Grand Crossing Pool Set for Season Opening
Grand Crossing outdoor pool at 6th Street and Ingleside Avenue opens next Monday after a full overhaul including new springboards a diving tower and a concrete bottom. Recreation supervisor Ernest L. Rea announced the season schedule with age and gender specific afternoon and evening swimming times and mixed sessions Saturdays from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. and 1:15 to 5:45 p.m.
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Grand Crossing Park
6Th St
Ingleside Ave
Ernest L. Rea
Chicago Park District
Fellowship Club Honors Graduates in South Shore schools
South Shore Fellowship club awarded citizenship honors to outstanding boy and girl graduates from ten public and parochial schools. Hyman Lubin announced the selections. recipients include students from St. Michael, Aquinas Dominican, Our Lady of Pearse, St. Bride, Parkside, Sullivan, Bryn Mawr, Horace Mann, O Keeffe, Myra Bradwell, and others. Arthur W. Steinberg president of the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Shore Fellowship Club
South Shore
Hyman Lubin
Robert Dudkiewicz
Dorothy Myrika
St. Michael School
Brandon Ave
Helen Canavan
June Meyers
Aquinas Dominican School
Clyde Ave
Richard Elghammer
Doris Peterson
Horace Mann
Chappel Ave
Joyce van Dyk
Carl Wohlenberg
O'Keeffe School
Merrill Ave
Barbara Heeren
Robert Babbs
Myra Bradwell
Burnham Ave
Arthur W. Steinberg
WPA Revises Time Lost Setup for Guard Members
WPA administrator Charles E Miner waives the two week limit on time lost by National Guard members in Summer field training. Excess days can be made up by overtime. Illinois WPA records show many Guard members and ex servicemen on rolls. Absentees must file prior notice signed by their commanding officer detailing days absent and training location, submitted by the day before training starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Miner
Wlineis
WPA
National Guard
Illinois Wpa
Miner
Loretta 39 Alumnae Host First Reunion at Loretta Academy
Loretta class of 1939 alumnae gathered for their first reunion hosted by Celeste Kent at 1127 Merrillave in Woodlawn. Attendees included Audrey Dobson Eleanor Witkowski Virginia Baird Jeane Haggerty Marjorie Mooney Frances Jumyrik Marion Schmidt Marjorie Shaefer Percy Killeen and Mary Scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loretta Academy
Woodlawn
Celeste Kent
Merrillave
Audrey Dobson
Eleanor Witkowski
Virginia Baird
Jeane Haggerty
Marjorie Mooney
Frances Jumyrik
Marion Schmidt
Marjorie Shaefer
Percy Killeen
Mary Scales
Southeast Circle Weddings Parade of Local Nuptials
Mr and Mrs Edward Piffner host a home wedding at 7853 Colfax Ave for their daughter and her husband who plan a deferred honeymoon in the summer and drive to Canada. Bridesmaids and best man include Virginia O'Brien and Robert Piffner with Msgr Shewbridge performing the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Piffner
Idogene Doyle
Colfax Ave
Canada
St. Leo
Peter F. Shewbridge
Virginia O’brien
Viola Brenner
Robert Piffner
Neill Lake
John P. Doyle
Halsted St
Paul Piffmer
W. Tand St
Mercy High School
de LaSalle
Betty Glenn Jensen
William H. Jensen
Eberhart
Herbert Osincup
Lynn Osincup
Waverly
Graham Taylor
University of Chicago
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
University of Iowa
Miss Jensen
Marguerite Clark
Daniel E. Clark
Kenwood Ave
Southeast Side
Woodlawn Methodist Church
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Mr. Hansen
Ruth van Arsdall
Dorchester Ave
Shirey Ferguson
Oak Park
Helen Sutton
Cornell Ave
Elizabeth Smalley
Marquette Rd
Miriam Schafmayer
Maryland
Patsy Clark
Arthur Curtis
River Forest
Walter McGuire
Evanston
Harper Boyd
Gilbert Morgan
Daniel Clark
Smoky Mountain
Fourth St
Aurora
Miss Clark
South Side
Beloit College
Delta Gamma Sorority
Hansen
Harvard
Minnesota
North Woods
James Donald Gawne
St. Cyril
Merrillave
Raymond P. Bauer
Dorothy Marie Evans
Jean Marie von Albade
Charles B. Gaune
Arthur Erickson
Bernard Gawne
William Gawne
John von Albade
Shoreland Hotel
Devils Lake
Wis
Albert Farkas
Caroline David
Otto David
Kimbark Ave
Essex Ave
Morton Berman
Tempe
Isaiah Israel
Southmoor
H. du Bois Phoio
John P. Doyles
Edward Pilfner
Fish Lake Opens For July Fourth Vacationers
Increased homebuilding and new electricity make Fish Lake in Indiana a growing summer colony. Southtown Beach, the Economist’s Summer colony, offers fishing and swimming facilities plus a large clubhouse. Lots sell for 78 dollars with 10 dollars down and 3 dollars monthly, available to Southeast Economist subscribers.
