City officials urged to seek regional plans before Hickory creek bond issue
The proposal favors consulting Anthony Olds, president of the Chicago Sanitary District and chair of the Chicago Metropolitan area, before Joliet issues revenue bonds to clean up Hickory creek. It argues the metropolitan plan could curb flood risks across seven Will County townships, reduce costs to taxpayers, and recommends a study by City Manager Chester Lewis to determine final costs and feasibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Creek
Anthony Olds
Chicago Sanitary District
Olds
Chicago Metropolitan Area
Jeliet
Joliet
Will County
Hennessy
Chester Lewis
Chicago
11 Year-Old Girl Injured in Backyard Baseball Incident
Judy Mills, 11, was injured by George Gilroy, 8, while playing behind a house at 100 S Center Street. She was taken to Silver Cross Hospital with an injury above her left eye and held for X-rays after the boy warned her to step back from a baseball bat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Mills
S. Center Street
Judy
George Gilroy
W. Jefferson Street
Silver Cross Hospital
George
Abandoned Car Towed After Month Near Third Street
Mrs M J Downs at 307 Marigold Place called police to tow an abandoned car parked near Third and Schorie avenues for over a month. The vehicle had no license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Downs
Marigold Place
Third and
Schorie Avenues
County plans sanatorium move and state sale of farm
The Will County board and Sunnyhill Sanatorium officials discuss remedies for antiquated facilities. Illinois offers $182,000 to buy the County farm for a youth reception center. A TB building remodel could house the elderly, and the health department would move to the new center. County farm residents must vacate by March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Board of Supervisors
Sunnyhill
TB Sanatorium
Meade Baltz
County Farm
Will County Health Department
Rialto Square
State
Michael Faletti
Driver James Wirts Arrested After Truck Hits Fence
City police followed a truck along route 30 to New Lenox yesterday and arrested James M. Wirts 35 of Madison Wisconsin after he drove east of Clinton street semitrailer for Heuer Truck Lines into Joliet Motor Sales lot and collided with a fence then fled without reporting the incident. William Cunningham owner of Joliet Motor Sales filed the complaint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Lenox
James M. Wirts
Madison
Wis
Wirts
Heuer Truck
Clinton Street
Santa Fe
Joliet Motor Sales
William Cunningham
IEA Meeting Set for Joliet and Aurora Sessions
The Ili nois Education Association northeastern division will hold its annual meeting tomorrow at 9 a m at Joliet Township High school. Additional sessions are planned at East High school in Aurora and St Charles High school.
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The
Ilinois Education Association
Joliet Township High School
East High School
Aurora
St. Charles High School
Joliet Postal Clerks Host District Meeting Saturday
Joliet Local 324 will host the Chi Burban district meeting of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks at Carneghi hall Joliet street. Paul Cullins Illinois Federation president will speak in Joliet his first official visit. Delegates from 85 000 postal workers and officers will discuss Post Office reorganizations and the call for congressional investigation into the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Federation
Carneghi
Cullins
House
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committees
Post Office Department
Chicago
Post Office
Suit Filed Over Car Death of Daniel Wabol
A $20,000 damage suit was filed in the Circuit Clerk’s office by Theodore P. Wabol claiming the death of Daniel T. Wabol in an automobile crash near Thornton Street on Route 7. The action names Richard Schade as the defendant, with Wabol’s father, mother Olga, and brother James as parties. Two women seek divorces, Iona M. Kratochvil from George and Joan Kieser from Richard D.
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Paul V
Wunder
Richard Schade
Daniel T. Wabol
Theodore P. Wabol
Wabol
Thornton Street
Lockport
Schade
Loren Aspel
Aspel
Wabol Auto
Olga
James
Iona M. Kratochvil
George
Joan Kieser
Richard D
Illinois Lodge Sends Three To New York Convention
Three representatives from Illinois Foresters of America travel to the 34th biennial Supreme Lodge convention in New York City at the Piccadilly Hotel. Dominic F. Boetto of Joliet serves as grand chief ranger and supreme senior beadle, M. J. Donna of Braidwood marks his 50th year as grand or state secretary, Vio is supreme chief ranger, and John Gaudio of unknown origin is grand treasurer making his first supreme appearance. Boetto will drive to the city with his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiil County
Illinois Foresters of America
Supreme Court
New York City
Hotel Picadilly
Dominic F. Boetto
Joliet
Illinois
M. J. Donna
Braidwood
Vio
John Gaudio
Boetto
Spy Warfare Topic Opens World Today Series
Dan T. Moore will discuss spy warfare and the cold war at the third World Today program in Joliet Township High School auditorium. The 8 PM lecture outlines his WW II X-2 Counter Intelligence role and postwar counter espionage work with allies and rivals. Season tickets cost four dollars. single admissions are one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan T. Moore
Joliet Township
Moore
Washington
Monuments to J. J. Cohen Set for Sunday Dedication
A monument honoring Joliet businessman J. J. Cohen, former White store owner, who died March 20, will be dedicated Sunday at 2 50 PM at Mt Moriah cemetery. Rabbi M M Hershman will officiate. Invitation extended by his daughter Alice Cohen Bergen and family to friends and lodge members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merw
J. J. Cohen
Joliet P
White
Mt. Moriah
M. M. Hershman
Joliet
Mr. Cohen
Alice Cohen Bergen
Furnace explosion injures man at 1412 Brandon Road
A furnace exploded at 1412 Brandon Road yesterday afternoon. Albert Melcd ries was taken to St Joseph's Hospital and released after minor facial burns.
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Brandon Road
Albert Melcdries
St. Joseph's Hospital
U S Rubber to Hire Atomic Experts and Build Accelerator
U S Rubber announces two leading atomic scientists Dr Glenn T Seaborg and Dr James W Cobble as consultants on atomic energy and reveals plans for a two million volt Van de Graaff accelerator at its new Preakness research center due to be completed in 1953. The firm partners with seven industrial companies to build a private nuclear reactor and aims to apply atomic energy advances to rubber plastics textiles and chemicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn T. Seaborg
James W. Cobble
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Radiation Laboratory
University of California
Atomic Energy
United State Rubber Company
Dr. Seaborg
Dr. Cobble
Purdue University
Preakness
van de Graaff
Rubber Company
High Voltage Engineeringcorporation
Cambridge
Mass
Ruber Company
Uid
Sidney M. Cadwell
Woman Sues for 915 009 Damages in Vehicle Collision
Margaret Huminsky files a suit in Circuit Clerk Paul Wunder's office seeking 15000 for injuries after a car driven by Nick Kovacevich allegedly struck her auto driven by Jacob Huminsky on Theodore Street near Raynor Avenue August 3, 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul V. Wunder
Margaret Huminsky
Nick Kovacevich
Jacob Huminsky
Theodore Street
Raynor Avenue
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William R. McCabe
IEA
Daniel Wabol
Illinois Lodge
Spy Warfare
World Today
U. S. Rubber
Richard Zimmerman
Texas
Michigan
Joliet Arsenal
Mary Jane Smith
Dick Vaughan
San Antonio
Goldie
Silver
Zimmerman
M.S. Rubber J Cas Se
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