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Newspaper

The Spectator

Location

Joliet, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1940

Page

7

Education Week Observed In Joliet Week Of Nov 10

American Education Week will be observed in Joliet from November 10 to 16 with the theme Education for the Common Defense. A series of demonstrations at Joliet Township High School opens Tuesday night with a parents program and an open house in the auditorium led by Superintendent C L Jordan. Faculty committee led by Earl Douglas and assisted by several staff members organizes events including band chorus and orchestra performances and dances for visiting parents from outlying areas.

Joliet National Education Association Joliet Township C. L. Jordan Earl Douglas Florence Puddicombe Lulah McCully Elizabeth Robertson Marie Ryan Elizabeth Wasley J. H. Clearwaters J. C. Penleton R. L. Price Miles Stone E. A. Larson

Social Security Card Must Precede Job Applications

Joliet Field Office urges workers in rearmament industries to obtain Social Security account number cards before applying for jobs as applications are not usually considered without numbers. An application form can be picked up at any post office and mailed to a field office to receive an original or duplicate account number card within a few days.

Joliet Social Security Board G. A. McCollum Cial Security

Job Survey Lists Defense Workers

A total of 148 skilled workers registered at the Illinois State Employment Office in Rockford 120 N Scott Street. The statewide survey lists men with specialized skills to aid local industries stimulated by national defense work and may be referred as needed.

Illinois N. Scott Street

Police Plan Hallowe'en Patrol

Sheriff James O Neill and Police Chief Fornango plan extra patrols in residential areas tonight for Hallowe en. City officers warn no tolerance for property damage as hundreds of children in costumes use noisemakers amid street celebrations and private gatherings.

Hallowe’en James O’neill Fornango

Skilled workers urged to register as defense demand grows

The text notes many skilled workers with defense experience are in higher demand as national defense industries expand. Men with relevant skills are urged to register with the employment office. A farmer reports visitors arriving mysteriously by air, spurring caution about unexpected parachute drops.

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