Tom Brown’s Chronology Challenge
In this puzzle column Professor Jones mocks Tom Brown's list of famous people ordered by time. Tom placed Napoleon Caesar Theodore Roosevelt Plato Bismarck Cromwell Louis XV Stalin and Alexander the Great. readers are invited to reorder them.
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Professor Jones
Tom Brown
Tom
Napoleon
Caesar
Theodore Roosevelt
Plato
Bismarck
Cromwell
Louis XV
Stalin
Alexander the Great
First Roman Catholic church born from Englewood synagogue move
The article notes the city’s first Roman Catholic church forming after relocating from Harrison and Third Streets to the South Side, reflecting neighborhood change. Frank Rydzewski, longtime Russell Square head andSouth Area council secretary, is highlighted as a community leader in safety and traffic matters. John Jorgensen of Wabash is portrayed in domestic life, while the Bades of 65th Street are building a summer home near a golf course in Egg Harbor Michigan.
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Old Englewood
Harrison and
Third Sts
Frank Rydzewski
Russell Square
Hamilton Park
Bades
65Th St
Egg Harbor
Mich
Conversationalist Cyril Lynch and Fossil Ivory Jewelry News
The report notes Cyril A. Lynch, blind since age seven, as a leading conversationalist on the South Side. Mrs. B E Brinson of Marquette Rd returns from Alaska with fossil ivory jewelry. Josephine McCarthy of Vernon Avenue leaves piano study for teaching commercial subjects. A historical remark recalls the fly swatter as a Chinese emblem of dignity once carried by mandarins.
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Cyril A. Lynch
Alaska
BE. W. Brinson
Marquette Rd
Josephine McCarthy
Vernonave
China
Golf set for sale and odd Bible note at station
Henry Barratt a printer in the Economist shop played golf with the mechanical superintendent's 14 year old son and nearly lost to him. Barratt broke two clubs and lost six new balls in the match. A copy of Anthony Adverse lay open at a chapter titled Philosophical Moments near the desk sergeant at a South Side police station. There is a claim that the Bible holds 3 586 489 letters.
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Henry Barratt
Economist
Anthony Adverse
South Side
Campus footpaths to be replaced on Chicago area campuses
An item notes the replacement of diagonal sidewalks on the Chicago Teachers' and Wilson Junior colleges grounds at 68th Street and Stewart Avenue. The piece mentions a puzzler answer listing figures fromPlato to Stalin. It also reports Mrs Forbes Munson on Kimbark Avenue finding homes for a cat's kittens, then a second litter arriving.
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Chicago Teachers
Wilson Junior Colleges
68Th St
Stewart
Plato
Alexander the Great
Caesar
Cromwell
Louis XV
Napoleon
Bismarck
Theodore Roosevelt
Stalin
Forbes Munson
Kimbark Ave
Melting Pot Tour Captures Chicago’s Diverse Streets
A Seven Cents A Week piece on a tour along the Loop reveals a vivid slice of Chicago’s melting pot. An elderly gypsy woman in a colorful peasant gown sits before a store, feet up, casually smoking a cigar.
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Malstea
Loop
Chicago
Alderman Olin plan eyed to curb rag weed misery
City residents praise Alderman Roy E. Olin for a plan to deploy relief workers to destroy rag weed, easing hay fever misery. A Shore theater schedule change prompted a quip from Beryl Birndorf about Douglas Corrigan, and a 75th street candy shop thrived three months with minimal signage. A 79th street car bore a large Button reading Key to New York and Boost Chicago.
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Roy E. Olin
Douglas Corrigan
Shore Theater
Beryl Birndorf
Yates Ave
Doug
75Th St
Chappel Ave
New Section at Southtown Beach Proves Popular
The new close-to-the-water homesites at Southtown Beach on Fish Lake attract many visitors since opening a week ago. Half-block to the lakeside, the sites include clubhouse beaches piers hunting and fishing privileges. About three lots remain priced at 78 dollars with 10 dollars down and 3 dollars monthly. subscriptions secure advance purchase. Representatives are available daily at the colony and at Southeast Economist offices for plats and photographs.
