Old Peoria Was ‘Right’ for Sheltons…

Date: 4/16/1957

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"Old Peoria Was 'Right' for Sheltons Until Death Closed the Books," Peoria Journal Star, Apr. 17, 1956, p. B1.

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Old Peoria Was ‘Right’ for Sheltons…

Date: 4/16/1957

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1. An Unrepentant Town (1925–1942)

Peoria Grand Jury Condemns Dry Terrorism –9/30/1925–

Peoria Busier Than Ever But Much Drier –9/8/26–

Peoria Sadly Clamps Lid On For First Time –10/21/30–

“Diamond Lil” Found In Cell; Keeps Silence –12/27/1931–

Council-Mayor Fight Widens –12/17/1941–

2. The US Army Joins the Cause of Reform (1942–1944)

U.S. Plans To Close City to Men On Leave –01/28/1942–

Attention Citizens! –3/5/1942–

Peoria Vice Hit By Government –3/18/1942–

Carson Orders Resorts Closed –5/8/1942–

Plan Fight on Social Disease –11/19/1943–

Two Women Held In Vice Check Up –11/21/1943–

Police Ordered to Enforce Ban –11/30/1943–

City Council Targets Social Diseases –11/30/1943–

Council Votes Cleanup Power –12/1/1943–

Vice Termed As Sabotage –12/07/1943–

Mayor Woodruff: More Penicillin Needed –10/10/1944–

3. The End of the Woodruff Era (1945)

Bluff Outvotes Valley Wards –2/14/1945–

Triebel and Madden Win Mayor Races –2/14/1945–

Woodruff Tells AP That Crusaders Caused His Defeat –2/14/1945–

Jury Urges Nine Taverns Closed –2/15/1945–

TIME Magazine: By the River –2/26/1945–

4. Reform Hangs Tough (1946–1952)

State Names 2 to War on Crime, Vice –9/13/1948–

Gamblers Tell Why They Quit Peoria Rackets –10/20/1948–

The Cities of America: Peoria –2/12/1949–

Bomb Blasts Peoria Home of Prosecutor –12/16/49–

Ad Club Joins Fight on ‘Red Lights’ –6/5/1951–

Old Peoria Was ‘Right’ for Sheltons… –4/16/1957–

5. Good Government Comes to Peoria (1953–1955)

Which Side Are You On? –1951-1952–

Bris Collins’ Tap Raided, Closed; Baseball Pool Czar Fined $1,000 –5/23/1953–

Eleven “All-America” Cities of 1953 –2/1954–

All-America Cities –2/9/1954–

Peoria Mayor Vows to Push Fight On Vice –5/22/1954–

Collins Gets Year, Day On Money Count –7/2/1954–

Bris Collins Surrenders to Serve Term –9/11/1954–

Now They’re Proud of Peoria –8/55–

The Town That Reformed –10/1/1955–

6. Sin City Driven Underground (1956–1967)

Lipkin Files Bid To Shut 10 Vice Houses –4/24/1959–

Survey Shows Prostitution On Rise –05/07/1959–

Lack of Prosecution Kills Case On Collins –10/14/59–

Harold’s Club Liquor License Revoked –7/21/1961–

Ex-Peorian Sentenced to 10 years, Fined $10,000 –1/27/1967–

7. Recalling Sin City from a Healthy Distance (1956–1993)

Old Peoria: As Wide Open As The Gateway To Hell –4/14/1956–

Old Peoria: Fixed Cops, Gang Murders, Kidnapping –4/15/56–

This Was Peoria –4/15/56–

‘The Good Old Woodruff Days’ –6/26/76–

“Peoria Says Goodbye to Merry-Go-Round” –9/30/79–

Historic Site (last house of prostitution) –5/8/1980–

Play in Peoria Not Like in Old Days –11/2/1980–

Barren Land in Southtown Teemed With Brothels –10/3/1993–

Peoria Grand Jury Condemns Dry Terrorism
–9/30/1925–

Peoria Busier Than Ever But Much Drier
–9/8/26–

Peoria Sadly Clamps Lid On For First Time
–10/21/30–

“Diamond Lil” Found In Cell; Keeps Silence
–12/27/1931–

Council-Mayor Fight Widens
–12/17/1941–

U.S. Plans To Close City to Men On Leave
–01/28/1942–

Attention Citizens!
–3/5/1942–

Peoria Vice Hit By Government
–3/18/1942–

Carson Orders Resorts Closed
–5/8/1942–

Plan Fight on Social Disease
–11/19/1943–

Two Women Held In Vice Check Up
–11/21/1943–

Police Ordered to Enforce Ban
–11/30/1943–

City Council Targets Social Diseases
–11/30/1943–

Council Votes Cleanup Power
–12/1/1943–

Vice Termed As Sabotage
–12/07/1943–

Mayor Woodruff: More Penicillin Needed
–10/10/1944–

Bluff Outvotes Valley Wards
–2/14/1945–

Triebel and Madden Win Mayor Races
–2/14/1945–

Woodruff Tells AP That Crusaders Caused His Defeat
–2/14/1945–

Jury Urges Nine Taverns Closed
–2/15/1945–

TIME Magazine: By the River
–2/26/1945–

State Names 2 to War on Crime, Vice
–9/13/1948–

Gamblers Tell Why They Quit Peoria Rackets
–10/20/1948–

The Cities of America: Peoria
–2/12/1949–

Bomb Blasts Peoria Home of Prosecutor
–12/16/49–

Ad Club Joins Fight on ‘Red Lights’
–6/5/1951–

Old Peoria Was ‘Right’ for Sheltons…
–4/16/1957–

Which Side Are You On?
–1951-1952–

Bris Collins’ Tap Raided, Closed; Baseball Pool Czar Fined $1,000
–5/23/1953–

Eleven “All-America” Cities of 1953
–2/1954–

All-America Cities
–2/9/1954–

Peoria Mayor Vows to Push Fight On Vice
–5/22/1954–

Collins Gets Year, Day On Money Count
–7/2/1954–

Bris Collins Surrenders to Serve Term
–9/11/1954–

Now They’re Proud of Peoria
–8/55–

The Town That Reformed
–10/1/1955–

Lipkin Files Bid To Shut 10 Vice Houses
–4/24/1959–

Survey Shows Prostitution On Rise
–05/07/1959–

Lack of Prosecution Kills Case On Collins
–10/14/59–

Harold’s Club Liquor License Revoked
–7/21/1961–

Ex-Peorian Sentenced to 10 years, Fined $10,000
–1/27/1967–

Old Peoria: As Wide Open As The Gateway To Hell
–4/14/1956–

Old Peoria: Fixed Cops, Gang Murders, Kidnapping
–4/15/56–

This Was Peoria
–4/15/56–

‘The Good Old Woodruff Days’
–6/26/76–

“Peoria Says Goodbye to Merry-Go-Round”
–9/30/79–

Historic Site (last house of prostitution)
–5/8/1980–

Play in Peoria Not Like in Old Days
–11/2/1980–

Barren Land in Southtown Teemed With Brothels
–10/3/1993–