Woodlawn Boys' Club Wins Bronze in City Drama Contest
Nine Woodlawn Boys' Club members at 6344 Harper Ave receive bronze pins for placing third in the city drama contest co sponsored by the Chicago Boys' Club and radio station WREM. Their cast, led by Chester Szypulski, represented the South Side in semis before finishing behind Lincoln and Old Town in the Monday finals.
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Woodlawn Boys' Club
Harper Ave
Chicago Boys’ Club
WREM
Ogden Hill Boys’ Club
Woodlawn Club
Lincoln Boys’ Club
Old Town Boys’ Club
Woodlawn
Bob Boyd
Bob Charles
Bob Miller
Sheldon Raden
Richard Micharlton
Mel Moss
Bob Wells
Eugene Collins
Ed Engberg
Chester Szypulski
Johnson Awarded Honorary Degree at Chicago Teachers College
William H. Johnson a superintendent of schools received an honorary Doctor of Laws at Chicago Teachers College graduation exercises on 68th Street and Stewart. Other honorees included W Wilbur Hatfield and Helen Mc Corkle. 231 graduates received diplomas, 36 earning the first Bachelor of Education degrees. Southeast side girls Ruth Wilhelms Virginia Carlson and Dorothy Lloyd were highlighted as outstanding graduates.
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William H. Johnson
Chicago Teachers College
Clyde Ave
Virginia Carlson
Ridgeland Ave
Dorothy Lloyd
Bennett Ave
Southtown Beach Homesites Offer Easy Lakeside Escape
Southtown Beach near LaPorte Indiana invites readers to own homesites with the option of $10 down and $3 monthly payments. Economists prepaid season subscriptions unlock purchase rights, with the location described as a short drive from LaPorte and 64 miles from Gard and Stony Island, via excellent highways for a pleasant summer excursion.
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Economist
Southtown Beach
LaPorte
Ind
Gard
Stony Island
Council Meet Seeks Music Center for South Shore Youth
Edward L. Burchard of the Chicago Recreation Commission was invited to speak but could not attend due to a concurrent Industrial Recreation conference at the Sherman hotel. The meeting aimed to foster opportunities for young local artists to perform publicly in a supportive setting.
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South Shore
Edward L. Burchard
Chicago Recreation Commission
Sherman Hotel
What's Your Best Answer
A compiled prompt style list referencing places people and themes from history and culture. It includes locations such as New York Spain Montgomery Ireland Spain and Hanover New Hampshire along with figures like John Adams Daniel Webster Herman Melville Rembrandt and John Carver. The items span subjects from geography to literature to politics and include references to the 13th amendment astronomy agriculture and symmetry in language.
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Spain
Montgomery
John Adams
Virginia
Daniel Webster
Wangmaker
Sahara
Arizona
Herman Melville
Rembrandt
Hanover
N.H
John Carver
Ireland
Sleepy Hollow
Planning Ordinance Changes Expand City Planning Voice
The advisory board gains power to initiate plans and submit them to the plan commission, with meetings required at least quarterly. Alderman Paul H. Douglas hails the measure as giving all districts a voice and protecting outlying areas from being unheard. The plan commission size drops to 17 with 10 citizen members and seven ex officio officials, and meetings shift to monthly.
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Plan Commission
Ald
Paul H. Douglas
Douglas
Board of
Local Improvements
City Council
Subways and Traction
Chicago Park District
Cook County Board
Sanitary District
Hyde Park High Graduation Day Plans Announced
Graduates prepare for class day events with Thompson as secretary and Morgan Fitch as treasurer. Dean Leon Smith of the University of Chicago will deliver the commencement address next Thursday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium. keynote talks by Joseph F. Gonnelly Alice Carr and Thomas King follow. The program includes the high school band and soloists, plus a cafeteria reception and a gym dance before a matinee at the Tower theater.
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Roslyn Kasselman
Arthur Levy
Tower Theater
Strong-Arm Thugs Arrests Hindered by Poor Descriptions
The pursuit of a strong-arm bandit gang was hampered by victims providing few details and by the robbers not being armed in crimes. Police cautioned the public to stay alert when alone at night and to report suspicious people to the police immediately.
