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Newspaper
Humboldt Journal
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1968
Page
1
Rabbi Shlomoh Z. Fineberg of Congregation B nai Israel Austin designates Torah readings for Rosh Hashanah observances. The 10 day period ends with Yom Kippur on October 1. Services start 6 15 p m Sunday and continue Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Residents submit questions on sidewalk repairs street cleanliness and unsafe blocks in Chicago's 30th ward. Community notes report the 50 50 sidewalk program progress delays and planned spring work. Complaints about a vacant ramshackle Kedzie block and a large parkway tree prompt city forestry response and patrols.
Thirty two students from eight West-Northwest Side high schools were named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for 1968-69. They rank among top state scorers on the February qualifying test and compete for about 3,000 national scholarships next spring. Finalists may earn $1000 Merit Scholarships or four-year awards from corporations and foundations. The list includes students from Austin Lane Providence St Ignatius St Patrick St Philip Steinmetz Weber schools with names of the semifinalists.
Federal funds are approved to establish and operate the Northwest Senior Service Center for seniors in the area bounded by Western Ciscero Armitage and Belmont. The center at 3725 Fullerton offers counseling legal health and leadership training with hours 9 am to 5 pm after Oct. 1. Garfield Stensland named director brings twenty years of aging service and study from Chicago Minnesota and Northwestern.
Neil V. Caldwell, cashier of Capitol Bank of Chicago, Ci cero and Fullerton, is attending the first two weeks of a three year seminar at the University of Wisconsin graduate school of banking. The program aims to raise banking standards worldwide with ongoing extension work through the year across all banking aspects.
Barry Miller and Jim Psichalinos, both average young men in suits, served seven days in August with the Austin peace district to prevent riots around the Democratic National Convention. They endured insults and danger, shared 12 hour shifts, and helped guard the Hilton while some bystanders and newsmen were injured in the mobs led by hippies and yippies.
The Humboldt Park Craft shop opens registrations on September 23 for youth and adult classes. Junior Rainbow fleet and Fishing and Conservation clubs will winterize with a dry dock program. Boat building and repairs are offered with no registration fee. contact Frank Eaton at AR 6-3892 after 2 PM for details.
Registrations are now being accepted at Hermosa Park 2240 N Kilbourn for preschool ballet tap modern dance modern jazz square and folk dances acrobatic dancing and tumbling. Classes run after school on Tuesdays and Thursdays for grammar school girls with preschool at 2 pm. High school girls attend modern jazz and tumbling on Tuesdays at 7 pm. Participants will help prepare for the Christmas musical Santa's Toy Shop with all enrolled children in the show. For info call BE 5 1638 or visit supervisor James DeJulio or instructor Mrs. Sherida Hudak.
Logan Square Y announces a fall lineup including adult men and women conditioning classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, a men's basketball league and judo karate on Saturdays, youth swim and gym programs with bus service, floor hockey for youngsters, wrestling and rollerskating, plus music lessons and a teen employment service.
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