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Newspaper
Southeast Economist
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1940
Page
1
A former puzzle states three brothers Bob John and Dick share 770 marbles in proportion to ages totaling 17% years. The distribution follows ratios 4 to 3 and 6 to 7 for Bob versus the others. Determine each boy’s final marble count and their ages.
Ab Scott of Clyde avenue endured months of sneezing with no cause found until allergy tests revealed spinach as the allergen. Newton Jacobs of Jeffery avenue hosted so many guests that he moved to a nearby hotel for the weekend. Myra Estrin of Vernon avenue, long a tomboy, plans to become a ministering angel and enroll in Michael Reese Nursing School in the fall.
Lois Nickelson collects menus from over 20 famous restaurants and studies them diligently to understand any menu. A WPA survey shows Spanish as the favorite language for Adult Education students with a 400 percent rise year over year, as trade shifts push America toward Mexico and Latin America. Marial Pliss has registered for six U of C summer courses in sociology, swimming, tennis, badminton, archery, and modern dancing.
Shirley Rose Gossman known as Mona Gray visited Southeast side with her family in her Phillips avenue home. Before Hollywood she modeled for top commercial artists. one artist even won a prize for a sketch of her. Diana Gard of Cornell plans Fall return to California State Teachers College in San Francisco as she and family head West. The puzzler answer notes Bob six, 264 marbles. John four and a half, 198 marbles. Dick seven, 308 marbles.
A reflective line notes that completing graduation may not equate to real education. It suggests maturity in recognizing gaps between formal credentials and lasting learning, hinting that life experience shapes understanding beyond degrees.
Frustrated love ended in a double death near Lake Calumet as John R. Martin Jr and Doris Edna Mason were found shot in a parked car. A coroner’s jury ruled murder for Mason and death by own action for Martin amid jealousy and alleged threats. Burial plans and inquest details followed as the community mourned.
Grand Crossing police hunt a well dressed burglar seen in a good looking suit and tie who broke into Eugene Delaney's home at 7725 Kingston Ave Sunday night. He stole three suits, four neckties, a gold watch, a leather billfold, two pairs of silk hose and two powder compacts valued at 242.75 dollars.
The 475000 dollar steel and concrete viaduct spanning 9062 feet over the Rock Island railway at 127th Street was dedicated Sunday at 2 30 pm. A mile long parade led by the Blue Island American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps preceded the ceremony with Clayton F. Smith and Mayor John M. Hart delivering speeches.
A Chicago transit proposal lists substitutions of buses for street cars across multiple neighborhoods. Routes include Cicero from Archer to W 3rd, Damen from W 47th to W 74th, and others along South Chicago, Stony Island, and Cottage Grove corridors, detailing termini and streets to be served. The plan covers numerous wards and side streets, outlining community access changes and connections to major lines.
City transit plan unfolds Exhibit B detailing 130 miles of new express routes 320 miles of bus substitutions 100 miles of new locals and 50 miles of extensions. A sweeping 80 million expansion calls for rapid transit and a unified Chicago Transit Company under commission oversight with public hearings set through September.
Four men around 30 years old robbed three taverns on the Southeast Side Saturday night, taking about $334. Affected bartender Clifford Smith, 27, at 1423 E 65th Pl, was slugged when he resisted. he was recovering at Jackson Park hospital. The party used guns, including a sawed off shotgun, and fled in an automobile with a driver waiting. Police described a second tavern hold up at 9141 S Chicago Ave where $75 was taken from owner Richard Pavoggi and $29 from six customers before the quartet escaped. Names and exact ages for other customers were listed among the witnesses.
Della Carnahan of 7802 Essex Ave is elected president of the Southeast District Girl Scout Leaders Association. Other new officers are Mrs. Burt Co. Guthat, Violet Peterson, and Katherine Grunert. The group covers 94 troops from 31st Street south to the city, and Halsted east to the Lake. Carnahan leads a troop at Southfield Methodist Church. Guthat heads a South Shore Methodist troop. Peterson assists at Park Manor Congregational Church. Grunert leads the Brownie pack at Kenwood Church.
Southeast side beaches will be manned by lifeguards starting Monday marking the official season opening. Lake Michigan is deemed too cold for safe swimming. Beaches 57th Street, Jackson Park at 64th, 67th Street, and Calumet at 98th will have lifeguards and beach managers.
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