U S Confusion Mirrors France Says World Traveler
Norman Perdue Stevenson told the Woodlawn South Shore Kiwanis club that American confusion and factionalism echo France's downfall. He recalled fleeing Antibes near the Italian border as Nazi forces breached the Maginot line and crossed into Spain and the United States. He warned that false beliefs in defenses and invincibility let the blitz come too late, noting Americans now share a similar illusion about the Atlantic.
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France
United States
Norman Perdue Stevenson
Woodlawn
South Shore Kiwanis Club
Southmoor Hotel
Mr. Stevenson
Antibes
French Riviera
Naz
Maginot Line
Barcelona
Stevenson
Germany
Hitler
Atlantic Ocean
Puzzler asks quick math about wallpaper and a joke tag
A quick riddle asks how long to cut a 60 yard roll into one yard pieces if one yard takes one second. The column adds a quip about a piano tuner being good natured and harmonizing a room once he leaves.
Bowen high quiz kids shine in Young America Answers program
Intrepid Bowen high school students Henrietta Horn Sidney Block and Myron Goren rattled off answers about body parts Vitamin Bl and ranks of diplomatic titles during a WBEM broadcast Pat Lovejoy of Our Lady of Angels Academy leads the senior class with two other offices and Will Elmer reports 92 000 miles on his three year old car within city limits
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Bowen High School
Henrietta Horn
Sidney Block
Myron Goren
Young America
WBEM
Pat Lovejoy
Winifred Lovejoy
Rhodes Ave
Our Lady of Angels Academy
Will Elmer
Jeffery
Sheriff-hopeful Leroy Mintz Keeps Watch Over Fish and Game
Chatter Leroy Mintz of Phillips avenue earns the nickname sheriff as he serves as an investigator in the department of conservation in the Chicago district enforcing the state fish and game code. Mrs Sidney Nierman of Oglesby avenue, wintering in Miami Beach, sent boxes of prunes to friends, diverging from former orange shipments. Alan Simon of East End avenue has curated a scrapbook tracing the city from fire to subway construction, while Edmund E Flath of Crandon avenue tunes and repairs pianos.
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Leroy Mintz
Phillips Ave
Department of Conservation
Chicago
Florida
Sidney Nierman
Oglesby Ave
Miami Beach
Alan Simon
East End Ave
Edmund E. Flath
Crandon Ave
Royal story hour crowns Woodlawn Library winner
A Woodlawn Library contest named Bobby Cohen as top royal story-teller with Mary Jane Huck and Mildred Granade close contenders. Separate notes mention stamps saved from censored letters and remarks on tuberculosis as a major public health issue for those over fifty. The piece also cites Zoroastrian lore on heat and cold and notes the U.S. Navy’s top gunnery record per Jane’s All the World’s Ships.
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Bill Morehouse
Ridgeland Ave
Theodore B. Sachs
Tuberculosis Institute of Chicago
Story Hour
Woodlawn Library
Bobby Cohen
E. 62Nd St
Mary Jane Huck
Ellis Ave
Mildred Granade
Kimbark Ave
W. Norman Brown
University of Pennsylvania
U.S. Navy
Jane’s
Primitive Tribes and Malay Diets Highlight Night Safety
A fragment notes primitive tribes’ child relations and Malay interior natives tasting python meat. It also comments on poor pedestrian and road reflectivity reducing headlight effectiveness, urging improved street lighting to cut night accidents. The puzzler answer is 59 seconds since the last cut divides the last two pieces.
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Australia
Malay Peninsula
Idle Thought: The Golden Rule Overrule Gold
A reflective note suggests the Golden Rule outweighs wealth driven rule making. It emphasizes moral guidance over profit and highlights timeless ethics in daily conduct.
Jackson Park golf course removal favored for recreation grounds
South Shore Community council discusses converting Jackson Park 18 hole golf course into a recreation area for all ages on the Southeast side. A committee will survey civic groups attitudes and push for the project if supported. Critics note existing park space and limited outdoor facilities for youths and children.
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Jackson Park
South Shore Community Council
John F. Quigley
South Shore
Ground Breaking Rites Held for New Church
Last Sunday after noon the Rev. John W. McClenahan of the United Presbyterian chapel led groundbreaking ceremonies for a new $35,000 church at 84th Street and Evans Avenue. The Gothic style building is slated for completion in September with the cornerstone to be laid in about 30 days.
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John W. McClenhapa
United Presbyterian Chapel
84Th St
Evans Ave
McClenahan
1893 Columbian landmark undergoes $77000 modernization
The four story red brick Columbian Exposition landmark at 63rd Street and Dorchester Avenue in Woodlawn is undergoing a major renovation costing $77,000. The project upgrades store fronts with aluminum and plate glass, installs porcelain facing from base to second floor, updates plumbing and lighting for 31 apartments, and updates 10 of 13 ground floor stores. L. F. Coleman is the architect. C. F. Sauter and Company represent the building.
