Tire speculator profits in a looped sale puzzle
A tire speculator buys a tire for 70 and sells for 80. He buys back the same tire for 90 and sells it again for 100. Total profit equals 20 dollars.
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19 Mar 1942
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Newspaper
Southeast Economist
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1942
Page
1
Vacationers and Residents Share Spring Travels
Toward the Sun highlights trips by Chicago residents to Miami Phoenix and California with names including L C Smith Ruth Jacobson Henry Colby Israel Binder Rebecca Wolford and Mrs William O Helbing. The article notes St Patrick's Day birthday celebrations and extended sojourns in Florida and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Miami
L. C. Smith
Luella Ars
Ruth Jacobson
E. 67Th St
Phoenix
Henry Colby
Kenwood
California
Israel Binder
Yates Ave
Rebecca Wolford
Kenwood Ave
Florida
St. Patrick’s Day
William O. Helbing
St. Lawrence Ave
Salvage Drive Organized by Bennett Constance Block Captain
Residents in the 7400 blocks of Bennett and Constance avenues held a two day salvage drive led by Nicholas J. Bohling Jr. They collected waste paper cardboard cartons old razor blades and other metal odds and ends filling a two car garage for defense personnel. The Anti Cruelty Society announces awards for the 15th National Humane Trap contest. Gossip note mentions grocer John Papas receiving congratulations for new tires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett
Constance Aves
Nicholas J. Bohling, Jr
Anti-Cruelty Society
South Shore Chamber of Commerce
John Papas
Word Conscious Soldiers Sharpen Spelling in 1942 Army
Soldiers in 1942 battle spelling and grammar with words like buses manoeuvre fatigue chevron and believe. Dictionary requests surge in the Victory Book campaign as voice recording machines at posts offer four minute sermons for five cents to avoid spelling worries.
Around the Corner as Spring Invasion Reportedly Near
Robins have begun scouting in South Side backyards signaling spring. Mrs Loretta Teufel of Tist Street reports signs of warmer days. Children ready roller skates and baseball mitts as the season nears, despite the weather bureau keeping the exact arrival secret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Weather Bureau
Robins
Loretta Teufel
Tist St
Bomb scenes drawn by London firefighters on display in Chicago
The Chicago Women’s Club hosts an exhibit of drawings by London Auxiliary Fire Service firefighters. Rudolph Haybrook, among three visiting volunteers, says the works were sketched at bombed sites while fires raged and planes flew overhead. The paintings, made amid smoldering ruins and anti-aircraft fire, reflect a restrained, sincere British temperament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Auxiliary Fire Service
Chicago Woman's Club
11Th St
Rudolph Haybrook
Chicago
Infra-red Photography Advances Under Blackout Conditions
A new photography method uses infra-red flash lamps and special lenses to capture images on infra-red film in total darkness. The system blocks visible flashes while allowing infrared rays to pass, enabling continued news pictures during blackout restrictions. The puzzle answer notes a tire Bootlegger earned a $20 profit.
Chicago to test city water at 69th Street plant
bacteriologists from the U S Health Service will test Chicago water this week in a lab at the 69th street and Oglesby avenue filtration plant. Arthur E Gorman says the tests are part of a broader effort prompted by Mayor Edward J Kelly to safeguard the water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
69Th
Oglesby
Edward J. Kelly
United States
Chicago
United States Health Service
69Th St
Oglesby Ave
Arthur E. Gorman
L. M. Fisher
United States Board of Public Health
Secretary of War
Henry L. Stimson
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Malcolm McDonald
WPB
Kelly
Calumet- Sag Channel
Indiana Harbor Ship Canal
Grand Calumet River
Property Owners Meet in Grand Crossing Tonight
Philip Peterson of 7435 Kenwood Avenue will call to order a meeting of the Grand Crossing Property Owners Association this evening at St Paul Hall located at 78th Street and Dorchester Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Crossing
Philip Peterson
Kenwood Ave
Grand Crossing Property Owners’ Association
St. Paul Hall
78Th St
Dorchester Ave
Real estate broker J Parker Smith dies at 70
Veteran Chicago South Side broker and director of Chicago City Bank and Trust died after a heart ailment. Born April 27 1870 in Brockville Ontario he came to Chicago in 1893 and built a plumbing then real estate and insurance career. He is survived by his daughter Marion Dorothy and four siblings. Burial at Mt Hope cemetery followed funeral at 63rd Street chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Parker Smith
Rhodes Ave
Chicago City Bank and Trust Company
63Rd St
Harvard Ave
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Smith
Woodlawn Hospital
Marion Dorothy Smith
Canada
Brockville
Ont
Odd Fellows Orphans Home
Lincoln, Ill
Executives’ Club of Chicago
Cook County International Order of Odd Fellows
Normal Park Lodge
A.F. and
Oriental Consistory
Smith J
David E
Mimico
Noble C
Winnipeg
Man
Wil Farmer
Portland
Ore
Jame Wadds
Toronto
OPA Men Examine Rent Files in Chicago
OPA officials begin reviewing records of the Chicago Rent and Prices committee to decide if Chicago will be declared a defense rental area. Findings will go to the Washington OPA. city officials would then have six months to enforce rent ceilings if regulated. Realtors express optimism about local stabilization efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Commission On National Defense
