Boy Scout Troop 764 Hosts Benefit Dinner for Camp Kitchen
Scouts of Troop 764 and their parents served dinner at Vincent Methodist Church to raise funds for their Hud son Lake camp kitchen. The Indian Lore group Order of Thunder Birds will stage an Indian ceremonial June 29 from 6 to 7 pm at Tuley Park. Scoutmaster Lyn Thompson resides at 546 HE 90th Street. FETE ANNIVERSARY Mr and Mrs Low Koffman celebrated their second wedding anniversary with a party at the Hoffmans home 1657 BE 67th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Vincent Methodist Church
Low Koffman
Cornell Ave
Hoffman
Joseph Hoffman
67Th St
Churches News and Services Roundup
Notes from multiple congregations list upcoming sermons services and activities. Rabbi Morris Teller and Cantor Joseph Giblichman lead Sabbath prayers at South Side Hebrew Congregation. Chatham Fields Evangelical Lutheran and others announce summer vacation programs and picnics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
Hebrew Congregation
74Th St
Chappel Ave
Morris Teller
Joseph Giblichman
Teller
Whaling for Science to lead University of Chicago lectures
University of Chicago announces a Summer quarter of free public lectures with topics ranging from Plato to whaling for science. Speakers include Dr. Geiling on dolphin milk, Nobel laureate Dr. Compton on cosmic rays, Enrico Fermi on energy production in stars, and other university and visiting professors discussing science, politics, economics, and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
Cato
LF. Huth
Eugene M. K. Geiling
University
Department of Pharmacology
Arthur H. Compton
Physical Sciences
T. V. Smith
Alinois
Paul H. Douglas
Chicago
Samuel K. Allison
Eirnest W. Burgess
George Dillon
Poetry
Enrico Fermi
Columbia University
Joseph R. Hayden
Department of Political Science
University of Michigan
Philippines
William E. Young
New York State
Division of
Chatham Lions Continue Cadet Program and Board Nominations
The Chatham Lions announce ongoing application acceptance for U S Navy aviation cadets. The board of directors nominees includes Wilkes Moeller William French Walter Meyers Mandel Herman. Leon Wineberg serves as treasurer and the Tamer is the lion tamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lion Tamer
Leon Wineberg
Cottage Grove Ave
Wilkes Moeller
Michigan Ave
Sergt
William French
Prairie Ave
Walter Meyers
Evans Ave
Mandel Herman
Cottage Grave Ave
van Valkenburgh
U.S. Navy
What’s Your Best Answer Quiz Snippet
A fragmented trivia list includes items like a chemical element, Benjamin Franklin, The Star Spangled Banner, 2 500 000, a Belgian city, Ottawa, Louisiana parishes, Apostle Thursday, a 16th note, Pirates of Penzance, Brazil, gyroscope, trusts, Madison, Cross of Gold, two pounds of wood, Majorca, his head is cold, Me Ott, Montana, four surfaces, an ornamental knot, 12, and 23 players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Franklin
Belgium
Ottawa
Louisiana
Apostle
Brazil
Trusts
Madison
William _ Jennings Bryan
Majorca
Montana
Playera
Irish Club Forms New Scout Troop No 590
Twenty three Boy Scouts are registered in Troop 590 sponsored by the Irish club. Scoutmaster George Cunningham oversees with Donald Collins as assistant and Martin E. Corcoran as troop committee chairman. Committee members include James B. Quinn Charles D. Donoghue William Flynn Andrew O'Brien and Patrick Kelly. Additional scouts listed are Jack Cleary James Cox Richard Cummings James Leahy Matthew Hartigan John Heady Jack Kelly Patrick McTeague John O'Brien Jack O'Connor James O'Donough Cornelius O'Sullivan Peter Seales Thomas Sheely William Quinlan William Walsh and Billy Winterfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Cunningham
Prairie Age
Donald Collins
Martin E. Corcoran
James B. Quinn
Bennett Ave
Charles D. Donoghue
Wentworth Ave
William Flynn
Rhodes Ave
Andrew O'Brien
Toomis
Patrick Kelly
Jack Cleary
James
John Cox
Greenwood Ave
Richard Cummings
South Park
James Leahy
RB. Vand
Matthew Hartigan
Vernon Ave
John Heady
Michigan Ave
Jack Kelly
E. Tist
Patrick McTeague
Dorchester Ave
John O’brien
Loomis Ave