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Southtown Beach
Fish Lake
Economist Colony
New Colony
Economist
Southeast Economist
65Th St
Bridal Gown Signals Serious Intent in News Note
In a quotable line, the piece observes fashion signals of intent noting a bride wearing a gown signals she means business. The remark contrasts casual attire with the formal wedding garment as a declaration of commitment.
Woman's Band To Present Concert In Jackson Park
The Chicago Woman's Concert band under Lillian Poenisch will perform at 8 p.m. next Sunday at the bandshell in Jackson Park. The group, formed in 1936, is the world’s only professional band composed entirely of women. Soloists Esther Mardie, Jenys Poldi, and Genevieve Kaleth will appear, with two Chicago composer marches on the program.
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Chicago Woman's
Lillian Poenisch
Jackson Park
Chicago Park District
Chicago Federation of Musicians
Genevieve Kaleth
Chicago
Guy Holmes
Emil Soderstrom
Youth 15 Has What It Takes Ailing Jimmy Maloney Jr
A 13 year old boy named Jimmy Maloney Jr. endured four major operations in seven weeks and battles with appendicitis peritonitis and liver issues. Doctors credit his strong heart and courage for his recovery after two blood transfusions. He returned home on June 15 after a long hospital stay.
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Ecconomist
Jimmy Maloney, JR
South Side
Jimmy
Ceraia
LaSalle St
James Maloney
Illinois Central Hospital
Jammy
Early Woodlawn pioneers celebrate Jubilee event
Woodlawn marks 50th anniversary of annexation to Chicago with a Jubilee gathering at the Hayes hotel. Guests include Mrs. A R Johnston born weighing 1 1/2 pounds, daughter of pioneers Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fairman, and Mrs BR A Doyle born in 1889. Dennis Keith Roberts, first baby of 1939, was honored at a banquet led by James M. Earle and Mrs. Lila eatermae.
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Woodlawn
A. R. Johnston
Racineave
Pioneer Woodlawners
Woodlawn Golden Jubilee Committee
Hayes Hotel
64Th Sb
University Rye
Johnston
Charles Fairman
Chicago
Fairman
64Th St
University Ave
Doyle
Dennis Keith Roberts
Roy E. Roberts
Kenwood Ave
Baby Roberts
James M. Earle
G. G. Knapp
Woodlawn Boys’ Club
James Wadsworth
Lilaeatermae
Floradora
Tour to Gotham Offers 1500 Free Exhibits at Fair
Southsiders joining the Southeast Economist New York tour will depart Chicago August 6. The World’s Fair tickets grant free entry to the grounds with access to 105 exhibition buildings and more than 1,500 exhibits. The feature-packed display area includes the General Motors Futurama and Ford Road of Tomorrow among acclaimed international attractions.
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Gotham
Southeast Economist
New York
Chicago
General Motor
Howard Hughes
Daylight Robbery: Two Kidnapped at Busy Chicago Station
In broad daylight at 78th Street and Cottage Grove Avenue a gunman robbed a filling station, forced attendant Leslie Lemke and customer Eugene Beck into a car, and fled with Beck driving. Police hunted the bandit as other suspects raided a hotel on South Shore Drive.
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Grand Crossing
78Th St
Cottage Grove Ave
Leslie Lemke
E. 55Th St
Eugene Beck
Watson Junior College
Herman Oglesby
Lemke
Beck
8Th St
Langley Ave
Woodlawn
South Shore Dr. Hotel
Fred Zierke
Zierke
George Dennewitz
Julian Murphy
Edith Dutt
Hazel Griffith
War veteran dies from accident injuries in Chicago area
World War II veteran Lewis Near aged 46 of 2772 East 75th Street died at Hines hospital from injuries suffered in a July 5 auto accident at 79th Street and Ashland Avenue. He and passenger Jack Lake of the same address were hit by a car driven by Dan Lindsey of Paulina Street. Near earlier received treatment at St George hospital.
