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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1931
Page
15
Social pages list dinners in Beverley and Chicago honoring Dr. Chase of Illinois, road trips to Cincinnati and Rockford, and guests from Michigan City.Residents attend Halloween events at Medinah Club and host bridge parties while Rotary Women meet for a luncheon and talks on travel and global views.
Local social notes record numerous bridge luncheons hosted by Mrs. Harold F Patterson at West Acres and others including Mrs. Robert Adam, Mrs. Irving Shutts, Mrs. John R Fitzgibbons, and Mrs. Helen Meers. Visitors include Dr Wade Clyne and family to Albany and Mrs Eugene E Wilson staying with sister Mrs George A Barr.
The Holly Club has named committees for its annual charity event to be held Monday December 28. The decoration committee is chaired by Miss Gretchen Wagner and includes numerous members led by Mrs. Richard Barr and Mrs. Ford June. The refreshment committee is chaired by Mrs. Orrin Dowse with members listed through several other names.
Mrs Castle's circle of the Richards Street Methodist church was entertained at Mrs H O Jackson's home on Strong Avenue. A bakery sale by the Whatsoever Girls circle of the Kings Daughters of the Richards Street church will take place in Beaches store basement. Margaret Fargo of Whitley Avenue plans to attend the Northwestern Illinois football game next Saturday. In Chicago Margaret and IL University students will visit Mr and Mrs Frank Peacock of Sheridan Drive Harriet Munch and Willa Lourong. East Cass Street group attended the Michigan Illinois game last Saturday and visited brothers Gordon Longley and Donald Munch, university students. The Washington School Parent-Teacher association met in the school auditorium. The event for the regular ?gS has Tuesday evening.
Ambiguous notes indicate a 476000 salary figure linked to a start of work on a project or contract at Pee Book Stee Com. Details are unclear due to garbled text. The record notes a tentative start tied to the stated salary amount and entity.
Rock Island residents attended a variety of events including a Augustana-Western State football game and multiple Halloween parties. Social and bridge clubs hosted gatherings, couples entertained at home, and families planned parties and reunions with many locals named.
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