Parents Share Rules for Teen Curfews Across South Shore
Interviews with six South Shore residents reveal varied curfew views. Housewives suggest 8 p.m. weeknights and 10 to 11 p.m. weekends for younger teens, with older youths needing supervision or transportation. A University of Chicago student’s mother advocates being in after dark, joined by a car pool. Some call for a 10:30 p.m. city curfew to curb crime.
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David de Koven
South Shore
Grimes Sisters
Edward de Koven
Linda
University of Chicago
Edward
DE Koven
Phillip Wolynec
Moshe Litoff
Moshe
Litoff
Commission Ponders IC Fare Boost
Final pleas and protests filled Monday as the Illinois Commerce Commission weighs Illinois Central Railroad’s request for a 36 percent fare hike. Attorneys for both sides argued over operating losses, commuter impact, and the railroad’s investment. The commission must rule by February 14 with a final hearing in Washington, D C forthcoming.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois Commercce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D.C
Erle J. Zoll, Jr
Walter E. Wiles
Ilinois Central Commuters Association
Earl E. Meisenbach
Zoll
Illinois and Interstate Commerce Commissions
Randolph St
57Th St
Randolph
59Th St
Wiles
School For Bosses To Stage IMC Plan Meeting
A South Chicago Industrial Management club demonstration on February 6 at 6 30 p m in the South Chicago YMCA will introduce a new program for supervisors and foremen in the area. Gen Horace F Wulf will MC with Ray Swenson of IIT speaking on the supervisor's authority and responsibility.
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Industrial Management Club of
South Chicago
Horace F. Wulf
Ray Swenson
Illinois Institute of Technology
Robert Strandberg
Wisconsin Steel
Herbert Grunner
South Chicago Savings Bank
Rodger Anderson
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Robert Gabry
Republic Steel
Otto Hoffman
Quality Die Co
Frank Shear
W. C. Ritchie Co
James Fitch
Robert Gabriel
South Shore Heating Co
Edwin Nelson
U.S. Steel Corp
Irving Freeman
Goldbatt Bros
Winter Sports Flourish in Southeast Parks Public
Winter fun spreads across Chicago area parks with toboggan slides in Dan Ryan woods and Palos Park. Forest Preserve crews expect 5 000 to 10 000 visitors on good days while the Chicago Park District lists multiple Southeast skating spots all slated for flooding as conditions allow.
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Lake Placid
Sun Valley
Chicagoland
Dan Ryan
Frank Blake
Calumet
Forest Preserve Division
Forest Rangers
Palos Park
Chicago Park District
Abbott
E. 98Th St
Bessemer
E. 89Th
South Chicago Ave
E. 98Th
Lake Michigan
Palmer Park
E. 111Th
Economist
George Berton
Dan Ryan Woods
Margaret Keenan
Judy Cain
Ellen Doerfler
South Shore Library Hosts Evening Book Discussion
The South Shore Library invites readers to a 7:15 p.m. meeting at 19505 E 73rd St. with Reuben Seligson of 7804 S Kingston Ave as discussion leader. The topic is Current Immigration.
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South Shore Library
Outline Plan For World's Biggest Trucking Terminal
The plan proposes a Lake Calumet trucking terminal with an initial 10 million dollar investment and 100 acres of port area. It includes a 300 room motel a rooftop heliport and several shops to support ship to truck exchanges. Four parking compounds will hold 400 trailers each and authorities say centralized terminals will ease harbor traffic and speed goods transfer.
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Lake Calumet
East Side
Chaddick
Calumet Harbor
United States
Public Can Halt Boosts Says Bohline
Alderman Nicholas Bohling urges citywide action to curb rising taxes and spending. He tells Southeast Kiwanis that taxpayers must ask why proposed increases occur and attend hearings, noting low Seventh Ward turnout and public indifference to CTA and water rate debates.
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Nicholas Bohling
Kiwanis
Southmoor Hotel
E. 67Th St
S. Stony Island Ave
Ald
Bohling
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Seventh Ward
Shadow Knows Weather Forecast Is Fool’s Myth
Southtown insiders report the annual Groundhog Day stunt by Marmota Monax, alias Mr. Groundhog, aims to predict six weeks of weather. The piece labels him a faker with a history of failures, noting only five correct picks in twenty years and vast public skepticism.
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Marmota Monax
Southtown
Monax
Groundhog
Woodchuck
Weather Bureau
Ouster Proposal For Elgin Joliet And Eastern Switch
Russell Square Improvement Association leads a protest against the Elgin Joliet and Eastern railroad switch at E 86th street and S Burley avenue. Frank Rydzewski says the plan seeks ICC action via Chicago politics to curb delays from Indiana bound traffic. New officers are installed Monday as Rydzewski becomes president.
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Elgin Joliet and
ICC
Russell Square Improvement Association
Rydzewski
Indiana
Illinois Steel Company
East Side
Russell Square Park
E. 83Rd Gt
South Shore
Mothers defend slain girls against murder accuser
In December the bodies of Barbara Grimes and Patricia Grimes were found after their disappearance night at the Brighton theater. Coroner Dr. Walter Camp reported toxicology findings that place their deaths within 24 hours of their disappearance, countering the accuser Bennie Bedwell’s alleged confession. Their mother Loretta Grimes and supporters shield the girls’ reputations, stressing their church ties and normal social life.
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Walter McCarron
Walter Camp
University of Illinois
Barbara
Brighton Theater
Archcr Ave
Bennie Bedwell
Frank
German Church Rd
Cook-Du- Page
Joseph Lohman
Bedwell
Loretta Grimes
Joseph B. Meegan
Back of the Yards Council
Petey
Patricia
St. Maurice’s
Lady of Good Counsel
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Harry
Surie
Commission
Helen Culhane
School For ‘Bosses
IMC Plan
Jack E. Budd
Port Authority
Henry W. Smith
S. Avenue H
Gust Uddman
S. Avenue F
Wiliam J. McDillon
S. Avenue N
James J. Haines
S. Burley Ave
Adm
H. W. Goodall
John P. Battista
S. Avenue G
F. Patrick Lyons
E. 79Th Pl
East Side Chamber of Commerce
Bohline
Art Garlick
Barbara Grimes
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