Indispensable Man Debate in Roosevelt Dewey Clash
The piece argues no leader is indispensable, including Roosevelt, Dewey, Churchill, and Stalin. It urges independent voters to reject claims of indispensability and cautions that a new president will face urgent wartime and postwar decisions with limited time to learn. It notes Truman’s remarks on learning curves and warns Dewey to be clearer about his plans.
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Sidney Hillman
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Dewey
Truman
T Roosevelt
Mr. Truman
Dewey
Congress
William Dunbar Breaks Arm After Bicycle Fall
Nine year old William Dunbar son of Mr and Mrs George Dunbar of 403 Osage street broke his left lower arm in a fall from a bicycle last evening. He was taken to Silver Cross hospital where an X ray showed the fracture and a splint was applied before he was discharged.
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William Dunbar
George Dunbar
Osage Street
Silver Cross Hospital
War on street shoe shine boys shocks Chicago streets
City police cracked down after complaints about shoe shiners on Chicago streets. Salvatore Gelsomino, 403 Irving, was jailed then released to face court after refusing to quit. Officers warned further arrests as residents reported harassment and public disturbances by youths roaming at night.
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Chicago Street
Salvatore Gelsomino
Irving Street
Gelsomino
Ouhief -Overbey
Hospitalized Pfc James Ventsias USMC Saipan Wounds
Pfc James Ventsias 20 son of Mr and Mrs James Ventsias 419 Emery Street is a patient at Great Lakes Naval Hospital after injuries in the Saipan battle. Wounded in the hand he returned to the States, took a furlough home, then was sent to Great Lakes for further treatment. Former salesman at Dinet and Company.
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James Ventsias
USMC
Emery Street
Great Lakes Naval Hospital
Saipan
Ventsias
States
Great Lakes
Dinet and Company
Weather Outlook For Evening And Tomorrow
The weather bureau forecasts clear cooler temperatures for this evening and tomorrow. Tonight may drop to 55 degrees while tomorrow should reach around 70 with sunny skies.
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Weather Bureau
Woman reports hit and run crash at 714 Third Avenue
Eleanor Hills told police yesterday afternoon that another driver struck her parked car near her home at 714 Third Avenue. She provided the license number and police issued a warrant for the suspect, who fled the scene.
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Eleanor Hills
Third Avenue
Two Die In Separate Auto Crashes Last Night
Two men died in separate accidents last night and early today. Robert Pierson 21 Joliet soldier home on furlough died near Routes 66 and 7 when his car collided with a truck driven by Al McVeagh. Joseph Feeney 62 of Lockport was struck while waiting for a bus near State and 20th streets by a car driven by Peterson. Funeral arrangements await word from relatives.
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Robert Pierson
Joliet
Joseph Feeney
State Street
Lockport
Martin Peterson
Pierson
al McVeagh
Lexington
Til
McVeagh
Young Pierson
Walter Pierson
Tre
S. Richards_ street
Maxwell Field
Ala
George
California
Air Corps
Joliet Township
Carlson Funeral Home
Feeney
State
20Th Streets
Peterson
Miller Funeral Home
Sadie Adams
Milwaukee
Louis Joliet Hotel
Gas Coupon Heist Reported Near Filling Station
Max Mrosek of 1415 Dearborn street reported gasoline coupons for 1000 gallons stolen from his Standard Oil truck parked near John Tessiatore’s station at 451 Cass street. An attendant saw two boys near the vehicle. police were investigating.
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Max Mrosek
Dearborn Street
Standard Oil Company
John Tessiatore
Cass Street
Mrosek
Walking arsenal captured by Joliet soldier in France
Corp Emanuel Sergakis of Joliet Illinois says he found a sleeping German soldier beside a ditch while in the Seventh Army in Southern France. He woke the man with a prod of his foot and a pistol and the German surrendered with a machine pistol rifle two automatics and three hand grenades. The German spoke English and explained he had been walking for two days and slept just before capture.
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Corp
Emanuel Sergakis
Center Street
Seventh Army
France
Corp. Sergakis
Firemen Clean Gasoline Spill On West Jefferson Street
Police summoned firefighters after a truck stalled near Nicholson Street leaked 7900 gallons of gasoline. Fearing ignition, authorities had crews wash the substance off the roadway to prevent a fire.
