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Newspaper
Humboldt Journal
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1968
Page
1
Inquiries ask whether a missing hydrant cover near a home could affect water mains during freezing weather. John Lee of the water distribution bureau assures no risk since the hydrant and home have separate leads and the cover is to keep debris out. The cover will be replaced before publication.
Casting for the Chicago premiere of It's a Bird It's a Plane It's Superman begins at 7 30 p m Dec 5 at Blackhawk Park 2318 N Lavergne. Open to all local performers. Ira Rasof directs Jean Fardulli music directs. February March performances. Call 237 3877 for info.
The board released a racial head count showing Austin High near 50 percent Negro and district gains in colored enrollment. Plans include routing about 130 May and Spencer pupils to Northwest Side schools to meet a 534 quota and building a 12 room demountable at Emmet to ease overcrowding.
Twenty twenty nine Montclare Belmont Cragin Hermosa Logan Square Humboldt Park Austin and East West Garfield Park reported 229 active TB cases in 1967, with 21 associated deaths. Citywide active cases reached 1,989, increasing the rate to 56 per 100 000. Males accounted for 72 percent of cases and deaths skewed older than 45.
Harold Gangler denies being ousted as 31st ward Republican committeeman and says he remains in office. He says pressure from a columnist and reports of his firing from the county treasurer’s office are propaganda and notes he resigned from the treasurer’s job to focus on real estate and insurance.
Nelson and Erwin Kund, immediate past governor of Lions District 1A, served as master of ceremonies at a Lions Club party. The event drew more than 150 Lions, ladies, and dignitaries to the celebration.
Newly elected officers of the Walther Memorial hospital auxiliary will be installed today at 1 15 p m in Seidel Hall. Officers serve two years beginning January. Board members at large are Mrs Rudolph Brauer Mrs Thomas Brown Mrs William Nelson and Mrs Alamo Schaeffer. The group sponsors the banquet fashion show harvest sale runs a coffee shop gift cart library cart and coordinates volunteer services for patients.
The Northwest Lion club hosts a Ladies Night at 7 p.m. on November 26 at the Nor mennenes club 2414 N Kedzie. Guest speaker George A Landt of the Adventurers club will share color slide aided tales of native life in New Guinea and his induction into a highland tribe during stone age ceremonies.
Visitation at Ryan Park Funeral Home in Park Ridge ends at 9 30 a m. Mass for Mrs Claire M Koch at Mary Seat of Wisdom Church Park Ridge at 10 a m. Interment All Saints cemetery. Mrs Koch retired after years in payroll at Chicago Transit Authority and is survived by her husband and four sisters.
Army Specialist Five Robert M. Parise 21 son of Mr and Mrs Rocco M Parise 4820 Cortez received the Good Conduct medal while with the 10th Artillery in Germany for exemplary conduct efficiency and fidelity in active service.
Dr Dorothy Martin the Austin High principal declares the disruption of the school cannot be tolerated. She explains board rules permit expulsion for disruptive behavior and outlines truancy and discipline procedures to parents.
All seven community newspapers will be delivered Thursday morning on Thanksgiving Day instead of Wednesday. News and advertising deadlines remain unchanged.
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