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Chicago Tribune from Chicago, Illinois • 116

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10 Section 4A Chicago Tribune, Thursday, July 18, 1974 nmrnfmrnimin it i i i HAVE A SHOE IN MIND? 1 7 (x lilt I MANN7 Kl- V5 I 'v. ftf hi; I Over 100,000 Pairs in Stock i SiE NORTH: MORTON GROVE AO Tur otvi nnr riHo inc oi iLC, oill HE 5645 W. DEMPSTER ii i wiiwwmuuuiu. Trtbunt Photo by Mark Ptrutein a rniuc luunc zzt Mary Ford punching a transfer for a passenger during the first day on the job. WEST: THINKING OF.

ELMWOOD PARK She's on the job 1st woman CTA driver 7734 W. NORTH AVE. Monday thru Friday 9 m. to 9:30 p. m.

Saturday 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. ri3 mnr-ntv iiipi 1 Rj ffl iHIn Sunday 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m. this line, until tonight," one notable exception said. He freely admitted to being a male chauvinist, however. ride on Mary's bus was just the same as riding on any other bus. VI used to be a regular on 1 1 1 i i 1 1 1 1 i I I I 1 1 1 1 IllUIii iiitiiiiiiiiliiiiiiiMiiHitititiiiii mmiHni THE FIRST woman CTA bus driver's mother is worried about her safety; her father thinks it's great; and she says she's in it for the money.

Mary Ford Tiad no "trouble cither driving or staying on time on her first run recently. The only disgruntled passenger on her trip said he thought she'd do a lot better if the reporters left her alone. Women said they'd trust her as a bus driver before a lot of the men, end the men said they thought she was doing just fine. i Mrs. Louis Ford said she was worried about her daugh- ter's safety at night, but said she likes it better when Mary taking flying lessons in hopes of being a professional pilot last year, "I'VE BEEN waiting to see her," said one passenger.

Others congratulated her as they got on the bus. Asked if she feels she's safe late at night, she said, "I really couldn't say." Mary's -year-old son, Thomas, said he was happy to see his mother drive, but fell asleep in his grandmother's lap before the trip was half completed. Mostly, people thought the Fishing event Evanston 'rodec? underwater type I iwn mpammtimmm mmm fct I 1 I i 11 wj- nil vim '-jp- rA a kk i i 1 1 ppm u. 1 EVANSTON'S 13th annual fish Rodeo, conducted by the Evanston Recreation Department as part of a free eight-week supervised summer playground program, will take place' COMMUNITY EVENTS i Evanston Recreation Depart ment and admission is free. "HAPPINESS is an Old- jMp House AircwdBioners "Sl fashioned Greek Picnic" is the theme for the Chicago area's largest Greek picnic beginning at 6 p.m.

tomorrow and 1 p.m. until midnight Saturday and Sunday, at Saints Peter and 8.000 B.T.U. and all aJT ii wl Cools and dehumidified l-PJ UUJ IKMI NEW PORTABLE 5.00C Paul Greek Orthodox Church, 115 volt Lake and Wagner Roads, Glen- view. between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

tomorrow in Dawes Park Lagoon, Church Street at the lakefront, Evanston. AN OLD -FASHIONED family singalong, led by Ginny Clemmens, a Chicago-area folk singer, will start at 7:30 p.m. today in the Kaplan Jewish Community Center, 5050 W. Church Skokie. She will sing international and American folk songs, and popular Yiddish and Hebrew songs.

"A LONG WAY from Eden," a satiric comedy, will be shown at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday in the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Skokie. Admission is free. A BENEFIT party saluting the Roaring '20s is part of Gala '74, sponsored by Lutheran General Hospital, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the Marriott Motor Hotel, 8535 W.

Higgins Rd. All proceeds will 9utomatcally -Wli "Wl 1A A Auto thermostat with 1 TT 5-setting master ilS mm LOW ABT PRICE WMPIETE WITH Alt EQUIPMENT tllA Aaaa One model even has Amana Aelion Movei room-lo-room Installs in minutes with Amana Instant Mount Rust-proof fiberglass basepan Aluminum outer case GET THE LOW ABT PRICE WILMETTE Summer Band will perform at a free concert at 8 p.m. today in the Wallace Bowl in Gillson Park, Washington Av. at Michigan Wilmette. 24,000 BTU KH.oif 30,000 BTU REG.

