Messerschmidt Slaying Still Baffles Police
The murder of Mrs. Minnie Messerschmidt remains a baffling case with few usable clues. Witnesses described a 40 to 45 year old blond man in a light blue suit and white Panama hat fleeing the scene. Blood traces on the stair and an injured assailant, plus a worn envelope containing newspaper sections, are the only leads cited as investigators pursue answers.
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Economist
Manilla
Minnie Messerschmidt
Messerschmidt
Bhehind
Rhodes Ave
Messerschtmidt
80Th St
New Zoo Residents Arrive at Lincoln Park Gardens
Six hedgehogs from England curled into balls to protect their spines, preventing 209 keepers from comforting them. Two wallabies traveled with the group on the trans Atlantic voyage, traded for 55 North American reptile species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens
England
Patience Personified at a Local Match
A woman watching a game at Shewbridge field asks her husband when the match will start as the visiting team trails 1 to 0. The husband, amused by the crowd’s laughter, reveals it was her first game and quips it may be her last until she learns more about it.
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Shewbridge Field
Match Corporation
Ike
Appeal for Lost Dresses From South Side Woman
Mrs. Stephanie Anckowiak, mother of eight, appeals for the return of two dresses lost near 47th Street and Ashland Avenue. Her husband Joseph has been unemployed since March due to a shoulder injury, making replacements impossible. The dresses were a birthday gift from her 62 year old mother.
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Stephanie Anckowiak
Morgan St
Joseph
Anckowiak
47Th St
Ashland
Couple escapes as train crashes into stalled car
Insurance broker Arthur Gillis and his wife Charlotte fled from their new car stalled on railroad tracks at Michiana after a truck blocked the way. An eastbound New York Central train struck the car, demolishing it and dragging debris along the rails. the engine sustained minor damage.
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Arthur Gillis
Charlotte
Phillips
Michiana
Gillis
New York Central
Seventh Ward Republicans Meet This Evening
Precinct captains of the Seventh Ward Regular Republican organization are invited to an event hosted by the Seventh Ward division of the Illinois Republican Veterans league at 7315 Yates Ave. Several veteran candidates on national state and county tickets will attend. Russell W. Root will serve as honorary chairman.
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Seventh Ward
Illinois Republican Veteran's League
Yates Ave
Russell W. Root
Seventh Wara Organization
Southeast Siders Nominated for School Board Seats
The city considers eight Southeast side residents for six open school board posts after the resignation of William Johnson. The 12 nominees are paired for pairing by background with Mayor Kelly to select one from each pair and present to the council soon.
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Kelly
Spproval
Johnson
William B. Traynor
Bennett Ave
Swift and Company
G. H. Hammond ‘Company
Catholic Charities of Chicago
Traynor
Charles J. Whipple
E. Walton
Hibbard, Spencer and Bartlett
Joseph Germano
Marquette Ave
United Steelworkers of America
War Production Board
Regional War Manpower Commission
Bradford L. Patton
Clifton Utley
Blackstone Ave
Patton
Cook County
Six Year Olds Reel In 16-Pound Canadian Pike
Joy Miller and cousin Jeraldine Miller, both six, caught a 16 pound northern pike on Pine Portage Bay in Canada during a summer vacation. Roy Miller, their father, helped haul the fish after the girls’ strong fight and they posed for a picture to share with friends.
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Joy Miller
Vernon Ave
Jeraldine Miller
St. Lawrence
Pine Portage Bay
Joy
Jeraldine
New Road of Life Opens for Spastic Children
A Southside nursery school for spastic children opened with 20 youngsters aged three to five, under the Spastic Children's Aid in Chicago. The program aims to provide early education and therapy led by teachers and physiotherapists at the Martha Washington Home for Dependent Crippled Children.
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Robert Lawless
Woodlawn-South Shore Kiwanis Club
John MacPheron
Frank Hammond
Spaulding School For
Celestine Igoe
Martha Washington Home
Drexel Blvd
W. V. Hillemeyer
Jeffery
Kiwanis Club
Beavers
Martha Washington
Charles Sebena
Tommy Wagner
72Nd St
Elizabeth Clancy
Garfield Blvd
Three Teens Rescued After Kayak Capsizes in Lake
Coast guardsmen rescued three teen agers clinging to an overturned 18 foot sailboat off the 67th street beach. They were John Kaleher 17 Frank Maple 18 and Marianne McBreen 17. After 15 minutes in the water they received first aid and were taken to shore. The boat was overloaded and not seaworthy for rough lake conditions.
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Coast
Jackson Park
Penny for Your Thoughts on Desert Island Picks
Residents near 75th street and Cottage Grove avenue share what three items they would take if stranded. Mrs. Vella Lopez would stock bread meat and fruit for food. Alfred Krueger would bring fishing tackle bathing trunks and a salt distiller. Peggy Phillips would take a detective magazine water and a rowboat. Frank Ponziano would want shaving gear canned food and a knife or opener.
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75Th St
Cottage Grove Ave
Vella Lopez
Drexel
Alfred Krueger
St. Lawrence Ave
Expressman
Pacific
Peggy Phillips
Wabashaves
Ty Peggy
Phillips
Frank Ponziano
Scotta
I C railroad opposes subway plan for safety needs
W G Nusz testified before the Illinois Commerce Commission that a subway would cost about 30 million dollars and is too expensive. He proposed a city aided safety program including longer platforms and limited street closures near 71st street and Boston Avenue, while Alderman Bohling and others urged a subway to remove hazards from the fast suburban lines.
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W. G. Nusz
Ilinois Central Railroad
Thellinois Commerce Commission
Ald
Nicholas J. Bohling
Nusz
Tist St
Dorchester Ave
91St St
Baltimore Ave
Bohling
Saul A. Epton
Alderman Bohling
James Danaher
City Corporation
Joseph H. Wright
Douglas Airport
Northwest Highway
Congress Stroad
Chicago Rapid Transit Company
I.C
Commerce Commission
Danaher
Epton
Euclid
Blackstone
East
71St St
Stony Island Ave
Euclidave
Istreet
Four Avenues
Wright
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Foday's
Puzzler
New Zoo
7Th Ward
1.C
Cousins
Canada
Happy Lives
R. P. Lawless
Little Robert
Aid
Cosen
Washington
Wren Samples
A. W. Fleming
Hyde ‘Park Blvd
Kiwanis ‘Committee
NEW School
Billy Kincaid
Billy
Lorraine Murphy
East End Ave
Ste
Boy
Alfred Krleger
Bohling Brands Company
South Shore
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