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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
16
Fragmentary OCR notes show names and numbers. unclear events. The text references a Lee Anguest figure connected to a score column and ticket details dated December 1. Further readable context is insufficient to define an event or outcome.
A missing 11 year old high school senior named Charlies Sawyer feared lost after his car found in riverbank weeds near Troy. The report notes a crowd of over 10,000 expected at a Republican picnic, with Richard J. Lyons as principal speaker, plus local social notes on entertainment and public life.
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