South End Reporter (Newspaper) - February 1, 1967, Chicago, Illinois south end EPORTER FAMILY NEWSPAPER PARK NUMBER 17 Per Copy CHIC VGO ILLINOIS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1 1967 By Garner 24 Pages Area Has Many Good Samaritans Causes Some Deaths Looting BY KEN POOLE At least three deaths in the Roseland area were attributed in some measure to the com- most severe on- slaught of snow in Kensington police arrested 15 persons including five adults for looting during and after the height of the blizzard las Thursday and About worth of was stolen from a truck abandoned by its driver Police were plague a man incidents of vandalism and thefts when were un- able to reach the scenes of the crimes because of heavy drifting Robert A Blodgett 52 of 11311 Union suffered a fatal heart attack in a field south of 130th street The super- vising industrial engineer was walking home from the Auto- motive Parts Co plant in Harvey when he collapsed Mis Theresa Caldiraro Mora 54 of 11535 Stewart died Saturday in front of her home Mrs Mora was talking to her husband Aldo who was shoveling snow when she col- lapsed police reported With all the tragedy and crime Roseland area dents in general were credited with showing courage and a will to fight the elements ing the worst of the storm Countless reports were re- about good Samaritans Manj persons opened their doors to strangers stranded Three boys were taken into custody when police found them inside a truck rig that had been broken into at and the Calumet Expressway Ernest Knight 30 of 140 E St 18 of 13152 George Cran 18 of 11333 St rence and two youths were arrested and charged with looting a bread truck at street and the Calumet Expressway Police had a number of re- ports of teenagers looting and vandalizing automobiles in the vicinity of and Eggleston but police were unable to get to the scene The street fire station at Doty Avenue became a warm refuge for hundreds of ists stranded on the swept bleak Calumet Ex- One report said as many as 900 persons were there One man died and was later removed by copter A truckload of fruits and vegetables valued at from to was stolen from Dennis Thiakos 12133 gan His vehicle was stuck in a snow bank at and Ind- iana Kensington policemen John Taylor Oscar Harris and Robert Pierson arrested two couples from Gary and the Woodlawn area of Chicago near 130th and Evans Police confiscated a stolen television set and a quantity of ettes As late as Monday night lice were investigating the looting of a beer truck that had been abandoned near street and the Calumet Ex- They questioned two men who had a quantity of beer in their possession All in all Kensington lice alone investigated the looting of 11 trucks and eight automobiles by Sunday Chicago firemen worked around the clock for at least two days assisting motorists pedestrians city workers and hospital personnel from land Community Hospital Nurses doctors ployes in general at the pital spent sleepless nights helping the injured and bitten By most business establishments were open and traffic was moving through Roseland at a steady pace Many residents cooperated with the pleas of officials to leave their automobiles at home until at least a partial clearing of streets could be accomplished Nevertheless many side streets were still impassable Tuesday Most public and parochial schools in Roseland resumed classes by Tuesday in contrast to some south sub- urban schools that were still closed Funeral services for Mr Blodgett were held Tuesday in the Cooney Mortuary 12 E Pl The Rev James C Darby officiated and burial was in Mt Greenwood tery Mr Blodgett was born in Delavan Wis and was a dent of the Roseland area for 30 years He is survived by his wife Amanda three daughters Judy Licata Janis Viviano and Jacqueline and one grandchild He was preceded in death by his parents Albert andIna and a brother Arnold Funeral Mass for Mrs Mora was held Tuesday m St Anthony Church after vices in the Panozzo Brothers Funeral Home 300 E St Burial was in Holy Courage Generosity Overcome Fear Selfishness By JOYCE MACEY This is one woman's story of and passed out cigarettes After a little warmth some Around 2 two men who uuu decided to attempt to Were Roseland residents He informed the chilled and home Ruth Miller and to warm up on the bus hungry passengers that his two other women Mrs it was Sat morning and four grand- Ruth managed to get to the children chre Cemetery Mrs Mora was born in 111 She lived in land for 35 years SOUTH END REPORTER and She is survived besides her Ruth knew she wouldn't be husband bj one son Gilbert turned away one daughter Mrs Richard Violet Hesselfeldt two her They had walked from Dolton parents home was open to rence Gregg Ama and Mary during the height of last week's trying to reach their homes one that needed it At one walked over to the Secondo record snowfall Her story as Wnen tne bus passengers time that Fn morning as residence of Mr and Mrs told to Joyce Macey is more heard stark of the many 19 people enjoyed the Ambrose Piramo at 12340 frightening than some less storra conditions from the two hot coffee and biscuits that Michigan Ambrose was once tram at and somehow She was a member of the tragic than others and typical that people were literally Velma Miloneck prepared circulation Manager for the she got to Riverdale Gano Women s Club of many of the experiences stranded for an indefinite of Roseland area residents ot Ume a chilling who will long remember Jan slience came over the bus The thought of keeping warm Mrs Elmer Miller of 14235 was foremost in their minds Lowe Riverdale lett the as the fuel in the bus had just SOUTH END REPORTER last about run out Thursday hoping to beat the passengers decided to storm and get home to her shelter of the bus husband and the comfort of and approach the her home Mrs Miller is a dences in the area on real estate and classified anti Michigan for shelter representative on the EVen making one phone call paper to worried loved ones would She boarded the South have been a great relief suburban bus on the corner of and Michigan boarded the bus with Ruth all with the same intention of getting home to a warm house The bus driver managed to get the bus to and to tne bus passengers as they gan The vehicle stayed there souSht temporary shelter along with from tte few homes that were remainder of the night not answering door bells In A jovial air filled the bus the back for the first few hours as tne hlSh to a people tried to make the best of walt tne morning the situation Friday morning it could One woman shared a loaf of nave been about 10 Ruth bread that she purchased from nad lost track of Bakery and another appointments were no longer woman had a bag of cookies important Jack Miloneck 27 Ruth said I never thought a the son of and Jack could tell the people were They had been peering from the drapery earlier we could see them The doors remained closed slice of bread would taste so good Miloneck of 12476 Michigan approached the stranded bus Lynn Marie Draus of 10737 Morgan appears to be coming out of the picture window on net boggan Her private slide nere the high banks that filled the Morgan area
