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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1950
Page
6
A Chicago writer argues for housing equity for Black residents, noting discrimination limits job options and housing access. He cites Altgeld Gardens housing project as proof that with education and decent homes, colored families improve. He urges public housing as a democracy test.
Letter questions how rumors about a widow and the mayor leaked to the press. The writer denies name-calling but urges caution, noting belief in the suggestive tale and inviting private disclosure outside the printed page.
Science writer T Swan Harding argues that natural body immunity largely determines infection risk rather than mere exposure. He notes antiseptics and antibiotics help little without healthy skin and living, and that individual susceptibility varies with the body's condition and "soil" for germs.
A quotation from Dr. Stanley A. Junjek encourages avoiding strain to build resistance by making the soil unfavorable to illness. Health is as catching as disease. adopt healthful ideas, inspire others, and live one day at a time to accumulate a year of joy and contentment.
Joliet notes urge households to wrap and tie rubbish before collection to protect containers and deter pests. The author argues well-wrapped waste eases labor for workers and extends can life, contrasting with bags left loose which attract flies and ants.
Joliet reports National Dog Week, Sept 24 to 30, observed nationwide with the National Dog Welfare Guild as sponsor for 23 years. The guild promotes dog welfare by urging every pet to have a good home and proper care and attention from owners.
A new Joliet organization, Animal Haven, aims to place stray dogs and cats in homes and someday establish a shelter. It seeks members and donations to fund and support the animal welfare project, led by Mrs. Robert Prodehl, at 2409 Clement Street.
The East Side Taxpayer defends a widow who asked the mayor for coal and denies reports of a midnight delivery. He notes the widow has paid taxes for over 50 years and urges the critic to focus on American values rather than cross country blame.
A letter to a visiting woman in Joliet argues Emily Post permits sport shirts and trousers for informal warm weather outings. The writer favors comfortable attire for men on casual dates and warns that Joliet men must dress better to impress the visitor or she may return home.
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