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Ckicat SonJajr Tribuna: All. ZS. 1946 Part 3 Page 2 1ADDEN PARK Married to Attorney CHATHAM PARK RESIDENTS WILL HOLD FESTIVAL COUNCIL ZONING GROUP APPROVES VETERANS WILL HOLD FIELD DAY bicycles, buggies, and floats at 4:30 p. at 5:30 p. m.

a pie-eating contest; at 7 p. m. a vaudeville show; at 8 p. m. free movies in one of the outside-courts, and dancing on the outside pavilion at 9 p.

m. Proceeds from the festival will be turned into a fund to promote youth activities in the community. During the war years this money was given to service men's organizations, and last year more than $1,000 was raised. Howard Wilkinson is general chairman. Those assisting him include Granville Davis, treasurer; William a 1 entertainment chairman; Vern landgren, publicity We Sincerely Regret to Announce that due to a twenty-five per cent increase in rent a twenty per cent increase in the cost of office machines and twenty per cent increase in employees salaries, effective September 1.

1946, thr will be a sixteen rcr cent increase in the cost of tuition. However, we are pleased to announce that all those who reUter on or before Friday, August 30, 1946, will be given our present low tuition rates throughout their entire courses. 30X- SisdatmL Qolhtyi CO-EDUCATIONAL Every tfudent a our-yeor high sefcoof grarfuaf Madden Park Veterans association, an organization of boys from the park who served in World War IL, will hold a field day Friday in the park, 3800 Rhodes av. Activities will begin at 10:30 a. m.

PLEA FOR SHOPS Aldermen to Vote Later and will include Softball champion ship games, novelty events, a awlnv Proceeds to Promote Youth Activities The 2,000 residents of Chatham Park homes, 83d st. and Cottage Grove av, will hold their sixth annual field day and festival today at the development's recreational area. The day's program, planned and staged by residents, will include a softball game between fathers and teen-age sons at 11 a. tennis exhibitions at 1:30 p. a horseshoe pitching contest at 3 p.

and presentation of awards for the outstanding vegetable and flower gardens from among 300 entries at 3:30 p. m. Other events scheduled include a children's parade for youngsters from 1 to 10 years with decorated chairman; Forrest Lyddon, garden committee chairman; Paul Kelly in charge of youth activities, and Clifford Williams, dance chairman. ming meet at 2:30 p. co-recrea on Proposal Proposals to rezone two duplex residential districts on the south tide for business were approved by Visits Brother Maxime La Forest, 9212 Drexel av, will visit his brother in Tupper Lake, N.

for the first time in 59 years while on a vacation trip to Chicoutimi, Quebec, where he was the city council's building and zon Auburn Park School 79th and Hoisted Streets on fhm Rock Isfgnrf Stowart 4780 South Shor School 75th St. Exchange Ave. on ffio fHoJs Central Sooth Shoe 1734 inj committee after public hearings tional volley ball, a minor league baseball game, and a camping exhibition by Boy Scouts. As a preliminary, a bathing beauty contest will be held at 4 p. m.

Thursday to pick a girl more than 15 to reign as Madden park beauty queen, and a girl less than 15 to reign as princess over the field day celebrations. At 8 p. m. Friday there will be an outdoor musical program during which the queen and princess will be presented trophies. Awards also will be made to winners of the day's contests.

Miss Ruth Reese, contralto, last week In the city hall. born. The changes, which were among r.ine zoning ordinance amendments considered for the south side, will permit the establishment of shops and stores in the area bounded by 67th Cottage Grove the alley l2 to -1 'm "Zj- 5 11 former instructress at the park, and Miss Gwendolyn Kelly, prize winning soprano of the Negro music festival, will be guests. Charles Washington is chairman of the planning committee. Assisting him are Melvin Rush, softball championship games; David Sampson, bathing beauty contest; Harold Johnson, health and safety; Louie Watkins, music and entertainment; Charles Smith, novelty events; John D.

Taylor, swimming meet; Junius V. Draper, publicity; Lewis Robinson and William Warden, platform arrangements, and Calvin Hall and Robert Crawford, awards and prizes. K. A. Bristol, park supervisor, is sponsor of the veterans organization.