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Woodlawn
63Rd St
Dorchester Ave
C. F. Sauter and Company
Dorchester
Chicago
United States
L. F. Coleman
Stonemist Phiolo
63Rd Dorchester
Torchester Ave
Carl Schmidt Receives Junior Commerce Award
Carl Schmidt of 7136 Ridge land ave received a silver trophy from the Junior Association of Commerce for being its outstanding member. The award, first of its kind, was presented last Thursday at the Bosses' Day dinner in the Hotel Sherman. Schmidt, a statistician, has worked with youths in Armour square district since last fall.
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Carl Schmidt
Ridgeland Ave
Junior Association of Commerce
Sherman
Young Schmidt
Armour Square
Woodlawn Lions Honor Veterans of Civil War
Milton Myers a Civil War veteran and Woodlawn Lions leader urged faith in God at a luncheon in the Hayes hotel. He recalled serving to help those without families and faced his upcoming 100th birthday while stressing national trust in a higher power. The event highlighted aging G A R members James Lewis and Ezra Peebles sharing memories and veteran pride.
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Woodlawn Club
Jay D. Johnston
Robert C. Caldwell
Eugene E. Herr
Albert Gage
Ezra Peshles
William Lockwood
James Lewis
Mr. Gage
Milier Myers
Dennis Finley
Milton Myers
Woodlawn Lions
Boys In Blue
Hayes Hotel
Myers
Ohio Infantry
Wineis G.A.R. Department
Cnins
Eugene Herr
Drexel Ave
G.A.R
Third
U.S. Colored Cavalry
Chicago
Virginia
Northwestern University Law School
Lions’ den
Lewis
Ezra Peebles
Mrs Catherine Kreuz Heads Grand Crossing Improvers
Mrs Catherine Kreuz elected president of the Grand Crossing Improvement Association at St Paul church hall succeeding A H Doherty whose resignation tied to federal duties. New program targets include tree removal and replacement, alley resurfacing, sidewalk repairs, safer riding conditions, education, youth protection, and greater public involvement within expanded district boundaries to Collage Grove.
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Catherine Kreuz
Kenwood Ave
Grand Crossing Improvement Association
St Paul Church Hall
Dorchester Ave
Kreuz
A. H. Doherty
Doherty
Internal Revenue Department
Katherine Glaaier
Stony Island Ave
Collage Grove
Rnstead
Woodlawn Ave
Board approves boy business firms on Southeast side plan
With cooperation from the Board of Education, Junior Achievement will form high school boy companies on the Southeast side next week. Vocational guidance counselors in five district high schools will guide early enterprises that will open a factory and operate during summer vacation. A small committee from the Chicago Junior Chamber of Commerce, including A. J. Lilienfield, W. Hagestad, and Frank Jantac, will lead the effort.
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Board of Education
Arthur Snyder
Chicago
Snyder
American Way of Free Enterprise
Five Southeast draft boards set May quotas at 194 recruits
Five Southeast side draft boards were notified of their May quotas totaling 194 men, a sharp drop from April's 263. Board 18 in the 10th ward is asked for 66 men, higher than its April 38, while boards 12 through 15 in the 7th and 5th wards have smaller shares. Officials note the May quotas cover the entire month with no mid month adjustment due to enlistments and higher in other services.
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Board No. 18
Chicago
Aid to Allies vs. America First Views to Be Aired
A Monday forum at the South Shore temple 7215 Jeffery Cave will debate aiding the allies. Jona H Mayer, WWI aviator and Northwestern graduate, speaks for Defend America by Aiding the Allies. Urban C Willis, Pullman School principal and WWI veteran, for America First. Admission is free.
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America
Milton J. Foreman
Jewish War Veterans
South Shore
Jeffery Cave
Jona, EH. Mayer
Northwestern University
America First Committee
Urban C. Willis
Pullman School of Manual Training
Testimonial Dinner Planned for Rev. George A. Parker
A testimonial banquet for Rev. George A. Parker D D pastor of St Felicitas church for 16 years will be held at 6 pm Sunday May 6 in the Red Lacquer room at the Palmer house. The farewell follows his appointment to head St Philip Neri parish with arrangements by church committees and trustees.
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George A. Parker
St. Felicitas Church
Palmer House
St. Philip Neri
Holy Name Society
Altar and Rosary Society
Mothers’ Club
Joseph Hederman
Charles Moran
John G. Ryan
William Crilly
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Ground Town
Ask Jackson Park
P.T.A
Thomas J. Daley
ITH
Alderman Daley
James Ryan
Raymond McKeough
Second District
LIONS
Ohemist Phova
Grand Crossing
School Board
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