Egan as Aurora Mayor Quietly Cuts Truck Nuisance
William R. McCabe notes Paul Egan, former Spectator ad manager, guiding Aurora as mayor by removing heavy trucks from main streets and reducing noise. He likens Joliet leaders to Egan and urges action to curb truck noise and pollution. The piece also laments Joliet Township High school bond defeat and calls for vocational training facilities to prepare youth for local industry.
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William R. McCabe
Paul Egan
the Spectator
Chicago
Aurora
Illinois
Egan
Paul
Joliet
Chicago Street
Cass Street
Hennessy
Joliet Township
Boliet
Teens steal from drug store on Washington Street
Four teenage boys were arrested after stealing boxes of toilet articles from a drug store at 1522 E Washington. William Selby Kenneth Smeets Robert Donners and Robert Nevill Giles were involved with two others who reported the theft. Selby later led deputies to the hiding place containing about 70 to 75 dollars worth of goods.
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E. Washington Street
William Selby
Anderson Avenue
Kenneth Smeets
Lorraine Avenue
Robert Donners
Marigold Avenue
Robert Nevill Giles
Schorie Avenue
Selby
Smeets
Donners
Russell Siebenthal
New Lenox Road
Siebenthal
Michigan Central
Hillcrest Road
Grace Millinger
Gilkerson Dairy
Washington Street
Sheriff's Office
Giles
Conners
Will County Teachers Institute Set for Sept 26
The 85th annual Will County Teachers' institute will convene Monday September 26 in the Joliet Township High School auditorium.
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Will County Teachers’ Institute
Joliet Township High School
Driver with nine lives faces reckless driving charge
W C Peterson of Minooka, 59, was fined $215 by Police Magistrate Martin Jackson after a late night chase that began when Robert Diehl shouted for help. Peterson admitted Joliet involvement but denied fleeing police as officers pursued along Des Plaines and Rockdale streets ending near Marycrest.
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W. C. Peterson
Minooka
Martin Jackson
Peterson
Orville Belfield
Bing
Joliet
Robert L. Diehl
Center Street
Diehl
Emanuel Neuhaus
Neuhaus
Zoliet Street
Washington Street
Washington
Desplaines Street
Desplaines
Euhaus
McDonough Street
U’p
O'T
Railroad Street
Rockdale
Morris Street
Jefferson Street
Marycrest
Unidentified women aid after moaning call at Washington street
An unknown phone operator and a woman named Doris alerted deputies about a phone off the hook at 1706 E Washington. They reported a man, Charles Ingles, 26, in distress. Deputies sent an inhalator, and the fire department rushed Ingles to Silver Cross hospital for treatment.
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Doris
Sheriff's Deputies
E. Washington Street
Charles Ingles
Fire Department
Silver Cross Hospital
Will County Red Cross Thanks Donors for Flood Relief
Will County chapter of the American Red Cross thanks residents for flood aid. The county has surpassed its $4,100 quota with $4,200 raised to date, aiding eastern flood victims and supporting home replacement and worker reestablishment through Red Cross assistance.
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Will County
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Car strikes sign after quick street turn
A car in Troy made a sharp turn and hit a street sign. A Rockdale police officer failed to slow in time as he turned the squad around. the speeder had already fled the scene.
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Troy
Rockdale
Mason seeks general for Oct. 4 meeting
A one day school lunch workshop is set for Saturday at Ottawa Township High School starting 10 a m for district personnel and others. Attendees from Will and neighboring counties will join as experts cover sanitation, frozen foods, and lunch program guidance.
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Ottawa Township High School
Will County
Mildred Pianca
Department of Public Instruction
Stanley Westman
Mary Lou Welschmeyer
International Harvester
Richard Marsh
Extension Service
University of Illinois
MacKaye Shannon
Ottawa Township
Verne E. Cracker
James P. Hennessy
Noah Mason
Army Engineer Corps
Hickory Creek
Joliet Township
Art Lumsden
Joliet Association of Commerce
Mason
Statesman
William G. Stratton
E. R. Goodspeed
Ann Ulrich
Hennessy
Hike in moving traffic fine penalties considered
Joliet police will meet Police Magistrate Martin Jackson next week to seek higher fines for moving violations. Fines could rise for running red lights and stop signs and for speeding especially in school zones or near schools.
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Joliet
Woman jailed after self harm attempt near Route 66
Doris Sullivan, 43, of a trailer camp at Route 66 and Plainfield Road, was hospitalized after attempting to cut her wrists. She survived and was placed in the county jail after treatment at Silver Cross hospital.
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Doris Sullivan
Route 66
Plainfield Road
Silver Cross Hospital
Judge Rules Ostir Can Finish Two Homes in Joliet
Circuit Judge James V. Bartley ruled Anton J. Ostir may complete construction on two homes and that the building permit for the third be revoked. The case involved dividing a 195 by 100 foot lot at Western and Prairie into three plots to meet a 7,000 square foot requirement. The area will be split into two lots 100 by 125 feet and 70 by 100 feet, with a mandatory injunction directing improvements on the two lots.
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James V. Bartley
Anton J. Ostir
Ostir
Downtown Days Brings 1890 Style Prices to Joliet Stores
The Spectator reports a weekend Downtown Days sale with prices slashed to 1890 levels and a chance to win a $100 savings bond for best vintage costume. Free bus service runs 9:30 to 10:30 a m daily. judges from the Joliet Park District Golden Ave club evaluate costumes while store staff wear period attire.
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the Spectator
Joliet
Joliet Park District
Golden Ave Club
Joliet Association of Commerce
Louisville
Ben Gordon
Boston
Robert Daly
Sears Roebuck Company
Clare Frain
W. T. Grant Company
Leonard Troughton
Black and Kuhl Company
Shale Baskin
al Baskin
Milton Wolfson
National Clothing and Jewelry Store
Wolfson
The
Association of Commerce
Check for Nearly Two Thousand Defrauding Arrest In Downers Grove
William Rolarik 38 of Westmont was jailed after issuing a $1,982.55 check with intent to defraud. He presented the check to Hy man Pollack, president of Main Line Motors on North Chicago Street, who filed the complaint.
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William Rolarik
Westmont
Downers Grove
Hyman Pollack
Mainline Motors
Chicago Street
Pollack
Rolarik
Jail booking of Harold Tassell for alleged assault
Harold Tassell aged 37 of Wolf road and 183rd street was booked in the county jail yesterday after arrest on the charge of striking George Holthusen. Holthusen filed the complaint leading to Tassell’s arrest.
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Harold Tassell
Wolf Road
183Rd Street
George Holthusen
Holthusen
Tassell
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