Plan to Equip Police Cars With Radio Receiving Sets
Chief Nicholas Fornango says two squad cars will get radios within ten days. A direct line to the radio station will curb hoax calls. Radios reportedly cut crime by over fifty percent in other cities. Raymond Faymergo and station managers support the plan and will ensure night duty at the transmitter.
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Raymond
Fornango
Joliet
Fay
Tadigem
Polic
Chicago
Ellis Avenue
WKBB
WOLS
Police Sweep Fails to Find Joliet Hoodlums
Police searched Joliet last night after reports two Chicago gangs sought Joliet as headquarters. Sergt. Ernest Overby and Detectives Clarence Kearns and William Kwasnewski questioned several suspects but found no trace of the men. Officers warn hoodlums arrested will face vagrancy charges.
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Chicago
Joliet
Ernest Overby
Clarence Kearns
William Kwasnewski
Boy Dies After Automobile Mishap
Eight year old Donald McGee, son of Mr and Mrs alter McGee, died after injuries from being struck by a car Tuesday in Silver Grebe. The crash occurred near 1610 am con street with the boy sustaining fatal injuries.
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Donald McGee
Alter’ McGee
Silver Grebe
Luther League Meeting Opens Here Today
The annual state Luther League convention opens at 6 30 tonight in Joliet at St John s English Lutheran church with Dr Paul H Roth of Minneapolis to speak Foundations Nearly five hundred visitors expected with banquets and evening program at the Masonic Temple Rev Paul M Rinports national executive secretary of the Luther League of America to speak Highlights include musical performances by local artists and a Sunday program featuring Dr J Allen Leas sermon Nehemia the Builder and talks by Rev George Wong final closing at 4 30 tomorrow
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St. John’s
Paul H. Roth
Minnea Ols
Roth
Midde West
F. W. Otterbein
Ralph Cissne
Bernice Sans
Bertha Grady
Areil Mortvedt
Arnold Kaitschuk
Africa
Masonic Temple
Joliet
Paul M. Rinports
Philadelphia
Luther League of America
Ambis
Vanita Wend
Evelyn Neal
George Wong
Holy Trinity Lutheran” Church
Elgin
Speeding motorist nabbed after funeral procession chase
Sacaria Gallardo of 1208 North Scott Street faced a police court today on charges including speeding driving without a license and resisting arrest after a motorcycle officer stopped a vehicle that drove between funeral cars and refused to halt during a pursuit on Scott and Cass streets.
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Sacaria Gallardo
North
Scott Street
Lawrence
Scott
Cass Streets
Vigginelli Still Leads In Joliet Contest
With one week left in Joliet’s popular young man vote Angelo Vigginelli remains in first place. Thule Furlong holds 18 120 votes and Fred Krehn 16 990. Prizes include an Eden cabinet radio from Specialty Sales, a leather traveling bag from John McCarthy, and a golf bag from Senha at the Steph en e Shop. Votes must be in Spectator office by next Wednesday 5 PM.
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Angelo Vigginelli
Ine
Joliet
Thule Furlong
Fred Krehn
East Cass Street
John McCarthy
Loop Clothier
Ee Senha
Stephen E Shop
Jefferson Street
Remer
Spectator
The
North
Chicago Street
Weeks to Lead Joliet Delegation for Waterway Tour
About 150 delegates from the Peoria Chamber of Commerce will inspect the deep waterway project. Led by Col W Weeks and engineer L D Corn, they will visit Lockport Bran son and Starved Rock before returning to Joliet for a banquet.
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Chamber of Merce
Eading
United States
L. D. Corn
Fort Chi
Locksort
Branson Locks
Marseilles
Starved Rock
Peoria Chamber of Commerce
Joliet
Missing Young Man Returns Home After Search
Police end search for Joseph Filson, 25, last seen near 606 Free Street in Joliet while seeking work. Authorities pursued leads in the ongoing effort to locate the missing individual who had not left the area.
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Joseph
Lison
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Ra Sre
Ray McBride
Clifford Rettig
Joe Zelko
Col. Weeks
Paul Savich
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Savich
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