Saturday, January 14, 2012

Florence Scahill - 25 Year Member Of Parker Service League - Historical Newspapers - Southtown Economist, Chicago, Illinois

This is an extract from Ancestry.com

The SouthtownStar, previously known as The Daily Southtown, is a newspaper of the Chicago, Illinois metropolitan area that covers the south suburbs of Chicago and the South Side neighborhoods of the city - a wide region known as the Chicago Southland. Its popular slogan is "People Up North Just Don't Get It" (a pun). It is published by the Sun-Times Media Group.

Founded on September 11, 1906, the Southtown celebrated its 100th year as a paper in 2006. Originally called the Englewood Economist, it was retitled the Southtown Economist in 1924 and began publishing twice weekly.

Name: Florence Scahill, of 7043 Eberhart Avenue, celebrated 25 years as a member of the Parker Service League.

Newspaper: Southtown Economist, Chicago, Illinois

Event: Banquet to Mark 25th Anniversary of Service League

Venue: The home of Peggy Starr, of 2322 West 111 Street

Date: 29 September 1943

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