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Highland Park Press, 25 Jun 1931, p. 46

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on warAistsncur Oer enlersnyire ~Depositors in both the Waukegan National ~and the Waukegan State bank on Tuesday received information that left them confident that both banks would reâ€"open rather than go through the slow process of liquidaâ€" tion, says the Waukegan Times. Waukegan State stockholders, it is said, have advised large depositors, such as officials, that the problem of opening the bfi‘lk will not be involved or far removed, and that a complete reorganiation can be announced in a shorter time than most people believe. On the other hand the stockholders of the Waukegan National are waitâ€" ing for the receiver to complete his appraisal of assets so that a plan for reorganization can be submitted.. the recent tax levy of the board, and a coniq{::.’ between the city counâ€" cil and sanits board will _ An allowance for beginningâ€" work on theâ€"Waukegan plant was made in Expect Waukegan Banks to Be Reopened Shortly The North Chicago‘ and Lake Forâ€" o+ additions. and repairs are also had ncoeded. and are being urged eantirually byâ€" influential. citizens of the two towns. f ~The aim of theâ€"sanitary ‘board ‘is to get the construction work under way by July 1.. It is especially imâ€" portant, say the trustees, that the work be ‘started on the Cary avenue plant. since contents of that sewer now flow untreated into the lake near the municipal bathing beath., and are a menace to health. Residents of Highland Park and the Ravinia resiâ€" dential district are eager to have the work comnleted. : _Will Hire Locally s â€"Accordingâ€"to â€"John Oliver, of High: land Park, the president of the board of trustees, the Alexander â€". Repass Co., have a reputation for good workâ€" manship, and have made a practice of employing local labor, and buying their i%sbé‘i'ffl' from local firms, whe’tf ever their enterprises were being Contracts for the Cary avenue disâ€" posal plant in Highland Park, a new unit at Lake Forest and an addition and repairs to the North Chicago plant, on June 26, were awarded the A. A. Alexander and Repass Brothers, a <contracting firm from Des Moines, Towa, by the board of trustees of the North Shore Sanitary district. â€" The bid of the Des Moines firm was $207,â€" 500 for all the construction work, on the three separate projects. Deduct Large Sum On the Cary avenue, Highland Park plant, the Alexanderâ€"Repass firm ofâ€" fered a bid of $115,000; $35,000, for an addition to the Lake Forest plant; and $63,000 for the repairs and addiâ€" tional unit at North Chicago. This would bring the total figure to $215,â€" 000, but a reduction of $7,500 was ofâ€" fered if the three bids were awarded them. The next bidder was $3,000 higher. Work Soon to Be Begun in Highâ€" land Park, Lake Forest, North Chicago LET CONRACT FOR NEW SEWAGE PLANTS All Projects Needed Sn S uid ies efi t n en Tss / h The Sisterhood of the North Shore ‘Congregational Israel will hold a card party on Tuesday, August 11, at two o‘elock at the Moraine hotel. Arrangements for an enjoyable atâ€" ternoon are being made by the ways and means committee of Vhi:h Mys, Louis Suekoff is chairman.s, Sisterhood to Hold Card Party Aug. 11 _â€"â€"~â€" Norcrossâ€"Morriss Miss â€" Marion Ruger â€"Norcross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Norâ€" cross, became the bride of Dr. Wilâ€" liam Haviland Morriss, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hayles Morriss of Providence, R. I., last Thursday afterâ€" noon at 4:30 o‘clock at Trinity church, the Rev. Christoph Keller reading the service. A reception followed at the home of the bride‘s parents, on Cenâ€" tral avenue.