Be a Good Fellow Tag Day for Guardian Angel Orphans
Tomorrow villagers will shout for taggers as more than 400 charity collectors flood Joliet to raise funds for Guardian Angel Orphans Home. Mother Julia notes 160 children aged 8 to 16 depend on this drive to cover a month’s expenses and upcoming debts, with St. Raymond’s Francis Scanlan offering a $10 prize for the biggest daily contribution.
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Guardian Angel's Orphans
Loop
Joliet National Bank
Mother Julia
Sisters of the Home
Julia
New City Hall Plan Likely Delayed In Joliet Says Mayor
Joliet mayors statement this week casts doubt on building a new city hall within the next year or two. Slump in property values blocks fund-raising. city already has over 100000 invested in the current hall, needing about three times that to construct a new facility. Mayor Hennessy also aims to cut city hall rent when the lease ends, seeking at least a 2000 reduction from the current 10000 yearly payment.
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Joliet
William Hennessy
City Hall
Hennessy
W. C. U elects new officers at Joliet meeting
J. C. Adler was elected president of the Western Catholic Union society at the Fred C. Dames office. The executive board includes delegates from six Joliet branches and one Lockport branch. Other officers elected are Dr. L. Heintz as vice president Louise Grewenig as secretary and treasurer and John E. Kenny as sergeant at arms.
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J. C. Adler
Western Catholic Union Society
Fred C. Dames
North Joliet Street
Joliet
Lockport
Dr. L. Heintz
Louise Grewenig
John E. Kenny
Royce Urges Clean-up For Fire Prevention Week In Joliet
Fire Chief Calvin Royce launches Fire Prevention Week with a citywide inspection by Joliet fire crews. He urges residents to clear rubbish from furnaces basements and stoves and to check wiring in homes and buildings to cut fire risk. He notes Illinois had 879 fire deaths and 19 248 fires last year causing over 21 million dollars in losses.
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Royce
Fire Department
Calvin Royce
Loop
Joliet
Illinois
Notable Society and News Snippets From A Busy Day
A collection of light items and notes including Frederick Farrell on vacation in Wyoming Ambrose Egan and Patrolman Kubinski gathering gopher-catching gear Joel’s best gopher catchers Mrs C M Tinder improving after surgery Hank Warner dreams of pro ball Dolores Del Rio and Cedric Gibbons in a split-floor Hollywood home Fay Wray to star in The Unholy Garden M C of the G B on a two day Iowa visit tennis star quotes Ramon Novarro hair cap on set White House origin ice berg vertical water line dairy to replace horse carts with trucks Bill Redmond Jr linked to Joliet National Bank Deputy Clair Seaver’s long midnight shift and early morning return to work.
Fragmentary town gossip from South Cage Street Ohio
Murky notes mention Gerald Dames on South Cage Street and a door marked with initial E for Erickson. Rumors speak of a wine shop on the loop district and a west side lawyer who hands out cigars. Mentions of J C Adler, Theta National pledge at Illinois, and a recent inter-school game at Dame.
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New City Hall
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Luther League of St. John’s
Frederick Farrell
the Spectator
Wyoming
Ambrose ‘Egan
Shy” Kubinski
Joel
C. M. Tinder
Hank” Warner
Dolores del Rio
Cedric Gibbons
Hollywood
Mr. Gibbons
Fay Wray
Ronald A
Garen
M. C
G. B
Iowa
Oeea
Coper
Cinete
Ramon Novarro
White House
William
Bill” Redmond, Jr
Bill
Clair Seaver
Max Miller
Gerald Dames
South Cage Street
Erickson
Loop District
West Side
J. C
Lawrence
Nghey Kimer Street
Blonde
Dinet
Tom Davidson
Avenue
Theta National Fraternity
Edward d
J. C. Adler CO
Bluff and
Jefferson Streets
Lamb ‘Sale
Lamb
Jim
Wrest
Cooksin
Hea
Steamboat Bill
Holmstrom-Pilcher CO
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