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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1957
Page
3
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A Thanksgiving message urges readers to recognize how routine complaints about taxes prices traffic and luxuries pale beside life under communism. It calls Americans to thank God for freedom and privilege and to reflect on gratitude during the holiday season.
The 45th annual Joliet holiday season concert will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Joliet Township High school auditorium. East and west side junior high fifth and sixth grade bands join beginners and new bands from both sides. Charles S Peters notes the program while Robert Haddick directs half the concert and Robert Slider conducts the other section.
Police Chief Joseph Trizna held a meeting and announced immediate changes to the traffic division. Sgt. Donald Zier moves to Juvenile, Sgt. Jerome Kren alternates shifts with Sgt. Henry Schelling Jr. and Lonnie Randolph gains two sergeants and more patrols. Detective bureau staff will fill desk duties during the transition. A disaster plan is under city review and further congestion fixes may follow.
The Joliet Park District mixed chorus under W. A. Eneix will perform during the Thanksgiving Day dinnerbell program on WLS at 12 30 p m. Selections include This Is My Country Out of My Dreams The Surrey With The Fringe On Top Give Me a tone Count Your Blessings and Thanks Be To God. On Dec 2 the group will be Sears Roebuck and company at 6 45 p m for caroling broadcast over WJOL.
Mayor and Mrs. Hennessy travel by train to the American Municipal League conclave in San Francisco. About 15 000 municipal state and national administrators are expected to attend to discuss current problems and future projections. The couple planned to return by unspecified date.
Willie Love of Custer Park Illinois was struck in the leg and abdomen by shotgun pellets while hunting about four miles east of his home yesterday afternoon. He was admitted to Silver Cross hospital for treatment.
Workers laid off may receive cost free blood from their bank for up to six months after their last shift. The donor list includes employees and a policy committee. Spouses children and parents of eligible recipients may also benefit.
A briefing gathers key personnel for the armory project with Robert Liles from Naess and Murphy as architectural supervisor, joined by Lawrence Santini labor foreman and Donald Scheffler carpenter foreman of Mayfair Construction. Spectator Photos.
Six inmates at Stateville prison had their writs of habeas corpus denied this week by Circuit Judge James V. Bartley. Petitioners named were Jerome Stratz Frank Lopez Leo pold Kulesza Fred S Kozlowski Kasimir Jablonski and Ralph Hickox. A hearing for Mazzar Mangan is set for December 19 and Edward Romb cases may be considered soon citing grand jury indictment issues.
City Collector Edward Salesnik announced that passenger car tags start at 3 dollars and truck tags range from 4.50 to 9.50 based on weight. After January 1 prices rise 50 cents for both. Last year 16,000 passenger car and 1,450 truck tags were issued, generating about 60,000 dollars.
Burke R. Mead 303 E Benton Street veteran journalist becomes secretary of Joliet Police and Fire board succeeding W J Murdock who died October 13 Mead manages The Spectator and has worked in Chicago Milwaukee and Waukegan He served as WJOL news editor and Navy combat correspondent with Adm Halsey 37 months duty discharged 1945 He belongs to Old Timers Baseball Association and American Legion Harwood post 367.
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