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Fish Lake
Ind
Southtown Beach
Economist
The
65Th St
South Side
Five Here Graduate from Marshall Law School
Five Southeast side residents earned law degrees at John Marshall Law School last Saturday. Notable graduates include Mary Dolan of 7226 Luella Ave and Lester A. White, John P. McDonnell, Ray K. Kubec, and Philip G. Bixler with addresses on Evans, Clyde, Jefferson, and Colfax Aves. Albert J. Arno, dean of the University of Illinois, spoke on "The New Search for Freedom."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Side
John Marshal Law School
Portia
Mary Dolan
Luella
Lester A. White
Evans Ave
John P. McDonnell
Clyde Ave
Ray K. Kubec
Jeffery Ave
Philip G. Bixler
Colfax Ave
Albert J. Arno
University of Illinois
Illinois Bar Association
St Felicitas Benefit Luncheon and Dance Set
A luncheon plus card and dance party for St. Felicitas church is planned for next Tuesday at 1 PM in the church at 84th Street and Blackstone. Chairman Mrs. George Chamberlin and co chair Mrs. Edward Schultz lead a committee with Mrs. Leslie Gander and Mrs. Frank Nesinger assisting. Rev. George Parker is pastor.
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St. Felicitas Church
84Th St
Blackstone Ave
George Chamberlin
Harper Ave
Edward Schultz
E. 85Th Pl
Leslie Gander
Ridgeland Ave
Frank Nessinger
86Th St
George Parker
La Rabida Circle Plans Benefit Card Party
Mrs. Mary Ditchie of 7218 Peoriast announces a benefit card and banco party for La Rabida circle No 36 of the National Daughters of Isabella to be held Tuesday evening at the Better Homes Institute 111 W Jackson Blvd. Regent is Mrs Mae McNamara of 7341 May St. Also noted is Dr R Kintner of Armour Institute and H T Heald president at the annual Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education meeting concluding at Berkeley California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ditchie
Peoriast
Banco Party of la Rabida
National Daughters of Isabella
Better Homes Institute
W. Jackson Blvd
Mae McNamara
May St
R. ©. Kintner
Dante Ave
Chemical Engineering
Armour Institute of Technology
H. T. Heald
Stony Island Ave
Society For the Promotion of Engineering Education
Berkeley
University of California
Field Museum Offers Programs for Children
Field Museum of Natural History director Clifford C Gregg encourages Southeast Side parents to use the museum as a safe summer option for children. Admission is free for kids and the museum welcomes visitors daily from 9 am to 6 pm during the summer months, offering educational entertainment beyond the classroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford C. Gregg
Field Museum of Natural History
Southeast Side
Helen Kuglin Receives Master’s Degree at Northwestern
Helen Kuglin of 7801 Michigan Avenue received a Master of Arts degree from Northwestern University. A Northwestern graduate in 1937 with a Bachelor of Science, she teaches art there and is a member of Pi Lambda Theta, Pi Mu Gamma, and Theta Upsilon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Kuglin
Michigan Ave
Northwestern University
Miss Kuglin
Northwestern
Pi Lambda Theta
Pi Mu Gamma
Theta Upsilon
STATE JOB OFFICE TO CLOSE JULY 4
Woodlawn Illinois State Employment Service office at 6760 Stony Island avenue will be closed on Thursday July 4 for the holiday. Manager Glenn G Balcom said special arrangements ensure benefit checks are not delayed. Workers due to sign pay orders on July 4 will report Friday July 5. Those not yet through waiting weeks should report Thursday July 11 to certify for both weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn
Thellinois State Employment Service
Stony Island Ave
Glenn G. Balcom
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Cottage Grove
Doris Edna Mason
Lowe Ave
John R. Martin, Jr
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Jessie Springer
Morgan St
Martin
Order of the Eastern Star
Clark
Marth Washington
Frances Catherine Magner
P. C. Magner
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St Columbanus
Fist St
Calumet Ave
John Doerrer
Edmond Doerrer
Helen
Frank Brown
Turkey Run
W. 61St Pl
Ellinore Schwartz
E. 62Nd St
Eleancer
Harriet Farkas
David Farkas
Herman Zucker
Joseph Goldstein
Morris Farkas
Cregier Ave
Marshall Law School
St. Felicitas
la Rabida Circle
Buno Party
Syrena
Archer Avenue
Virginia
Jerus
Syrena’s
Archer Avs
N.U
Triangie
Sale Oem Cael
Eclipse Laundry CO
75Th Street
Ges Poe
REA Style Shop
Essex ‘Ave
Sag
W. 63Rd St
Wen
E. 55Th St
N. State
Ington
Madewell
D. M
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Istudio
Reese
Madewell Bedding CO
Englewood
Stony Island
Hyde Park
Wa $ Koa
Lae
E. 63Rd
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E. 79Th St
W. 79Th St
S. Halsted
W. 43Rd St
Cottage
W. 95Th St
S. Ashland
Commercial
E. 67Th St
W. Chicago
Southtown Economist
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