Willing Willie Answers Chicago Civic Complaints
Community questions on tree branches blocking roofs street light outages alley clutter termite issues and odd hallway cabinets draw responses from city bureaus. Officials cite Dutch Elm disease work deadlines private property limits and advise contacting exterminators or filing complaints while urging residents to duck under low hallways.
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Community Publications
Chicago Ave
Chicago, Ill
Bureau of Forestry
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Bureau
Lawler and Palmer
B. B. Elmer Filippini
Ward
Filippini
Ward Yard
Mayors Office of Inquiry and Information
N.S
Catholic diplomas awarded at West Side high schools
Commencement exercises were held for 776 graduates at four West Side Catholic high schools with 142 more to receive diplomas this weekend. St. Philip Basilica High School honors its 62nd class at 3 p.m. Sunday with General Howard T. Machey delivering the address. Michael Kass is top student and will receive the Father Crevier medal. James Podezwinski is valedictorian. The ceremony includes a procession to the Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows for diplomas and honors. St. Mel High School held its commencement for 191 graduates with Bishop-elect Michael J. Dempsey as guest speaker. Awards went to Ronald Smith, Anthony Bowden, and Arthur Turner. Continued on Page 9.
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West Side Catholic
St. Philip Basilica High School
Basilica of Our Lady of Sorrows
Jackson
Anselm Dennehy
Order of the Knights of
Michal Kass
Father Crevier
Edwin Burnette
Mothers Club
Fathers Club
Mark McMenamin
Siena Auditorium
James Paese
Joseph Scolaro
Michael J. Dempsey
Dempsey
Gene Leboyke
Ronald Smith
Anthony Bowden
Arthur Turner
Smith
John Bowler
Bowden
Brother Leonard
Terner
Summer schedule set for Adler Planetarium shows
The Adler Planetarium announces a summer schedule from Memorial Day through Labor Day with Sky Shows on various days and times. June features a Life in the Universe topic with ongoing public telescope access and guided tours. exhibits remain free while Sky theatre admission is 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children.
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Chicago Park District
Adler Planetarium
Joseph M. Chamberlain
Sky
Hope Epiphany Church Hosts Saturday Mini Retreat
Hope Epiphany Lutheran church at 855 N Monticello hosts a Saturday mini retreat with a spring salad luncheon at 12 30 p m and program at 1 45 p m The event is sponsored by Hope Epiphany Our Lady of the Angels Catholic church and Northwest Lutheran parish Speakers include Rev John MacKenzie Sister Mary Berta and Rev Myron Olson discussing church and community life the sister hood priesthood and teen gang outreach
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Hope-Epiphany Lutheran Church
N. Monticello
Women of Hope
Hospital Employees to Donate Blood in Citywide Drive
At Norwegian American Hospital 1044 N Francisco employees join a nation wide blood drive sponsored with Chicago Blood Donor Service. The event runs 10 am to 5 pm on June 12. Volunteers may enroll in the Cooperative Blood Replacement plan for free blood for a set period or pay a $10 premium for full protection. Committees urge community participation as Chicago needs about 90 000 pints annual volunteer supply. Eligible donors are ages 21 to 60 in good health.
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N. Francisco
Richard W. Sellers
Chicago
United States
Community publications recipe contest opens for entries
The annual contest invites gourmets and home cooks to submit their favorite recipes for a chance to win a new stereo record player AM FM radio console.
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Community Publications
Recipe Contest Entrants Can Win Sharon Stereo
A compact Sharon radio phonograph is offered as a prize in a Community Publications Favorite Recipe contest running through July 8. Send your recipe with a coupon to enter, with name address and phone, and you may win the home concert hall.
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Chicago
Ill
Sharon Cone
Primary Contests Set in Three Congressional Districts
West-Northwest Side voters head to the polls June 11 for primaries in the 6th 7th and 8th congressional districts with races featuring veterans and first time contenders. Local general assembly and national convention delegate contests also hinge on incumbent battles and crowded GOP fields.
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Finais General Assembly
Thomas A. McGloan
James Sloan
Local Candidate Listings by Party and Address
Democratic candidates Kenneth W. Course and John F. Leon appear alongside addresses 3413 Armitage and 1811 N. Tripp. Republicans list Herbert Geisler, Jacob Wolf, Stephen Telow with multiple North Side streets, plus Bernard Wolfe and Thad Lechowicz. Additional Republicans Peter Miller, Roger McAuliffe, and Lawrence Edwards appear with various street addresses.
