Chicago Seaport Drive Aims To Make City Global Port
The long planned St Lawrence seaway expansion and the Cal-Sag deepening project could transform Chicago into a major inward port. Advocates urge Congress to appropriate 5 million dollars to begin harbor work and channel widening, predicting 200000 new jobs and huge industrial growth within a decade.
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St. Lawrence Seaway
Congress
Chicago
New York
New Orleans
San Francisco
Seven Seas
Fred E. Busbey
Lake Calumet
Lake Michigan
Illinois-to-the-Gulf
St. Lawrence
Congressman Busbey
Washington
The Height of Something and the Butter Price Paradox
A critique notes the U.S. government bought 250 million pounds of butter for 220 million dollars to keep prices high. It offered 40 million pounds to Britain at about 42 cents a pound, while purchasing U.S. butter at 60 cents, arguing Americans pay taxes for British access to superior butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States
U.S
Unsatisfactory CTA Service Questioned by South Side Survey
A six month survey by the non political South Side Planning Board shows 45 percent of workers in central South Side plants drive to work while 40 percent use CTA. Car users pay $13 monthly versus $8 for those on trolley, bus or elevated lines. The findings argue CTA service is unsatisfactory and improvements are unlikely based on past performance.
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CNS
Chicago Transit Authority
Central South Side
South Side
CTA
Sunset Peace And A Cabinet Of Seven Locks
A reflective poem notes the calming sunset view over a cherry tree and the day’s end. The passage shifts to a light editorial on a seven–lock filing cabinet, arguing seven people would be needed to access one drawer, highlighting needless complexity in filing and security. The piece also touches on a child’s playful scene and family life as it moves to vacation prep and postcard collections.
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PIS
Memorial Day Sermon on Patriotism and Divine Guidance
A sermon extols lasting gratitude for those who served and prayers for safety. It links national liberty to religious faith, praising Christ’s love of nation, patriotism against unrest, and the belief that God guides the nation through future storms. The piece invokes biblical lines and the American flag as symbols of divine protection.
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Scotland
America
Christ
Jacob
God
Jesus Christ
Health Dental Treatment in Chronic Illness Care
The American Dental Association Journal editorially urges including dental treatment in chronic illness care. It lists decay gingivitis advanced periodontal disease and malocclusion as chronic conditions and notes bedfast patients struggle to obtain care. It criticizes low federal funding for dental research and calls for stronger programs to reduce the nation’s rising dental costs.
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American Dental Association Journal
National Institute of Dental Research
U.S. Public Health Service
United States
Public Forum Letters Against Social Security Drift
A letter to the editor denounces social security expansion as creeping socialism. The author questions fund security, IOUs, and government trusteeship while predicting future taxation to balance the fund. The piece argues readers should respond with signed letters.
Stop signs need repainting and better visibility near viaducts
A reader urges Chicago officials to install warning signs 200 feet from intersections and repaint all faded stop signs, noting a tiny sign near the viaduct is hard to see. The writer asks the paper to take action and claims many readers share the concern about traffic safety on city streets.
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South Park Board
Chicago
Family entertainment in Chicago free events lineup
Chicago offers free museum and educational events at the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Historical Society, Chicago Natural History Museum, Museum of Science and Industry, and Adler Planetarium. Highlights include free admission for families, concerts at Hamilton Park, eclipse shows at Adler, and a final 1953 54 season glee club concert at Blackstone Hall featuring folk songs.
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Art Institute of Chicago
Michigan Ave
Adams St
Chicago Historical Society
Clark St
North Ave
Chicago Natural History Museum
Roosevelt Rd
Lake Shore Dr
Museum of Science and Industry
57Th St
South Lake Shore Dr
Adler Planetarium
Northerly Island
Glee Club
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Blackstone Hall
Calumet High PTA publicity wins merit award
Mrs Warren A Koerner Publicity Chairman writes to thank the newspaper for cooperation in publishing Calumet High School Parent-Teacher Association items during the year. The publicity record book earned a Certificate of Merit from the Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers at the April 6 exhibits tea at Gage Park fieldhouse.
