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Newspaper
Humboldt Journal
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1966
Page
1
Teen volunteers from Duncan North YMCA transform the former store at 3704 Grand into Y Not a recreation center for Humboldt area youths. An open house 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday will feature refreshments and activities such as dancing pool ping pong and reading. Patrick Lynn leads the teen program with board members listed.
The St Cyril and Methodius Teen club hosts a Harvest Moon Dance on Saturday night November 26 at 7 30 p m at the Henry Honack V F W Post hall 1642 N Pulaski. The Excites who recently played at Holiday Inn will supply the music for dancing.
Two women struck by a trolley pole that broke from a bus near 4015 North sue the Chicago Transit Authority and driver Franklin Morris for 15 000 and 5 000 respectively. Mrs. Lucille Shinske 40 and Mrs. Nancy Dragin 32 allege injuries after leaving a restaurant on Oct 11. Their attorney Robert J Millman filed the Circuit court suit.
All seven papers will be delivered on Thanksgiving morning to help readers plan for Christmas gift ads. Deadlines remain the same for submissions and distribution.
The Shakespeare district hosts a community workshop at 8 p.m. tomorrow at 2138 N. California Station to address auto thefts. Cmdr. Thomas V. McNulty says auto theft is the leading crime problem in Chicago and Illinois and the meeting aims to teach citizens how to reduce thefts and protect themselves.
In the year after integration at Austin High School, 1964, racial tension gave way to harmony through coordinated programs. The advisory council and Leaders club trained about 35 student leaders to foster academic standards, community relations, and school spirit, while incidents of violence subsided.
State Senate race in the 15th district remains unresolved as Walter Duda Republican leads Thomas Lyons by 197 votes in unofficial totals while Lyons concedes nothing until the official canvass. Article outlines ward-by-ward counts and notes other close races as Republicans and Democrats win seats in the 14th and 15th districts amid heightened racial issue tensions.
U S Attorney Edward V Hanrahan condemned Judge A L Marovitz for reducing a six month jail term to three months for Rosita V Crawford Ida George a 28 year old professional wrestler from Kilpatrick involved in a 9500 embezzlement from Sterling Savings and Loan The judge kept a three year probation and the two co defendants Barbara Corcoran and Rosalyn Keller received five year probation The scheme used passbooks to withdraw 7500 and 2000 from out of town deposits with the three divvying the funds The maximum penalty for embezzlement is five years and 5000 dollars fine
A group of 14 Vista volunteers will work on the Northwest Side in a Duncan North YMCA sponsored project. They will live in the Humboldt Park area after a housing orientation and focus on helping families “locked out” of services and poverty. The program aims to provide needed services and channel frustrations into constructive activities through recreation, education, and social programs.
The Crawford Department Store at 4020 North extends its Crawford Days sale this week. President Alan Garber calls it one of the greatest in 49 years as hours extend to 5 30 p m today and Saturday and 9 p m Thursday and Friday night with 9 30 a m openings.
The annual homecoming and Thanksgiving program will be held at Salem Methodist Church at 1700 N Keystone beginning with supper at 6 p.m. Sunday. The guest speaker will be Rev Carl Nettling district superintendent of the Methodist church.
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