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Newspaper
Southeast Economist
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1955
Page
4
The Chicago officials concede disturbances at Trumbull Park public housing rise and resist withdrawal of police. They propose closing the project and selling to private investors to end the burden after $5,000,000 spent in two years.
Residents closest to the lake call a mass protest at Promontory Point in Jackson Park for Saturday June 25 at 7 p.m. They accuse the Chicago Park District of neglecting Burnham Park and the lake front, denying public access and missing Burnham’s ideal.
More than twenty civic and business organizations protest a municipal convention hall on the lake front at 23rd street. They warn it would desecrate the lake front and clog Lake Shore drive, while the Park Board supports the project.
Four downtown papers, after criticizing Daley over school policy and spoils politics during the campaign, commend his initial school board and comptroller appointments. The urban press is said to have little influence on voters as Daley asserts that good government equals good politics.
A reader praises the June 5 editorial Misleading the People for calling out radio and TV commentators who mix opinion with news. The letter argues editors should note reports are opinions, not facts, and urges local control of PTA activity to avoid national or international entanglements.
In northern California a towering redwood prompts reflection on life, death, and eternity. The sermon connects the tree to spiritual questions about the afterlife, God’s kingdom, and the example of Jesus. It cites John 3 16 and urges seekers to pursue a lasting life through faith.
Health article links tight fashionable shoes to painful feet and corns bunions and urges proper shoe padding rest and specialist guidance. It explains fallen arches may stem from external irritation arthritis circulation issues and infections and offers contrast baths massage and exercises as relief.
Chicago offers a slate of free public entertainments and educational visits. The second Grant Park concert appears at 8 p.m. Friday from the Grant Park band shell. Adler Planetarium hosts The Stars of Summer in July. Other venues include Rockefeller Memorial chapel recital, Chicago Natural History Museum, Art Institute, Chicago Historical Society, Museum of Science and Industry and Adler Planetarium with varied hours and free admission for children and some groups.
Clyde R Seeley resigns as executive secretary of the Chatham YMCA to become business manager at College camp Williams College starting July 1. Thomas J Curtin named new executive secretary effective October 1, with Richard Forkner supervising summer activities in the interim.
Two Southeast Side women have been elected officers of the Chicago Medical School Faculty Wives association. Mrs. Leo J. Saidel is second vice-president and Mrs. Aldo A. Luisada is third vice-president. The group presented a $7,500 check for subsidiary scholarships after its fourth annual benefit concert featuring Richard Tucker.
A quiz with 25 multiple choice questions spans topics from geography to history. Each correct answer adds four points and each wrong one subtracts four, with a maximum score of 100. the sheet lists four choices per item and reveals the correct answers on Page 13.
Vacation reading focuses on outdoor activities with practical guides on camping biking fishing photography and collecting. Notable titles include Junior Book of Camping and Woodcraft Bike Ways and Let's Go Camping by Bernard Mason Godfrey Frankel Harry Zephyr and others. additional reads cover fishing photography horsemanship and zoo exploration with several branches listed for pickup.
Ralph L. Barnett of 6916 S Clyde Ave has won a research fellowship from the Armour Research Foundation at Illinois Institute of Technology. A June IIT graduate, he will pursue an M S in civil engineering starting September while attending Illinois Tech and working half time at the Foundation for 21 months. The award includes free tuition and a monthly stipend for both academic years plus two weeks paid vacation during the 1956 summer employment.
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