Will County Day Promises Bargains Across Joliet Stores
Will County Day runs from 9 a m to 9 p m with about 80 Joliet retailers offering certified bargains and war bonds prizes. Co chairs Robert P O Leary and W M Young cite Joliet as a regional shopping hub as merchants stock quality merchandise and deploy extra sales staff.
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Joliet
Charles J. Crawford
W. M. Young
Will County
Yars
Couch House
Will County Day
Will Country
Burglars Hit Two Gas Stations In Night Raid
Thieves broke into Bissett Miller’s at 912 W Jefferson and Edward Kroll’s at Mason and Plainfield, stealing Prestone worth 45 dollars and tire tubes at the first site and auto tires thermostats and other merchandise valued at 600 dollars at the second. Windows were broken to enter both stations and the clocks stopped at 12 20. Police pursue suspects and expect arrests.
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Bissett Miller
Jefferson Street
Edward Kroll
Mason and Plainfield Avenues
Protest over Community Chest sign on flagpole
At Will County Council of Veterans meetings in the American Legion hall a unanimous protest criticized attaching the Community Chest sign to the flagpole at Jefferson and Chicago. Leaders said they would remove the flag until the sign is moved, citing flag desecration and pole damage.
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Will County
Santa Claus
V. F. W. Cantigny Post
Democrats surrender to Republicans in county campaign
A Joliet area report portrays divided Democratic leadership and weak organization as Republicans mobilize groups to unseat Democrats in state and county races. Key figures include F J Loughran John Uremoine Donald Delaney and E J Schweizer amid internal power struggles and lingering disputes over past campaigns.
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Woodruff
Joliet
Delaney
Aremovic
Schweizer
Harold Downey
Uremoine
Downey
J. W. Bartley
Joliet Hosts Town Meeting Radio Broadcast at High School
Joliet will host a national Town Meeting of the Air on ABC radio from Joliet Township High School auditorium. The World Today lecture series at Joliet Junior College sells $3 season tickets for eight programs. Sen James W Fulbright and Gov Val Peterson will debate What Are the Real Differences Between the Candidates.
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ABC
Joliet
Joliet Township High School
Joliet Junior College
JJC
Elmer Rowley
James W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Val Paterson
Nebraska
Fulbright
Adlai Stevenson
Peterson
Hew
Midwest
Iliinois Education association conclave to meet in Aurora
The northeastern division of the Iliinois Education association stages its annual meeting in Aurora with Dr. Ralph W. Lockman as principal speaker. About 2200 teachers from Will Kane Kendall and McHenry counties attend, with two sessions at East High and Paramount theater.
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Ralph W. Lockman
Christchurch
New York City
Nation Radio Pulpit
Ilinois Education Association
Aurora
Aji
Will
Kane
Kendall
McHenry
Will County
East High School
Paramount Theater
East High
Alyce Shaw
Elwood
Mary Bolton
Joliet
Ivan Baldwin
W. G. Niehus
Plainfield
N. B.A
Flora Leonard
Raymond Cherry
Lockport
Dr. Lockcan
Fight on Cornell avenue leaves two men hurt and one jailed
Early morning brawl at Cornell avenue and Collins street left Abbie Harreon 23 of 2307 Fairmont avenue Lockport with facial lacerations requiring 25 stitches and eyeball injury. George Lewis 34 of 129 Princeton avenue was arrested and jailed as deputies investigated the incident.
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St. Joseph's Hospital
Cornell Avenue
Collins Street
Abbie Harreon
Fairmont Avenue
Lockport
George Lewis
Princeton Avenue
Lewis
Harreon
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