Joliet Art Exhibit Showcases Local Talent at Boston Store
Crowds flock to a Joliet exhibit on the Boston Store fourth floor featuring about 200 canvases and watercolors. Artists include Ruth Schuessler, Esther Richardson, James McGrath, Martin Chamberlain, Constance Maxwell, Dorothy Schufelt, Janet Bruce, Adele Fay Williams, and Lawrence D. Abbot, with works ranging from portraits and still lifes to landscapes and pen sketches.
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Joliet
Mares
Boston
Ruth Schuessler
H. G. Schuessler
Schuessler
Esther Richardson
Joliet High School
Carson Pirie Scott
James McGrath
Europe
Germany
Martin Chamberlain
Constance Maxwell
Art Institute
Dorothy Schufelt
Janet Bruce
Florida
Adele Fay Williams
Lawrence D. Abbot
Pilcher Park
40 8 Elects New Officers
New officers elected to the 40 8 are Ray McCurrie chef de gare Wm Harms chef de train Chester Coldwater garde la porte Robert Sullivan Lockport comis voyageur Harry M Schlemmer lampiste McCurrie appoints Al Meyers Ray Bassett Hayes Kennedy Norman Morgan Al Eklund as entertainment head The goal is to recruit for the legion McCurrie’s group pledges cooperation with Commander Kennedy A New Yorker was kicked to death by a cow A Manhattanite’s political career ended by a tiger
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Ray McCurrie
Chef-De-Gare
Wm. Harms
Chester Coldwater
Garde-La-Porte
Robert Sullivan
Lockport
Comis Voyageur
Harry M. Schlemmer
Lampiste
McCurrie
al Meyers
Ray Bassett
Hayes Kennedy
Norman Morgan
al Eklund
Legion
Chef McCurrie
Kennedy
Community Notes From Wilcox District
Mrs E S Carleton attended a state board meeting of the American War Mothers in Aurora Friday. Mr and Mrs William Stout hosted Mrs Herbert Watson of Chicago last Saturday. Mr and Mrs John J Baker depart today for Cape Girardeau Missouri to attend the W C U convention and visit St Louis relatives. The W R Menks hosted Mr and Mrs Alfred Bateman of Barrington Ill last weekend. Mrs Fred A Bairds hosted Miss Isabelle Kodat Erhart Kodat and four friends from Chicago Heights for Sunday dinner. Edwin Bertrand Jr entertained fourteen friends at his Oneida street home Saturday. Tip Top club members were hosted by Mrs William Cherry at the Jenny Polly Tea Room. Mrs John Hest to host club members at her Richards street home Wednesday.
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E. S. Carleton
State Board
American War Mothers
Aurora
William Stout
Highland Avenue
Herbert Watson
Chicago
John J. Baker
W. Marion Street
Cape Girardeau
Missouri
St. Louis
W. R. Menks
Clement Street
Alfred Bateman
Barrington
Ill
Fred A. Bairds
N. Raynor Avenue
Chicago Heights
Isabelle Kodat
Erhart Kodat
Baird
William Kern
Mus
Edwin Bertrand, Jr
Oneida Street
Friends
William Cherry
Ruby Street
Tip Top Club
Jenny Polly
John Hest
Richards Street
Bell System Plans $35 Million in Plant Improvements
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company informed A. Robertson, chairman of the committee on industrial rehabilitation, that Bell System expenditures for plant improvements in the next twelve months will total about $35,000,000. The work aims to improve service and can be done now for winter employment.
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The
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
A. W.obertson
Committee On Industrial Rehabilitation
Bell System
Ten Cent Cigarettes Gain Public Favor
Ten cent packs of twenty cigarettes have surged in popularity from a minor share to as much as 20 percent of total sales, with manufacturers estimating 20 to 25 percent. Dow Jones reports the trend reflecting growing consumer demand for cheaper tobacco options.
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Dow-Jones Co
Woodlawn to Entertain Vets at Dwight Hospital
Commander Remedy announced at the Woodlawn post meeting that Comrade Ray Fiske an orchestra leader and professional entertainer from Woodlawn Post will entertain the veterans at Dwight Hospital on October 26. Government forbids naval academy graduates to wed within two years a rule deemed foolish by critics. An Atlanta Missouri editor wagers Hoover won’t win, claiming it shows he is from Missouri.
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Remedy
Ray Fiske
Woodlawn Post
Dwight Hospital
Naval Academy
Atlanta
Hoover
Missouri
Also Mentioned on This Page
Muriel Holt
University of California
Arthur Torrance
Miss Holt
New Guiana
British
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine
Wilcox District News
Wilcox
Spectator
W. A. Gustafson
Crome
Case St
Elks
R. R
Woodlawn
Congress
Herbert Hoover
Republican Party
Will County Republican Central Committee
Fred R. Adams
A. C. Jeffrey
James Rosenberg
John D. Walker
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