
A wartime appeal urges persistent support as readers reflect on past purchases and commit to buying at least one more $100 War Bond in the 6th War Loan. The speaker frames effort as duty and endurance until victory.
The National Stone company of 4 South Chicago Street seeks War Department approval to build a conveyor and loading platforms on the east bank of the Illinois waterway about 1700 feet south of McDonough Street. The retractable conveyor aims to avoid navigation interference and costs are not yet estimated. Officials await the department's decision before final plans.
The YMCAs roller skating class hosts a hard times party at 7 30 tomorrow evening in the YMCA dining room. The YMCA glee club resumes rehearsals Wednesday and Sunday school teachers training and Bible class restart next Wednesday evening. The next of kin of prisoners of war meet at 7 30 in the Y dining room.
The ladies' auxiliary of the Fraternal Order of Eagles will host a banquet at 6 o’clock Tuesday evening at the Woodruff hotel. All members in good standing may attend. reservations due by Sunday with a committee member. General chairwoman is Mrs. Hotuyee with Mrs. Metz as co-chair.
Will county schools closed yesterday afternoon for Thanksgiving, delaying return to Monday morning. Joliet grade schools earned the holiday through two drives this week. Volunteers of America distributed Thanksgiving food baskets, and Slovene relief clothing donations were collected. Farragut students funded yard greenery and a flagpole with proceeds from a waste paper drive.
Lieut. Suren M. Seron arrived home yesterday from Camp Barkeley Texas to spend Thanksgiving with his wife and three children Mario Marion and Suren Vaheh at 1208 Taylor Street He will leave here on Monday.
The Spectator announces its Joliet office relocation or telephony related note dated November 23, 1941. The entry lists offices at 107-113 Wy Cass Street Joliet Illinois.
Two Joliet soldiers return home after more than two and a half years in the Southwest Pacific. T/ Sgt. Frank K. Peterson and J Harold W. Johnson arrive this week. their parents live in Joliet. Also home soon are Sgt. Joseph Cabay of Henderson Avenue and Pvt. Waving FE Kiviluoma of Hevinner Street. each spent a year in the Army in the Mediterranean area.
Three Jolietans join De Pauw University in its current semester. Harriet Moore daughter of Mr and Mrs Hinman R Moore of 409 North Reed street. Jestine Rademacher daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Rademacher of 517 Knox place. Mynne Schmidt daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Schmidt of 104 Fifth avenue.
Ernest Bassett of the men's department opened the sixth war loan drive at Kline's department store with a flourish and sold $4000 in war bonds on the first day to lead the drive.
Henry Amerding of Westfield New Jersey will lecture on Zechariah at Joliet Gospel Hall 306 N Collins Street. The talks begin Sunday at 7 30 pm and continue nightly through the week. Amerding formerly served as a Naval lieutenant in the last war. Public invited.
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