Day Meetings Draw Crowds In Prohibition Campaign
A series of six mass Allied Temperance meetings draws attention in Joliet today tomorrow and Sunday. Programs focus on informing young voters who recently gained the franchise and aiming to influence opposition to any repeal of the current law. Sunday sessions at Central Presbyterian church advocate a ten year trial of prohibition to prove its value.
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Allied Temperance
Joliet
Chamber of Commerce
Central Presbyterian Church
Man Injured in Danville Car Collision at Ruby Street Bridge
Charles Broughton of Danville was injured when the car he rode in struck a steel girder at the west end of the Ruby street bridge. Driver Charles Neal said bright headlights blinded him briefly. Broughton suffered a severe left wrist gash and was taken to St. Joseph's hospital.
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Charles Broughton
Danville
Ruby Street
Charles Neal
Broughton
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Afternoon and Evening Meetings Schedule Outlined
The afternoon meetings will be held at 2:30 o'clock and the evening sessions will open at 7:30. All interested parties are invited to attend and participate in the discussion.
Pretty Wife Seeks Husband Missing After Joliet Call
Mrs. Marie Clark of Freeport reported her husband vanished after a quarrel. Police searched for two days with help from private detectives. She learned he was in Joliet, sought him, and arranged his return after a call from Freeport.
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Marie Clark
Sergt. Michael Corcoran
Clarks
Freeport
Clark
Joliet
Corcoran
Stateville to see large wave of dismissals in shakeup
An unofficial report from Springfield indicates at least a dozen guards and three officers will be dismissed at Stateville in coming weeks. Warden Henry C. Hill warned that any officer not performing duties will be fired, and hinted at removing those who have become too friendly with inmates. The rumor cites Deputy Warden Frank Kness and Deputy Warden George Erickson as already departures, with further changes expected to restore order.
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Stateville
Springfield
Altho
Henry C. Hill
Rodney H. Brandon
State Public Welfare
Frank D. Whipp
Brandon
Whipp
Frank Kness
George Erickson
Sixty-Nine New Members Sign Up In YMCA Drive
Sixty eight new members enrolled in the YMCA men's membership drive. General secretary H. R. Seamans issued the report after the round up of member hunters.
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H. R. Seamans
Woman Dies in Hospital After Operation
Mrs. Theresa Smith, 55, of 116 Ashley Avenue, died at Silver Cross Hospital shortly after midnight following an operation performed several days earlier.
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Theresa Smith
Old
Ashley Avenue
Sik Silver Cross Hospital
Forlowittes
Bolton-Walden Election Contest Decision Due Tomorrow
County Judge Ralph Austin announced last night that the decision on the Bolton-Whalen election contest will be issued tomorrow morning at 10 30 oclock.
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Ralph Austin
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Maina
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Geral
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Lenci
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