John C. Weigel
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Washington
Chicago Real Estate Board
Ald
Arthur G. Lindell
Ronald J. Chinnock
Real Estate Board
Leonard Downie
Washer Withdraws From Second District Congress Race
Maurice Washer of 7626 Colfax avenue announced he enlisted in the navy and withdrew his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the Second district. With Washer out, Thomas J. Downs 7727 South Shore Drive Frank O Leath 1624 EB 56th Street and Edward J. Murphy 1962 E 71st Place remain in the Republican field. Alderman William A. Rowa of the 10th Ward is unopposed for the Democratic nomination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Washer
Colfax Ave
Congress
Washer
Thomas J. Downs
South Shore Dr
Frank O’leath
EB. 56Th St
Edward J. Murphy
E. 71St Pl
William A. Rowa
Victory Garden Talk At Museum Of Science and Lab
Chicago Park district announces a Victory Garden lecture on vegetable growing. At 8 p.m. next Monday the talk, part of a series, will cover what kinds of vegetables to grow and will feature F. L. Eldridge, fertilizer expert. Admission is free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory
Chicago Park District
Museum of Science
57Th St
F. L. Eldridge
Begin Registration for University of Chicago Military Course
Registration opens this week for the seventh 10 week basic military training course at the University of Chicago Institute of Military Studies. Five hundred men join Friday sessions starting April 3 and 500 join Wednesday sessions beginning April 8. Open to Chicago residents aged 16 to 43.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
Institute of Military Studies
India Freedom Seen After War Kiwanis Talk
Dr. Henry S. L. Polak told Woodlawn South Shore Kiwanis that India will gain complete freedom from English rule soon. He cited the Mohamme dian minority at 23 percent and the Hindu majority seeking rule by the people, plus India's wartime contributions, munitions production, and large steel mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Henry S. L. Polak
Mahatma Gandhi
England
Woodlawn - South Shore Kiwanis Llub
Southmoor Hotel
Mohammed
North Africa
Hongkong
Australia
Russia
China
Polak
University expert links romantic love to modern family disruption
A Chicago sociology instructor argues that the ideal of romantic love fosters unreal expectations and contributes to family disorganization. He cites movies magazines florists and perfumers as amplifiers of the impossible ideal, noting divorces now occur in about one of six marriages and urging a more practical partnership based on companionship and shared backgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Chicago
America
Robert Winch
Winch
South Shore and Chatham Name Defense Officials
New appointments in Enateai and South Shore communities and a combined rally in Woodlawn highlight Southeast side Civilian Defense efforts. Willard Lasher named morale chairman for Chatham district. consumer information courses run March 23 to 27 at 72 W. Adams St. Women urged to register at Chatham library desk. A South Shore information bureau operates at 2501 E. 75th St.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Legion Post
Stony Island
Dorchester Aves
Marquette Rd
St. Paul’s Universalist Church
Enateai
South Shore
Woodlawn
John D. Harris
Drexel Ave
Chatham
Willard K. Lasher
Woodlawn-South Shore Kiwanis Club
W. Adams St
L. C. Northshi
John P. Quigley
Three Junior Achievement Companies Open in Woodlawn ARB
Snyder announces three new Junior Achievement groups in Woodlawn. Two for youths in Woodlawn hall at 6208 Drexel and a girls group near 67th street and Stony Island. The Kiwanis sponsor backs the boys group. Mrs. Pearson leads the 67th street girls group seeking four women with business training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arb. Snyder
Junior Achievement of
Chicago
Woodlawn
Woodlawn Hall
Drexel Ave
67Th St
Stony Island Ave
Kiwanis Organization
Snyder
Girls’ Company
C. EB. Pearson
Ing
Early Southeast side draft boards call 26 470 men in February roll
Yesterday the 13 local draft boards on the Southeast side called names from the February registration listing 26 470 men. Numbers drawn varied. 441 applied to all boards, with individuals such as Nathan Golton and Albert Zagaglia reacting with pride and excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cottage Grove Ave
Carl Griffith
Rhodes Ave
Nathan Victor Golton
Luella Ave
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Galton
Albert Roland Zagaglia
Burnside Steel and Foundry Company
Tilden Technical High School
Leonard Zagaglia
Albert
Lena
Olga
Lucille
Eugene L. McCarthy
Dante Ave
Armed Services
Mr. McCarthy
George
Alice
Garage and Storeroom Burglary Nets Four Tires
Frank W Krause reports his garage behind the home was broken into between Sunday and Tuesday with a tire and wheel stolen. Robert W Newling says thieves took three white wall tires from his basement storeroom and 70 quarts of preserved fruit along with a $25 can of white paint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Krause
Robert W Newling
Kirnbark Ave
Woodlawn
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Prop Town
U.S
Parker Smith
Woodlawn Fire
Economist
Ellis Tavern
Ellis
Victory Garden
U. of C
Democracy IN Action
Dr. Polak
W. K. Lasher
Joseph B. Hurley
Prairie
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