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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1956
Page
5
Letters to the editor praise Hyde Park coverage in the 75th anniversary edition. Contributors commend the community plan for people over pavement, note logic of shopping and civic areas, and urge carport space. Others thank for nursery coverage and University of Chicago history.
Abner J. Mikva a 30 year old Democratic candidate in Illinois 23rd district proposes moving attorney general auditor of public accounts state treasurer and secretary of state from elected to appointed posts by the governor He links the change to a call for a constitutional convention and a shorter ballot to inform voters and overhaul the constitution Mikva led the April primary and seeks office in November.
Bernard Graff of 8316 S Rhodes is named chairman of the Hyde Park YMCA 1956 Membership Campaign running October 15 to November 1. With the slogan Get Out the Vote the drive uses a comic strip election theme to recruit new members and renewals. Graff has long served the Dorchester Club and led the annual finance drive for seven years.
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