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Patrick Brady
Grand Crossing Pollice
Milw college grads and local summer trips noted
Gadahbout's Notebook lists Dorothy Dieckmann completing her first year at Milwaukee Downer College for Girls. Marcia Locke returns home for summer from Madison. several others plan vacations or study resumes, including Harry Egerman's East trip and Robert Besser vacationing after Michigan studies. Community members attend baptisms, graduations, and anniversaries. a half scholarship to the University of Chicago is awarded to Robert Cummins.
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Dorothy Dieckmann
Green-wood Ave
Milwaukee-Downer College For Girls
Robert Besser
Oglesby Ave
University of Michigan
Robert Cummins
Greenwood Ave
University of Chicago
Mr. Cummins
Hyde Park High School
Lens and Shutter club critique night announced
The Hamilton Park Lens and Shutter club will hold print criticism night next Tuesday at the Hamilton Park fieldhouse Gand st and Normal blvd. Members and visitors may bring prints for critique. Jackson Park Camera club meets tonight at 8 at the Gladstone hotel 62nd st and Kenwood ave studio night led by Andrew Tau with studio lighting demonstrations.
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Lens and Shutter Club
Gand St
Normal Blvd
Jackson Park
Camera Club
Gladstone Hotel
62Nd St
Kenwood Ave
Andrew Tau
Tau
Sheridan to Hold Summer Sessions
Sheridan will run eight weeks of summer school from June 28 at Phil Sheridan school 9035 scanada ave. Students from 22 public schools south of 63rd st and east of State st in grades five to eight are eligible. Howard Smith will be principal. Graduation and diplomas follow. Last year 65 graduated. Half grade credit available. parochial students may enroll.
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Phil Sheridan
Scanada Ave
63Rd St
State St
Howard Smith
Youth Death In Hyde Park School Drama
Continuation from Page 1 reports two youths in a confrontation that left Charles injured. Testimony says no knockdowns caused the injuries and the parties parted as friends. Classmates describe Julius Perlman as a good student and nice fellow at Hyde Park High, which plans to graduate him with his class if he can pass final exams next Monday and Tuesday.
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Charles
Julius
Hyde Park
Joseph F. Genneily
Young Perlman
Women of the Moose Install Officers Tonight
South Side chapter No. 110 Women of the Moose will publicly install officers this evening at Moose hall 426 West 63rd street at 830. Senior regent Ethel Eikenberry of 844 East 73rd street will be installed along with officers Ethel Morrison Leona Wilson Margaret Dulzo Dolores Schroeder Grace Grossenbacher Pearl Ortiz Fannie Rilkenberry Erma Keller Leila Stitt and Sadie Troller.
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South Side
Women of the Moose
Moose Hall
W. 63Rd St
Ethel Eikenberry
E. 73Rd St
Ethel Morrison
Leona Wilson
Margaret Dulzo
Dolores Schroeder
Grace Grossenbacher
Pearl Ortiz
Fannie Rilkenberry
Erma Keller
Leila Stitt
Sadie Troller
Garden fete by Clubwomen at Mrs Ruger home
South Bryn Mawr Wednesday club plans a garden party at 7915 Constance Ave tomorrow with breakfast at 11. Mrs Walter Hueston in charge. A rocking chair corner will sew rugs for Edward Hines hospital. New officers elected at Past Presidents club include D P Ruger president and Jonathan Wolfe vice president. An all day Palos Park outing is set for next Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Paul Nelson of Kalamazoo are visiting Chicago friends during homecoming of Washington Park hospital alumnae.
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D. P. Ruger
Constance Ave
Walter Hueston
Euclid Ave
J. I. DeLong
Clyde Ave
Public Welfare and Community Service
Edward Hines
Club
Jonathan Wolfe
Cregier Ave
David Millar
Chappel Ave
Palos Park
Paul Nelson
Kalamazoo
Mich
Chicago
Nelson
Lillian Gustafson
B.N
Washington Park Hospital
Legion Post to Present Medals At Graduation Exercise
Grand Crossing post No. 438, American Legion, will award bronze medals to a Park Manor school graduate male and female next Thursday at 1 pm during graduation at 7049 Rhodes Ave. Bud Singman will present and deliver the main address on The Legion's Interest in Youth. Officials including Harry Thorsell and George W. Kreuger will make official medal and certificate presentations.
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Park Manor
Pam
Rhodes Ave
Bud Singman
Cottage Grove Ave
Singman
the Legion
Harry Thorsell
W. 68Th St
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Robert L. Irvine
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Stella M. Johnson
R. Taft MacKenzie
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