Elderly tailor resists relocation amid flood at lakefront site
William F. Adams, a tailor living in his shop at 5080 Lake Park, refused to leave as water rose two inches and ceiling collapsed after vandals damaged plumbing. Urban Renewal says the building, last on the site for the new high school, will be torn down once tenants relocate. Photo by Nancy Hays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Adams
Lake Park
Adams
Department of Urban Renewal
Nancy Hays
Second Annual Smorgasborg at St Thomas Parish
Hyde Parkers plan the Second Annual International Smorgasborg at St. Thomas the Apostle parish on March 2 in the school cafeteria at 5467 Woodlawn. The event runs 6 30 p m with dancing in the gym. admission is 2 dollars. Parish families will bring specialty dishes from many lands. recipes available on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Parkers
Cravel
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish
Woodlawn
James Raha
Greenwood
Raha
Preston Goodman
Joanne Watson
Drexel
Joseph Wiley
Ellis
J. Tokar
Hyde Park Blvd
Margaret Bevacqua
50Th St
Joseph Mary
Sulpice
Lumen
Robert Oldershaw
Kenwood PTA Nominations To Be Made
Kenwood High School PTA will nominate officers for next year at their open meeting on Tuesday February 27 at 730 p.m. in the school auditorium 4959 Blackstone. Nominations may be made from the floor and by the nominating committee. This is the final meeting for membership enrollment required to vote in the March election. The program includes a Founders Day ceremony and a college admissions talk by Miss Margaret Perry associate director of admissions and financial aid at the University of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood High School
PTA
Blackstone
Margaret Perry
University of Chicago
Miss Perry
Grocery Ad Snippet Highlights Corned Beef and Wieners
A fragmented ad shows sliced cooked corned beef 42 ounce package and OSCAYV wieners with prices around 7 cents and 69 cents, flagged as special place for a promotion or sale.
Imported Holland Ham on sale at the Co op
A 4 oz pkg of Sliced Imported Holland Ham is offered at 49 cents at the Co op with regular price 61 cents. The promotion runs Saturday.
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St. Thomas Smorgasborg
Kenwood Pta
THE
Hyde Park
Anna Christine Shop
Ssth
Beauticians
Pierre Andre
Fabyar, Inc
Sharper Court
Elizabeth Gordon Hair Designers, Inc
East 53Rd Street
Mitzie's Flower Shop
East 53Rd
Morton's Beauty Salon
S. Cornellia
Thanos
South Shore Dr
Camera
Rosemary Mitchell
S. Harper
A.T. Anderson
E. 53Rd
Mobel Camera Shop
East 55Th
Kiddy
East
MAX Brook CO
Ellis Currency Excha , Inc
Department Stores
Breslauer
Kenwood
U.S
Imbark Shopps Center
Im- Thomas Pharmacy
53Rd & Blackstone
Gill & CO
Jack Berney
AL Abrams Motor Sales Inc
Pontiac
Drexel Chevrolet
Cottage Grove
Herald Graphics
Harper mi
Rug Cleaners
Sourian Ashjian Bros
Reg
Oscayv
Wieners
Ora
Ani
Momm
Grocer
New North Tissues
Borden's Dd
Borden's WH
Borden
Libby Tov
Mother
Shira
Matthew
Bernard Leibowitz
Dorchester
WED
Keebler
Leldorfer
Teertchen
Azanes A
Calif
Oriental Foods
Oscar Mayer
Oscar Mayer Wieners
Patrick Eee
Delicatessen
Best
Vienna
Kraft’s
Domino
Co-op Red Bag Coffee
Co-op
Ib. Carton
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