19 Dec 1957
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Newspaper
Southeast Economist
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1957
Page
1
Interviews at a March on Polio Committee meeting reveal varied plans for holiday shopping. Homemakers from South Shore describe shopping from after Thanksgiving to late December, with purchases ranging from toys and clothing to homemade decorations and international gifts.
Plans for a $20 million Lake Calumet harbor project call for a coordinated rail barge trucking and ship system on 200 acres east of the expressway. A heliport hotel and shops will serve workers and visitors with private financing and a 75 year land lease. Construction starts early 1958 with foreign shipping access in 1959 and a model distribution center linking Great Lakes Seaway to the Gulf.
Engineers expect Calumet Skyway to open to traffic within 90 days after the last girder was placed Tuesday. Mayor Daley and city officials attended the ceremony as the 125 foot high span over the Calumet river was connected.
The East Side Civic League sent a resolution to Alderman Emil V Pacini requesting mercury vapor street lights on S Ewing avenue from E 92nd to 114th streets and on side streets to Calumet Park between E 95th and 100th streets. The group also seeks a pedestrian overpass over railroad tracks at Calumet Park and will hold an open meeting in Calumet Park fieldhouse Friday at 8 pm with a South Chicago Community Hospital nurses school choir of 40 to perform carols.
Pvt. Carl A. Delinsky son of Mrs. Gertrude Delinsky 10505 S Hoxieave finished the cable splicing course at the Southeastern Signal school Fort Gordon Georgia He entered the army last May and received basic training at Fort Carson Colorado
Burnside Eagles aerie 1968 will hold its annual children's Christmas party Saturday evening in the ballroom of Eagles hall. Frank Meninger says entertainment includes the showing of movies and gifts distributed by Santa Claus. Adults’ party will follow with dancing and entertainment.
Two Southeast area soldiers, Pvt. James T. Ellis and Pvt. Craig E. Woodley, graduated from the 101st Airborne Division jump school at Ft. Campbell Ky. Ellis, a DuSable High school graduate, joined the Army last June and is married to Sandra who lives on S Calumet Ave. Woodley, a Chicago Vocational High school graduate, is the son of Mrs Effie Woodley of 10654 S&S Yates Ave.
The Chicago Traffic Division released a list of six high accident streets in the Southeast area for December 21 to 26, based on a 1956 study. Main causes include drinking and following too closely, with rising drunken driving convictions: 259 last month vs 203 in November 1956.
Perry School children at the Perry Schmid PTA presented six tableaus on E 91st Street and S University Avenue. They closed with the whole assembly singing Joy To The World under teachers Rita McIntyre Irene DuQuoin and Marie Dagan. A social hour followed hosted by co chairs B Barnard and M Schmiedl.
Theophilus Aderonmu, famed for winning $64,000 on the quiz show, disclosed Tuesday that Kathryn L. McGee, 33, is his current wife of record, while his first wife Faye seeks support for their daughter Sheila. Immigration officials questioned his student status affecting his visa.
Lakeside Center of the Infant Welfare League capped its year with a Christmas gathering at Mrs. Earl Bromstedt’s home. Gifts and toys were exchanged for the Infant Welfare Station. A separate report states the benefit dance Mistletoe Magic netted 1356 dollars at the Sheraton Blackstone on November 29. Virginia Kohler was named 1958 league president. a member board was listed with several addresses in Chicago.
Frank Novakowski, 47, a former South Chicago fuel oil driver, confessed to starting at least 25 fires in sheds and garages after customers complained he shorted fuel. Arrest followed two weeks of arson detail work. drivers, property owners, and a South Shore Oil firm linked to the cases. A $100 reward was posted for information leading to his conviction.
Two Drake University students, Ed Barnett and Susan Morris, were elected to class offices in Des Moines. Barnett, president of the graduating class and faculty council president, is a radio major in business administration. Morris, treasurer and president of Delta Gamma sorority, is an art major in fine arts.
Harold O. Keys of 7424 S Kingston Ave promoted to assistant general passenger agent after 32 years with the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad. Keys began as a depot passenger agent in 1925 and lives with his wife Helen and three young daughters.
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