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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1963
Page
1
The Herald announces a trial return to carrier delivery in central Hyde Park with local newsboys delivering Wednesday afternoons. Some blocks stay on mail delivery as a control group while the change tests subscriber numbers and delivery quality. If missed, call the Herald Thursday morning at MI 3 8533.
The fate of the Faulkner School building at 4748 Dorchester is uncertain as claims of a wrecking application by Bolden Wrecking Co. conflict with city records. Property managers say bids are being sought, while the city solicitor notes assurances of imminent demolition.
The Hyde Park Herald publishes its first color image on page 16 showing the Harper Court development. Proposed by a neighborhood committee led by Mrs. George Beadle the project includes three two story buildings around a courtyard on Harper Avenue near 52nd Street with stores set on a split level. A campaign to raise 120000 dollars to fund the venture will start in the fall.
This week awards totaling more than 1 million dollars were announced for University of Chicago and University of Illinois faculty. NASA granted 70 thousand dollars to three physics professors for work on superconductivity. NIH grants were awarded to a list of Chicago researchers including Linford Ward and Margolis among others. A wind incident at Herald print shop scrambled prepositions, prompting the editor to read the wrong copy.
The Chicago Park District announced a new adult beach to open next summer at 53rd Street and the lake, with a rocky cove north of the Promontory proposed as the swimming area and lifeguards planned. Open hearing on public housing moved to September 25 to avoid Rosh Hashanah conflicts.
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