Jack O'Connor
Elizabeth St
James O'Donough
Cornelius O’sullivan
Kimbark
Peter Seales
E. 72Nd St
Thomas Sheely
Willam Walsh
Morgan St
Billy Winterfield
Chicago Opera sets 1940-41 season with fifteen operas
The Chicago Opera Company announces a 1940-41 repertoire of fifteen operas plus novelties and revivals under artistic director Henry Weber. Board of Education performances move to Friday evenings to avoid conflicts with Thursday symphony concerts, allowing younger audiences a later, school-free night. Included works include Lohengrin Traviata Carmen Aida Rigoletto Hansel and Gretel Martha Falstaff with the last three in English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Opera Company
Henry Weber
Board of Education
Garmen
Alda
Rigoletto
Hansel and Gretel
Martha
Falstaff
Florist Shop to Open Under New Management
Budlong and Bloom Inc florists at 204 EB 71st Street will hold a grand opening Saturday under new management led by Mrs Irma Rothchild. Free roses will be given to visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budlong and Bloom, Inc
Irma Rothchild
Local Birth Announcements Highlight Dozens of Newborns
Parents across multiple Chicago neighborhoods report births in May and June at Jackson Park, South Shore, Woodlawn, and Evangelical hospitals. Babies include Harry III, Judith Adrienne, Theodore Jr, Susan Marie, Frank John, Michael, Julian, Doris Evelyn, Curtis Harry, Robert Taylor, Joann, Bruce William, Irene Kathryn, Robert Scott, Kenneth Gordon, Margaret, Charlotte, James John, and Dawnetta Lou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Sexton, Jr
Coles Ave
Jackson Park Hospital
Harry Sexton III
Harland A. Miller
Ridgewood
South Shore Hospital
Judith Adrienne
FT. D. Ebriich
Ingleside Ave
Theodore Daniel, Jr
Lloyd Craig
E. 75Th St
Woodlawn Hospital
Susan Marie
Adolph van Mol
Essex Ave
Frank John
Harry C. Trapp
Crandon Ave
Curtis Harry
Robert J. Hill
Jeffery Ave
Robert Taylor
Benjamin L. Lawin
Bruce William
Charles Otto Drake
Luella Ave
Irene Kathryn
Albert M. Robinson
Blackstone Ave
Robert Scott
Byron Nelson
Merrill Ave
Kenneth Gordon
O'Neill Quinlan
Greenwood Ave
Margaret
Fred Pirelli
Woodlawn Ave
Charlotte
John J. Harkenrider
Avenue L
James John
Ray B. Williams
93Rd St
Dawnetta
Lou
James P. Moran
Rhodes Ave
Woodlawn
Susan Patricia
Gadabout's Notebook Highlights Local Graduates and Anniversaries
Gadabout's Notebook lists residents returning from colleges and anniversaries. Louis ACE at 6830 South Shore Sr. attends Colorado School of Mines. L W Heinlen celebrates 18th wedding anniversary. Numerous students and graduates from Notre Dame, Michigan State, Vassar, De Pauw, Culver Military Academy, and St Philip Neri are noted with birthdays, parties, and vacations. Raymond Charles Bevans earns Tau Sigma Tau honors at Central M.C.A. college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ace Louis
South Shore Sr
Denver
Colo
Colorado School of Mines
L. W. Heinlen
Phillips
Patricia .Hopper
Jean Rose
Kansas City
Dorothy Donovan
Coles Ave
Vassar College
Joseph Bigane
Luella Ave
Natalie van Gelder
Maryland Ave
Michigan State University
Wiliam Sanders
Phillips Ave
Edgar Bourke
Merril
Notre Dame University
Pat Hopper
South Shore Country Club
Frances Cohn
Merrill Ave
Los Angeles
Henry Oakes
de Pauw University
L. J. Hayes
Oglesby
Therese Lavin
Paxton
St. Philip Neri School
Richard Creevy
Constance Ave
Donald Roach
Euclid
Raymond Charles Bevans
Central ¥.M.C.A
Tau Sigma Tau
Phi Beta Kappes
Catholic Veterans Form Post Heads In Chicago
Two Southeast siders were elected to office at the first Midwest post of the Catholic War Veterans during a Sherman hotel gathering. Michael J. Tuohy was named commander and James M. McNamara adjutant as the Chicago post forms with 75 charter members and a 100000 member nationwide body. Meetings will be on the third Thursday each month at the Sherman hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midwest
Sherman Hotel
Michael J. Tuohy
South
Chicago Ave
James M. McNamara
East
Chicago Post
Thomas Walsh
New York City
Permits Not Needed for Chicago Park Open Forums
