Emphasis on Curves Divides Opinions in Fall Fashions
Interviews across Chicago reveal mixed views on curved silhouettes. Fran Graus and Esther Nimz favor curves to flatter figures while Mary Hookstadt and Florence Lunn support personal choice, and Dorothy Dreischerf says curves are generally more flattering than the straight H line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Lunn
Dean
Oak Lawn
Esther Nimz
Dorchester Ave
Dorothy Dreischerf
S. Justine Sr
Salesclerk
Dior
Dorothy
Cal Sag widening bids set for fall start
U S District engineers ordered bids for the Cal Sag widening contract from 60 to 225 feet with a nine foot depth to allow two way barge traffic. Bids open Oct 7 with award 10 days later, work planned for November 1 as part of a broader South Chicago inland port boom tied to the Lake Calumet harbor project and St. Lawrence Seaway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Philip F. Kramer Jr
St. Lawrence Seaway
Lake Calumet
South Chicago
Southtown
Roseland
Pullman
Lakes-to- Gulf
U.S. Army
Navy
Marines
ROTC
The
Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Johnson Wax Company
Racine
Wis
Horace Mann School
Gary
Ind
Board of Trade
South Park
Palmer Park
Gov. Stratton
Mayor Daley
Dirksen
Dan Ryan
Cook County Guard
E. A. Rosenstone
State Department of Public Works
William H McDonne
Southeast Economist
Ancient Iraq yields clues to early village life and farming
A University of Chicago expedition in Iraq uncovers six to seven thousand year old village sites Jarmo and Mleffat with evidence of early agriculture housing and weather concerns. Findings include preserved house layers primitive clay figures fertility symbols and trade in obsidian from Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
Iraq
Robert J. Braidwood
Braidwood
Oriental Institute
Institute
Chicago
Perment
Jarmo
Mleffat
Turkey
Ald Despres Pushes Study of Cloverleaf Plan
Alderman Leon M. Despres urges traffic and public safety chair to send a cloverleaf resolution for study by a sub committee. He cites traffic delays at Outer Drive and East 57th Street and requests fuller review by all agencies involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Leon M. Despres
Council Committee On Traffic and Public Safety
E. 57Th St
Despres
Thomas Keane
Degores
Real Estate Women Open Members Drive
The Women's division of the Chicago Real Estate Board launched its annual membership drive with a social at South Shore Country Club. Frances H Mazurk chairs the division, assisted by Ann M Ganley, Marion C Mulcahy, Bessie Burke, Kay O'Shea, Ruth M Lapperre, and Rosemarie T Bula across governance and committee roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Real Estate Board
South Shore Country Club
Frances H Mazurk
Ann M. Ganley
Marion C. Mulcahy
Bessie Burke
Kay O'Shea
Ruth M. Lapperre
Rosemarie T. Bula
Mrs Ann Lamb Named 1955 Personality Hairdo Winner
Ann Lamb of 220 East 80th Street Chicago received the title Mrs Shingie Cut in 1955 from Superior Photo Studio. The studio awarded the honor in its annual contest for the citys best personality hairdos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Lamb
80Th St
Shingie Cut
Chicago
Superior Photo Studio
E 79th Street Cleaned Up From Indiana To Jeffery
Alderman Einar Johnson announced that E 79th street from S Indiana to S Jeffery avenues was cleaned on Tuesday August 16 with cooperation from Ward Superintendent Vito Sessa the Southfield Merchants Association Grand Crossing Chatham Chamber of Commerce and the police department. No parking signs will be posted Monday August 22 along E 75th street from Indiana to S Jeffery avenues for cleaning Tuesday August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ald
Einar Johnson
E. 79Th St
S. Indiana
S. Jeffery Aves
Vito Sessa
Southfield Merchants Association
Grand Crossing-Chatham
Missing Crow Baffles Southtown Neighbors on Mozart Street
A jet black crow once a fixture on the 7300 block of S Mozart Street vanished after a May visit to friends on Washtenaw Avenue. Neighbors recall it perched at third floor windows, pecking for treats, and fear it found new friends elsewhere. The Fergusons provided care after the bird fell from its nest in April, and a court once dismissed a local dispute about the crow’s aggressiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southtown
S. Mozart St
Wilton Ferguson
Mozari St
Synagogue Site Purchased on South Yates Avenue
The site committee of Congregation Anshe Kanesses Israel announces the purchase of a lot at 7419 23 S Yates Ave for a new Orthodox synagogue. The center will include a synagogue, an educational center, a community hall and facilities for worshippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregation Anshe Kanesses Israel