~ The bride wore a white satinâ€"gown and bridal veil, and carâ€" ried a bouquet of lilies of the valley, roses and sweet peas. Her attendâ€" ants Caroline E. Schofield, the maid Stephen Y. Hord and Miss Emily Norcross wore green chiffon gowns withâ€"cream color straw garden hats. They carried sprays of Joanna Hill roses and daisies. Henry H. Morriss of Ruxton, Md. served his brother as best man and the ushers were Wilâ€" liam J. Ruger, Jr., George Allen Maâ€" son, Jr., Rodney Starkweather Mason and Dr. John R. Norcross. Dr. Morâ€" riss and his bride will live in Wallingâ€" ford, Conn., after August 1. It was an all white wedding, the bride wearing white satin, with a Vionnet neckline and a tulle veil wreathed with orange blossoms and carrying lilies of the valley. Her bridesmaids, Winifred Wheeler, Virâ€" ginia Waller, Lelia Withers, Corda Palmer, ~Betty Smith, Ann Elizabeth Walsh and Mary Wood, and the maid of honor, Frances Wood, all wore sheer white organdy and carried bouâ€" quets of Easter lilies. Gordon Kelley was best man and the ushers were Calvin Fentress (who took the place of Frederic McLaughlin II whose family is in mourning), John Simpâ€" son, Watson Armour III, James Heyâ€" worth, John McCauley, John Hampâ€" ton Barnes _ of Philadelphia, Dustinâ€" Grannis and Robert E. Wood II. A reception followed the ceremony at the home of the bride‘s parents, Upon the young couple will reside at 220 E. Pearson street, Chicago. $ :Greerâ€"Bahr â€" _ _â€"â€"â€"~ The marriage of Miss Tanis Greer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Greerâ€"=ofDeerfield ~and "Mr. Hans Bahr, son of Mr. Fritz Bahr of this city _took place _ Tuesday _morning, June 30 at eleven o‘clock at the home of the bride‘s grandmother, Mrs. Greer in Ardmore apartments, Chiâ€" cago.~ Mrâ€"and>Mrs.>=Bahrâ€"will reside in the Bahr apartments on Laurel avenue, upon their return from a honeymoon trip. Prominent Local Young People Are f Wed During Week Last . Saturday. afternoon at. fourâ€" thirty o‘clock, Sarah Wood, daughter of Gen. and Mrs. Robert E. Wood was married to James R. Addington, son of Mrs. Keene Addington, in Trinity church. The bride‘s uncle the Rt. Rev. Ernest M. Stires, Bishop of Long Island read the service. THE PR E Ti P iicinp i eng ie on mencra iPacmand d eane o en t se ie ies S Pamein hs 5 l b wdcommeae e o+ | vistas in the justly famous producâ€" To meet the constant demand of | tion, for it gives added opportunities Highland Park residents for a money | to that greatest of Elsas, Elisabeth order to be mailed or sent by methods | Rethberg, and allows a deeper insight other than the telegraph, local West. into the Ortrud of Julia Claussen as â€"ernâ€"Union offices began theâ€"sale Wedâ€"| well as a comprehensive study of the nesday of American Express money new Telramund, who is Alfredo Ganâ€" orders, it is announced by Pauline R.; dolfi. Edward Johnson, whose knightâ€" Soberg, local manager of the teleâ€"\ly air and superb tenor have long graph company. : ; | given the titleâ€"role its ultimate meanâ€" Western Union main and branch ofâ€"| ing, will again be heard, as will fices in all parts of the United States | Louis D‘Angelo as the King and Mr. inaugurated the service at the same Cehanovsky as the Herald. Mr. Hasâ€" time. Offices of the American Express| selmans will conduct. company will act as branches of Children‘s Concert Western Union in the sale of teleâ€" The second of the children‘s conâ€" grams, cablegrams and© telegraphic | certs is given on Thursday afternoon, money orders. July 2, when the Chicago Symphony This service will in no.way conflict| Orchestra plays under the direction j with the Western Union telegraphic| of Eric DeLamarter, and "Hucklee money and gift order service; which| berry Finn" is performed by the popâ€" annually transfers $275,000,000 in| ular Jack and Jill Players. small amounts, and comprises about Friday Night â€" â€" 93 per cent of theâ€"nation‘s telegraphic| * Friday night turns a.splendid page. money ordeérs... =â€" . ‘y>.â€" . .