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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1934
Page
5
A reader note column invites readers to submit lighthearted gossip about local residents. Items mention couples, missing partners, rumored dates, and asking who is seen with whom, with playful speculation and a warning against scandalous or vulgar content.
A stream of breezy social chatter mentions H with a Ford V-8 date offer to A. D. and a request not to write much. Ed die R. from Gardner is asked about calls from girls. Bets on Bert P. liking E. S. and Triple’s crush on Evelyn surface along with stops on teasing about S. and the departure of Donnie D. to Cleveland.
Harry R. Seamans known as Joliet YMCA general secretary celebrated his 50th birthday with fifty friends at a Stuck-Ups gathering. Paul Stettler read the ritual as Seamans joined the third degree. The party featured a jig-saw puzzle, fish stories, a cake by the Geissler Brothers, and a lunch hosted by Mrs. Seamans and Mrs. C G Thomson.
Herbert Rod a 107 Ivy reported theft of two inner tubes from his car parked near his home. Authorities were notified after the Labor Day incident.
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