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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1960
Page
3
The Spectator declares itself a militant voice for readers, opposing injustices and monopolies, endorsing capable candidates, and defending a free independent press. It stresses competition, reflection of readers’ honest opinions, and commitment to information and entertainment for a healthier community.
Will County Federation of Teachers will hold a full program Monday October 24 at the Woodruff hotel starting 9 a.m. Four experts will speak on classroom mental health including Dr. Mario Piers Dr Urban Fleege and Dr Basil Majjar. The event includes a 12 15 luncheon and welcomes Dr R J Graff Dr John W English Dr William French and Carl Megel with Rev John R Benson giving the invocation.
Northeastern division of Illinois Education Association will hold an all day institute at Joliet Township High School auditorium featuring Bennett Cerf on humor, Forrest Rozelle on Education in a Changing World, Gerald Brown on legislation, and Carter Davidson discussing Foreign Policy at the Polls. Local leaders Mrs Elaine Madison Florence Fults and John Ewing chairing arrangements with programs also at Crystal Lake and Aurora high schools.
An $11 million section of Route 80 from seven miles west of Morris to west of Joliet will be dedicated by Gov. Stratton. The ceremony will be near Morris, his hometown, and the route will run Illinois towns Joliet Morris Ottawa LaSalle Princeton toward Rock Island and Moline. A second section should finish by December and contracts exist north of Ottawa. In a separate incident a two car collision at Oneida and Reed streets led to the arrest of 26 year old Carol Robinson for failure to control her vehicle after it struck a car driven by 29 year old Mabel Thomkins. no injuries reported.
Will county farmers at DeKalb discussed supply and demand as a regulator of production and urged minimal supports to avoid subsidizing inefficiency. They favored crop reduction pay in kind, expanding markets, and opposed the state bond issue. The group backs broader tax base, fairer tax distribution, and better property tax administration.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway Co settled disputes over pay and fringe benefits. The agreement includes pay raises, an insurance and health welfare plan, and vacation and holiday benefits. If no accord had been reached, about 5000 J employes faced a strike, with District Judge Julius Hoffman issuing an injunction to delay.
The U S Army and University of Chicago officials report a new malaria drug tested on about 4000 inmates at Stateville and Collins Street prisons with no ill effects. The Army says the drug will be shipped to Korea.
The city awarded a bid from International Salt Co. of Clark Summit Pa to furnish 250 tons of salt compound at 15 dollars per ton to melt ice and snow on streets. The firm was one of several bidders. Delivery will occur when quantities arrive to meet demand.
The estate of the late Mrs. Eliza beth I. Rhind of 1102 Richards died Oct 2 and was valued at 25000 in personal property when her will was filed in probate court. U S Steel stock goes to nephew James Newkirk of Aurora and bonds to niece Mrs Marion Cassells of 1603 Jones. James Newkirk and Ralph Newkirk of Richards St are named co executors.
J Walter Lowrey and Mrs J W Mc Carthy open headquarters in the Hotel Louis Joliet for the Citizens Non Partisan Committee for Masters as Frank H Masters Jr visits. The committee lists hundreds of voters from Republican Democratic and independent groups backing Masters re election on November 8.
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