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Lewis Near
E. 75Th St
Hines Hospital
79Th St
Ashland Ave
Near
Jack Lake
Dan Lindsey
Paulina
Mr. Lake
St. George Hospital
Gresham
Community Center Plea for Donated Bathing Suits
Mrs. Daniel Foreman director of the Grand Crossing Community Aid center urged donations of discarded and outgrown bathing suits for underprivileged children. Items may be left at the park fieldhouse or picked up by calling Capt. Patrick Brady at the Grand Crossing police station. The center operates Tuesday and Friday afternoons 2 to 4, and residents were asked to also donate discarded children's shoes for repair by WPA cobblers and distribution to those in need.
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Daniel Foreman
Grand Crossing
Foreman
WPA
Man Admits Swindling With Fake Economist Placards
James C. Stromberg, 21, of Blue Island, was sentenced to 20 days in the South Chicago House of Correction for obtaining money under false pretenses after posing as a Southeast Economist representative. He sold fake metal plates bearing names and social security numbers, admitting to selling several hundred plates before arrest last Thursday.
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Economist
James C. Stromberg
South Chicago
House of Correction
James J. Droney
Edward Mulfern
Stromberg
Southeast Economist
Highland Ave
Blue Island
Harold O'Connell
Chicago
The
Teader
South Side
Allman
Edward Mulhern
Grand Crossing
Dinghies to Moor in Calumet Park Harbor Fix
W K Brown Chicago Park District recreation chief says a lake front harbor at Calumet Park near 98th Street and Lake Michigan is being prepared for 10 to 16 foot boats. DIY sailboats by young owners, including Elmer H Olson, had been docked in Burnham park last year and barred from larger boats this summer.
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Chicago
W. K. Brown
Chicago Park District
Calumet Park
98Th St
Lake Michigan
Jave
Elmer H. Olson
Pauling Jr
Economist
Burnham Park
Grudge Golf Match Promises Bitter Rivalry Between Associations
The fifth annual Grudge golf tournament pits the Woodlawn Business Men’s Association against the Grand Crossing Chatham Chamber of Commerce at Coghill Country Club. Bud Singman and Raymond Norton face Ralph Hickson and Joseph Grayson in a foursome, with more than 300 others to compete. The losing side will present a silver loving cup to the champions at a banquet.
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Coghill Country Club
Woodlawn Business Men's Association
Grand Crossing- Chatham Chamber of Commerce
Bud Singman
Chamber of Commerce
Raymond Norton
Grand Crossing
Ralph M. Hickson
Business Men’s Committee
Joseph Grayson
South East National Bank
Woodlawn
Simngman
Grayson
Platform gates approved for Bryn Mawr station
Illinois Commerce Commission approved an experiment to install street level platform gates at Bryn Mawr on the Illinois Central South Chicago branch. Work, ordered last April and detailed by engineers, must finish before September 1. The project aims to reduce track crossing by passengers and prevent accidents.
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Tlinois Commerce Commission
Jeffery Ave
Bryn Mawr
Mlinois Central Railroad
South Chicago
Tist
Commerce Commission
Springfield
Austin Ave
Lake St
Commission
Marc Johnson
Illinois Central
Ald
Thomas J. Daly
H. E. Bartlett
Schedule Contest for Music Fete
Auditions to select the youngest and oldest singers from the Southeast side for the Greater South Side Music festival on August 13 will be held Monday at 7 30 pm in the Venetian room of the Southmoor hotel 67th street and Stony Island avenues. Also auditions for accordion and guitar players and ensembles for festival program. Sponsored by the South Shore Chamber of Commerce. Committee in charge: Mrs F H Marx chair Mrs S N Moore and Mrs Edward Kraus.
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Southmoor Hotel
67Th St
Stony Island
Emma Rand
South Shore Chamber of Commerce
F. H. Marx
Constance Ave
5. N. Moore
E. 66Th Pl
Edward Kraus
Cornell Ave
Hebrews Observe Memorial Day for Tishah B'Ab
Orthodox Jews begin Monday evening to fast for 24 hours in observance of Tishah B'Ab marking the destruction of Jerusalem. In South Side Hebrew, Rabbi Morris B. Teller and Cantor Joseph A. Giblichman lead services at 8 p.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday with readings from Lamentations.
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Jerusalem
South Side
Hebrew Congregation
74Th St
Chappel Age
Morris B. Teller
Joseph A. Giblichman
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