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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1957
Page
5
The piece condemns joiners and professional office seekers who win posts to gain visibility but fail to attend meetings. It urges officials to resign if they cannot regularly attend sessions, noting delays harm taxpayers when duties are neglected. It highlights tax board officials missing meetings delaying essential business.
Darra Steffes of 509 Flossmer Street and Ann Merriman of 401 Nicholson Street are shown sharing a seat aboard the Jet as they knit and chat about daily topics.
Chicago commuters on the Rock Island Bankers Special formerly rode hot dull coaches. New air conditioned cars arrived but comfort remained limited. This week a brand new Jet Rocket between Chicago and Peoria impressed riders with lounge space and a popular coffee machine. Most riders welcomed the improvements despite warnings of possible fare hikes soon.
Tonight Joliet and vicinity experience cloudy skies with a low in the 40s and a chance of showers. Tomorrow will be cooler with a high in the 50s.
Argonne National Laboratories at Lemont earned a safety trophy after logging more than one million man hours without a disabling injury. The National Safety Council noted the record would have projected seven injuries and about 800 lost work days under national industrial averages.
Joliet’s next telephone directory, issued in March, will be expanded with wider alphabetical listings for the Joliet region. The change, announced by manager R F McQueen, aims to improve usefulness and match growing calling patterns with four columns per page and a coated whiter paper.
A beaten boy was dumped from a Ford the night of the incident on Route 30 near Our Lady of Mercy hospital in Dyer Indiana. He said the youths abducted him in Gary and beat him as they drove toward Valparaiso while seeking a gas station and the car's license number. The victim lives with relatives near Crown Point to finish school.
Judge James W. Bartley settled two suits arising from a February 19 three car crash on State street. One action alleged dram shop liability against Anna and Leonard Pesavento and Anna Radakovich. defendants payable totals 1300 dollars to Mrs. Lace Gane for injuries.
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