Armory talk in Joliet meets sober caution at city hall
The letter criticizes former mayor Janke for promises of a Joliet armory with no state appropriation or action. It warns Hennessy overblown claims lack funding until the next assembly. It also cautions on Patrick Fahey’s bond bid and notes Ed Crump’s quip about truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Janke
Joliet
General Assembly
Springfield
Hennessy
Patrick D. Fahey
Hickory Creek
Art Consoer
Patrick
Consoer
Fahey
Ed Crump
Memphis
Tenn
Crump
Man Arrested for Indecent Exposure
Wilbur John Whitney aged 26 of 118 Earl Street was arrested by city police for indecent exposure after two weeks of reports by a child witness in Westpark. He was identified by license number and locked up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur John Whitney
Earl Street
Donald Zier
Westpark
Whitney
Joliet Officials Plan Meeting With Gov Stratton
On November 9 Mayor James P Hen nessy City Manager Chester Lewis and other Joliet officials will travel to Springfield to meet Gov William G Stratton to discuss Hickory Creek sanitation Smiths bridge and the armory The talks aim to air Hickory Creek issues and consider funding remedies including possible general obligation bonds if bond funds fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Hennessy
Chester Lewis
Springfield
William G. Stratton
Joliet
Hickory Creek
Smith's Bridge
Armory
Board of Local Improvements
Anderson
Hennessy
Rockdale Dinner Aids Rockdale School Playground
A $20 per plate dinner at St. Joseph's school hall Rockdale raised funds for a school playground. Ray Janas duo provided music before Frank Gospodaric thanked volunteers. Visiting officials Mayor John Aremovic Joliet Mayor James Hennessy of Joliet and State's Attorney Frank Masters Jr. were introduced along with Jack Joyce. Rev Vincent Lavery announced entertainment by a local barber shop quartet and the Traveling Yanks. Hors d oeuvres were prepared by Mrs Herman Olivo. About 250 people attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph’s School
Rockdale
Ray Janas
Frank Gospodaric
John Aremovic
James P. Hennessy
Joliet
Frank H. Masters Jr
Jack Joyce
Vincent Lavery
Herman Olivo
Cardiologists to Meet in La Salle
A regional conference on cardiovascular disease for physicians will be held Thursday, November 17 at the Kaskaskia hotel. The afternoon session will be chaired by Dr. Theodore Z. Polley of Joliet with Dr. Willis H. Potts of Chicago as banquet speaker speaking on The Heart of the Child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaskaskia
Theodore Z. Polley
Joliet
Willis H. Potts
Chicago
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Will County conference opens with attorney as afternoon speaker
The first quarterly Will County elementary principals and teachers conference will convene at 1 30 p m in the board of supervisors room at the courthouse Monday. Attorney Paul Thurlow will discuss International Report on Delinquency Problems and attendees are urged to bring manuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will County
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Paul Thurlow
Gladys Leatherman
Ts. Gladys Jensen
Lewis College Foreign Language Club Promotes International Culture
The Foreign Language club at Lewis College founded in 1952 by Dr. Jorge A. DeSoto of Peru aims to spark student interest in foreign languages and better cross cultural relations. The group plans extensive educational programs with lectures on Latin American topics and films and native music, reflecting the campus shift toward international culture. Officers include Griffith MacDonald president and Jacqueline Perry treasurer with a committee led by William Kurzawski and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis College
Jorge A. DeSoto
Peru
Modern Language Department
Lewis
Griffith MacDonald
Jacqueline Perry
Paul X. English
Lewis College Foreign Language Club
Nancy Sweetack
Chicago
Maurice Arcade
Manila
Dolores Azepka
Shirley Simpson
Detroit
Mich
Griff MacDonald
Gen. English
Spectator Photo
Activate local board here
The Joliet board of improvements meets this evening to greet members and outline plans. Councilmen Paul Friedrich, Arthur Biederman, Ed Daniel, Victor Karpaitis and Irving Wylie will attend, and a clerk may be named to assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Local Improvements
Paul Friedrich
Arthur Biederman
Ed Daniel
Victor Karpaitis
Irving Wylie
Joliet
Friedrich
Crackel to attend two meetings on federal program
Verne E. Crackel county superintendent and H. L. Smith of the Chicago Office of Education will preside at a Tuesday 9 30 a m session at Kankakee East Junior High for districts participating in federal public laws 864 and 815. A Wednesday 10 a m meeting at Oak Lawn Community High will address transportation special education and school operation economics with Cracker present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet Township High School
Lockport Township High School
Lincoln-Way Community High School
St. Francis Academy
Joliet Catholic High School
A. J. Holmes
E. H. Whiteside
Social Security Administration
Kankakee East Junior High School
Verne E. Crackel
H. L. Smith
Office of Education
Chicago
High School Problems Commission No. 4
Oak Lawn Community High School
Cracker
Aso
Miss Agnes V. Clark Retires After 37 Years With Illinois Bell
Miss Agnes V. Clark of 617 Morgan Street retires from Illinois Bell after over 37 years. Beginning as a clerk, she became cashier and senior clerk, then sundry disbursements clerk in 1948. She plans to travel after retirement.
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Agnes V. Clark
Morgan Street
Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Clark
Miss. Clark
Margaret Moody
LeDeane Clark
Arthur
Lawrence Scheidt
Oak Park
Illinois Bell
Joliet
Council of the Telephone Pioneers of America
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City Fathers
Stratton
William H. Wilson
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Paul A. Douglas
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Illinois
Douglas B. Anderson
Rockdale Dinner
la Salle
William Kurzawski
Jacquelyn Pierick
Jerry Dames
Dolores Rzepka
Elmer Sims
Robert Marcus
Crackel
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