Chicago West Side Residents Endure Hard Times and Tensions
A slice of West Side life shows Black families like the McGruders and Harveys confronting poverty, high prices, and limited opportunities. Curtis and Minnie Bills defend stability and self-reliance while engaging with civil rights groups and voting independence. The piece paints urban strain, housing, and race dynamics in vivid personal terms.
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Curtis Bills
West Side
Whitey
Lyndon Johnson
Garfield Organization
9Th
Keeler
Mississippi
Hopes Of Freedom Dimmed For India
New Delhi witnesses a royal proclamation of independence as Nehru vows a free India. Yet poverty, caste, and tensions with Pakistan persist amid rising population and defense costs. Gandhi would lament debt and slow progress, while leaders push self reliance and family planning.
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New Delhi
Go Palace
George VI
Lord Mountbatten
Burma
Jawaharlal Nehru
Free India
Nehru
India
Pakistan
Indian Subcontinent
China
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Freedom Movement
Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Swatantra Party
Associated Press
Gandhi
Congress Party
Ry Gate Desai
Maharajah Karni Singh
Indira Gandhi
Health Ministry
Iing
United States
Balraj Madhok
Jan Sangh
Desai
Karni Singh
Local Home Services and Remodel Offers
Classified notes advertise home building remodeling and additions by Bill Cunditt Austin Building Co and Larry Proctor with free estimates. Also listed are plastering painting carpentry roofing and related trades from multiple contractors with phone contacts and financing options. A tank for rent and other small ads appear among the announcements.
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Austin Building Co
Larry Proctor
Henry Sawyer
Apartments for Rent in Houston City Area
Rental listings show available apartments and houses in Houston area with 1 percent commission rate note. Listings include contact details and pricing ranges.
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Chicago
Jesse
Lucille McGruder
Verna
Oscar
Soffie Harvey
Mrs. Harvey
Robert Harvey
Martin Luther
McGruders
Washburne
Harveys
13Th Street
Lucille McGrover
D. P. Mann Drug Stores
Mann’s
Mann Drug
H Hobbs
Carson Stout
Jake Harris
Aidsoth Commercial CO
Sandreck
Granson Holland
Ph. J. Et
Sanareck
Moore
Jim Paschal
Call Shelton Warner
Bobby Dixon
E. M. Witcher
C. E. Abbott
Palatine
J. . White
Jack Davis
Call Bill Cunditt
High Point
Thomasville
William Cash
Anytime McIntyre Construction CO
Carports
Carl Ray Owens
Call J. E. Way
C. Septic Tank Service
Repeir Mitchell
Wices
A. L. Reagan
ED Smith
Spencer and Parlier Brothers
Main St
Ores Radio & TV
Archdale TV Center
Archdale School
W. A Seawell, Jr
Sartin
Singer
Brick & Ciock
Albertson
Lady Desires Transportation
Pine Grove Dr
Archdale
Arking
N. Main St
Johnson St
Dayton St
Steele St
APTS
English Rd
Beddington Rd
Room & Bath
Apt
Maple St
Morris St
Oakwood St
Elm St
Greenbriar Apts
Lindsay St
Idol - Green CO
Elm Street
N. Main
Chestnut St
West
Kearns
Newlin St
Grace St
Bath
Grace
Ennis
Dallas
Montheu
Bob Vaughn Realty
W. Parkway
Roy Ave
Barker St
Phillips St
Northeast
Jr. & Sr. High School
Motsinger
Sharon
Walnut St
Joiner St
Hwy
Trinity
Guil Rand Realty
Theu Frarw
Village Square Apts
Lexington Ave
Braves
Tate St
Kearns St
Richand
Richland
Atlantic Ins. & Realty CO
Lexington
Ennis St
Madison-Monroe Apts
Henry Shavitz As Co
Boulevard
Tipton
Rms
Horton "Realty Co
E. Washington St
Cleveland
Newton St
We W. Broad
Oakwood Local Realty CO
N. Wrenn
Hillcrest Manor
Westchester
W. Burton
Hills Or
Wes
Craven-Johnson-Poll
Rouses - Apts
Howard St
W. Lex
N. Hamilton
Idol-Green CO
Realtors
Dorris
Forrest
Loftin St
Emerywood Ct
Furn
E. Green
Ecker Apt
W. Rotary Dr
Gordy St. Atlantic
W. Green
E. Lexington Ave
Oakwood Ct
Chestnut
Mendenhall-Moore
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Montlieu
Foun
Cathol ¢ School
Nee Ris Realty Co
Arlington
Worth St
W. Lexington
Foust St
Citiree
Lofin St
Ee Ee
Ee Tames S. Conrad, Inc
North
Hamilton Street
Campbell St
Pickett St
Baker Rd
Koonts Realty CO
Church St
Meredith St
Rm. Duplex
Wendiley St
Kivett Dr
Mendenhall-Moore Realtors
Church Ave
Richardson
Flint St. Nice
White & Wright Realtors
Gantt Apts
Tha Chestnut
Bill Hylton
Hayden Place
Washington St
Taylor M. Simpson CO
Otevores Trailer
Westover v. Ton Main
Pleasant Grove
Circle T Mobile Home Park
G.W. Trotter
Plummer Dr. Archdale
Allman’s Mobile Home Court
Arvan Trailer Park
Nice
George Bay George
Del
Oakwood Mobile Homes
Cranbrook
South Rd
Oak Lane Traiier Ct
Thomasville, N. C
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