Picnic Rally at The Point Led by Davy Crockett on June 29
Southeast Chicago residents plan a 5 pm picnic at The Point near new Army radar sites to air parkland concerns. Davy Crockett will headline a 7 pm program with Rep. O’Hara, Ald. Despres, Col. Larner, Lt. Col. Stano, and Jessie Owens among speakers. The event aims to oppose encroachment on recreation areas and oversee land leasing to the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army, Park District
Davy Crockett
Chicago
Molotov
South Side
Army
Thomas A. Larner
AAA Group
Ferdinand Stano
Rep. O'Hara
Washington
Ald
Leon M. Despres
Hyde Park Resident Mrs Allen Joins School Board
Mrs. John B. Allen of 1357 E 56th replaces Mrs. Clifton Utley on the Chicago Board of Education for five years without pay. A longtime public school volunteer and Bryn Mawr graduate, she aims to strengthen ties with social agencies to aid maladjusted children and keep legislators informed on beneficial school measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Hyde Park
Hyde Parker
John B. “Bips” Allen
E. 56Th
Clifton Utley
Blackstone
Allen
Richard Daly
Edward S. Scheffler
Ray
Chicago Region
PTA
Schools Crisis Council
Chicago
Sho
Bryn Mawr Colege
University of Chicago
James Weber Linn
Linn
Hyde Park High School
U C RAID Stabber, 18, Gets 1 Year
Bey, 18, of 5475 Drexel, convicted of stabbing a University of Chicago student during a Delta Upsilon house riot on April 29. He faced charges of assault with a deadly weapon and larceny, sentenced to one year in the House of Correction. Lloyd, 20, U C student, was stabbed and had his watch stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Bey
Drexel
University of Chicago
Delta Upsilon
John A. Lloyd
U. of C
New York
Bey
Lloyd
Crime drop noted in 6th Police District in 1955
Don T. Blackiston of the South East Chicago commission reports 20.4 percent fewer crimes in January through May 1955 versus 1954. City-wide crime declined 13.2 percent. Hyde Park investigations yielded notable drops in robberies and purse snatchings. officers John Norris Thomas Mallon and Walter Ward praised for deterring and apprehending auto accessory and property thieves. Their work, though unglamorous, contributed to a 51.3 percent reduction in these offenses in five months 1955 versus 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don T. Blackiston
South East Chicago Commission
Blackiston
Hyde Park District
39Th St
60Th St
Cottage Grove Ave
Lake Front
Hyde Park
John Norris
Thomas Mallon
Walter Ward
Sign Ordered Removed From 49th and Chicago Beach Drive
Building commissioner Richard Symkal ordered the General Outdoor Advertising Co to remove a 29 by 13 foot sign selling parcels by the Oliver B. Turner Co from a zone restricted to 12 square feet. The order follows a request from the Hyde Park Kenwood Community conference and sets a June 25 deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Outdoor Advertising Company
Richard Symkal
49Th and
Chicago Beach Drive
Oliver B. Turner Co
Smykal
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Play Centers Open At 3 Area Schools
Three neighborhood schools will open summer play centers under the Social Center program. Registration begins Monday June 27 at Ray Kozminski and Shakespeare campuses with activities daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. through August 19 for elementary and teen participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Ray
Kimbark
Kozminski
Shakespeare
Bay School
Tom Teraji
Shakespeare School
Cole
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Woodlands
Crockett
Rep
Baratt O'Hara
Congress
55Th Street
Chicago Park District
South
Raymond Knapp
Jessie Owens
South Side Lake Wards
Independent Voters of
Ilinois
An I
Mrs. Allen
U. C
Symkal
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