Burlington luncheon guests and travel news
A fragment from a local page notes Mrs Caspi hosting a luncheon with guests including Mrs Lohnes Mrs Wersching and Mrs Alden Colorado. It mentions sightseeing at a scout camp and travels of Kotlan family from Mc to Jamaica, Britain Cuba and New Orleans. Congratulations are sent to Mr Hinkel on Aug 9 anniversary.
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Pie de Lohnes
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Matt
Alden
Es Kotlan
Mchas
Jamaica
Cuba
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W. P. Hinkel
Campaign to fund Chicago Channel 11 non profit TV station
Ed ward L Ryerson announces a fall drive to raise 360 000 to complete a 1 000 000 public fund goal for Channel 11 a non commercial educational station serving a 60 mile area The drive mobilizes 85 communities with help from service clubs PTAs veterans and business groups Total funds on hand reach about 740 000 including Ford Foundation and Chicago Board of Education pledges Channel 11 at Manley Trade Vocational School plans initial shows by October 1 1954 and a 300 000 annual budget aims for 30 weekly hours of programming with broad educator involvement and sponsor support.
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Channel 11
Edward L. Ryerson
Chicago Educational Television Association
Comprex
Veterans’ Organizations
Chicago
Ryerson
University of the Air
Ford Foundation
Chicago Board of Education
Manley Trade and Vocational School
W. Polk St
Tilinoia Children Home seeks newborn boarding homes
The Tilinoia Children Home and Aid society seeks temporary, continuous homes for newborns for 2 to 6 months. Families are paid monthly for each baby's board plus compensation. clothing, medical care, and other needs are provided. Call Miss McGuire at Whitehall 4 3313. The agency has 7 years of service, is Red Feather, and state licensed.
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Tilinoia
Tinois Children’s Home
Notices on Social Security Name Changes and Cards
A fragmented notice explains brides and workers must update names on social security cards and at work. It notes obtaining a name change form from Illinois State Service at 561 Hillgrove and lists hours from 10 to 12 am and 4 pm for assistance with claims and identity updates.
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Ilinois
Hillgrove -Gbore
Channel 11 fund campaign seeks volunteers in Chicago
Audience donations and volunteer help are requested by the Chicare Educational Television association. Interested persons may contact the First National Bank building at 38 S Dearborn St Chicago 3 HL in person by mail or by phone 6 5230. Contributions may be sent to Channel 11 Headquarters Box 1100 Chicago 90 TH or through the local community chairman.
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Chicare Educational Television Association
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S. Dearborn St
Chicago
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Channel 11
Box 1100
Four word answer on electric bills from Public Service Company
A long study answers a common buyer question about new electric appliances. The Public Service Company says electricity use will rise with any new appliance, but the increase is usually small. Residential rates drop with higher usage, making electricity a small but steady budget help.
Cooling and cooking on low electricity costs
The article notes that hot weather can be eased with attic fans for under three cents a night and that using an electric range allows a family to cook for a month for about two dollars. Public Service cites these examples to show the low cost of electricity and its work-saving conveniences. Even with higher rates, the incentive rate would keep residential power at two cents per kilowatt hour plus a small fuel price adjustment, the company says.
Pie Crust Slits Guide for Juicy Berry Pies
When making fruit pies make slits in the top crust near the center so juice does not run inside the stove. Berry pies finish when the bubbling juice from these slits has the consistency of a thick syrup.
Chicago Channel 11 educational station drive underway
An effort to establish an educational noncommercial television channel on Channel 11 for the Chicagoland area is under way with funding campaigns and volunteer recruitment. Total projected cost for two years is about 1.1 million dollars, with 430 thousand raised to date from a 60 mile service area. Loyola University reports programs are in planning for Channel 11.
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Channel 11
Chicagolands
Eles
Chicago Board of Education
Ford Foundation
Loyola University
Water supply lines reach far into Catskills and beyond
New York City taps nearly 100 miles into the lower Catskill region for most of its water. Los Angeles relies largely on the Owens River system with a 238 mile aqueduct and draws about one sixth of its supply, 392 miles, from Parker Dam on the Colorado River.
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City
New York City
Catskill
Los Angeles
Parker
Colorado River
Debut of Julius Rudel at Grant Park bandshell concert series
Conductor Julius Rudel, new to Grant Park audiences, will debut at the lake front bandshell and lead the last three concerts of the week. He is the conductor and coattendant to the director of the New York City Opera Company and currently conducts the South Shore Music Circus in Cohasset, Massachusetts.
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Julius Rudel
Grant “Park
Lake Front
Rudel
New York City Opera Co
South Shore Music Circus
Cohasset
Mass
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