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Newspaper
Southeast Economist
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1939
Page
7
Brady and the city police pursue two theories after a deadly shooting at Francis Carroll’s tavern 942 East 79th Street. One theory blames intoxicated youthful revelry, the other suggests a deliberate attack on Carroll, owner of the establishment.
Six Southeast Side residents, Democrats and Republicans, seek Circuit and Superior court seats. Biographies cover Judge David F. Matchett Denis J. Normoyle George Fred Rush John F Haas Benjamin Morrison Michael Ostrowski and others with prior clerking, war service, and bar honors. Coalition and Republican lists mirror the evolving race.
A compact list prompts back-to-front decoding of names, places, and terms. The items mix science, history, geography, and culture, inviting solution through reversed or cross-referenced clues across numbers and labels.
Dixon P F A book review club meets Monday at 1 30 p m in the school 8306 St Lawrence Ave Mrs George D Bone first vice president reviews a current book Wadsworth P T A holds a Tuesday 1 p m pot luck luncheon in the teachers lunchroom 64th st and University Ave president Mrs C H Faust plans for the coming year Paul Revere alumni gather a week from tomorrow at 7 45 p m for a reunion John Taylor in charge invites graduates especially those before 1930 Ruggles P T A final meeting next Thursday at 1 30 p m in the school auditorium 48th st and Prairie Ave new officers installed by Mrs Walter A Anderson annual reports given James L Springer Chicago Park District recreation noted Myra Bradwell P T A first board meeting Monday in the school 7710 Burnham Ave plans for next year discussed tea for faculty June 12 at the Country Club Hotel 6930 South Shore Dr at 3 p m
Thirty five people have registered for a chorus organized by the South side courts of the Independent Order of Foresters. Directed by Irving Levine the group aims to reach 100 voices with officers Le Roy Heider president Marie Swansson vice president Elsie Allen secretary and Rose Chapin treasurer. Members include Mildred and Myrtle Chapin Catherine Heider Winifred Keller Florence Reckwerdt Gretchen McLaughlin Hazel Hulburt Emma Carey Lucille Carey Mary Drautzburg Ellen Watson Lillian Maurer Ernestine Trost Louise MacLean Carrie Allen Mary Thomas Amelia Withrow June Coleman Robert Olszewski James Hansen Joseph Statek Charles Watson Charles LaPorte Frank Coleman Ray Miller Earl Withrow and P G Drautzburg.
Heavy stones are being laid along a new outward curving breakwater from 75th street, extending about 2,200 feet beyond the shore. Cranes from boats position 7 to 20 ton stones with high accuracy while rough lake weather raises hazards and delays. Substructures for the filtration plant are financed by the PWA and city, with costs totaling around 16 million dollars plus the plant building and basins funded by city funds or an additional PWA grant.
Bond issues impact on roadways has led to a surge of patients in the fracture ward from below 40 per day a decade ago to about 350 now. The county hospital, planned for 2500 beds, is currently jammed with 3000 to 3100 beds, with patients crowded in wards and hallways.
Mr and Mrs 8 W Graner of 1438 East 68th Street are vacationing in Sun Valley Idaho. They plan to visit the Golden Gate Exposition before returning home next week.
Catherine Nolan known as Gogo is named the first prom queen in Chicago Teachers College history. The senior ball will be held tomorrow night in the Stevens hotel Boulevard room with her court including Lucille Wall Marian Jordan Anne Dockery and Jayne Hamill. Ruth Wilhelms leads the right wing of the grand march and Miss Dockery the left. Pierson Thal will provide music with a prom committee led by Miss Dockery listing several classmates.Election results were determined by an all school vote on May 12 and 16.
The proposed neighborhood improvement act aims to combat blight at the local level by designating neighborhoods as planning units. Owners controlling 60 percent of privately owned land could present a plan for zoning, street changes, parks, utilities, and non conforming uses, with formal reports and hearings to approve or reject the neighborhood plan.
Mr. Nelson stated Michigan considers a model statute to restrain plans affecting petitioning property owners. The plan’s force remains unless courts find a restrained version unduly variates the original goal. Speakers included Robert G. Cleveland Ald. Lindell and Robert Mitchell as housing workgroups discuss Woodlawn Kenwood Oakland efforts.
Dr J N Brandelle former pastor of Gustavus Adolphus Evang Lutheran church celebrated his 70th birthday Tuesday evening at the church auditorium 7426 Drexel Ave The program featured songs by the Gustavus Adolphus choir he organized 31 years ago Refreshments followed in the church parlors He served as pastor from September 1908 to June 1926 later becoming chaplain and manager of the Augustana Home for the Aged 76th St and Stony Island Ave In a separate note twenty Walter's Scott PTA board members attended a party for former president Mrs R W Nash 6417 Kenwood Ave at Mrs G F Gonzaleman 7219 Woodlawn Ave where Mrs Nash received a past president pin and gift.
Marion Olson, 6746 Indiana Ave, won a $ prize scholarship at the fifth annual Ridge Civic Chorus music festival, competing with two others. The 19 year old soprano sang On a Fine Day from Puccini and will study with Theodore Harrison at the American Conservatory of Music.
JH Seliger Chicago WPA director notes the breadth of spring beautification work and the large flood of citizen requests for tree planting cannot be met.
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