Parents Speak At School Budget Hearings
Parents from the Kozminski School and the Southeast Council of the Illinois Council of Parents and Teachers urged improvements in budget practices and facilities. They pressed for lunchroom upgrades, redecorating, better lighting, and clearer communication between administration and parents. A Hyde Park Kenwood representative called for a lighted after school library and expanded study supports to aid students.
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A. T. Kearney
Southeast Council
Ilinois Council of Parents and Teachers
M. E. Mitchell
Kozminski
Mitchell
Hubert Will
Kimbark
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Seventh grader wins bond for best Santa letter at Saint George School
A Hyde Park seventh grader writes to Santa requesting harmony and racial equality nationwide. The letter praises an interracial community and urges acceptance of all children, asking Santa to spread happiness and unity across Louisiana and the United States.
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Santa
United States
Louisiana
Hyde Park
United States of America
Saint George School
Hyde Park Federal Pledges Reach $604,370 for Charter
Hyde Park Federal Savings and Loan Committee reports pledges totaling $604,370 from 383 individuals toward a federal charter. Chairman Paul Berger says $1,250,000 from 750 people is required to prove need. Deadline for pledges is March 1.
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The
Hyde Park Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Paul Berger
E, 56Th
Savings and Loan Association
Jane Wilson To Recruit YMCA Hostesses For 85th Anniversary
Mrs. Jane Parmenter Wilson will serve as regional director to recruit hostesses to entertain 8 500 women at simultaneous Chicago area coffees. The events on March 2 mark the YMCA expansion effort “YW on Wheels” to serve girls and women in changing communities. Established 1882 by Fuller Bennett and Dresser, the Hyde Park Herald reports the plan amid Chicago urban life changes.
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Jane Parmenter Wilson
Dorchester
Chicago
Chicago Ymca
On Wheels
Fred Fuller Era Bennett
Clarence P. Dresser
Hyde Park Herald, Inc
Lake Park Avenue
Midway
Ilinois
Holiday shopping tips and window displays on The Street
Promenade features perfume humidifiers at home decor, Kiddy Kicks after Christmas shoe sale with prices for children up to size 12 at 5.95 and larger sizes 6.95. Corona Studios offers free guidance and 24 hour photo development. Lucille’s window showcases black gowns and a silver aluminum tree as New Year trends. Portnoy’s news stand scene closes with a warm New Year greeting.
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Junior
Sis
Santa
Frank Sells
Corona Studios
Frank
Corona
Lucille
53Rd Street
Portnoy
Mr. Portnoy
Mrs. Portnoy
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