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Sunday, August 6, Is Date of Event Members of the South Central Naborhood club will hold its third annual picnic Sunday, August 6, at Saurbier’s farm, 135th st. and Cen tral ave. Between 1,500 and 2,000 persons are expected to attend the picnic and participate in the program which will begin at 11 o’clock in the morn ing with a softball game between two teams of boys, 8 to 12 years old. Teams of girls, 8 to 12 years old, will play a game at 12:30 p.m. and at 1:30 pm. the Raab Juniors will meet the Olander Florists. At 2:30 p.m. the Raab Tailors will be paired against the Kenny Rand Ten Pins managed by Lefty McConnell, who is reported to be the only girl manager in major softball competition in Chicago. Both of these teams are contenders for the city champion ship. There will be no game at the South Central laborhood field, 79th and Statests. on the date of the picnic. A variety of games and contests will be held after the softball games. Edward J. Walsh...#824 Michigan ave., is general chairman of the pic nic. Others on the committee in clude Ralph J. Benjamin, 7837 Wa bash ave.; Howard A. Murphy, 7748 Wabash ave.; George T. Scully, 7749 Emerald ave.; John T. Martin, 7730 South Park ave.; Joseph Ferguson, 122 E. 78th st.; Joseph Freud, 7747 Wabash ave.; Fred Messmer, 8220 Lafayette ave., and Nathan Holstein, 79 E. 79th st.
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Southtown Economist
Chicago, Illinois, US
Wed, Jul 26, 1939
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