Hyde Park crime rate climbs as city major crimes rise
Figures released by Police Supt. O W Wilson show Hyde Park district up 21.8 percent in major crimes for June while city totals rise 8.8 percent. Of 681 Hyde Park major crimes, 213 were cleared. murders two, rapes up 100 percent, assault with intent to rape up five. serious assault down 42. Burglary surges 49.4 percent with non residential up 32 and residential up 98. Robbery edge up with armed robbery at 29 and strong arm up 47 from 41.
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Hyde Park
O. W. Wilson
Volunteers Celebrate Friendship Day With Flowers and Awards
More than 200 volunteers will distribute 25 000 roses gladiolas and other flowers on Friendship Day from 11 30 a m to 3 p m at Crest Model School and Agency 36 W Randolph 3rd Floor Awards will honor Alderman Claude W B Holman Mrs Mary Phillips and Fred A Mann for promoting harmony and understanding The main ceremonies occur at 1 p m and 2 p m with co chairs and honorary chairs named The second notice reports crime statistics showing increases in larcenies bicycle thefts auto accessories and auto thefts with varying changes for months.
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Fred Walker
Claude W. B. Holman
University of the 4Th Ward
Mary Phillips
Lemont
Ill
Mann
Hyde Park
Julia Fairfax
Elena Gould Schorr
Dempsey J. Travis
Sophia B. Boaz
Preston Bradley
Cora E. Carroll
Bronzeville
Toni Lee Scott
Donald S. Frey
Arnetta Wallace
Rosa Page Welch
Oscar Brown, Jr
Court Sentences Youth To 220 For Killing Johnny Ringo Ponder
Henry Johnny Ringo Ponder, 18, president of the West Side Egyptian Cobra Gang, was given a third concurrent 2 to 20 year term by Criminal Court Judge Leslie E. Salter. The sentence covers the August 1961 involuntary manslaughter of night watchman Lucius O’Neill at a Cottage Grove laundromat, plus prior sentences for the November 1960 killing of Lester Wolf and the November 1961 robbery of Jesse Washington.
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Henry
Johnny Ringo
Ponder
West Side
Criminal Court
Leslie E. Salter
Salter
Lester Wolf
E. 53Rd
Jesse Washington
Woodlawn
Lucius O’neill
Cottage Grove
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Museum of Science and Industry
Fsekiimn
E. 57Th
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S. Hyde Park
Postcard
Emerson Company
Alhambra
Calif
Ann Huff
Blackstone
Robert L. Thomas
Harper
William Lierberman
Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital
Lake Forest
Lake Front
William Drews
Woman’s Board
Miss Huff
Thomas
Lieberman
Sourian Rug Cleaners
University
Arthur Rubloff & CO
Fairfar
Harper & 55Th ST
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