Luxembourg woman recalls Nazi occupation and liberation
Mrs. Mary River of Esch Luxembourg recounts two years under German rule including evacuation then forced labor. She describes hunger, high prices after liberation, and American troops led by General Patton, with plans to return to the United States with her husband and seek naturalization. They have been married 15 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary River
Esch
Luxembourg
United States
John Steffen
Cochrane Avenue
Europe
River
France
Spain
Railroad
George Patton
Supreme Court Denies Boyden Rehearing in Dentists Case
The state supreme court denied John M. Boyden of 211 E. Jackson street a rehearing in a case charging him with practicing dentistry without a license. With prior affirmations, he faces six months in jail and a $1,000 fine as ordered by Will county court in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Boyden
E. Jackson Street
State Supreme Court
Boyden
Will
Supreme Court
James E. Burke
High Court
Attempted Bribe Leads to Arrest of Tolton in Joliet
Officer Don Ryan arrested Thiery Tolton after he was found prowling around Joliet and Jefferson streets and offering all the money in his billfold to be let go. Tolton claimed to seek a taxi and carried an old GI knife and adjustable pliers. He appeared fearful of being sent back to Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thiery Tolton
Rockdale
Joliet
Jefferson
Don Ryan
Ryan
Tolton
Oklahoma
Lewis college names Eliot Staples new business head
Eliot S. Staples was appointed business manager of Lewis College in Lockport by Bishop Sheil. Staples, a Brown University AB 1915 graduate, is a noted aviation instructional expert in the Midwest and has overseen aircraft and engine maintenance programs since Lewis’s flight instructor base termination with the U S Navy. He previously worked with Curtiss Wright and operated Sky Harbor airport in Northbrook, Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot S. Staples
Lewis College
Lockport
Sheil
Staples
Midwest
Lewis
U. S. Navy
Brown University
Providence
R. I
Signal Corps
Curtiss- Wright Flying Service
Sky Harbor
Northbrook, Jr
Violet McComb Sues for Divorce Over Cruelty
Violet McComb filed a suit in the circuit clerk's office this morning charging her husband Orville with cruelty in a divorce action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuit Clerk's Office
Violet McComb
Orville
McQueen explains new Chicago telephone call method
R F McQueen, Chicago telephone manager, announces a Saturday switch to two letter and new figure exchange names for Chicago Evanston and Winnetka. For Sunnyside 4 calls, Sunnyside 4 one two three four. A guide showing the added figures is available at the company office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
R. F. McQueen
Evanston
Winnetka
Sunnyside
Juniper
Columbus
Polio Strikes 7 Year Old Weigle Boy
David Weigle seven year old son of Mr and Mrs James W Weigle of 110 Third Avenue was taken to St Josephs hospital where his physician diagnosed infantile paralysis The illness began Monday and staff report he is in treatment and under careful observation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Weigle
James W. Weigle
Third Avenue
St. Joseph's Hospital
Divorced for Cruelty Filed by Veronica Cassineti
Veronica Cassineti filed for divorce from Angelo Cassineti in circuit court on cruelty grounds. She cites two young children, seeks alimony and custody of the children. marriage began in May 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veronica Cassineti
Angelo
Catholic Hour Radio Talk by Fr. Gordon Michels
Fr. Gordon Michels pastor of St. Marys Minooka will discuss God In Todays World on Joliet Catholic Hour. The program airs on station WJOL this evening at 7 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Michels
St. Mary's Church
Minooka
Joliet
WJOL
Henry sues for 25000 in auto accident damages
Gilbert J. Henry filed a circuit court suit in Illinois seeking 25000 for personal injuries and expenses from an auto truck collision on November 24 1946. Defendants Lee H Forsyth and John Jorney of Iowa allegedly sped and drove carelessly on Route 66 west of Downers Grove causing Henry’s injuries and expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert J. Henry
Lee H. Forsyth
John Jorney
Iowa
Downers Grove
Henry
Body of soldier arrives for Thontlin funeral services
The body of ex soldier Private William E Thontlin killed in action at Negros on April 27 1945 arrives at Carlson funeral home Joliet. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 pm with Rev E W Frenk officiating. Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery with American Legion honors. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Alfred L Thontlin Joliet three brothers Russell Leroy and Robert and grandmother Mrs Ida Thontlin.
