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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1930
Page
3
Joliet marked Thanksgiving with church services and family meals across the city. Charitable groups aided the less fortunate, distributing over 200 baskets to needy families through Volunteers of America at their headquarters.
Volunteers led by Maj. Everett Pool distributed baskets containing chicken, potatoes, apples, and other foods to families. At the police department a Thanksgiving dinner fed about 200 homeless men. State penitentiary inmates enjoyed a holiday meal and apples and cigars. Salvation Army reported baskets and warm clothing for many families.
The annual inmates show will be held at the old penitentiary next Tuesday and Wednesday nights with the public invited for the first time. Maj. Henry C. Hill, warden, announced the event. About 1,000 people may attend each night. Tickets cost 50 cents and are available at the penitentiary office, Stillman’s drug store, or the First National Bank. No reserved seats.
Short items reveal Joliet characters and happenings from early local life. Jubal bank clerk turned journalist Joseph Dunda, lumber usage in Illinois, hockey trips, bets on Notre Dame games, and a Havana trip club form a mosaic of social quirks and weekly routines in Joliet.
Eugene Ryan his wife Mary and their four month old baby were found shivering at a Chicago street store entrance. The family traveled from Philadelphia in search of work and after aid from Joliet police and Peter H. McCarthy of the Morning Star Mission they returned home to a sunny Southern California valley. The mission has funded fares for over 320 stranded travelers in Joliet over the past three years.
St. Camillus association plans its annual benefit card party on December 8 at De La Salle high school auditorium to raise funds for the citys poor and needy. General chairman Mrs. Charles Winkler leads committees including Mrs. A J Lennon Miss Nellie Gibbons Mrs Sam Shepley and many others.
Ground breaking ceremonies for a memorial tower honoring World War II veterans of Will County will be held Sunday at Woodlawn Memorial Park Barr Highway. Dr A H Bruning announces participation by American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars auxiliaries and American War Mothers. James Bell and Fred Formento to lead the program with the drum and bugle corps assisting.
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