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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1957
Page
3
A Joliet editorial suggests giant hard rubber push pins on downtown corners as a permanent traffic lane marker. The devices would replace painted lanes, guiding drivers through viaduct bottlenecks on Jefferson Van Buren Chicago Clinton and Cass streets and reducing summer roadwork snarls.
Robert S. Murdie of 204 N Center street was badly cut and taken to St Joseph hospital after his eastbound car struck a gravel state truck driven by Silas R. Brooks at the Black road and Larkin avenue intersection yesterday afternoon. The truck spun, Murdie was thrown from his car and the vehicle crossed a vacant lot before hitting the rear of 803 Winthrop avenue house. Brooks and his passenger were uninjured.
Councilman William H. Wilson told an expanded Flood Control committee at the Woodruff hotel that the Joliet area flood project may cost $8 million, far above 1952 estimates, and will require state and federal funds. The plan includes widening Hickory creek and building a sea wall, with work limited until mid 1959. The effort focuses on watershed retention and soil conservation with support from George Roderick and local officials.
Herman, a square and unappealing figure to women, rises in a club and company to high offices. He meets Eloise in Chicago, spends his savings, borrows heavily, and is helped by his fellow bed members to cover losses. A strip club raid leads to Eloise’s arrest, and Herman learns a hard lesson about temptation and duty.
A 1957 Renault driven by Charlotte M. French struck from behind by Isabelle Agnich’s 1957 Thunderbird near The Spectator building. French, 1103 Ridgewood Avenue, was treated at St. Joseph hospital for a head bump and released. Agnich received an arrest ticket and is to appear in police court tomorrow.
A Derby tavern on South Chicago Street has its hearing postponed to Friday September 13 at 1 30 p m Mayor James P Hennessy granted the delay at the defense counsel’s request The city charges allege disturbances prostitution and police character activity A narcotics sting on August 7 involved the tavern with a 30 gram heroin purchase by a dope addict working with authorities Police tightened monitoring with nightly checks by vice squad and daily reports to the mayor
Illinois Attorney General Latham Castle filed suits in Sangamon County Circuit Court against 132 truck operators for unpaid 1952 license fees and privilege taxes totaling 40 600. Local defendants include Harold Bernhard Manhattan 150 Leo C Bernhard Elwood 144 Herman Christiansen Manhattan 193 Lester Clausing Peotone 145 Clarence Connell Joliet 149 Albert Eich Lockport 145 Joseph A Eich Joliet 147 Arthur H Fox Elwood 141 Chester Gurney Frankfort 149 Paul McGowan Manhattan 147 Vincent Smiley Elwood 237 Charles W Sweedler Elwood 248 and Martin Timm Manhattan 622.
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