Dedication of New Illinois Bell Building Draws Crowd
Hundreds attend the dedication ceremonies for the Illinois Bell Telephone Building at Ottawa and Benton streets in Joliet. A. H. White introduces W. Rufus Abbott who recalls Joliet's telephony history from 1880, notes growth to 75,000 people, 15,000 phones, and 86 400 daily calls, and outlines future dial system plans and local staffing.
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Illinois Bell Phone Company
Ottawa
Benton Streets
A. H. White
W. Rufus Abbott
Abbott
Joliet
Chicago Telephone Company
Joliet Exchange
Bae Eee
Tme
Hawthorne Works
Western Electric Company
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Bell System
Wtout
Gouvernor Roosevelt Seeks War Powers Against Gangs
The governor urges New York lawmakers to grant special wartime authority to fight gangsters. The editorial note questions the progress and suggests seeking divine aid if needed.
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Roosevelt
New York
Providence
Sunday School Party Hosts at Thompson Home
Miss Mildred Hughes’s Sunday school class held a party last Thursday evening at the home of Miss Audrey and Miss June Thompson, 302 Harwood Street.
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Mildred Hughes
Audrey
June Thompson
Harwood Street
Inez Genn
Art Jenson
Audrey Lockhart
Earl Pederson
Billy Jackson
Dorothy Surnez
Vernon Miller
Jean Barrer
Walter Riley
Dorothy Rudd
Jack Challender
Olive Ogreff
James McKean
Merle Swithin
Billy Picton
Audrey Thompson
Tom Stuart
Charlotte Button
Ados Sechesan
Mildred Anghes
Frances Barclay
Bud Tedabak
Brooklyn Social Notes and Local Visits Highlight Week
Brooklyn residents share news of visits and events as Harriet Munch invites notes for publication. Families hosted a dinner at 202 Union Street honoring relatives and friends while Mrs. Louise Balch attended the Universalist State Convention in Hoopeston Illinois and Ella Heap installed officers for the American Legion Auxiliary in Lockport Tuesday.
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Brooklyn
Harriet Munch
2Nd. Avenue
James McDonald
Agnes
Violette
Union Street
George W. Storey
Louise Balch
Fourth Avenue
Hoopeston
Illinois
Ella Heap
American Legion Auxiliary
Lockport
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Joliet Manor
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P. J. Ramsey
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California
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Collins St
Joliet, Il
Ridgewood News
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A. BR. Mitchell
3. S. Swaney
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Brooklyn News
Boston
Jolievs Greatest Store
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