â€"~ . (Continued on page 32) _ ~~ Western Union Begins â€"Whileé you are attending Legion days, July 4 and 5, don‘t forget the two games, one with St. James and the other with Lake Forest, both be« ing played at Sunset park. _ _ The locals started off in the first inning as if they were going to win the game. Jackie Allen, second man up, doubled over the center fielder‘s head. The next man up struck out. Then Abe Carr doubled down the left field line to score Allien. That ended the Crescents scoring till the eighth when hits by Pasquesi, Carr, Dixon, Shelton, and Somerville produced four more runs. 3 a runaway, it was a very close game all the way. | , o2 _ Playing in last Sunday‘s terrific heat the Crescents had to bow to the Young Men‘sâ€"club of Lakeâ€"Forest 10 to. 5.â€"â€"Althoughâ€"theâ€" score suggests â€"_â€"â€"As for thepitching, theâ€"Crescents will have to rely on James Hickey and James Somerville. Both are rightâ€" handers and have plenty of speed and conitrol. _ These players together with Carl Becker, Bub Wagner, and Caesar Pasquesi give the Highland Parkers an almost perfect infield. _____â€" _ Strong Outfield In the outfield, Charles Swan and Charles Dixon are the only newcomâ€" ers. But they will have to go some to beat out Albert Carr and Skinny Sorenson of their positions. . It so happens that the new memâ€" bers of the Highland Parkâ€"squad all played for the Deerfieldâ€"Shields high school, Bob Skidmore who held down the backstop position for the Blueâ€" backs is doing the catching; John Shelton, another prep star, is on first; Jack Allen, the stocky third baseman with the bullet peg, has his position all sewedâ€"up. ule over the weekâ€"end. For on Saturâ€" day they battle the St. James team of Highwood, on the following day they take on the Lake Forest Young Men‘s club. Both of these games will be played at Sunset park at 3 o‘clock. The Highland Parkâ€"Crescents newâ€" ly revamped team consisting of only lqcal youths will face a heavy schedâ€" . P, Crescents to Play Two Games ; St. James on 4th; Lake Forest, 5th Lost to Foresters A great favorite held the stage on Wednesday night, when "La . Boheme" was sung with Lucrezia Bori as the wistful Mimti and Mario Chamlee as the . Rudolfo _ whose soaring tenor touches the beloved narrative with unwonted tenderness. ; "Lohengrin Thursday Night Lovers of German opera have a particular treat in store on Thursâ€" day night, for this season "Lohenâ€" grin" is to be augmented by the inâ€" clusion of the second act, which has not hitherto been given at Ravinia. 5 Tuesday‘s Fine Bill Tuesday night‘s performance of "Faust" placed a particularly fine cast in the famous â€" n opera, and not the least of its charms was that Marguerâ€" ite was sung by Â¥vonne Gall, who is ~as "Frenchk as °* Gounod‘s â€" concepâ€" tion of the > illâ€" starred _ Teutonic Mano CHAMLEH heroine Edward Johnson had the title role. â€" Those who were unable to attend the firstâ€"night performance were deâ€" lighted â€"that =*Williamâ€"Tel}"â€"wasâ€"reâ€" peated Monday night with exactly the same cast.â€" Enrsasetx Reruseso the rollicking gaiâ€" ety of Rossini‘s sly old score provided the perfect relaxation for a Sunday evening. Sunday afternoon featured a concert by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with Eric DeLamarter conducting, and Daniel Saidenberg, viâ€" oloncellist as soloist. * Fourteen operas in sixteen days is to be Ravinia‘s record, according to Mr. Eckstein in connection with the repertoire for the second week, for "The Barber of Seville," "Faust," «L‘ Bohema.” “Lohenxrin,” usamm and â€"~Delilah,"and F "La Rondine" are fis. €1X% being given this Famous Operas Given and More Offered During Remainder _of This Week f RAVINIA PROGAM DURING THIS WEEK Thursday, July 2, 1981 On Sunday night "The Barber of Seville" was parâ€" ticularly apt, for ‘ ju & :4 19 wri of the 80 dat wh

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