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Newspaper
Southeast Economist
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
1
George Smith sold two delivery vehicles for 600 each. He made a 20 percent profit on one truck and a 20 percent loss on the other. The overall result is a net loss of 40 dollars.
A Brighton girl notes dating vanished due to nightly blackouts in England. Manchester bobbies act as human traffic lights with red and green signals during restrictions. See America First advocates are among the few who praise the current European upheaval. Barbara Cornell reports May airplane travel to see America up 60 percent from last year.
Mrs Rose Gibbs of Cornell returns from California to draft a book on a profound secret. A fellow homemaker’s modest notebook earned fame for another, likened to Margaret Mitchell. Statistics claim 34 percent of fatal accidents in 1938 occurred at home. Joel Bernstein of Cregier Ave wins second in Stevens Hotel College Night with jitterbugging act.
The piece notes tulips originated in Asia and were introduced to Holland where warm damp soil boosted growth. It recalls the tulip craze when a single bulb could fetch as much as 1500 dollars, illustrating historic price extremes.
A veiled note describes a man on the South Side guarding a supply room with a "Danger Dynamite" sign. Denver law still on the books fines a person $1 for nosebleeds on public streets. A homemaker tip suggests softening gum with egg white for easier cleaning. The puzzler reveals a $50 loss in the end.
A nostalgic note recalls Minneapolis historic phone service with two competing firms forcing subscribers to have matching company lines. Louise Landman owns a quirky leather lapel novelty collection including a penguin and a phonograph. Helen Cloogage tinted her pink bedroom curtains with pink colored pencils to match her walls.
Mrs Lyle Shortz of Kimbarkave is a titlist in badminton and tennis, holding 1937 38 39 district titles and state typing championships plus numerous typing and shorthand medals. Elaine Bierfield of Cyrilpicty frets over summer travel plans while Mike Graff of Colfax touts a single necktie pattern in varied colors as a motto.
A witty musing notes that men seldom recognize their credit until their grown children begin charging purchases to them. The line humorously contrasts parental generosity with adult offspring financial responsibility.
The city council drafting committee approved a synopsis of a proposed ordinance for a unified traction plan costing 102 million dollars over eight years. Public hearings will be scheduled and exhibit B extensions will be released in two weeks as the final plan blends city and company proposals.
Two youths robbed the Gil and Company liquor store at 1824 E 78th St shortly after midnight Sunday. They took $139 from the cash register and Julius Golden’s watch, then forced manager Golden and clerk Lester Lindsay to the back. The pair fled before police arrived.
Reverend Archibald Gilruth a Methodist minister for 65 years including 15 as a missionary in India died at 92 in the home of his son Irwin T. Gilruth in Ohio. He retired in 1913 but remained ordained and noted a long church record. Funeral services were held. burial planned in Delaware, Ohio.
US Senator Claude Pepper of Florida will speak at an All-Chicago Flag Day celebration in Grant Park’s band shell next Wednesday at 8 PM. The event, chaired by Judge Oscar S. Caplan, includes more than 20 fraternal civic labor and veterans groups, a program led by Rubinoff, and a display of over 1000 massed colors.
Seven piers for swimming and boating are being reinstalled at the Fish Lake site of the Economist homesite colony in Indiana. Floating and stationary piers serve divers and boaters as the colony expands with FHA financing and new electricity. Lots near the lake start at $78 with a $10 down payment and $3 monthly, with Southeast Economist offices offering plots and photos.
More than 300 residents were left homeless as crews repair $100,000 fire damage at the Mayflower Apartment hotel 6125 Kenwood Ave. Origin of the blaze remains undetermined after a 4 11 alarm. One spectator, 65 year old John MacQuarrie, died of a heart attack amid the scene. All tenants escaped with hotel staff assistance as investigation continues.
Eighteen dive bombers and pursuit planes will fly over the Southeast side next Thursday morning signaling the Chatham Lions club drive to aid national defense by recruiting candidates for the U S Navy air corps. The squadron will land at Municipal airport and travel by motorcade to a Lions luncheon at 7907 Cottage Grove Ave. Leaders: Lieut. James G Sliney and Dr A L Van Valkenburgh announce the program offers careers in naval aviation for local youths. Reservations are limited and interested men should contact Dr Van Valkenburgh.
This afternoon at 2 o'clock a public hearing on two proposed ordinances to abolish unsightly and misleading gasoline station signs will be held in the city hall council chambers. Aldermen Roy E Olin and Arthur G Lindell introduced the ordinances at the request of the South East Chicago Council of the Little Business Men's League of America. they have support from the Chicago Motor Club and other groups. Ald. William Murphy will preside. Carl F. Lindee leads the Little Business Men's Council.
Chicago area police questioned four youths aged 14 to 25 after the Kickapoo Inn robbery at 7901 South Chicago. They named five more youths and two older men, leading to eleven arrests. A car pursuit at 4 30 am ended at 7th and Halsted with $489 recovered and a .38 pistol found. Watchman Thomas Konstatnos reported the 4 am holdup. Dydowski, 18, had unlocked the inn window. Police say the group emptied the cash drawer after intimidating the guard.
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