Will County Republicans Resist Public Voter Registration Push
William R. McCabe reports Will County Republicans oppose following state law on voter registration. The county board rejects a general registration day citing cost, while GOP leaders align with industry figures to discourage worker registration and voting, contrasting with Dewey and allies who attack the Political Action Committee urging registration for Roosevelt supporters.
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Will County
National Congress
Bashet Lawer
Threes
Tlinois
Dewey
Republian
Sidney Hillman
Political Action Committee
America
Roosevelt
Chicago Tribune
National Manufacturers Association
American Farm Bureau
O. Political Action Committee
Will
Curtis
Barrett Wholesale Company
Jimmie Burke
Burke
Barr
Omaha Boarding House Workers Reported In Joliet
A Joliet man describes a well run Omaha boarding house near the J rounds at Col lings street and Ward avenue housing men for rail and construction work. Lewis Vaughan 44 was found injured after a late night fall from J tracks and admitted to St Josephs hospital. A prior boarder suffered a broken ankle in a similar incident after drinking.
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Omaha
Chicago
Union Pacific
Joliet
Chicago Institution
Steel Mills
Colins Street
Ward Avenue
Crge
Lewis J. Vaughan
Collings Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Vaughan
Sprague
Nebr
Corcoran
Driver loses control and crashes into ditch near Fowler Park
John Apelman of 1188 Chicago Street lost control of his car early today and crashed into a ditch near Fowler Park. Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene to assist.
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John Apelman
Chicago Street
Fowell Park
Prominent Beecher Doctor and Wife Die in Crash
Dr. D. D. Van Voorhis and his wife Anna, both of Beecher, died in a two vehicle crash near Sycamore. A farmer driving a truck struck their car, overturning it and causing fatal injuries. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Beecher Community Hall. The Van Voorhis were longtime Will County figures with ties to the Hereford cattle industry through Mrs. Van Voorhis’s father, Thomas Clark.
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D. D. van Voorhis
Anna
Beecher
Will County
Sycamore
Dr. van Voorhis
van Voorhis
Rockford
Indiana
Thomas Clark
Clark
International Live Stock Show
Chicago
America
England
Scotland
Waters
Grand
Woon Voorhis
Lockport Soldier Receives Bougainville Battle Star
Sergeant Stanley J. Curran, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Curran of 552 East 13th Street, Lockport, has earned a battle star for Bougainville duty in March 1944 and the good conduct medal. He joined February 18, 1942, in the ordnance department and serves as a heavy maintenance tank company wrecker operator after stints in Camp Polk Louisiana and the South Pacific including New Caledonia and Guadalcanal.
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Stanley J. Curran
John Curran
E. 13Th Street
Lockport
Bougainville
Ordnance Department
Camp Polk
South Pacific
New Caledonia
Guadalcanal
Auto Fires and Gasoline Spill Prompt Fire Brigade Actions
The fire department responded to two incidents on Wednesday. A car at 604 Fourth Avenue owned by Paul Schertz burned due to a short circuit and was extinguished quickly. In a separate report, rescuers cleaned up a gasoline spill behind the Paradise Fruit Market, likely caused by youths siphoning fuel.
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Fourth Avenue
Paul Schertz
Paraidse
Boy of Four Survives Clothing Fire Near Bonfire
Four year old Danny Ivanich of 119 Willow Avenue acted quickly when his clothing ignited near a bonfire. He tore off his coat and ran home while his mother smothered the flames. He suffered first and second degree burns on his arms and was later hospitalized at St. Joseph's. doctors say his quick action saved him and he is recovering.
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Danny Ivanich
Max Ivanich
Willow Avenue
Danny
St. Joseph's Hospital
Christmas parcels may be mailed to overseas service members
Postmaster Walter J. Lowrey reminded Joliet residents that mailing deadlines extend to October 15 for overseas parcels. He urged families to send candy cookies small clothing and other small gifts to ease hardships without waiting for servicemen or servicewomen to request them.
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Walter J. Lowrey
Altrusa notes rehabilitation work and talks
Mrs. Margaret L. McFarland outlines state rehabilitation progress in Will county at Joliet Altrusa meeting at Hotel Louis Joliet. She traces WWI driven nationwide services, laws aiding disabled civilians and soldiers, and new rights expansions for mental and physical disabilities. Miss Minnie Springer announces Father Weir will speak at 6 pm Sept 26 at Ottawa Street Methodist church and notes a Chicago dinner Sept 18 at the Cordon club with talks on rehabilitation.
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Margaret L. McFarland
Will County
Joliet
Altrusa Club
Hotel
Louis Joliet
Minnie Springer
Eligius Weir
Stateville
Ottawa Street Methodist
Florence Chalstrom
Altrusans
Chicago
Cordon Club
Michigan Avenue
Drunken man at police station prompts tremens treatment
Thomas O Malley of Chicago on West Madison street spent the night at the police station where he began to act strangely after an hour. Officers used the familiar alcohol remedy to prevent delirium tremens as he improved by morning but remained fragile.
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Mark Twain
Thomas O’malley
Chicago
O’malley
Hypnotist in the Army Faces NCO Board
Pvt. Lee Burchell of Randolph Massachusetts serves at Lowry Field Colorado as a hypnotist with skills to influence minds. If promoted to noncommissioned officer he could swiftly rise beyond private rank.
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Pvt
Lee Burchell
Randolph, Mass
NCO Promotion Board
Lowryfield
Colo
Burchell
George Bent Jr
Lowry Field
Bent
George F. Bent
West Park Great
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Elwood Ordnance Plant
Altrusa
Superman
North Atlantic
Gis
Wacs
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