Sugar War Sparks Joliet Ad Controversy and Zoning Critique
Readers confront beverage bakery and ice cream dealers over sugar rations and a public ad in the Herald News. The letter condemns anonymous protests and warns of starvation rhetoric while urging fair sugar distribution and accountability in government plans. The piece also critiques Joliet zoning board delays and Judge Henry’s case tied to Mr. June’s remarks.
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Herald-News
Benjamin
Ept
Jolet
Will County
Ashington
Russia
Tommies
America
Hhere
Theorld
New county officials shake court house machine rule
Barr Schupp GOP strength wanes as John Kirincich becomes sheriff and John Cowing takes county judge post after April primary wins. Longtime staff depart while two officials remain loyal to the machine, with others replaced by new faces in Sheriff Kirincich’s era.
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Court House
Barr-Schupp Gop
John Kirincich
Sheriif
John Cowing
Barr-Schupp
William “Ned” Barnes
Paul Wunder
Robert Spreitzer
Joseph Hartley
E. A. Kingston
Herman Grassle
Tor
Louis Bottino
Charles Lauth
Lauth
Ivan Rhodes
Louth
William Barrowman
William Agnich
Fred Malle
DeWitt Taylor
John Sweedler
Willis Peterson
Howard Hewlett
Jack Challenger
Joseph Staresink
Harry Hill
Roy Doerfler
Kirincich
Walter McGee
Doerfler
Hartley
Gustave Zitzke
Edward Jones
Youth Sentenced to St Charles Reformatory
A fourteen year old lad Philip Holmes of Lockport was sentenced by Acting County Judge Fred Adams to the St Charles reformatory for violation of probation. Holmes and fellow teen Richard Nordenburg were linked to stealing a auto belonging to Jack Hickman of Lockport. The duo were caught in Springfield and returned by Chief Reea. Paul Ohman continues probation investigations into Nordenburg.
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Philip Holmes
Sisson Street
Lockport
St. Charles Reformatory
Fred Adams
Stephen Reed
Holmes
Richard Nordenburg
Nobes Avenue
Jack Hickman
East Eleventh Street
Springfield
Reea
Adams
Paul Ohman
Nordenburg
Knott seeks damages in Joliet collision suit
Charles L Knott of Braidwood sues Andrew Hrvatin of Joliet for 10000 dollars injury damages and 500 dollars auto damage after a August 25 collision on U S Route 6 near Railroad Street Knott claims Hrvatin drove on the wrong side of the highway while Knott was traveling south and Hrvatin north Thomas Vinson represents Knott.
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Will County
Charles L.knott
Braidwood
Andrew Hrvatin
North Center Street
Joliet
Railroad Street
Knott
Hrvatin
Thomas Vinson
West Park S water main leak worsens supply
A second water main leak in the West Park system occurred yesterday on Woods avenue blocking four blocks from water. Crews dug at the leak point but did not fix the rupture, leaving homes in the area without water.
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West Park
Woods Avenue
Boy with BB gun breaks window at Mrs Herbback home
Police seek a boy armed with a BB gun who is believed to have broken a window at Mrs J Herbback's residence 719 Chase Avenue. The damage occurred Tuesday evening and was reported to the police department yesterday morning.
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J. Herbback
Chase Avenue
City Y M C A to Elect Officers Dec 11
The City club of the Y M C A will hold its election of officers on December 11. Robert Wallace chairs the nominating committee which will announce candidates at the next weekly luncheon meeting.
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City Club of the
Robert Wallace
Plans for huge Will County central plant and lockers
Plans and specifications for a large 100000 dollar central plant for Will County Cooperatives Inc are nearing completion Leonard Braham manager says. The site covers 13 acres south of Newell Park between Route 66 A and Manhattan road construction start date is not set. The plant will consolidate slaughtering and services for the coop along with multiple locker facilities expanding from four to eight plants including Plainfield New Lenox and Crete. The Plainfield plant cost $75000.
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Will County Cooperatives, Inc
Leonard Braham
Cooperatives
Newell Park
U. S. Route 66-A
Manhattan Road
Braham
Will County
Plainfield
New Lenox
Crete
John Donges Funeral Services Held Tomorrow
Funeral services for John Donges of 516 N Bluff Street who died Tuesday will be at Wunderlich funeral home tomorrow at 2 PM with Rev John A Goeken officiating. Burial in Hills of Rest cemetery. Aged 63, he is survived by one daughter Mrs Walter Johnson of Joliet, his mother Mrs Anna Gunther, one sister Mrs Otto Voss of Chicago and two grandchildren.
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John Donges
N. Bluff Street
Wunderlich
John A. Goeken
Hills of Rest Cemetery
Donges
Walter Johnson
Joliet
Lillian
Anna Gunther
Otto Voss
Chicago
Stouffer Divorce Case Cites Cruelty Evidence
Mrs. Mary E. Stouffer of 2211 Kelly Avenue files for divorce in Will County Circuit Court alleging cruelty by Victor M. Stouffer. Married March 13 1943, he left her November 14. she seeks custody of their only child.
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Mary E. Stouffer
Kelly Avenue
Will County
Victor M. Stouffer
Inmates Transferred to Vandalia by Sheriff
Two county jail inmates Johnson of Joliet route 3 and Henry Swanson were sent to Vandalia yesterday by Sheriff Ralph Newkirk under orders of Police Magistrate Thomas K. Sprague.
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Vandalia
Thomas K. Sprague
Johnson
Route 3
Joliet
Henry Swanson
Ralph Newkirk
Local Peeping Incident Near Clinton Street
Police were told by an unidentified man last night that a young man about 22 eyed into windows near 206 East Clinton Street. The watcher is said to appear every evening between seven and eight.
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E. Clinton Street
Autos collide injuring three near Eastern and Washington
Cars driven by Charles O Day of 301 E Benton street and Mrs James R Patterson collided head on at 7 15 p m at the intersection of Eastern avenue and Washington street. Mrs O Day was a passenger. They received hospital care at Silver Cross and were sent home after treatment for contusions and bruises.
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Charles O’day
E. Benton Street
James R. Patterson
Eastern Avenue
Washington Street
O’day
Silver Cross Hospital
Patterson
Lockport Woman Granted Divorce by Court
Judge James V. Bartley granted Mrs. Blanch Juanita Prince of Lockport a divorce from Robert Prince on grounds of cruelty and habitual drunkenness. She was awarded custody of their four children.
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Frederick A. Hill
James V. Bartley
Blanch
Juanita Prince
Lockport
Robert Prince
DeKalb Leader Seeks World Cooperation for Peace
William W. Wirtz of DeKalb urged three steps for lasting peace at a City club luncheon: control of the atomic bomb disarmament and a world government. He argued there is no current machinery for world peace and emphasized immediate action and trust between nations, citing the United States and Russia.
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William W. Wirtz
DeKalb
City Club
Wirtz
United States
Russia
Charles Witten
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