Penny for Your Thoughts on Letter Writing
Interviews at various locations ask if people dread writing letters. Mrs. Sandstrom says she dreads long letters due to caring for a two year old, but replies to donor notes with care. Mrs. Roadnight writes weekly to family and acts quickly after receiving letters. Mrs. Crean dislikes letter writing and rereads arriving letters before replying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sandstrom
Louis Roadnight
Vernon Ave
Kansas City
Wes Lowsing
William Crean
Emerald Ave
William
Crean
Three Roads Meet Puzzler Reconstructs Signboard
A rain soaked traveler arrives at a junction of three roads and finds the signboard fallen in bushes. He studies the scene, picks up the sign, and places it in its correct position by aligning the directions to the three paths, revealing the proper route to his destination.
Slumberbug Patent Hopes For Sleep Aid On Market
A Southeast side radio engineer, Charles Beaz Jey of 6811 Greenwood Ave, has filed a patent for a new electronic sleeping aid named the Slumberbug. He reports positive trials among insomnia sufferers and says the device, which emits a soft double toned hum from a bedroom wall socket, borrows its sound from fog horns used on lightships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant Marine
Memory Lane recollections and old-time Chicago names
Enoch R. Peterson recalls hot dogs from butchers given to kids. Percy R. Brooks recalls Axford's hall and incubator factory at 45th Street between Cottage Grove and Evans avenues. Robert H. Sedhwick notes Bull Montana’s death marking an era of silent film villains. P. J. Keenan recalls the Havel School gang on 15th Street and Wabash Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy R. Brooks
Axford
45Th St
Cottage Grove
Evens Aves
P. J. Keenan
Havel School
15Th St
Wabash Ave
Tour City For New Cha Sites Boy 3 Hurt Fatally
A coroner's jury ruled the death of William Currie, three, an accident from a fall from the third floor porch at 7427 South Shore Dr. He died four hours after admission to Illinois Central hospital. The boy climbed a laundry bag beside a low railing, slipped and fell to the sidewalk. his mother and a neighbor aided him to the hospital where he died. Funeral services set for Clem chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Currie
South Shore
William
Margaret
Chris J. McGarigle
Billy
James Wates
Clem Chapel
E. 75Th St
South Shore YMCA to Dedicate Wing Sunday
Aid Nicholas J Bohling, seventh grader, will be principal speaker at the dedication of the South Shore YMCA recreational center wing. The two story wing at 1833 E 71st St includes seven clubrooms a craft shop a photo dark room staff offices a kitchen a snack bar and two social halls. The program begins at 2 30 p m with Bohling speaking on What a Y Building Means to South Shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aid
Nicholas J. Bohling
South Shore Ymca
E. 71St St
South Shore
Connelly Opens Eight Ward GOP Campaign in Am-Echod Temple
Michael J. Connelly Republican 3rd ward committeeman launched the Eight Ward Regular Republican organization's primary drive at a mass meeting held Monday in Am-Echod temple at 814 East 31st Street. Col. Grenville spoke as part of the program.
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Michael J. Connelly
Traffic Signals to Stay at 82nd Street Intersection
Alderman Roy E. Olin announced that traffic lights at 82nd Street and Cottage Grove Avenue will remain. City traffic engineer Leslie Sorenson confirmed the signals will stay and be interconnected with synchronous control to the nearby 79th and 83rd street signals amid local complaints about removal risks for school children and east–west traffic shift to 83rd Street.
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82Nd St
Cottage Grove Ave
Roy E. Olin
Leslie Sorenson
83Rd St
S.C
Chatham Grand Crossing
Olin
Sorenson
79Th St
Funeral Rites Held for Southeast P-TA Leader Alma Ashley
Funeral services were held for Alma E. Ashley 50 Budget and finance chairman of the Southeast council P-TA She died of a heart attack last Saturday in Illinois Central hospital Burial was in Evergreen cemetery She lived on the Southeast side 13 years and led Girl Scout troop No 508 Survived by husband Walter M son Walter M Jr two daughters Alma E and Virginia and other family members
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Alma’ E. Ashley
Dante Ave
Southeast Council
P-Ta
Avalon Park Community Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Ashley
Ilinois Central Hospital
Southeast Side
Avalon Park
Walter M
Walter M. Jr
Alma E
Virginia
Olin Seeks Rail Station Agent at 83rd Viaduct
Alderman Roy E. Olin petitions the Illinois Commerce Commission for a station agent at the 83rd Street end of the Illinois Central line near Dorchester Avenue. A hearing is set for 10 a.m. Monday at the commission's offices to consider the request following the opening of the new viaduct under suburban tracks.
