Lease Proposal Sent to Council
The Austin neighborhood service center nears reality as a City Council subcommittee approves leasing office space at 4 N Cicero. Additional leases approved include East Garfield 3165 Madison and Pilsen 1608 Cullerton, with West Garfield Park space still sought. The centers aim to aid code enforcement, housing rehab, financing and architecture to curb violations and aid owners and tenants, serving communities north of the Eisenhower expressway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Department of Urban Renewal
Cicero
Wth
Finance Committee
East
Garfield
Madison
Pilsen
Lower West Side
Cullerton
West Garfield Park
D. E. Mackelman
Austin Center
Chicago
Laramie
Kinzie
Seek Repairs Or Demolition At 5535 Grand
City building department sues in circuit court to require repairs or demolition of the vacant structure at 5535 Grand. The suit cites open property with broken windows porches stairs and plaster. Owner is Caine Steel Co with Harris Trust and Savings mortgagee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Building Department
Grand
Caine Steel Co
Harris Trust and Savings
Congress
Miss Marvel Kelsey Retires From The Northern Trust Co
Miss Kelsey of Austin retires after 37 years with The Northern Trust Co. She served in the banks files section from 1929 to 1942 and later moved to the general accounting division, where she remained until retirement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvel Kelsey
Austin
The
Northern Trust Co
Miss Kelsey
Banks
General Accounting
Thanksgiving Delivery Extends All Papers On Thanksgiving
All seven papers will be delivered on Thanksgiving morning to help readers access the Christmas gift ads in next week’s Community Publications. Deadlines remain the same.
Duda Leads in Senate Race Awaiting Official Canvass
Unofficial results show Walter Duda Republican ahead of Thomas Lyons by 197 votes in the 15th State Senate district, but both candidates expect the official canvass to determine the outcome. Races in the 14th and 18th districts also feature close totals, with party winners and ward-by-ward tallies noted. The article highlights the racial issue as a salient factor, with precinct captains commenting on white and black voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Election Commissioners
Walter Duda
Thomas S. Lyons
Leon
Bennett
Bennet
Herbert Geisler
Kenneth Course
Jacob John Wolf
Richard S. Chmeleck
Bernard B. Wolfe
Roger P. McAuliffe
Chester R. Wiktorski Jr
Peter J. Miller
Miller
Wiktorski
Wolfe
McAuliffe
Dan Rostenkowski
Daniel J. Ronan
Rostenkowski
John
Thomas A. McGloon
Charles Govas
McGloon
Austin High a Year Later No Friction High Standards
A year after integration Austin High and its neighborhood faced fights between Negro and white youths, fear, and disorder. By this fall attendance rose to 700 black students in a 3,000 total, yet racial tension largely faded. School officials credit coordinated programs, an advisory council, and a Leaders club for students, with improved conduct and community relations.
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Austin High
Austin High School
Dr. Martin
Austin
Austin High School Advisory
Martin
Leaders Club
Dorothy Martin
Hanrahan Attacks Light Sentence For Ida George Case
U S Attorney Edward V Hanrahan criticized Judge A L Marovitz for reducing Rosita V Crawford from six to three months in jail for conspiracy in a $9500 embezzlement from Sterling Savings and Loan Crawford a professional wrestler known as Ida George faced a three year probation while two co defendants Barbara Corcoran and Rosalyn Keller received five years probation The scheme used mailed in passbooks to withdraw 7500 and 2000 from out of town depositors accounts and split the funds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Edward V. Hanrahan
A. L. Marovitz
Rosita V. Crawford
N. Kilpatrick
Ida George
Sterling Savings and Loan Association
North
Marovitz
Barbara Jean Corcoran
S. Oakley
Sterling Savings and Loan
Rosalyn Keller
N. Lotus
ABC to Sponsor Lighting Contest in Austin
Austin residents may win cash prizes in a Christmas lighting contest sponsored by the Austin Business Council. Eight prizes totaling 170 dollars will be awarded for outdoor decorations judged by Federal Judge Roger J. Kiley, Circuit Court Judge F. Emmett Morrissey, and Magistrate John Nagin. No formal entries required.
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Austin
Austin Business Council
ABC
Roger J. Kiley
Midway Park Circuit Court
F. Emmett Morrissey
N. Waller
John Nagin
Lora Krapohl
Austinite
Experts and youths to probe auto theft at Austin workshop
Richard Willkins of the National Auto Theft bureau and Lt. James O'Donnell of Chicago police auto theft discuss The Young Auto Thief at the Austin police district community workshop at 8 p.m. today. Herman Arnold of the Illinois Youth commission and several young men involved in thefts attend to provide insight, hosted by Cmdr. Mark Thanasouras on the second floor of the Austin station at 5327 Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Willkins
National Auto Theft Bureau
James O'Donnell
Chicago Police Department
Austin Police Districts
Herman Arnold
Austin
Illinois Youth Commission
Cmdr
Mark Thanasouras
Austin Station
Chicago
Warden Speaks At Service Clubs Get-Together
Jack Johnson, warden of Cook County jail for 12 years, will speak at the 25th Thanksgiving luncheon hosted by the Austin Kiwanis, Lions, West End Lions, and Austin Optimists clubs. The event, a one day get-acquainted luncheon, is set for noon next Wednesday at Charlottes Restaurant Parkside and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Johnson
Cook County
Austin Kiwanis
Austin Lions
West End Lions
Austin Optimists
Charlottes
Parkside
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
North Western Railroad
Pine
National Bank of Austin
Betwen Parkside
Waller
F. C. Pilgrim and Co
Meyer
C. Kampp
City
South Shore
West Lawndale
Lakeview
Uptown
West Woodlawn
East Ravenswood
Speci
Bill Dunham
Gear
N. Laramie
Bill
Dunham
Duda
Lyons
Senate
Albert E. Bennett
John F. Leon
H. Leszynski
Ronan
de Caro
Berwyn
Walter S. Duda
Thomas G. Lyons
Ing Place
Hanrahan
Warden
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