Annette at the Flower Show at Garfield Park Conservatory
The 55th annual Chicago Park district spring and Easter flower show opens Saturday at Garfield Park Conservatory and runs through Sunday April 9. Easter lilies, 2000 grown at Garfield Park, dominate the display with a Dutch cottage scene featuring a thatched roof and a stork. A large Easter egg display, framed by floral arrangements, and an incubator with chicks are highlights. Guide services for schools and civic groups are available by telephoning Kedzie 3-1281.
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Chicago Park District
Garfield Park Conservatory
Garfield Park
Horticultural Hall
Kedzie
Loganites March on Boys Court in Local Prosecution
Logan Square residents organized a march to attend the arraignment of Leroy Buckner and Frank Matussi on charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The event stems from repeated police raids on the Buckner Matussi apartment at 1812 North Pulaski.
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Saul Epton
Logan Square
Leroy
Jack”) Buckner
Frank Matussi
N. Pulaski
Chess for All In Mozart Park Meet Wednesday
Eight chess divisions will run at Mozart Park 3840 Armitage next Wednesday March 29. Juniors 9 to 12 and seniors over 18 will play separate times with separate boys and girls events. Intermediates 15 to 17 start at 7 pm and novices start at 4 pm.
Outdoor Easter Assembly in Logan Square Church Leaders Unite
The Christian churches of Logan Square join for a second annual outdoor Easter assembly at the Square Milwaukee and Kedzie. About 300 residents attended last year. Fr. Robert Orpen heads the committee with Rev. Pietrusiak and Rev. Rygh among organizers. Fr. Orpen promises free boulevard parking.
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Logan Square
the Square
Milwaukee
Kedzie
Jesus Christ
Robert Orpen
Episcopal Church of the Advent
Orpen
William Lesher
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
Edward Tucker
Logan Square Methodist Church
Tucker
Albany
Clinton
Jerome Pietrusiak
Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
James Reid
Avondale Methodist Church
Gerald Rygh
Bethel Lutheran Church
Rygh
Pietrusiak
Daniel May
Dickens
ONC Continues Organization Set April Meets
Ten new organizations attended last week's meeting of the Organization of Northwest Communities an umbrella group for neighborhood and community groups in the area bounded by Grand Narragansett Belmont and Pulaski The Kelvyn Park fieldhouse at 4438 Wrightwood hosted the session with over 100 delegates many from Kelvyn Park Fred Wrzesinski 4738 Schubert outlined the group goals as ONC chairman
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Organization of Northwest Communities
Grand, Narragansett
Belmont
Pulaski
Kelvyn Park
Wrightwood
ONC
Fred Wrzesinski
Schubert
Park District Launches Expanded West Side Recreation Program
A West Side area task force will organize a greatly expanded city recreation program. From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. in summer, the district plans continuous tournaments and new day camps, with swimming and fitness classes on major beaches. Cooperation with schools YMCA and community groups is emphasized.
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Park District
Greater West Side
Erwin Weiner
North Ave
22Nd St
Halsted
Weiner
Board of Education
YMCA
Daley
Macy’s
Gimbel’s
DePoy Trial Set to Begin April 4 in Murder Case
Judge James Geroulis scheduled the trial for John DePoy Jr. 16 on murder charges stemming from a July street gang beating that killed 17 year old Robert Gnutek near Nixon School. DePoy defense seeks witness statements after state files examined. Two co defendants, Robert Little and Ronald Jeffrey both 17, face separate trials.
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James Geroulis
John DePoy Jr
DePoy
Charles Winkler
Geroulis
Robert Gnutek
LeMoyne
Nixon School
N. Keeler
Robert Little
Shakespeare
Ronald Jeffrey
N. Leclaire
Easter Mass to Commemorate Irish Martyrs
The solemn memorial mass for the 1916 Easter Rebellion martyrs will be offered at noon Easter Sunday at Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica in Jackson and Albany. Rev. Joseph Madden CO.S.M. will celebrate and preach. Members of Irish organizations will participate in the service.
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Ireland
Our Lady of Sorrows Basilica
Jackson
Albany
Joseph Madden
Co.s.m
Kiss for a Hero Honors Fire Chief and Captain Polcyn
Girl Scout troop 584 presented scrolls and a kiss to Chief Patrick Neary and Capt. Thaddeus Polcyn for saving the lives of four year old Jeannie Winchester and her four month old sister Joan by crawling through a burning Chicago apartment at 1942 N. Springfield. Neary and Polcyn were celebrated with their families and troop leader Mrs. Leonard Herwood as they received the accolades.
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Thaddeus Polcyn
Patrick Neary
24Th Fire Battalion
Coleen
Polcyn
Leonard Herwood
Huron
Neary
Capt
Jeannie Winches
Ter
Joan
N. Springfield
Chief Neary
N. Hamlin
N. Kostner
Shakespeare
Hook and Ladder Company 35
Holy Week and Easter Parade Spark Faith and Fashion
Holy Week builds to Easter with Good Friday solemn services and Easter Sunday joy. Catholic Lutheran and Episcopal churches hold rites while many Protestant groups observe meditation and mass. Easter parades on main streets showcase new attire as winter lingers with cold, possibly snowy weather.
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Jesus
Christendom
Easter Egg Hunts Light Up West Side Parks
Parks across the West Northwest Side host Easter events from Kelvyn and Kosciuszko parks to Humboldt Riis and Austin Town Hall. The Humboldt Park hunt for 400 children features three age groups and an Easter Bonnet contest with handmade hats. Tickets are free at the park fieldhouse.
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Christine Rossbank
N. Whipple
Anthony Wuijick
California
Humboldt
West- Northwest Side
Kelvyn Park
Wrightwood
Kosciuszko Park
N. Avers
Austin Town Hall
Lake
Humboldt Park
Sacramento
Northwest Lions Club
Riis Park
Fullerton
Park Fieldhouse
Animals Have Free Meals At Bert Black Home
In Austin the Bert Black residence at 658 N Latrobe offers year round feeding for birds and squirrels. The nuts grapes and meals on window sill kitchen table and even indoors drew in wildlife and sometimes uninvited visitors. The Blacks keep sharing food despite animals taking extra with them.
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Austin
Bert Black
N. Latrobe
Mrs. Mildred Olsen Dies Sudden Heart Attack
Mrs Mildred Anita Olsen wife of County Recorder Sidney R Olsen died at home Thursday from a heart attack Funeral services were held Monday at a Northwest Side chapel Interment was in Irving Park cemetery She and her husband were married 29 years and she was active in community affairs Survived by daughter Carol Ann a Luther North senior brother Dr Harold C Fischer and sisters Mrs Dorothy Berry and Mrs Lucille Wahlund
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Mildred Anita Olsen
Sidney R. Olsen
Fullerton
Dorothy Berry
Lucille Wahlund
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Annette
Dallas
Loganites
Matussi
Buckner
SNA
Buckner-Matussi
Chess For
Mozart Park
Set April
Columbus Park
S. Central
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