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The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 15

The Decatur Daily Review from Decatur, Illinois • Page 15

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Decatur, Illinois
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15
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DECATUR DAILY REVIEW '-1 Classified Section Markets 2 section Society 2 Comics Two Sections 26 Pages. DECATUR, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1954. Pages 15 to 26. (andies makers of the one and only "TURTLES" l- 4r the opening of another beautiful new candy and gift shop tonurraui 415 north Ulster street Sailors Get Chest X-Rays at Training Center Four of the 133 Decatur naval X-ray unit. The reservists are, left reservists who were given free" to right, Harold J.

Francisco, chest X-rays last night at the train- Bloomington; Wayne R. Lester, ing center line up before the regis- Tuscola; Philip R. VViant, 1052 trar, Mrs. Charlene Cremeens, N. Oakland and William 1578 N.

Walnut awaiting D. Sebok, 142ff E. Leafland Ave. their turns through the mobile Besides 'the -reserve sailors, 135 persons were. X-rayed in Mt.

Zion and 644 in Central Park yesterday, bringing the grand total in the survey which will last till Sept. 23 to 9,316. Herald and Review Photo) i Many Escape Police Tickets age monthly income for parking crrhldi fsr cu with any purchase of one pound or. more on opening day fines is $1,000, at for each ticket. Lt.

Kitch estimated that about three-fourths of the overtime parking 3 tickets given are- accounted tor at the traffic Many, from out- of-town or hrst-ottense drivers are excused. Others are illegal, because the meters are out of order. 415 North Water Street CHICAGO CLEVELAND CINCINNATI- PEORIA KANSAS CITY Reminder letters are sent to De found on both sdes of North Water Street from North Street to Wood Street. The spot check of meters Saturday showed 28 expired meters; The check was made around the Transfer House and on both sides of South Main and East Main Streets for one block from the Transfer House, on both sides of the streets around the north, east and south sides of Central Park. There were 18 expired meters found around Central Park Saturday morning." 2,500 Parking Tickets Issued Each Month Police Lt.

William E.Kitch of the Traffic Bureau said police officers give an average of 2,500 parking tickets each month. The aver catur residents, with overdue park ing tickets. If necessary, a warrant For the arrest ot the license plate Holders can be issued, charging a misdemeanor. During the month of August, Survey Uncovers Lots Of Lucky Motorists A check of 100 different downtown Decatur parking meters each day for three consecutive days showed 63 occupied parking places with meters showing the red "expired" tag. None of these cars had a green "overtime parking" ticket on the windshield.

The meters were checked from 2:30 to 2:50 pan. on a Thursday, 4:45 to 5 p.m. on Friday and 9:40 to 9:55 A.m. on a Saturday. Parkers are required by law to feed pennies or nickels into the meters from 8 a.m.

'to 6 p.m. every day except Sunday. Thursday; 18 expired meters w'ere found on North Main Street from the Transfer House to North Street, Merchant Street, and North Street from North Main Street to Church Street. Both sides of the streets were checked. Six of the expired -meters found Thursday- were in the block-long Merchant Street.

Friday, 17 expired meters were 'ciiraFiiff made me scream at my husband" exactly 2,000 green parking tickets were placed under windshield wipers on Decatur streets. A total of $1,078 was collected in paid parking fines during August. at 3 SPECIAL PRICE EETTJRNED IN EE-TJSABLE PLASTIC BAG r. To introduce our 'PS, we offer to clean your SWEATER at a SPECIAL PRICE. Through this SPECIAL you will experience the thrill of wearing brighter colors and FORM-FIT FABRICS cleaned by our new PS.

This SPECIAL PRICE 1 for PS cleaned SWEATERS runs this week so send several today! Bring or send along with your SWEATERS several other garments to be cleaned by ou NEW PS at usual PS prices. Suffering the nervousness, hot flashes of "change of Listen! In doctors' tests. Lydia Pinkham's Compound or Tablets gave complete or striking relief of such functional distress in 63-80 of the cases! Get Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound or convenient new Tablets with blood-building iron added. See if you don't get glorious relief from the distress of "change of Also wonderful, for monthly pains.

PERSONALIZED SERVICE Hand Cleaning Hand Finishing PEACOCK CLEANERS 755 E. Prairie Timing (Genius at Work? You're wrong! Joe isn't cooking up a poker party. He's taking the first step to complete a sale. For years Joe has rated as a sales genius, and now the secret is out! When Joe has something to sell, whether it be merchandise at. his store, or the discards at his home, he uses a classified ad in this newspaper.

Nearly always, the ads click, and Joe exchanges something he doesn't want, for cash! Have you a discard others could use? Take Joe's advice, and place a classified ad' in the Herald and Review. Just dial 5151, ask for Classified or call in person at the classified counter, 365 N. If you lire outside Decatur, you can place your, ad by mail, or you may telephone us, collect. See for yourself how easy, and how profitable it is to me Herald and Keriew classified ads. IS inaMaiC TO NEWS There It nothing as dead as yesterday's That is why timing is so important to news.

Everything must fit together on a time schedule the wirephotos, the Associated Press news, the local news all trust be on time. The news you read in this paper ia live news because all of the mechanical aspects are timed -V- DECATUR' Sferatt and Jfetrieto.

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441,956
Years Available:
1878-1980