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MORE ABOUTWoodlawn Weak(Continued from Page 1)rps of Woodlawn post of the merican Legion.Catherine Joyce, 22-year-old irysanthemum queen of Wood-wn, will ride on a float decoratedith 7,000 chrysanthemums from e gardens at 61st st and Uni-;rsity ave. Miss Joyce will be companied by four ladies-m-aiting, Mary Louise Zmi, 18, arjorie Adams, 19, Joda Tag-■rt, 17, and La Donne Marie Mor-ssey, 17.Miss Joyce will be interviewed [ r Don McNeill on the Breakfastub radio program Monday atam. The National Broadcasting, mpany show is heard over stain WLS and WCFL.Also in Parade.Other units in the parade m-jde a band from the Woodlawn! ys’ club, the drum, and bugle-rps from Fort Dearborn post of i e American Legion, the Com-onwealth Edison company, and yde Park High school ROTC; floats, two decorated trucks, decorated automobiles; Cub :outs and Boy Scouts; a unit of e 33rd division field artillery; [ platoon of marines; the national' lampionship drill team from Be-el No- 50, Order of Job’s Daugh-j rs; Campfire Girls; youngsters; om the Woodlawn Teen-Age I in teen; Fifth ward equipment-arching units from 53 organiza-l ons of the Associated Clubs of: roodlavn, and color guards from 'oodlawn and Fort Dearborn Leon posts.Corcoran Is Marshal.The job of coordinating all the! imponents in the parade is thatt [ Thomas £. Corcoran, 1409 E. 7th st., grand marshal. IThroughout next week, Miss oyce, the chrysanthemum queen, nil be present at all Woodlawn' •eek festivities. She will be a j incheon guest of the Woodlawn' iusiness Mens’ association on 'uesday, of the Woodlawn-South hore Kiwams club on Wednesday nd of the Woodlawn Lions club n Thursday.The beauteous brunette will also e present at the Ambrose Wynck enefit concert Tuesday evening a the Woodlawn Boys’ club, 6331 fmversity ave., and Wednesday ight she will be in attendance at; he boys’ club auditorium whenj irizes are awarded to residents taving the most beautiful chry-anthemum gardens.Climax of Festival.Friday the queen will be at ackson park for the prize eompe-ltion of the Jackson Park Camera Tub, The climax to her reign and o Woodlawn Week will come Sat-irday evening at 8 o’clock when he will preside at a street dance ind vaudeville show to be staged it the intersection of 64th st. and Woodlawn and Minerva aves.Norma Boyd will be the head-mer of the vaudeville show. She will be assisted by five other sing-;rs, Peggy Burnett, Marion Ciucci, kngeline Kottas, Verna Lee and Minnie Hilton.Alma Wilson McMahill will direct the show and thed Woodlawn Boys’ club orchestra will play for dancing. Gifts of cash and merchandise totaling $2,000 in value will be presented to members of the audience at the street dance. The gifts have been donated by Woodlawn merchants.Shaw Is Chairman,M. M. Shaw, 1180 E. 63rd s+, is general chairman of the entire celebration. He is being assisted by Thomas E. Corcoran, 1409 E. 67th st, E. Hector Coates, 1300 E. 63rd st, J. J. Heritage, 105 E. 63rd st, Leo De Tray, 1230 E. 63rd St., Glenn Fisher, 6331 University ave., William Locke, 1324 E. 63rd st., A. H. Chapman, 841 E. 63rd st., James M. Earle, 1004 E. 63rd st. ard Victor G Jensen Jr., 6143 Woodlawn ave.Others are A G Borowsky, 1171 E. 63rd st, Donald Murphey, 956 E 58th st, James Zuckerman, 6324 Kimbark ave., Leo T. Heid, 6126 Greenwood ave., Harry Chetham, 1172 E 63rd st., Allen Osherman, 1153 E. 63rd st., Howard Williams, 728 W. 65th St., and John Klinck, 6345 Blackstone ave.J$ typical of employers throughout the country who have opened their employment doors to persons “handicapped” by loss of a limb, blindness, deafness or organic ailments, according to figures gathered by the United States Department of Labor.“Handicap” Is a Fallacy.The consensus of employersinterviewed in this federal surveyis that the handicapped are not handicapped when placed in the right jobs.It was to convey this idea to employers that this week, October 5 to 11, is designated “Physically Handicapped Week” by proclamation of President Truman and, locally, by Mayor Kennelly as “Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.”The mayor’s resolution requests city officials, employers and civic, religious and social organizations to help draw public attention to the fact that handicapped workers are capable of performing thousands of different jobs.Urges Plant Surveys.Declaring that Chicago owes a great debt to the country’s one million war casualties and is aware that the nine million persons handicapped in other ways throughout the United States must be assisted in becoming self-sufficient, Mayor Kennelly urges employers to survey their plants, stores and offices to determine what jobs may be filled by handicapped persons and to place these openings with the Illinois State Employment service, a free job-finding and job-filling agency.Wilso(Coiwill taklt;A simlast year brary aWoodlavare to blt;. torium tresident!ity.The se sentedLillian :tor and executiv Federation “Thlt;RelationSubseithese;“The i Music,” College cember tions in by C. V instruct* and Resfor EvtSachs. Februar Fine- Ar lum,” b! partmeiCHECKS CASHED— MONEY ORDERSFAY AS AND LIGHT BILLS HEREMERCHANTSCURRENCY EXCHANGE 7111 South Chicago Av*.OPEN TO 6:00 P.M.STNEWDoeHeed2 CALUpholstery RepairsRight in Your Own Horn*3-pc. Living Room SuitesCompletely Rewebbed—All Springs Retied.Slipcovers Made to OrderDUN-RITEUPHOLSTERYPhone Triangle 7281Under Neiv ManagiJewel B1611 EFormerly with Cha47th—Cordially In’Specializing in Peri Branches of BeautiPhoiitUIIIIIIIlllfKllflKilllllllKllllKIlIllllKlllllIIIVHIllhere it is! ti tiJiMORE ABOUTEmploy ‘Handicapped’(Continued from Page 1)b. Mr. Anleitner said. The com-tny itself is young, the product a veteran with an idea and some ar savings Donald W-. Ferring,:, 219 E, 80th St., the man with e idea, obtained the help and the cperience of two friends to build. use trailers and help alleviate ie housing shortage a year and a ilf ago. Today the company has ^.panded to include a branch shop l Hammond.The experience they had with lek Bond and the other veterans;AMERICA’S FINEST ELWINDOWSHADESOPAQUE (Plain)Until further notice electric range* are installed free ofWith 11 great postwar ac new Hotpoint Automatic everything you’ve want* lifetime Calrod* heating more efficiently and—wit
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Southeast Economist
Chicago, Illinois, US
Thu, Oct 09, 1947
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