George T. Donoghue, general superintendent, announces no permits required for four Chicago Park District open forums where literature distribution is allowed. The forums sit in Grant Park Northerly Island near the parking area, Lincoln Park band shell area south of Grant's Monument, Garfield Park at Lake Street and Hamlin, and Washington Park off 53rd Street and Hyde Park Boulevard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Park District
George T. Donoghue
Park District
Grant Park
Northerly Island
Lincoln Park
Garfield Park
Lake St
Washington Park
53Rd St
Hyde Park Hlvd
Public Hearings On Traction Will Open on July 8
Public hearings on traction extend to July 8 as aldermen press for city notice of any proposed streetcar route changes. The Chicago Surface Lines dispute city antagonism and seek cooperation with the council while officials claim a staff error caused two abandoned routes. City officials vow no major route changes before the unifying ordinance passes and promise informal notice for minor changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Richardson
Transportation Committee
Five Vacationers Return From East Trip
Five South siders and Grand International auxiliary members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers traveled to Syracuse New York as guests of Mr and Mrs C O Magne neler former South siders. The travelers were Mrs Nina Stuart Mrs Alfred Anderson Mrs H P Hall Mrs Charles Hodge and Mrs Alton Atkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southeast Economist
el Ees
Southtown Economist
Egate
Southtown
Southeast
W. 65Th St
Englewood 1400
Jess
61St St
95Th St
South Park Ave
Lake Michigan
The
Sath St
Crawford Ares
Animal Kingdom
Ardale
Seeley
Airdale
Police
Dark Saddle
Eley
Dia Personals
Jeffery
Carpenters—Contracting
Atte
Ann's. Ph. Regent
FE Domres CO
Englewood
Regent
BIM Merle
Jensen
Hemlock
Southwest Decorators
Saginaw
Cale
Yeas
Orchester
Malloy & G'Rozca
Dorchester
Holland
Geo Van Kleef_& Sons
Stewart
Beverly
Mod. Lab
Merle‘s
Hem
Ben Berry
Racine Ave
S. Racine Ave
Drexel
Hswk
Butterfield
Idry
Gen
Hyde
Tist
83Rd Sts
Yates
Southtown Bron
65Th St
Apt
Kitch
HE. Harper
Fairfax
Hyde Fark
D. Black
Aberdeen
Vincennes
Houseman
Robert
Wen
Ste
Lavella Minard Studs
Stony Island
Dor
Yale
Chiles
Neptune
Franklin County
Ashe
Raddifle
Boulevard
Normal
Pattte Goods
Armstrong Imlaid
Armstrong Quaker
Congoleum
Bletstein Linoleum CO
Ashland Ave
Brabec jist & Damen_ave
Midway
Hyde Park
Elec
Philco
Kingston
Gadd Cresier
Maytag
Ph. Republic
Triangle
Wentworth
Era Hoere
Republic
Hyde Pk
Shore
Eln
I Surf, & L
Wu Parnell
Lee
Lve
Muskegan
Bath
Surf
Reas
Priv
Ridgeland
New South Shore High School
P.m. Saginaw
Grove Manor
Cottage Grove
Furn, Apts
St. Joseph
Mich
Furn
Cott
Douglas
New Holland Furnace
E. J. Coyle
State Sts
Call Pullman
Mackian
Champlain
Rist & Central Ave
City Fas. Electric
Chas. Nudson
Sth
Sm. Lake
Gittins
Allegan
Cedar Lake
Ind
Nice
Farn
New
Tudor
Mir
Aldridge
Orig
Greasing Palace
Exchange Ave
Southtown Auto Parts
W. 63Rd St
Prospect
Boy Scout
News of the Churches
Nagel
Arthur H. Kaub
Windsor Park Church
San Diego
Chatham Fields
Brookline Presbyterian
Charles A. Rawson
Brookline Presbyterian Church
73Rd St
Taxis Society
Twenty-first Church of Christ, Scientist
Avalon Park School
List St
United Presbyterian Chapel
E. 63Rd St
John McClenahan
Bible School
Fellowship Forum
United States
Church of the Messiah
Edwin J. Randall
Dante Ave
Rex Wilkes
Wilkes
William HB. Evans
Ingleside Avenue Methodist Church
76Th St
Reverend Evans
Free U. of C
Chatham Lions
South Siders
Chicago Company
John Ryan
Clyde Ave
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Michael
Sam W. Levy
Eberhart
Evangelical Hospital
Julian
D. Ellis Dickinson
Doris Evelyn
Joseph L. Tumes
Yates Ave
Son Park Hospital
Joann
Michael Breen
Langley Ave
Henry Nelson
Champlain Ave
Glenda Louise
Gadabout
Frances Sayre
Luella
Mundelein Alumnae Association
Arthur J. Miller, Jr
Culver Military Academy
Culver
Porter Garrett
E. A. McGinnis
Minerva Area
Kankakee
Poti Poss Sot
Nth
Oak Woods Cemetery
Perpetual Charter
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!