CITE VETERAN FOR DEFENSE OF WAKE ISLAND For his part in the defense of Wake Island, Gus Cominus, Gary, recently was awarded a Presidential citation and a medal. The medal, which has a silver on its ribbon, is warded only to the 165 men who survived the battle in December, 1941. He also holds the American defense medal, Asiatic-Pacific ribbon, and victory medal. Cominus spent nearly four years in Japanese prison camps after Wake Island fell. sScs Sl 9 III Stores tFamiworth Photo Lylln all 4 clear cl 1 The wedding of Margaret Rago, recently at St.

Francis de Paula church, 7822 S. Dobson av. Fio Rito, luce daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rago, red a European army veteran, is a grad 7848 S.

Dobson to Michael Fio tica Rito, son of Gabriel Fio Rito. dras uate of John Marshall law school and now is practicing law. His bride attended the University of Illinois. 4035 Congress was solemnized south of 87th and Eberhardt and in the area bounded by 82d S3d it. Exchange and the alley east of Exchange av.

Council Muht Act These changes, as well as two others approved for the south side by the zoning committee, must be passed fcy the city council before they become effective. The committee vetoed two other south side zoning amendments and deferred action en three. Aid. De Priest 3d! requested one of the changes approved by the committee. The change, which received public hearing May 0 but was re-referred by the council to the committee, will rezone for commercial uses the apartment area between 48th and 49th Indiana and the alley east of Indiana av.

Aid. De Priest pointed out the change would permit establishment a licht fixture assembly plant in the area which will employ 50 persons. The fourth south side amendment approved by the committee will change to an apartment house and second volume district the manufacturing and first volume district bounded by ODth Van Vlissingen a line 313 feet south of 99th and a line 150 feet southwest of Van Vlissingen rd. The change to a second volume district will permit higher buildings than now allowed. Will Offer Nevr Amendments Companion amendments affecting areas near 83d st.

and Dorchester av. and rear 87th st. and Dorchester av. were rejected after Aid. Olin 8th Informed the committee new amendments would be presented later in an attempt to settle differences between residents who objected to the changes.

One amendment proposed to change the group house and first volume district near 83d st. and Dorchester av. to an apartment house and second volume district. The companion proposal was to reclassify the group houe area near 87th et. and Dorchester av.

to a business and second volume district. Aid. Olin speeded conduct of the hearings by settling differences of proponents and objectors of the two A If A 4 amendments outside the hearing bounded by the Little Calumet river, Ellis or the line thereof if extended, 138th st, and Corliss av. or the line thereof if extended. room which was already overcrowd ed with persons Interested In num erous zoning changes proposed for various sections of the city.

natron Noise Annoys Alderman The hearings, which were held in IOPTO0TEIJTSHI Iff wmm r' room 208 because of repairs being; Save 50! All WOOl SultS made In the council chambers, were hampered not only by the lack of space, but also by the continuous! chatter of those In the hearing room and In an adjoining corridor. Requests for order and silence, by Aid. Cullerton 38th, chairman of the zoning committee, met with little co 81 EYES CAREFULLY EXAMINED FREE CHILDREN'S CLINIC EVERY TUESDAY-3 to 5 P. M. (MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY PARENT) A test of visual skills sight test, binocular balance, depth perception, readability).

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25 a operation. id The committee deferred action on Untrimmed Townlcy Coats HOURS THURS. FRI. 9 A.M. 9 P.M.

WED. and SAT. 9 A.M. 6 P.M. a proposal to change to a commercial district the manufacturing area between 73d and 74th Klmbark av, and the Illinois Central railroad.

Aid. Bohling 7th obtained deferment on a proposal to change to a second volume district the first volume district bounded by 80th Paxton 81st and Merrill av. Aid. Du Bois 9th was granted deferment of a proposal to change a manufacturing district to an industrial one. The deferment was requested pending arrangements concerning property In Dolton adjoining the affected area which is urn.

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A testimonial dinner honoring Dr, Joseph M. Evans, pastor of the Me tropolitan Com munity will be given at 8 p. m. Friday in the church, 4100 South Park way. Sate 60 and More! Entire Stock Miss Zepha Mae INC.

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