Board Plans New Hyde Park Kenwood School Site
The Board of Education opened negotiations to purchase 1500 square feet of vacant land at 50th and Kenwood for a grade school. The Kenwood site, held by Harris Trust, was funded by a $10 000 appropriation added after January budget hearings. Enrollment tightness in Shakespeare Kenwood area drives need amid scarce vacant property.
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Board of Education
50Th and
Kenwood
Kimbark
49Th
50Th Streets
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Thomas Higgins
The
Herald
Hyde
Lake Park
Temple Isaiah Israel
Hyde Park
54Th and
Blackstone
Rabbi Norman Siegel to Be Installed Sunday
Rabbi Norman Siegel, spiritual leader of Hyde Park Hebrew Center, will be formally installed at a congregational dinner Sunday May 23 at 6 p.m. in the Morrison hotel with Rabbi Ralph Simon officiating. Cantor Joshua Lind and the Lind Brothers will entertain. Siegel previously led Shomray Hadath in Elmira New York and served as Army chaplain during World War II. He holds ordination from Yeshiva and taught at Mount Saviour Monastery and the Army Reserve college. Willie M. Douglas, 22, son of Mae B. Douglas, was promoted to corporal on Okinawa with the Ryukyus Command Quartermaster Service. He is a 1950 graduate of St Francis High School and formerly worked at Cook County Hospital.
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Norman Siegel
Hyde Park
Ralph Simon
Chicago Rabbinical Association
Rabbi Siegel
Joshua Lind
Lind Brothers
Chicago
Congregation
Shomray Hadath
Elmira
N.Y
Siegel
Elmira Reformatory
Bath Veterans Administration Hospital
Mount Saviour
Order of St. Benedict
Big Flats
Command and General Staff College
Army Reserve School
Rabbi Seigel
Beth Israel Congregation
New Orleans
South
Willie M. Douglas
Mae B. Douglas
Kenwood
Okinawa
Ryukyus
St. Francis (Miss.) High School
The
Cook County Hospital
Ray School Zone Signs Delay Ends After Accident
Ray principal Thomas Coffey says he requested school zone signs and a crossings guard for temporary branches opened last September. A 7 year old pupil was hit on 56th street while crossings without signs led to a ticket for speeding. Coffey notes mothers offered to supervise the crossings. officials claim no record of the request. Two University of Chicago doctors were named to new professorships this month.
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Ray
Thomas Coffey
Coffey
Hyde Park Baptist Church
Evelyn Rogers
Ingleside
56Th Street
Woodlawn
University
Evelyn
Ray School
Bureau of Streets of the City
Bureau of Streets of the City Traffic Engineer’s Office
The
Herald
University of Chicago
O Hara Announces Air Academy Cadetships Open
Nine community groups call an area meeting at Temple Isaiah Israel in Hyde Park to discuss school shortages and Air Academy cadetships. Speakers include Clarence Beutel, Dr. Philip Hauser, and Mrs. Asher Margolis as residents weigh public school needs and the future cadet program.
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Temple Isaiah Israel
Hyde Park Blvd
William Birenbaum
Hyde Park
Philip Hauser
University of Chicago
Asher Margolis
Hyde Park-Kenwood
PTA
Oakland - Kenwood - Hyde Park- Woodlawn
Best Used Cars Found In Classified Ads
Local classifieds highlight top used car deals as buyers seek reliable transport. Dealers and private sellers showcase sedans trucks and compact cars with prices and mileage to attract shoppers in a crowded market.
Veteran R R Donnelly worker marks 30 years service
Richard A. Heard of 4226 Kimbark celebrates three decades with R R Donnelly and Sons Company this month as the firm continues its long serving staff tradition. He remains a valued member of the printing house workforce during its ongoing 25 Year celebration period.
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Richard A. Heard
Kimbark
R. R. Donnelly & Sons Company
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E. 53Rd St
Fairfax
O’hara
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West Point
N Academy
Annapolis
Co-Op Nursery School
E. Hyde Park Blvd
Creative Arts
Marshall Migatz
Hinsdale
Chicagoland
Salt Creek Theater
State Performance
Jack Palance
Shane
Sudden Fear
DARK
Charles Coburn
Ethel Waters
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