$549 $451 36,000 BTU REG. $639 $531 Complite with coil, condenser, Htot-cool Thefmoilol, Tronjformtr, minim, i- FREE GLAUCOMA screen ings are available for all Chicago adults between 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., and between 2 p.m. VIBRATION REDUCED UP TO 80 and 4:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. The mobile glaucoma CALL TODAY FOR A FREE INSTALLATION ESTIMATE WITH NO OBLIGATION.

OUR EXPERTS CAN INSTALL YOUR AMANA WITHIN DAYS. TO GIVE QUIETER OPERATION! COUPON COUPON 1 1 COUPON ll riiiAiinnniuniiniiTinir il k. II ir nn A kim i unit stationed at State and Madison Streets is sponsored by the Illinois Society for the go to the hospital's FAMOUS BRAND SPECIAL i ftBLt i II A RUGBY game will be played at 2 p.m. Sunday at Lane Technical High School I AIR CONDITIONER Prevention of Blindness and the Chicago Central Lions Club. The Chicago Park District's free community con 9700 BTU between the Chicago Lions and U5 Volt NOW Onl I IfrSSi, the University of Notre Dame, Speed i jj isasta I 'liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii; 2 Speed Fen Control Hgh OehWfdiflcotionj Amana.

SIDE BY SIDE REFRIGERATOR FREEZER to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. i Adutoblf louf Pcimaninl Wothoblt Filter Ra'o I AdiuitobiiThiratoiiaJ Control Adutlobl lowvirt I tVmontnf Vthob't I THE WOMAN'S Board of Co'tf tl wdh you wKfrftt you op wfigMi the Presbyterian Home, Ev I I anston, is sponsoring the 8th only 43 pound I hat ttwdy i pec J239 annual Ravinia $189 0 rmu I I Inileft ift o'moit any window in mnuttt Mot it on oom to I room loiit 4 with you on yovr boot or to yet lomtPtf ning at 6:15 p.m; Wednesday with a dinner, and an 8:30 p.m. concert, both at Ravinia Meonogt into any odtouole It) v4t ho hold twHtM I mm mm Qp'Q'e on onlj7 0 omrji. BHI i itiwi I i certs begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Welles Park, 2333 W.

Sunny-side Av. with Louis Lason conducting the orchestra. LOYOLA University Is sponsoring an exhibition of student drawings Monday thru Saturday thru this month in the Pere Marquette Center, Rush and Pearson A photographic exhibit will be held in the 12th and 13th floor galleries of Lewis Towers, 820 N. Michigan Av, Monday thru Saturday. SANDBURG Village will hold its fourth annual outdoor Crafts Fair between 11 a.m.

and 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The free fair is located be FROM 17-25 CU. FT. sAdd-on Automatic Ice Maker, Convertible Fresh Fruit Basket for large bulky fruits, Woll-to-Wall Shelves let you use all of the space.

GET THE LOW ABTPRICE Park. Proceeds help pay for activities and services for 180 elderly people. B.T.U.Tspd."7 SPECIAL! with thermostat, 7.5 AMP "LAMB" WILL be fea tured at this Sunday's concert 2. at 7 p.m., at the Band Shell in Elmhurst's Wilder Park. Ad mittance is free.

The concert is sponsored by Grace Bible Selection GUARANTEED Church in Elmhurst. savings NILES TOWNSHIP Recla Niles Warehouse Showroom 7315 W.Dempster 967-8830 tween Clark and La Salle Streets, from Division Street to North Avenue. Some 240 crafts artists will exhibit their works. "COMING OF Age In Chi- mation Center, 7929 Austin I has extended its hours of operation and Is now accepting glass, cans, and newspaper between noon and 6 p.m. Wednesday thru Friday, and between 8 a.m.

and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. "PSYCIIEDELICS," a- 7-piece soul and blues band, and Wonderful Willard" will entertain at. 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Clark Street Beach.

The program is sponsored by the Chicago Store 2858 N. Milwaukee Ave. SP 2-6600 60 Days Same As Caih Use Your Midwest, BankAmericard or ABT Charge cago," a program presented by young persons from high school and organizations, will begin at ..0:30 a.m. and 2::30 p.m. Saturday, in Stanley Field Hall of the Field Museum of Natural History inn li- I mi li nn miiri mwiiw mw" Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive..

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