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Reader letters praise The Spectator and wartime morale
A Joliet reader from New Britain writes to praise The Spectator The Peoples Newspaper for its support during the war and urges continued postwar plans for Joliet with jobs for returning soldiers. He notes widespread readership and loyalty from across states and thanks staff for morale boosting home-front news.
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P. Matoura
Ottawa Street
The
Spectator
Joliet
People’s Newspaper
Army and Navy
America