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Newspaper
Southeast Economist
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
3
A Saturday track and field meet at Bessemer Park 8900 Manistee offers events for midget under 12 and junior 12 to 14 year olds. Registration closes 9 30 am for midgets and 10 30 am for juniors. Awards go to top three in each event and a school trophy for most points.
Mrs Mable Anne Selemon of 6801 Artesian Avenue won first prize in the Greater South Side Four Arts league talent contest. The dramatic soprano will appear as a soloist in the Greater South Side Music festival on August 8 under Emma Rund at 2200 East Ist Street.
John V Collins 65 of 7731 Cornell Ave and Patrick J Sullivan 58 of 8011 Champlain Ave retire on pensions from Commonwealth Edison effective last Sunday. Collins served nearly 44 years, starting in 1902 as a stenographer in engineering and later procedures analyst. Sullivan joined Edison in 1912 as a turbine operator at Northwest station and later was watch turbine engineer at Crawford station. Collins helped organize the Edison symphony orchestra and plans travel in retirement.
Russell W. Ballard, director at Hull House, 800 5. Halsted St, named 1947 reunion chairman for the University of Chicago Alumni Week starting today. Ballard, a 1922 graduate, has long worked in education and social work since graduation.
Parents and families of men killed in World War II will be honored at an Eaton Priddy post American Legion and Southtown DAV chapter event at 8 pm Wednesday. The Army film Decision, by the Quartermaster Corps, explains burial options and will be shown at Stevens Doyle post headquarters 1708 E 79th St. An Army officer will speak before the film and a Q and A will follow. Commanders Brinkman and Strankay extend public visitation with free admission.
The Tilden Tech Times earned a National Conference of Christians and Jews certificate of merit for observing Brotherhood Week in February. Ann Gallagher, 2634 E 74th pl, is the faculty advisor of the student publication.
Judge Philip L. Sullivan of the U S district court will address the St. Bride's Holy Name Society on Catholic Education after the 7:30 a.m. Sunday mass. A Father and Son procession will start at the school and proceed to the church at 78th Street and Coles Ave.
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