Senate dispute over FHA windfall false claim
Senator Douglas denounces a $1 650 000 FHA windfall profit attributed to his ally Fred Kramer of Chicago as false. Harold Rainville and a Copley Press Washington correspondent published the unverified claim, later dismissed by Senator Capehart who called the report untrue and politically motivated.
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Copley
GOP
Capehart
R-Ind
Douglas
Fred Kramer
Chicago
Michigan Shores
Lake Shore Drive
Harold Rainville
Dirksen
Illinois
Copley Press
Joliet Herald-News
Washington
Associated Press
United Press
Kramer
Civic Music drive nears completion in Joliet Will County
About 269 volunteers work to complete a week long drive to win memberships for the Joliet Will County Civic Music association. More than 1 000 area residents expected to buy season tickets. drive ends Saturday night with no tickets after that. Dr Bernard Mortimer chairs the association and Mrs James McHugh leads the campaign.
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Cveer
Joliet Band Parents announce heads for antique sale
The Joliet Grade School Band Parents association announces chairmen for the Joliet Antique Show and Sale to be held October 11 12 and 13 at the American Legion ballroom. CantraH Hunsley is general chairman with Alfred Eyrich as co chairman. Other chairs include Carl Ziech publicity Marshall Sayles tickets Mrs Hugh Lee dining room Mrs Alfred Eyrich hostess Francis Purdy properties and Harvey Bonsack check room.
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Joliet
American Legion
Runaway boys found near Joliet arsenal
Two run-away boys aged 14 and 15 ran out of gas in a car near the Joliet arsenal yesterday. After lunch, arsenal officials turned them over to the sheriff. Parents in Elkhart Indiana were contacted and the youths were held at the county jail for family retrieval.
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Joliet Arsenal
Arsenal
Sheriff’s Office
Elkhart
Ind
Lockport teens win five of six prizes in 1954 poster contest
Lockport Township High School art students beat rivals in the 1954 Disabled Veterans poster contest for National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week. Class I winners Elaine Carrier, Virginia Riley, Simone Vaught earned top placements. Class II honorees included Jonetta Poston and Sue Alice Ihrer.
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Illinois State Employment Service
Jonetta Poston
Root Street
Elaine Carrier
Lockport
Jonetta
Lockport Township
Elaine
Volland Company
Janetta
Margaret Mitzit
Harold Heap
Lockport Township High School
Virginia Riley
N. Hamilton Street
Simone Vaught
E. 10Th Street
Miss Vaught
Sandra Farnsworth
Sisson
Root
Joliet
Sue Alice Ihrer
Central School
Liberty Street
Aurora
Pauline Porter
Route 3
Chicago
The
Disabled American Veterans
Two youths arrested for sneaking into Rialto theater
Two out of town youths were taken into custody by city police for entering the Rialto theater through the back door while waiting for a train. Theater officials agreed to drop charges after school officials said they would discipline the offenders.
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Rialto
Woman shields dog bite victim. stray dog captured
Mrs. Stephen Linko of 416 Peale Street reported to the sheriff's office that her seven year old son William was bitten by a stray dog on the way to school yesterday. She held the dog in her garage for the dog warden to collect.
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Stephen Linko
Peale Street
Sheriff's Office
William
Marines Begin Early Toys for Tots Drive in Joliet
The Joliet marine battery starts an autumn Toys for Tots effort inviting mothers to save usable toys. Call 2-8313 to donate and have them collected for the 1954 campaign ahead of the regular November drive.
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Joliet
Marine
a _ marine
Joshi
County Treasurers Distribution Totals 1 198 464
Will County treasurer Byron Hunte reports this week’s tax distribution totals 1 198 464 22 dollars paid to tax supported bodies for July and August. Major recipients are Joliet Grade School district 270 569 Joliet Township High School 254 729 and the City of Joliet 129 146. Delinquent real estate taxes must be paid this week to avoid inclusion in delinquent notices published September 23.
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Will Coun
Byron Hunte
Joliet
Joliet Township
City of
Hunte
Bell records filmed for safe keeping in Illinois defense
Illinois Bell Telephone microfilms its Joliet area equipment and service records as a civil defense measure. A mobile unit worked at The Spectator building today and tomorrow. Files will be stored in Chicago archives to create a duplicate in case of bombing.
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Illinois Bell Telephone Company
Joliet
Telephone
Spectator
The
Telephone Company
Chicago
Bell
Public aid totals rise in Will and Grundy counties
Public aid rolls show Will County July payments at 63 315 dollars up 352 from June serving over 1 750 people. Grundy County July aid totaled 9 846 85 dollars for 237 recipients. Two county combined disbursements reach 162 71 dollars.
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Will County
Carrett W. Keaster
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Grundy County
Jaycees Plan to Install Gum Machines in Joliet
Joliet Junior Chamber of Commerce launches Operation Ball Gum to raise funds for the Jaycee charity fund by installing about 300 chrome gum machines in local stores and restaurants. George Bertino says 2,112 machines exist statewide, with 2,500 clubs nationwide using the method. F. P. Peters Jr. chairs the project, Harry Freier leads the prospects committee, and Don Bradley handles publicity.
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Joliet
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Charity Fund
Jaycee
George Bertino
Illinois
Jaycee’s
F. P. Peters Jr
Harry Freier
Don Bradley
Speakers listed for Sith annual teachers meeting
Crackel lists speakers for the Sith annual institute for teachers and schoolmen of Will county to be held Monday September 27 at Joliet Township High School auditorium. Dr Cleo Dawson will speak on For Every Problem There's An Answer. Dr McGovern will discuss Japan And China Today and Tomorrow at 8 00 p m. Additional speakers include Dr FE McSwain Northwestern University and Irving F Pearson Illinois Education Association. Verne E Cracker arranges the events. An election of delegates to IEA and NEA meetings occurs at 2 45 p m. Plainfield schools band will perform in the morning.
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Sith
Will County
Joliet Town Ship High School
Cleo Dawson
Dawson
Pete Ris
William
McGovern
Japan
China
FE. T. McSwain
School of Education
Northwestern University
Irving F. Pearson
Illinois Education Association
Verne E. Cracker
National Education Association
Plainfield
Illiam Johnston
Peeping Tom Arrested For Disorderly Conduct Near Elwood
Leonard White 32, an employee of Dannen Mills grain storage near Elwood, was charged with disorderly conduct by Justice of the Peace George Williams and jailed for the night. Emerson D. Kelley of Elwood reported firing a .410 pistol at a prowler on his property. Kelley alerted Tom Lovewell, grain storage bin superintendent, who then turned White over to deputies.
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Justice of the Peace
George Williams
Leonard White
Dannen Mills
Elwood
Carrollton
Emerson D. Kelley
Sheriff's Office
Helley
Kelley
Tom Lovewell
Lovewell
White
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