First Impressions Vary On Meeting New People
A survey of residents from South Shore South Chicago and Cottage Grove Heights asks what people notice first when meeting someone for the first time. Respondents cite appearance, grooming, smiles, eyes, and handshake as initial clues, with cautions that first impressions can be misleading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Berkman
South Shore
Michael
Berkman
Raymond Novak
Chicago
Raymond
Novak
Fred Barker
South
Fred
Barker
Fred Red
John Pravdica
Cottage Grove Heights
Complaints To Economist Spur Repairs On E 102nd Street
Residents of Southeast Chicago filed complaints through the Southeast Economist Richard Boden about deep holes on E 102nd street between S Crandon and Paxton. After seven years of neglect and danger to pedestrians and children, the dirt sections were leveled and repaired following a mayoral information office prompt response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 102Nd St
S. Crandon
Paxton Aves
Daley
Southeast
Richard Boden
S. Crandon Ave
Boden
Goldsmith Elementary School
S Crandon Ave
Oglesby Aves
States
St. Crandon
Board of Education
Mayor's Office of Information and Inquiry
Ford Foundation Grants Aid Chicago Hospitals
Eight area hospitals share 481 650 as partial payments on 963 300 in grants for hospital service improvements. South Shore Hospital will add offices and a disaster ward and start construction in six weeks. Other funds fund pediatric and psychiatric expansion, nursing dormitory enlargement, hospital renovations and new equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ford Foundation
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
South Shore Hospital
South Chicago Community Hospital
la Rabida
la Rabida-Jackson Park
Provident Hospital
Foard Foundation
School of Nursing
University of Chicago
Woodlawn Hospital
CHA Rejects Low Income Project Site on E63rd Street
Chicago housing authority announced the planned low income housing project will not be built at E 63rd Street and South Parkway Avenue despite city council approval. A CHA spokesman said the site was dropped after the public housing administration deemed it unsuitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Housing Authority
E. 63Rd St
South Parkway
The
CHA
Public Housing Administration
South Parksway Ave
South Shore Cadets Lead City Cadet Corps Staff Selections
Four South Shore High School ROTC cadets are named to the Cadet Corps Staff among 19 citywide selections. The group, chosen from 70 competitors, includes Lit. Col. Richard N. Snyder Maj. Martin H. Israel Master Sgt. Richard W. Shubart and SFC Kenneth A. Manester. South Shore is the only school with four staff members among 10 represented schools. Citywide ROTC students total 6,396 across 33 high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Shore High School
City
Cadet Corps
Richard N. Snyder
S. Phillips Ave
Martin H. Israel
S. Jeffery Ave
Richard W. Shubar
Cadets Corps
South Shore High
Stony Island Ave Project Aims for 1960 Start
Plans for the federal interstate route 2 section from E 79th Street and S Stony Island to the Outer Drive await funding with a 15 million dollar per mile cost. Marshall Suboway outlined a route along Stony Island from E 79th to 69th then Cornell Avenue to 67th with a potential Marquette Road connection. Bridges will join two local drives, and limited right of way purchases are expected though some buildings on the west side of S Cornell must be demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 79Th St
S. Stony Island
South Shore Chamber of Commerce
Marshall Suboway
State Highway Department
E 67Th St
Stony Island Ave
69Th St
Cornell Ave
E. 69Th St
E. 67Th St
S. Cornell Ve
S. Cornell Ave
Stony Island Ave. Subway
E Marquette Rd
Marquette
Jackson Park
Chamber of Commerce
Subway
Veteran Chicago mailman retires after 32,000 miles on route
Eddie Doerhofer, 64, retires from a South Shore route that served 400 families on Merrill Clyde and Chappel avenues. He walked 32,000 miles in 40 years, recalling a horse wagon and a tele phone booth on two wheels. He notes many dogs and changes in the postal system since 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Shore
Eddie Doerhofer
S. Laflin Jr
Eddie
Chicago
Englewood
Merrill, Clyde
Chappel Aves
73Rd
75Th Sts
Jeffery Ave
74Th
73Rd St
Jeffery
Merrillaves
Nike Housing On East Side Proposed For Army Families
Army and East Side leaders studied a $792000 plan for 48 single family homes at E 114th St and S Avenue O to house married soldiers from the 49th Missile Battalion at Wolf Lake. Fifteen acres would be needed. projects span 14 sites in Chicagoland with locations in Indiana and Cook County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 114Th St
S. Avenue O
Army
East Side
49Th Missile Battalion
Nike
Wolf Lake
Avenue O
George Washington School
Thomas Coffey
123Rd St
Chicagoland
Snow Skiing Talk at South Chicago Kiwanis
Dr Henry Urban will present a program on snow skiing at the South Chicago Kiwanis meeting held at the South Chicago YMCA on 91st Street. The event is scheduled for noon on Tuesday April 2. The Kiwanis board of directors met this Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Urban
S. Commercial Ave
South Chicago
You Can Prevent CTA Taxes Message to Southeast lawmakers
Embers of the Legislature face strong public opposition to CTA tax hikes aimed at funding transit improvements. Voters are urged to contact state senators and representatives listed with home addresses in Southeast districts to express views before votes. The piece warns reelection stakes and cites district leaders in Chicago areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Stratton
Daley
Senate
House
Marshall Korshak
S. Everett Ave
Daniel Dougherty
John J. Donovan
J. Horace Gardner
S. Indiana Ave
James Y. Carter
S. Parkway
Kenneth E. Wilson
Elwood Graham
S. Langley Ave
Charles F. Armstrong
S. Prairie Ave
Cecil A. Partee
E. 62Nd
Noble W. Lee
S. Woodlawn
Abner J. Mikva
E. Hyde Park
Nathan J. Kinnally
S. Chappel
Edward J. Derwinski
S. Parnell
Henry M. Lenard
S. Colfax
Nick Svalina
S. Avenue F
Edward Schneider
S. Ingleside
John G. Ryan
E. 83Rd Pi
Peter J. Whalen
S. Vincennes Ave
Bryn Mawr Bowl wins City Wide Family twosome title
South Shore youths George Schmidt and his father Alfred Schmidt won the City Wide Family twosome Bowling tournament representing Uncle Henry's club of South Shore. George rolled 159 163 145 while Alfred delivered 152 203 202. They will be honored at a Congress hotel banquet tonight with trophy presentation by Dr Lois Higgins as Chief Justice Raymond Drymalski and State's Attorney Benjamin Adamowski head the principal speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Schmidt
Henry
South Shore
Alfred Schmidt
Young George
George
Congress Hotel
Lois Higgins
Crime Prevention Bureau
Raymond P. Drymalski
Benjamin S. Adamowski
Public Opinion Divided Over CTA Tax Funding
Legislators from the Southeast districts voiced opposition to proposed CTA funding by gasoline and real estate taxes. Voters worry about higher taxes amid a 3.7 percent property tax rise, with calls for funds to be used only for capital improvements and for public referendum on the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Transit Authority
Red
CTA
Springfield
Henry M. Lenard
S. Colfax Ave
Edward Schneider
S. Ingleside Ave
Nick Svalina
S. Avenue F
Pye
George F. Stastny
Also Mentioned on This Page
Economist
CTA Tax
Nancy Oates
Nike Housing
114Th and
Jack E. Budd
S. Chicago
Kiwanis
Barbara Bohling
S. Bennett Ave
Joan Marie
O.P
James T. Nicholson
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Washington, D.C
Barbara
Nicholas J. Bohling
Jamestown
Williamsburg
Baltimore
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Junior Red Cross Council
Aquinas High School
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