Joliet sellers prey on homeowners as fraud alarms rise
Joliet’s Chamber of Commerce warns residents about high pressure deals from out of town firms offering siding and landscaping contracts and a sewing machine salesman who snatched a $5 bill. Officials urge delays and caution as reports describe inflated prices and hidden commissions.
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Puuckel
A. of C
Joliet
Commerce Association
The
Association
Association of Commerce
Charles I. Crawford
Crawford
K of C Peace Meeting and Fatima Week in Joliet
Joliet Knights of Columbus sponsor a peace meeting October 8 at the American Legion hall with relics from Fatima and speaker Brother Marion. The event begins at 8 p m with a free will offering and public invitation. Fatima week observances follow at area churches and halls through Sunday with 8 p m times except Holy Cross Thursday at 7 30 p m. The visionaries Jacinta Francisco and Lucy are named and Lucy remains in Portugal in 1948.
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Joliet
St. Anthony’s
St. Joseph’s
American Legion Hall
Holy Cross
Catholic
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Nativity Hall
St. Mary’s Carmelite Hall
Jacinta
Francisco Marto
Lucy Santos
Francisco
Lucy
Portugal
Joliet Rent Control to Stay Through April 1953
James L. McGinnis, area rent director, says Joliet will keep rent control until April 30, 1953, because Joliet is designated a critical defense area. In other areas rent control expires where councils have not extended it, while Chicago faces a 10 percent increase due to higher operating costs, mainly affecting Cook County.
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Joliet
James L. McGinnis
Director of
Defense Mobilization
Chicago
Cook County
Will County
Missing Willy the parakeet at Raub Street
Light blue parakeet with white head, missing from 722 Raub Street. Serial leg band 3672, speaks fluently, owner Mrs. Frieda Pohlers reachable at 5919. Reward offered for safe return. corn flakes may entice him.
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Willy
Raub Street
Frieda Pohlers
Guard shortage Disturbs Joliet Stateville Prison
Warden Ragen says the Joliet Stateville branch is short about a dozen guards who leave for higher paying jobs. The facility normally employs about 600 staff, with roughly 520 in custodial roles, and the shortage affects operations.
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Ragen
Joliet-Stateville
Illinois
Altho Ragen
Joliet
Joliet-Stateville Branch
Stateville
Collins Street Prison
Honor Farm
Diagnostic Depot
Navy Day Observance Plans Stir Joliet Officials
National Navy Day on Monday October 27 prompts Joliet Navy league leaders to discuss a local program with E F Meyer noting the Armed Forces Day observance has shifted since 1950. Commander John Dufner and local officials weigh possible events as organizers await next week’s official announcement.
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Navy League
United States
Armed Forces
E. F. Meyer
Joliet Navy League
National Organization
Secretary of Defense
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Army Forces Day
John Dufner
U. S. Naval Reserve Station
Rockdale
W. J. Murdock
League
Meyer
City council to study Joliet sidewalk plan Monday
West side residents will ask the Joliet city council to build a sidewalk along the east side of Midland avenue from Jefferson street to Glenwood avenue. Attorney Harry Schenk cites safety for Pershing school children walking in the street. Council members prefer the line extend to Caton avenue and finance via special assessments. The council weighs making sidewalks compulsory and notes an existing ordinance for new subdivisions.
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Midland Avenue
Jefferson Street
Glenwood Avenue
West Side
Joliet
Harry Schenk
Pershing School
Ed Franck
Joseph Whalen
Edward Daniel
George Vollmer
Caton Avenue
Northern Trust to Buy Joliet Fire Station Bonds
Joliet city council accepted Northern Trust Company of Chicago proposal to purchase 60000 dollars in bonds voted by residents to fund the new west side fire station at Campbell street and Prairie avenue. The deal includes a 173 dollar premium and 1.90 percent interest. Construction is by Sam Molaschi, general contractor.
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Joliet
Northern Trust Company of
Chicago
West Side
Campbell Street
Prairie Avenue
Northern Trust Company
Sam Molaschi
Soil-saving plan outlined for Stateville prison farm
Warden Joseph E. Ragen met at Stateville penitentiary farm with soil conservation officials to launch a long term program for the 2200 acre agricultural property. The project includes drainage tile updates, crop rotation planning, pasture improvement, grass waterways, and continued production of garden crops dairy beef and hogs alongside corn oats and alfalfa.
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Joseph E. Ragen
Stateville Penitentiary
Minott Silliman Jr
Illinois
H. &. Davenport
Kankakee
Harold Brandenburg
State Conservation Service
Springfield
Homer Kuder
Warden Ragen
Millard A. Ruddell
Kuder
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R. J. Barr
Barr
Richard Nixon
Washington
California
Nixon
Nizon
Nixzon
P. T. Barnum
William R. McCabe
City Council
Northern Trust
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