East Side Wins Testimonial Post Office Establishment
A 1957 coalition of 16 groups led by Ervin P. Scherer and Harry P. Acker secured a first class post office for the East Side. After many meetings letters petitions and door to door canvassing the project will proceed once space or a building is secured. Residents are urged to follow this example of civic pride and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Ervin P. Scherer
Harry P. Acker
East Side Civic League
City approves 15 million bond for flaming mercury street lights
Voters pass a 15 million bond referendum to fund flaming mercury street lights. Officials have not listed street allocations, but the editor urges prioritizing business and arterial streets, with residential areas funded if funds remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southtown
Chicago
Daley
Business Is Good Says Eisenhower Yet City Shows Slump
The piece contrasts President Eisenhower's upbeat view of the economy with signs of continued weakness in Southtown Southeast Chicago and nearby suburbs. Parking lots are crowded and shops busy, while unemployment remains high according to Harry Truman. Savings rise yet reluctance to spend persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Southtown
Chicago
Englewood Shopping Center
Evergreen Plaza
Chatham City
Jeffery Manor
Scottsdale
Economist
Harry Truman
White House
Spring in the Country in the Fields and Poems
A poetic sketch titled Spring in the Country unfolds on a night window scene with imagery of lamps, dawn, and fields. It includes verses by Mary Hill and Lydia O. Jackson about deer, spring landscapes, and peaceful rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hill
Dee
Entertainments for the Family in Chicago Highlights
A collage of family entertainment items from Chicago institutions. Grant Park summer concerts begin June 25 with the Grant Park Symphony Orchestra performing classics and contemporary works. Garfield Park Conservatory and Lincoln Park Zoo offer free admission and daily hours. The Adlers Planetarium screens The Story of the Planets. Brookfield Zoo features new black leopards and a hardy kangaroo. The Planetarium and Lincoln Park Conservatory are open daily with varied shows and free admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Park
Chicago Park District
Garfield Park Conservatory
Garfield Park
Central Park
Lake St
Chicago
Theater of the Sky
The
Adie: Planetarium and Astronomical Museum
Children’s Zoo
Brookfield
Eddie
United States
Jody
Wan Pe
Aealer Planetarium
Lake Front
Celine
Sunaar
Reading Cancellations as Clues in Mail
The article notes readers study postal cancellations and stamp marks for messages and puzzles. It discusses a coming rule setting a minimum envelope size and the debate over small notes on postage stamps, suggesting readers may protest the change and reuse tiny notepaper.
Bahamas? Afonte Carlo bingo night at South Chicago hospital
The Parents Association of South Chicago Community Hospital hosts a bingo and games party at the Nurses Home 2346 E 93rd St from 1 pm to midnight. Nurses stay in hospital. Funds aid school library completion and expanded recreational facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parents Association of South Chicago Community Hospital
Ivil
E. 93Rd St
Will¢Emain
Back Pain Causes and Remedies in Occupational Health
A medical overview explains backache as extrinsic or intrinsic. It notes that extrinsic pain stems from organs outside the spine and intrinsic from musculoskeletal structures. It stresses posture, rest, and targeted exercises after ruling out disease.
Mid-Week Public Forum on Juvenile Delinquency and Race Hatred
A Mid-Week public forum addresses juvenile delinquency and race hatred in the East Side area. The East Side Civic League faces mounting vandalism by youths, pressing for police action after a year of tension following Calumet Park disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calumet Park
East Side Civic League
East Side
This Corner's View on France and Dictatorships
The column argues France under De Gaulle risks dictatorship after six months, compares to Hitler and Mussolini, and notes the US stance under Eisenhower and Dulles. It recounts Chicago under prohibition, Big Bill Thompson, and the sandwich racket as a law evasion tale ending with the rise of speakeasies and bottle prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Dienhart
France
Germany
Italy
Hitler
Mussolini
de Gaulle
Bismarck
United States
Congress
William Hale
Big Bill) Thompson
Reform
Thompson
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Southeast Economist
Accredited Newspapers of America, Inc
Warional Award
Bells Newspaper
Ilinois Press Association
Association of Newspaper
National Editorial Association
Bruce Sagan
South Store
Woodlaun
Chatham
Chatham Fields
Windsor Park
Cheltenham Grand Crossing
Bencoms Park
Essex
Parkside
Burnside
Stookline
Wakefield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield Heights
Avalon Park
Bryn Mawr
Petri
Lydia O. Jackson
Cathcart
Eternity
Cc. L. W
Jessie M. Williams
Prince
Setter
Coyote
Shepherd
Phoebe W. Hoffman
Laverne Larson
Marion Schoeberlein
George F Harding
S. Lake Park Ave
Lincoln Park Zoo
Lincoln Park Conservatory
Stockten
Fullerton St
Helen Prodoehs
South Chicago Community Hospital
Bernadine Longana
Janet Peterson
Marlaine Straub
Dolores Mracek
Noreen McNeela
Phyliss Brockman
Pat Dorans
Ilinois State
Ing
Timothy J. O'Connor
Lawrence Loughlin
Woman’s Club
Yoo
Peter J Horath
Thas
Dulles
Russia
South Shore
Pickup
E. 75Th St
Stony Island
Clyde Ave
Midway
ISE
Stony Island Ave
Dorchester
WEKE
WLS
WNMP
Eighteenth Church of Christ
Scientist
Coles Avenue
Twenty-First Church of Christ
Maryland Avenue
Steel City National Bank
of Chicago
E. 92Nd St
Chicago, Ill
Federal Poposit Insurance Corp
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