Hennessy mayor bid eyed amid calls for clean leadership
The piece questions Jimmy Hennessy's mayoral candidacy amid criticism of his past fundraising and gumshoe campaigning. It urges voters to support a honest, capable leader and mentions a $2500 check tied to a $500 bill, urging scrutiny by state authorities and a grand jury. It also stresses health care funding and AMA lobbying in a broader editorial context.
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Jimmy Hennessy
Janice
Joliet
Will County Tuberculosis Seal Drive Edges Toward Goal
First returns from Will county tuberculosis seal drive total $502.40, part of a $27,500 goal. Christmas seal letters have been mailed to residents to fund Will County Tuberculosis association education and prevention efforts for the coming year.
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Will County
Will County Tuberculosis Association
Cold Wave Predicted For Joliet Area Tonight
The midwest Thanksgiving night forecast calls for a sharp cold snap with temperatures near zero. Increasing clouds bring light rain or snow tonight, then a much colder tomorrow with highs around 22 and a low near 12.
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Midwest
Toliet
Police Seek DAV Burglar Suspects After Club Burglary
Police continue probing the DAV club burglaries with a $360 Nov 12 theft cleared on Thursday. A club member faces a lie detector test in Chicago for two earlier unsolved burglaries, while Dave Skeldon 31 of 228 E Cass St admitted the Nov 12 break in. Skeldon to be arraigned in circuit court Monday. Authorities note regular club visits since Sept 10 when $2,000 vanished and six slot machines were seized Sept 20.
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DAV Club
Chicago
Dave Skeldon
E. Cass Street
Skeldon
Lost purse reported at 1319 Taylor Street Chicago
Mrs Edward Code reported losing her purse on Chicago street yesterday. Louis Token of 1415 N Collins Street found it near Busy Bee lunch room and turned it over to police. The purse contained $101 a watch and other small items. police later returned the property to Mrs Code.
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Edward Code
Taylor Street
Chicago Street
Louis “Token
Collins Street
Busy Bee
Chicago ‘Street
Token
Odd burglary: Five break-ins with nothing taken
Five Manhattan area businesses were entered in a single spree with identical methods. Glass broken at rear or side windows, locks opened, and exits through front or side doors. Despite cash and merchandise visible at some sites, nothing was stolen. Sheriff deputy Roy Doerfler links the incidents as the work of a single suspect or group. An additional entry at Sieffert Drug Store was noted.
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Manhattan
Ripley’s
Believe
Roy Doerfler
Ford Motor Sales
Schroeder's
Manhattan Grain Elevator Company
Consumers’ Hardware Company
Jack Doyle
Sieffert
Doerfler
Gleason Named New Head of Joliet Public Health Council
Martin Gleason, a noted Joliet civic leader, was appointed yesterday as president of the Public Health council succeeding Ernest F. Mever. The council offers nurse service in Joliet township and draws substantial support from the Community Chest, standing as one of the citys oldest social agencies.
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Public Health Council
Martin Gleason
Joliet
Gleason
Ernest FE
Mever
Joliet Township
Community Chest
Thanksgiving Reflections On Freedom And Unity In Joliet
A reflective Thanksgiving piece notes autumn skies, harvest abundance, and Joliet’s stores. It salutes freedom and individuality, the return of service members, and families gathering despite war and fear, urging gratitude for spiritual and material blessings and resolve to defend them.
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Joliet
Joliet-bound
Mankind
Spectator Good Government Giveaway Display Promises Prizes
The Spectator shows prizes for the 1951 Good Government Election Giveaway including two Henry J autos and eight other items. To win, winners must be paid up subscribers for January through October 1950 by December 2, with drawings on December 8 and participation extending to Will and Grundy counties.
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Cass and
Joliet Streets
Spectator
the Spectator
W. Cass Street
Will
Grundy County
Henry J
Zenith
Electrolux
General Electric
Kenmore Electric
Sunbeam
Spectatorf
Monark
Joyce Carroll
Irene Street
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American Medical Association
Washington
AMA
Boston
Paul R. Hawley
American College of Surgeons
Hawley
William R. McCabe
Joliet Area
DAV
America
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