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West Jefferson Street
Nicholson Street
John Stelle Speaks at Lions Club on GI Bill
Former Illinois governor John Stelle addressed the Lions Club at noon about the GI Bill for World War II veterans. Pence B. Orr introduced Stelle who had just lost for National Commander of the American Legion in Chicago. Stelle is credited with backing and securing passage of the measure. A large guest group attended the luncheon at the Louis Joliet hotel.
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John Stelle
Illinois
Horner
Lions Club
Pence B. Orr
American Legion
Chicago
Stelle
Edward N. Scheiberling
Albany
N. Y
Washington
Walter Brown to aid search for bullets in Chicago case
Walter Brown, serving life at Stateville, left the penitentiary around noon today in a guarded trip to Bloomington to aid in locating bullets he says he fired from the gun used in the Adele Born Williams murder at the Drake hotel Chicago last spring. Brown was released on a writ of habeas corpus and is under heavy guard on the trip.
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Walter Brown
Stateville
Bloomington
Adele Born Williams
Drake Hotel
Chicago
Brown
Williams
New Lenox Youth Wounded in France
Pfc. Don Warning, 22, son of Mr and Mrs John Warning of New Lenox, listed wounded by the war department. He suffered shrapnel wounds above the knee in both legs on June 27 in France and has been in a hospital, with plans to be released soon. A Joliet Township High School graduate, he entered service December 29, 1942 and went overseas in March. He formerly worked at New Lenox Lumber Co.
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Don Warning
John Warning
New Lenox
War Department
Warning
France
Joliet Township
Hgh
New Lenox Lumber Company
Joliet Stores Plan Wrapping Cutback To Save Paper
Joliet merchants through the Retail Merchants Division adopt a plan to wrap fewer items starting Monday. Selected goods like bulk raisins beans sugar and produce will be wrapped only when needed while many products stay in original containers. The move follows national examples and asks shoppers to cooperate with the scrap paper salvage effort led by Will County.
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Joliet
Retail Merchants Division
The
Association of Commerce
Smade
Will County Scrap Paper Salvage Committee
H. H. Brunings
Mr. Brunings
Police Warning About River Bridge Raising Interference
Police warning from Chief Overbey orders arrest of pedestrians and motorists who hinder river bridge raising. Waterway areas report pedestrians on bridges during raises and near accidents have been narrowly avoided. Motorists are urged to keep clear of approaches to avoid interfering with bridge tenders.
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Overbey
Waterway Arca
Joliet Township High School Closed for Teachers Institute
Joliet Township High school will be closed Wednesday due to the Will County Teachers' institute held in Joliet.
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Joliet Township High School
Will County Teachers’ Institute
Brothers promote Edward Vercelli graduate and commission
Edward Vercelli son of Mr and Mrs John Vercelli 516 Glenwood Place has graduated from Hondo Field Texas and commissioned a flight officer He is a navigator and now at Ardmore Oklahoma for further training His brother John was promoted to lieutenant j g on September 1 and serves in the South Pacific Both brothers are Joliet Catholic High School graduates John attended St Ambrose College when he enlisted
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Edward Vercelli
John Vercelli
Glenwood Place
Hondo Field
Tex
Vercelli
Ardmore
Okla
John
South Pacific
Joliet, Catholic High School
St. Ambrose College
Arrest Warrant Issued For G Pierce On Briggs Street
Based on a complaint by Mrs. H. Morgan of 511 Briggs Street, an arrest warrant was issued for G. Pierce of 516 Briggs Street this morning. Morgan alleges Pierce slapped her son when he went to a Briggs Street well for water last night.
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H. Morgan
Briggs Street
G. Pierce
Ambulance Crash Shocks Chicago and Jefferson Intersection
An ambulance driven by EB Harris of Harris Funeral home collided with a truck at the Chicago and Jefferson streets intersection. The vehicle sustained damage but all drivers escaped injury.
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EB. Harris
Harris Funeral Home
Chicago and
Jefferson Streets
Auto crash injures Lucky James Fox near Cass and Walnut
Lucky James Fox of 416 Leach Avenue escaped injuries when his car wheels locked causing a crash into an electric light pole at the Cass and Walnut streets corner. The car was damaged and the pole broken.
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James Fox
Leach Avenue
Cass and
Walnut Streets
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William R. McCabe
F. Jefferson
W. Marion Street
Clarence Klotz
S. Joliet Street
Jefferson
Violet
Theresa Bielee
Francis Street
J. Oldere
Collins Street
Grand Boulevard
Victory Gardens
Dick Albus
St. Joseph
St. Joseph's Hospital
Division
Broadway
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