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Pfe
William E. Thontlin
Negros
Pacific Islands
Carlson Funeral Home
E. W. Frenk
Woodlawn
American Legion
Alfred L. Thontlin
Morgan Street
Russell
Leroy
Robert
Ida Thontlin
Joliet
Joliet Citizens Brewing Seeks Name Change to Bohemian Brewing
A permit was issued today by the Secretary of State Edward J. Barrett for Joliet Citizens Brewing to change its name to Bohemian Brewing. Schultz and Schwartz law firm at 33 N. LaSalle Street, Chicago handled the filing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Barrett
Joliet Citizens Brewing Company
Bohemian Brewing Company
Schultz and Schwartz
N. LaSalle Street
Chicago
Veterans GI enrollment peaks pass Joliet Junior College
Dean E. W. Rowley says national college enrollments have moved beyond the wartime surge and are settling to normal levels. GI benefit use is thinning as many veterans stay in school only while funded, with potential sudden increases if benefits are kept as a future insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Rowley
Joliet Junior College
JJC
National Educational Association
Veterans’ Administration
Washington, D. C
Joliet
Rowley
Public school kindergartens overcrowded in city system
Dr Gayle N Hufford city schools superintendent stresses overcrowding in kindergartens and first grades due to a failed bond issue. A May special election to fund building and expansion was defeated, preventing new rooms and buildings. Transfers between districts have been used to ease the pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle N. Hufford
Hufford
Poster Contest Winners to Exhibit Across Illinois
Entries in a poster contest sponsored by the Illinois State Employment Service and the Hardd Heap chapter No 11 Disabled American Veterans will be judged Saturday. Local winning posters will be shown in a Public Service company window starting Monday and then sent to Chicago for display during the week of Oct 4 at the Merchandise Mart main lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Employment Service
Hardd Heap
Public Service Company
Chicago
Merchandise Mart
Deed Transfers Property Tied to Majestic Hotel on Jefferson
A quit-claim deed and deed in trust were filed with the county recorder for the Cutting building occupied by the Majestic hotel and a clothing shop on Jefferson Street. The property, deeded to Ford C. June by Charles S. Nowell, cost $50,000. June’s representatives filed a deed in trust with Chicago Title and Trust Co as trustee for an undisclosed party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Majestic
Jefferson Street
Chicago
Ottawa Streets
County Recorder
Ford C
Charles S. Nowell
Fred G. Snedden
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Beloit College Freshmen Enrollment Reaches 297
Beloit College welcomes 297 freshmen this week bringing total enrollment to just over 1050. Students hail from 17 states and two foreign countries including Ethiopia Hawaii and Spain. Illinois contributes the largest share with two thirds of new enrollees. Freshmen outnumber women 160 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Eldred
S. Eastern Avenue
Beloit College
Illinois
Ethiopia
Hawaii
Qualified teacher shortage evident in county schools
County Superintendent Louis F. Bottino says about 80 emergency certificated instructors teach in the county’s elementary schools due to a nationwide scarcity of accredited teachers. He notes many hold only 30 semester hours or lack subject-area credits, while some older teachers return but remain until qualified replacements exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Botti
Bottino
Webster resigns as Will County Farm Bureau director
Charles E. Webster of DeKalb resigns as Will County Farm Bureau director effective October 1 after serving since January 1947. He becomes manager of the Cooperative Locker service in Champaign County, overseeing four locker plants in Champaign Fisher Rantoul and Sydney, while remaining closely connected to farm bureau work amid Champaign County’s large membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Webster
DeKalb
Will County
Farm Bureau
Frank R. Loucks
Lockport
Webster
Cooperative
Champaign County
Champaign
Fisher
Rantoul
Sydney
Illinois
Joliet Forecast Warm and Fair With Mild Turn Hourly
The Joliet area expects fair and warm weather today and tomorrow. A high near 88 degrees is forecast with a cooling trend tonight to around 62 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
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McQueen
Polio
Beloit
the Spectator
The
People’s Newspaper
William R. McCabe
Spectator Publishing Company
Linois
Wall Street
Joliet, Illinois
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