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Illnois Commerce Commission
N. LaSatte St
Ald
Roy E. Olin
63Rd St
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
83Rd St
Dorchester Ave
Olin
Woodlawn group to seek controlled parking on 63rd Street
The Woodlawn Business Men's association parking committee will meet Aldermen Hogan and Merriam to discuss instituting controlled daytime parking on East 63rd Street and cross streets. They approved installing parking meters and plan a survey of off street lots to serve customers and workers.
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Woodlawn Business Men’s Association
Francis J. Hogan
Robert E. Merriam
E. 63Rd St
63Rd St
James M. Earle
Earle
Mr. Earle
Moses M. Shaw
L. H. Wallace
Bertram B. Moss
Du Bois Attacks Public Housing Pressure Tactics
Alderman Reginald DuBois assails Chicago Housing Authority and pressure groups on tax subsidized public housing. He accuses the Public Housing Association of inflaming prejudice and questions unified backing for CHA sites. He cites a February 15 rally at Congress Hotel and criticizes statements from the Cook County League of Women Voters among others.
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Chicago
Reginald DuBois
City Council
CHA
DuBois
PHA
Public Housing Association
Chisago
Congress Hotel
Women Voters League
Arge
Cook County League of Women Voters
Wayne A. R. Leys
Wilmette and
League
Kennelly Upholds Council on CHA Site Selection
Mayor Kennelly defended the City council’s role in selecting sites for public housing projects at a Thursday meeting. He vowed to back aldermen in any clash with the Chicago Housing Authority and rejected pressure to bow to CHA choices. He stated he appointed the housing authority and would resist improper influence.
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South Side
Ald
Reginald DuBois
Paul Sheridan
William Murphy
Thomas J. Corcoran
Roy E. Olin
Kennelly
Chicago Housing Authority
CHA
Southtown
9Th Ward
Roy Olin
John J. Duffy
Clarence Wagner
Chicago
South Bend Rejects Public Housing Fight Shapes Vote
South Bend council refused 11 million dollars in federal funds for 1028 low rent units during a tense meeting praised by opponents as blocking a socialistic housing plan. Attorney Joseph Ettl led the Citizens Committee Against Public Housing arguing the proposal would subsidize those who do not help themselves. He warned small homeowners would bear tax burdens to fund housing for higher income brackets.
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South Bend
Southtown Economist
Joseph G. Ettl
Citizens Committee Against
Ettl
City Housing Authority
State's Attorney Boyle to Speak at Crime Prevention Assembly
State's Attorney John S. Boyle will be principal speaker at a crime prevention assembly at 10 30 a m next Wednesday in the South Shore High School auditorium. The event, first in a South side high school, is under the Crime Prevention bureau with Alexander Sullivan as chairman. Other speakers include County Commissioner Mario Tonelli on religious aspects of crime prevention and Zigoty Czarobski on athletics. Police Commissioner John Prendergast will discuss the officer’s role as a friend to youth.
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John S. Boyle
South Shore High School
76Th St
Constance Ave
Crime Prevention Bureau
Southside
Alexander Sullivan
Cornell Ave
Boyle
Mario Tonelli
Sigmont “Ziggy” Czarobski
John Prendergast
Czarobski
In the Right Direction editorial denounces CHA site choices
A Chicago editorial lauds five aldermen for opposing most CHA public housing sites and criticizes the CHA for selecting poor locations. It urges further council restraint to avoid financial chaos and argues public housing profits taxes without benefit.
Aldermen Probe North and South Sides for Public Housing Sites
A Chicago housing subcommittee will meet to recommend sites for seven thousand more tax free public homes by the CHA. The panel, led by Ald. Emil Pacini, reviews two CHA chosen locations and five deferred sites amid council fights over the agency’s site selections and taxpayer concerns.
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Chicago Housing Authority
Ald
Emil V. Pacini
William J. Lancaster
Kennelly
CHA
Division
Orleans Sts
11Th
Laflin Sts
35Th St
Cottege Grove Ave
48Rd
Halsted Sts
44Th St
Cicero Ave
115Th St
Ashland Ave
103Rd St
Oglesby Ave
Lancaster
New York
Harvey
Paccini
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Mr. Friendly
Southeast Economist
Memory Lane
W. Goth St
Enoch R. Peterson
Robert H. Sedhwick
Bull Montana
Southeast
83Rd Viaduct
WBMA
du Bois
Council
Pacini
Alderman Harvey
Carey
Wall
Pistilli
Biesz~ezat
Keane
Cullerston
Merryman
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