Russishe Shul
S. Yates Ave
Protest Over Zone Change For Hawthorn Mellody Dairy
Residents near the southwest corner of E. 73rd Street and S. Kimbark Avenue oppose rezoning to allow Hawthorn Mellody Farms to open a distributing station. The zoning board approved 4 to 1 and the City Council review is set for August 30. Local residents fear heavy traffic despite assurances from Hawthorn Mellody officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 73Rd St
S. Kimbark Ave
Hawthorn Mellody Farms Dairy
Kimbark Ave
Ostberg Seed Co
Key Tennis Club
Zoning Board of Appeals
Grand Crossing Improvement Association
Zouling Board
Brighth
Einar Johnson
Hawthorn Mellody Co
Baseball School To Hold Sessions In Southeast Parks
The Rogers Hornsby baseball school will hold sessions in Southeast parks and playgrounds before September 2. An August 23 meeting runs 7 to 8 p.m. at Woodhull playground 7342 East Enclave, followed by a final September 2 session from 10 a.m. to noon at Bessemer Park E. 89th St and South Chicago Ave. The program, free to boys under 17, is sponsored by the Mayor's Youth Sports bureau with Chicago Park District, bureau of parks and city public schools cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Hornsby
Woodhull Playground
East Encl Ave
Bessemer Park
E. 89Th St
South Chicago
Mayor’s Youth Sports Bureau
Chicago Park District
Bureau of Parks
The
City Public Schools
St Rocco Festival Set for Weekend Parish Celebration
Southtowners attend the 53rd Annual Religious Festival at St Mary of Mt. Carmel church organized by the Society of St. Rocco Potenza Lucania. The two day event features Italian foods, games, a band concert, and a late night Sunday procession through Hermitage and nearby streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society of St. Rocco Potenza Lucania
St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church
W. Marquette Rd
S. Hermitage
St. Rocco
Hermitage Ave
68Th St
Wood St
Tist St
Paulina Sts
Paulina St
69Th St
France
Italy
New World
Montpelier
Rome
Society of St. Rocco
Mike Nitti
Tony Ricciardi
Joe Giannelli
Paulo V. Carelli
Joseph
Thomas
Rocco DeNicolo
Guy Racana
Tony Vallone
Pasquale Racana
Nick Lombard
Board To Reconsider '49 Shoreline Improvement Plan
The Chicago Park District will revisit a six year old shoreline improvement program amid public protests over the lake front’s deteriorating appearance. Engineer Robert A. Black notes costs have risen since 1949 and outlines jetty and pier projects with multi‑million price tags. City officials and residents call the current state a disgrace and urge action without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Lake Front
Chicago Park District
Molotov
Robert A. Black
Black
Calumet Harbor
Oak St
Fullerton
Diversey Harbor
Irving Park
New South Shore
Daley
Shore Line
Barratt O’hara
Jackson Park
Shore- Line
Southeast Student Wins Jubilee Award
Nancey Lane Peters of Chicago has won the Golden Jubilee award of 1000 from the Chicago PTA District 1. A Bowen High School January graduate, she ranked first in class and was valedictorian with a four year average of 97.07. Peters attends Carroll College Wisconsin with a four year honor scholarship, majoring in mathematics and history. She plans to teach in Chicago schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancey Lane Peters
E. 84Th Pl
Parent Teacher Association
Chicago
Bowen High School
Nancy
Carroll College
Waukesha
Wis
Kiwanis golf tourney at Coe Hill Club Wednesday
Members of Hyde Park Pullman South Chicago Roseland and Southeast Area Kiwanis clubs compete in a golf tournament at Coe Hill Country Club on Wednesday. A dinner at the country club will follow the tourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park
Pullman
South Chicago
Roseland
Southeast Area
Kiwanis
Coe Hill Country Club
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Fran Graus
E. 70Th Pl
Mrs
Mary Hookstadt
Malta Ave
Mary
Hookstadt
Edward Gilbreth
Economist
Indiana
Jeffery
Regal
Fox College Queens
Barbara Harper
S. Union Ave
Fox College
W. 79Th
Halsted
Gertrude Stubitsch
Drexel Ave
Shirley Peto
S. Eberhart Ave
Mary O’adam
S. Lowe Ave
Sylvia Gutches
W. 71St
Elaine Novak
S. Bennett Ave
Cynthia Baron
S. Langley Ave
Amelia Jarmek
Francisco Ave
South Side
Fergusons
Ferguson
W. 55Th St
Washtenaw
Ave
Mozart St
S. Yates
Connie
Junior
Sation
Englewood
79Th St. Bayport
West 65Th St
S. Western Garden
James Clarkson
Southeast Student
Jubilee
Kiwanis Golf
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