09 May 1946
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Newspaper
Southeast Economist
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1946
Page
1
Ida Sepiz of 6622 Greenwood Pave won a big prize on the WBBM quiz program for a joke about submarines being named after fish. Two men at a South Side barber shop narrowly avoided a near shave when electric company inspectors arrived after hours and told the barber to turn out the lights.
Mrs. Edward Griffin, ill, recalls taking in foster children from Catholic Charities over two decades. Ralph, six, returned home on Mothers Day after doctors advised separation, boosting her health. The Griffin house once a Boys Town like hub now plans for more children as six served in the armed forces, many married or employed. Summer prep and beach dream talk fill the block as neighbors anticipate warmer days.
Some Southeast side shops switch to lanterns as night time safety lights during the blackout. The move reflects adaptable small business responses to reduced street lighting and power outages in the neighborhood.
Rabbi Selwyn Ruslander, first Jewish naval combat chaplain, will be installed as associate rabbi of South Shore temple at 8 p.m. at 7215 Jeffery Ave. The installation sermon will be by Dr. Maurice Hisendrath. charge by Dr. G George Fox. Officials attending include Dr. Samuel Blumenfield and Captain Reuben Shrum. A reception follows for Rabbi and Mrs. Ruslander. he is a University of Cincinnati graduate and former youth director for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations.
Southeast residents are urged to raise 38700 toward the Salvation Army drive with a city goal of 1500001 and a national quota of 25000000 as part of the ongoing fundraising effort.
The piece notes annual soap and detergent needs for the army during World War II, highlighting GI soap usage with peak yellow bar demand. It recalls that U S war bonds, introduced five years ago, surpassed 42 million dollars in investments. A puzzler answer defines a jingo as a boastful patriot.
A war era know how will boost peacetime industry efficiency says James E Sanford, manager of a daily paper’s merchandising department. Speaking to Woodlawn Business Men's Association in Hayes Hotel, he urged mass selling and new home front advertising techniques to raise the American standard of living and curb peacetime shortages.
More than 15 Southeast side mothers disturbed by Congress threats to cripple the GPA will march with posters and push their children in baby-buggies along Tist street from Crandon Ave to Jeffery Ave this afternoon at 3 15 p.m. The parade ends at the northwest corner of T1st and Jeffery Ave where they will set up card tables and offer telegraph blanks post cards and stationery to urge writing legislators to support price controls. They emphasize keeping the OPA, fearing inflation if ceilings are removed, and note the march is sponsored by the Independent Voters of Tunsis American Youth for Democracy South Shore League of Women Voters and the Jewish People's Fraternal Order Lodge 487.
Funeral services for Hugh Faglesham a 74 year old painter who died after falling through a skylight at 3729 Louis avenue were held in a chapel on Cottage Grove avenue with burial at Woodlawn Cemetery. Surviving are his widow Amanda a son Arden and a daughter Mrs John J Miller.
City council approved 382 500 for Rainbow beach upgrades to install six tennis courts two handball courts and a playground between 75th and 78th streets this summer. An additional bathhouse at 7th street could cost 100 000 if materials are obtained. Remaining funds will support landscaping and other beach grounds. A separate arson-like incident displaced over 50 residents at 2900 E 79th street and caused about 200 in tavern damage.
Heritage Coal and Stoker president Joseph J. Heritage warns that federal seizure of coal mines is the only way to avert a nationwide industrial and commercial breakdown. He predicts mining operations won’t resume before June 1 and urges conservation of electricity while urging Truman to seize the mines to avert chaos.
Two boys, Anthony Liczowski Jr and Chester Lesniewski, aged eight and nine, were found dead in a large iron bound trunk in their Baltimore avenue home attic after missing for a week. Police and coroner’s inquest discussed outside locks, threats, and possible hidden presence. Lie detector tests were planned for family members and residents as investigators sought a cause with no wounds or poisons evident.
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