New Fifth Army Commanding General Named
Lt. Gen. Emerson L. Cummings named to succeed Lt. Gen. William H. Arnold as Commanding General of Fifth Army in February. He and wife Louise move to Chicago after service as deputy to Eighth Army commander in Seoul since 1958. Cummings also served as Deputy CG of the Eight Army and CG of the Army in Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson L. Cummings
William H. Arnold
Fifth Army
Louise
Chicago
Eighth Army
Seoul
Korea
Eight Army
Japan
Far East Council
Boy Scouts of America
New Boston
Mich
Cummings
Michigan
U. S. Military Academy
Ferris Institute
Big Rapids
Order of the British Empire
West Point
Corps of Engineers
Louise Totten
Police Report No Progress In Wolf Case
Hyde Park police said no new leads in the case of Lester Wolf a tailor killed in his shop at 1174 E 53rd Thanksgiving Eve His death occurred at Billings Hospital Dets Egan and Piller said the sole lead is a young girl who described a gang of five youths seen at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Lester Wolf
Blackstone
Wolf
Billings
Thomas Egan
Ben Piller
OWW Commends Three Hyde Park Policemen
Police Supt. O W Wilson commends Hyde Park patrolmen Andrew Bartlett Thomas Mallon and Vito Cantino for outstanding duty. The trio were cited for capturing two holdup men on October 4 after receiving a victim’s description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park District
O. W. Wilson
Andrew Bartlett
Thomas Mallon
Vito Cantino
Fire Sweeps Flat Building in Kenwood Blaze
A fire at 5143 Kenwood left 160 people homeless on a cold Saturday morning and caused $12,000 damage to the top floor of a four story apartment building. David Johnson, 23, a stock brokerage employee, attributed the blaze to a cigarette burn in a sofa. Mrs Edmund Study announced a kickoff meeting for the 1961 Drive for United Cerebral Palsy at noon December 29 in the Palmer House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood
David Johnson
Edmund Study
Blackstone
United Cerebral Palsy
Palmer House
Scott Ordained To Episcopal Priesthood
The Rev. Nathan A. Scott Jr. was ordained to the priesthood Dec 17 at the Cathedral of St James by Rt. Rev. Charles L. Street. He is associate professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School and assistant rector at St. Paul’s Church. He previously served in the Congregational Church and studied at Michigan and Columbia universities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan A. Scott, Jr
Episcopal Church
Cathedral of
St. James
Charles L. Street
Diocese of
Chicago
Dr. Scott
University of Chicago Divinity School
St. Paul’s Church
South Dorchester Avenue
Congregational Church
University of Michigan
Columbia University
Specialization on 53rd features high craft and gifts
Hyde Park showcases local specialists like M M Becker Pharmacy at 1544 East 53rd known for custom compounding. Cass Studio jeweler C A Schofield designs gold and platinum pieces. Colin Stern offers affordable gifts from brush to pirate jugs. Bloom's Beauty floral and poinsettias highlight December color and delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ake
M.m.becker
East 53Rd
Becker
Hyde Park
Mr. Becker
Cleopatra
Lake Park
I.C
M.M. Becker
Ezra
Colin & Stern
Toby
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IIT
Illinois Institute of Technology Student Assn
Lynn Lorci
Woodlawn
Nancy Kerkove
Kay Galfour
Loretta Bales
Barbara Benson
Fred Fuller Bennett
Clarence P. Dresser
Hyde Park Herald, Inc
Lake Park Avenue
Midway
Illinois
Gerald Emerson
William Totten
Rexall Pharmacy
Kimbark Ave
Helena Rubenstein
Yardley
Old Spice
Faberge
St. Joseph and
Rexall
Scott
Episcopal
Advertis
Helen Robbins Bittermann
Bank
C.A. Schofield
Cass Studio
Schofield
Mr. Schofield
Cohn & Stern
Izaak Walton
Harold Stengel
Bloom
Mr. Stengel
Mrs. Bittermann
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