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Daniel J. Ronan
George Belle
Thomas J. Lento
Curtis Foster
Charles J. Anderson Jr
Frank Annunzio
Daniel Rostenkowski
Slobasheseynski
Henry S. Kaplin
Edward J. Shaw
Benedict Garmisa
Louis Janczak
John P. Touhy
Isaac Sims
Louis F. Capazi
Dem
Robert F. McPartlin
Lawrence DiPrima
Bernard B. Wolf
Thaddeus S. Lechowicz
General Assembly
Kenneth W. Course
John F. Leon
Stephen J. Telow
Herbert F. Geisler
Jacob John Wolf
Peter J. Miller
Roger P. McAuliffe
Lawrence F. Edwards
Jack Gorham
Bernard McDevitt
Jonathan Lucas
Armitage
N. Tripp
Fullerton
N. Troy
N. Kolmar
Bernard B. Wolfe
N. Lawndale
Altgeld
N. Rutherford
N. Linder
Northwest Side Man Retires After 42 Years
Jens E. Jensen of 3209 Hirsch retires from Commonwealth Edison after nearly 42 years. He spent all his service in underground construction as a cable splicer at the Chicago North division on 3500 N. California Ave. The retirement continues a family Edison tradition, with his father and two uncles having long service with the company.
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Jens E. Jensen
Hirsch
Commonwealth Edison Company
Chicago North Division
California Ave
The
Electric Company
Jsensen
Edison
Cites Call for Traffic Safety Training by Local Colleges
Francis S. Lorenz director of the Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings urged local junior colleges to train traffic safety personnel to meet rising highway needs under the 1966 National Highway Safety Act. Illinois has 1.294 million dollars in funds, with 518 thousand for local projects across 44 proposals, 21 developed.
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Francis S. Lorenz
Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings
Lorenz
Illinois
Division of Highways
Philomena Summer Classes Open at St Philomena
St Philomena school launches a summer session from June 17 to July 26 for grades 1 8 and a pre kindergarten class. Registration is open to parishioners and neighboring students with over three hundred enrolled. Tuition and supplies cost 30 dollars with experienced teachers. Call Be 5 2440 weekdays 9 am to 3 pm for details.
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St. Philomena
Theatre on the Lake opens with Lincoln drama
The Chicago Park District launches the 16th season of Theatre on the Lake with The Last Days of Lincoln by Mark van Doren. Kelvyn Avondale Players, directed by Dick Litt, perform June 11–15 at Fullerton Pavilion on Fuller ton Parkway Outer Drive. Advanced info via HA 7 5252 Ext 432. The play covers the final weeks of Lincoln as northern senators push for harsh peace terms.
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Chicago Park District
Midwest
Lincoln
Mark van Doren
Ruth Schwartz
Dick Litt
Kelvyn-Avondale Players
Fullerton Pavilion
Fullerton Parkway
Outer Drive
St Joseph Home Thrift Shop Monthly Sales Begin
The St Joseph Home for the Aged Ladies Aid will run a thrift shop on the third Saturday each month at 2650 N Ridgeway. The first sale is June 15 from 3 AM to 4 PM, with July 20 August 17 September 21 and October 19 follow ups. Early bird shoppers at the June sale will find costume jewelry among the items.
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St. Joseph’s Home
Aged Ladies’ Aid Society
Agnes
N. Ridgeway
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Siena High School
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Planetarium
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Chamberlain
Hope-Epiphany
U.S. Congress
Daniel J. Rowan
Gerald Dolezal
Cicero
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S. Western
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Daniel D. Rostenkowski
Evergreen
John Leszynski
N. Whipple
Henry S. Kaplinski
N. Kedzie
Grace
Edward Shaw
Walton
Crystal
N. Western
van Buren
N. Drake
N. Mason
Walnut
Louis F. Capuzi
N. Rockwell
Frank C. Wolf
Otis G. Collins
S. Central Park
Ronald Sahara
S. Avers
Lawrence, Bartles
S. Trumbull
George Kansal
S. Keeler
Paul G. Karasman
S. Christiana
L. Rosco Boler
S. Springfield
Moses Walker Jr
Roosevelt
George W. Collins
S. Ridgeway
Bernard S. Neisten
Harrison
Joseph S. Kral
S. Austin
Edward F. Moore
John D’arca
Matthew Bieszczat
Thomas
Peter C. Granata
S. May
Simon A. Murray
N. Lake Shore
Benjamin Evans Jasper
Peter P. Piotrowicz
Superior
Vincent Hoey
S. Laflin
Sherman Coleman
S. Union
Thomas E. Keane
Sacramento
John B. Brandt
Logan
Charles J. Fleck
N. Seeley
Rutherford
Emil Vacin
Wenonah
Berwyn
Harry H. Magers
Maple
James E. Goodwin
Ohio
Vito Marzullo
S. Oakley
Edward A. Quigle
N. Bishop
N. James Carr
Adams
Anthony Fosco
Marvin Robert Dee
Douglas F. Stevenson
Thomas Bell
S. Newberry
Frank J. Sharkson
S. Halsted
John C. Marcin
Mental Health Center
Shelia‘ DePasquale
St. John Bosco School
Northwest Side Mental Health Center
Sister Bonitz
Tom McGee
Chicago Board of Health
Dorothy Run
Catholic Charities Center of Child Mental Health
Northwest Side
Philomena
Theater On the Lake
St. Joseph
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