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Calumet High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Gage Park
Economist Knowledge Quiz Cheat Sheet
A transcription of an economist knowledge quiz lists 25 multiple choice questions with four points per correct answer and four points deducted for incorrect responses. It explains scoring, answers printed on page 11, and includes sample items on sails, metals, anatomy, racing horses, U. S. offices, calendars, and more with 25 questions total.
Public libraries showcase career planning books
June is graduation month and local libraries offer guidance on choosing a career. Featured titles include Choosing The Right College by Annette Turngren, Right Career For You by Eugene Benge, Careers For You by Edna Ferrari, Guide To Career Success by Esther Brooke, Occupations Unlimited by Edward Jones, and Living and Planning Your Life by N W Newson. Readings cover college admission, testing interests, job prospects, education needs, and future planning. libraries list Altgeld, Avalon Park, Calumet Park, Chatham, Pullman, South Chicago, South Shore, Tuley Park, Washington Park, Woodlawn with their street addresses.
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Annette Turngren
University
Independent
Eugene Benge
Edna Ferrari
Esther Brooke
Edward Jones
N. W. Newson
Altgeld
Woodlawn
S. Kimbark Ave
Music Record Rentals at Chicago Public Library Main Branch
The Chicago Public Library on Michigan Avenue offers free rentals of classical and popular music records and foreign language course materials. Featured LPs include Bach, Bartok, Prokofiev, Liszt, Grieg, Beethoven, Debussy, and many more modern and orchestral works with titles like Grand Canyon Suite, Pictures at an Exhibition, Carnival of the Animals, and Daphnis et Chloe.
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Chicago Public Library
Michigan Ave
Washington St
Bach
Bartok
Lonesome Valley
MacDowell
Mendelssohn
Horowitz
Gounod
Faust
Grofe
Grand Canyon
Milan
Falla
Sousa
Ravel
Saint-Saens
Schumann
Prokofiev
Liszt
Kandhaturian
Hornbostel
Reger
Chopin
Beethoven
Kreutzer
Carlos Montoya
Grieg
Pier Gynt
Moussorgsky
Ibert
Isaac Stern
Debussy
Dello Joio
Griffes
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Wm. H. McDonnell
Southeast Economist
South Shore
Chatham
Chatham Fields
Windsor Park
Cheltenham
Grand Grossing
Bencome Park
Essex
Parkside
Burnside
Brooklime
Wakefield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield Heights
Avalon Park
Bryn Mawr
Calumet-Sag
Calumet Harbor
Midway Airport
Southtown
Helen Prodoehl
Candaddy
Willis A. Locke
Grace Evangelical United Brethren Church
E. 72Nd St
S. Langley Ave
Rev
American Dental Association
White House
House
Music Center
Accordionadors
Hamilton Park
W. 72Nd St
S. Normal Blvd
Chicago Park District
Planetarium
Flamingo Cleaners
Stony Island
Plaza
Calumet
MRS
Warren A. Koerner
Economist Knowledge Quiz
Tin
U.S. Patent Office
Department of Commerce
Treasury Agriculture State
Hawaii
Henry Hudson
Francis Drake
James Cook
Vitus Bering
Ambrose Burnsides
James Whitcomb
Riley Robert Frost
Carl Sandburg
James Russell Lowell
Hector
Troy
Achilles Patroelus Hecuba
Secret Service
Frederick Austerlitz
Fred Astaire
Dana Andrews
Dick Haymes
George Raft
House of Rothschild
Economist
Economist Knowledge Ee
65Th St
U. S
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
Kipling
Nevada
Reno
Las Vegas
Carson City
Elko
Filta
Timid Athletic
Hans Christian Andersen
Forth & CO
Illinois
Champions of Tomorrow
Day Nursery
E. 82Nd St. Essex
Deering
Kimbark
Regent
Life Insurance
Pullman Bank
Pullman Savings Danke
Ilith Street
South Park Avenue
Pullman
Federal Deposit
Kasusences Cosperois
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