Parents blamed for juvenile acts in Chatham interviews
In Chatham area interviews on whether parents should be held responsible for their children's delinquent acts, multiple residents express mixed views. Some say parents must guide and monitor youths, others blame outside influences, and a few absolve parents while noting limited control over a child's actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham Area
Carol Lohmar
Chatham
Carol
Lohmar
Betty Balbo
Linda Chick
Grand Crossing
Gene Simpson
William Tobin
William
Friends Tobin
Overpass Opens Over E 143rd St Rail Crossings
Burnham unveils a 1.27 million overpass over seven rail sets at E 143rd street. The steel and concrete structure rises 307 feet, funded one third by Cook County and the federal Cat Sag program, with a new higher Calumet Sag bridge planned and Tor rence avenue tracks elevated to meet graded approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 143Rd St
Burnham
William J. Mortimer
Cook County
Mortimer
Torrence Ave
Dolton SHOA Donates to Fire Department Equipment Fund
The Dolton Suburban Homeowners Association presented $50 to the Dolton Fire Department equipment fund. Chief Paul Thomson accepted the check from SHOA President Dustin C. Tanner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolton Suburban Homeowners Association
Dolton Fire Department
Paul Thomson
SHOA
Dustin C. Tanner
Thousands Prepare for Southeast July 4 Parade and Festivities
Southeast residents plan a four day Independence Day celebration with a grand parade led by General Horace Wulf from 9:30 am at E95th and Commercial. A motorized caravan will join at 10:15 am, fireworks behind Trumbull Park, and noon events include ball games, swimming, track races, and a band concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Deering
South Shore
South Chicago
East Side
Horace Wulf
S. Jeffery Ave
E. 95Th St
S. Commercial Ave
Cuchina
South Deering Improvement Association
Trumbull Park
Chicago
Soldier Field
Joseph Grande
Matt Kral
Tony Lowery
Jess Ernst
Dan Jablon~ovich
Millicent Cleary
Joseph Gornick
Rose Roscetti
Alm Scalzitti
al Kumskis
Calumet Park
E. 98Th St
Lake Michigan
Civic League
Dalton
Harvey
Blue Island
Evergreen Park
Oak Lawn
American Legion
Labor Spokesman and Sagan TV Guests Tonight
William F. McFetridge national AFL spokesman and Bruce Sagan publisher of The Economist papers will be interviewed at 9:30 p.m. tonight by Norman Ross on the VIP telecast over WBKB channel 7. The Tasman Federal Savings and Loan Association sponsors the program at 5501 S Kedzie Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. McFetridge
National American Federation of Labor
Bruce Sagan
Economist
Norman Ross
WBKB
Tasman Federal Savings and Loan Association
S. Kedzie Ave
Economist To Sponsor Area Tours In Chicago
Southeast Chicago youths will take nine Wednesday field trips this summer to major local industries to learn what drives the area’s economy. The first tour July 2 features Bell and Howell with later visits likely to Argonne National laboratories. James P. Twomey notes a $1 membership covers all nine tours and registrations are through the Southeast Economist office or program sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Southeast Economist
South Side
James P. Twomey
E. 84Th St
School of Business
University of Chicago
E. 79Th St
Twomey
Bruce Sagan
The
Southtown Economist
W. Sumner Ferguson
Church of the Messiah
David H. Cole
First Universalist Church
Thomas Gaudette
Chatham-Avalon Park
95th St. Bridge Opens Amid City Leaders and River Parade
The 95th Street bridge over the Calumet River opened to traffic with Mayor Daley and Alderman Pacini presiding. A crowd on the East Side and South Chicago watched as the switch was pulled, ships blew horns, and the fireboat shot 150 foot water streams to celebrate. The ceremony honored Chicago’s South Chicago East Side as a symbol of the city’s spirit and strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
95Th St
Calumet River
Richard J. Daley
Emil V. Pacini
East Side
South Chicago
Victor E. Schlaeger
Daley
Chicago
America
Henry P. Cuneen
St. Patrick's Church
Lawrence Stauss
First Evangelical United Brethren Church
Stauss
Ald. Pacini
95Th St. Bridge
Nick Svalina
George DeMet
S. Commercial Ave
John Yamich, Jr
George Sertich
S. Avenue M
Mother Delivers Son's Paper Route for 3 Issues
Evelyn Satkus will deliver 225 Southeast Economist papers on both sides of Avalon Park streets while her 11 year old son Tom attends Boy Scout camp. Daughter Evelyn, 8, helps on the opposite side. The move follows an earlier illness gap and reflects common parental involvement in paper routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalon Park
Southeast Economist
Evelyn Satkus
S. Avalon Ave
Tom
Boy Scout Camp
Satkus
Robert A. Chapman
Chapman
Fund drive to aid widows of three firemen killed
A $1500 goal for a fund aiding families of three firefighters killed in the Tist st. automobile agency blaze is nearly reached. Ald. Nicholas J. Bohling announced the drive co sponsored by the South Shore Chamber of Commerce and Lions Club. Donations total $1234.34 with cannisters collected from area stores stolen from Ben Franklin, 2508 E. 79th st.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automobile Agency
Ald
Nicholas J. Bohling
South Shore Chamber of Commerce
South Shore Lions Club
Walter T. Meyer
South Shore National Bank
Ben Franklin
79Th St
Bernard Durbin
Chelten-Yates Businessmen’s Association
George Babich
W. 62Nd
Philip Sheehan
S. Colfax Ave
Marie Crotty
S. Talman
Frances Crotty
Maurice, Jr
John
Janeen
Carol
Illinois Central seeks 30 percent commuter fare increase
Illinois Central won a ICC hearing victory and will present a final brief tomorrow in support of a 30 per cent fare hike. The railroad plans to end ticket sales at seven stations by July and expand non rush hour train gaps to 30 minutes south of 67th street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Budd
Illinois Central
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Commerce Commission
60Th St
67Th St
Kensington
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Edward Hanrahan
Thanois Central
Emil V. Pacini
Nicholas J. Bohling
Leon M. Despres
Sth
Emar Johnson
Sidney A. Jones Jr
Reginald DuBoig
C. W. Holman
Walter E. Wiles
Flossmoor
Regional Association of
South Cook-Will County
Wayne Johnston
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Crete
Cook School
Charles Syzdak
Labor
Sagan TV
Stephen Jurich
Commercial Ave
Ernest Yamich
S. Commercial
John Yamich Jr
Russell Pisle
Republic Steel
James Hilton
Wisconsin Steel
Charles Hunter
United States Steel South Works
Harry Northrup
Jim Robinson
William J. McCuillen
East Side Chamber of Commerce
James Crowe
Chicago Vocational High School
South Chicago Chamber of Commerce
Roy Patterson
John K. Bloore
East Side Businessmen’s Association
Harry Acker
East Side Civic League
Riley Clark
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