Around the Town and Its Characters in Joliet
Local column recalls tales from the Louis Joliet hotel lobby and Elks Club chatter. Stories feature a traveling man’s mistaken bathroom joke, former stars’ post fame jobs, and Joliet natives who rose to Hollywood and sports circles.
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Louis Joliet Hotel
Woody” Woodcock
Woody
Joliet
Elks Club
Johnny Evers
Tinker To Evers
Chance Coe
Joe Tinker
Walter Hagen
Frank Moran
Jack Johnson
Jess Willard
London
England
Wellington Cross
Cross
Buck Herzog
Giants
Buck
Tia Juana
Willie
Kid) Lewis
Milton
Mark” Kelly
Los Angeles Examiner
Warner Brothers Movie Concern
Hollywood
The Spectator's Newsy Read Fostered Regular Interest
The Spectator is described as newsy, interesting, and entertaining. It invites regular readership and presents itself as a source for ongoing engagement and enjoyment.
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the Spectator
Midnight Charity Show at Rialto Theatre for Charities
Harwood Post of the American Legion directs a midnight charity benefit at the Rialto featuring the first run film Touchdown with Jack Oakie Richard Arlen and Peggy Shannon plus a Joliet vaudeville act. Paramount Publix donates theatre and facilities for the unemployed aid program. Tickets 50 cents.
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Motion Picture
Joliet
White Store
Jimmy Nash
Frances Wood
American Legion
Believe Hartman Store Bandits Are Chicago Residents
Police believe two bandits who robbed Hartman Furniture and Carpet at 317 East Jefferson Street Monday night of 700 dollars were from Chicago. Captain Edward Delaney said Joliet residents were not involved and that most youths connected with similar robberies near Joliet have already been arrested.
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Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company
East Jefferson Street
Chicago
Edward Delaney
Joliet
McCARTHY PUBLISHES BOOK ABOUT MISSION
A new book titled 22 Years of Whiskey Row by Peter H. gred covers Morning Star Mission life and 22 years of work on Whiskey Row North Collins Street. It lists letters from friends and includes illustrations and mission history, available for fifty cents at newsstands or from Pete directly.
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Morning Star Mission
Whiskey Row
Peter H. Gred
Pete
North
Collins Street
Police to Feed Homeless Men Thanksgiving
Police to serve a Thanksgiving meal to homeless men at the police station. Chief Nicholas Fornango announced the roast beef and ham will be prepared with all trimmings and served between 7 and 8 o'clock at headquarters basement.
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Nicholas Fornango
Department
Illinois Life Insurance Per Capita Rises in 1930
Life insurance in force in Illinois averaged 1117 dollars per person in 1930, higher than the national average of 705 dollars per person. The figures highlight Illinois exposure to life coverage during the period and contrast with broader U.S. trends.
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Illinois
Pearce Family Marks Triple Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles G Pearce of Lincoln Highway celebrated 50 years of marriage as sons Howard and Harry observed their own anniversaries. The reunion at 211 Hickory Street honored Howard and Harry Pearce for their 13th and 17th wedding anniversaries, with an extended family photo showing multiple Pearce relatives.
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Charles G. Pearce
Lincoln Highway
Howard
Harry
Howard Pearce
Hickory Street
Harry Pearce
Arlie Pearce
Lenore Mullen
Lois Pearce
Louis Pearce
Mary Louise Pearce
Kirman ‘Pearce
Margaret Pearce
Ong
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Stanley Ketchell
New York City
Ziegfield
Cass Street
Jack Sharkey
Jack
U. S. Navy
Rockdale
Yongster
Char
Rialto Theatre
Hartman Store
McCarthy
Mutual Benefit Life Ins. Co
Lennon Bros
van Buren ST
Corlett
California
Paradise Gardens
E. Jefferson St
French Bakery Co
Agre Gaa Ca
Chicago St
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