This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
2
Proceeds from the sixth annual Greek picnic at Rivals Park Sunday will aid construction of a new Greek church replacing the Broadway church near Jefferson Street. Activities run from 3 PM to midnight with dancing games and refreshments and music by a Chicago Greek American orchestra. Public invitation issued.
About 45 Will county youths will gather at the draft board on Friday morning September 26 at 6 30 to be inducted into the U S army after a medical exam in Chicago. Recruits go to Fort Sheridan for classification and then to camps matching needed occupations. The prior quota of 56 left Joliet August 26 with 6 rejected.
Gov Dwight H. Green may stop at Joliet and Stateville prisons during an inspection tour of state institutions to assess conditions and possible improvements for Rodney H. Brandon, director of public welfare. The governor has shown displeasure with conditions at several institutions visited.
The DA V Auxiliary of the Disabled American Veterans sponsors a card and dance party tomorrow night at 8 in the club rooms at 246 E Washington St. Miss Barbara Harms is the party chairman.
Walsh Oil Co was awarded a contract to lay a prime coating of asphalt over a road stretch of eight and three quarter miles from Peotone toward Wilmington. The Walsh Oil bid $8511.05, with A C Johnston Co as the only rival at $8959.
The Orthopedic Clinic will be held in council rooms from 8 30 to 10 30 Wednesday morning by the Public Health council, offering regional residents access to orthopedic services and guidance.
Funeral services for Thomas Bruce will be at Sonntag Funeral Home at 10 a.m. tomorrow officiated by Rev. Henry Miller. Bruce retired after 45 years as superintendent of the p ing department at Moore's Store factory. Survived by wife Rachel, son Thomas, two grandchildren, sister Anna Laing of Lapeer Michigan. Burial Barber's Corners cemetery DuPage township. After months of illness Alon Tadey died at 61, longtime Joliet resident and 25 year E J and E Railroad employee. Survived by widow, one son Steve, six daughters and extensive relatives including John in Europe and Antoniz in Pennsylvania. Services from the home tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. to St Marys Croat church at 9 a.m. Interment St Marys Croatian cemetery.
The body of Charles Schweizer 52 of Braidwood died this morning at St Josephs hospital. Funeral services will be Saturday at 2 PM at Carlson Funeral home with burial in Elmhurst cemetery. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Rudolph Schweizer Joliet a sister Mrs Edward Goltz one nephew Richard O Cain and one niece Phyllis Manthe.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.