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Highland Park Press, 28 Mar 1940, p. 12

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Four Seniors Will Conduct P.â€"T.A. Meet At High School April 4 The program committee is preâ€" senting a panel discussion of extra curriculs activities offered by the high school in the form of clubs. ‘The students who will address the Nick Keller Has Served His 4, were chosen by Miss Rinkenber ger and Miss Buzard for their genâ€" eral public speaking ability. They are Monie Eyler, Robert Earhart, Natalie Wells and Alan Lillic. Each student will describe the acâ€" tivities of some of the various school clubs and organizations which are Cinema Critics, Pot Pourâ€" ri, Garrick, Needlework, Boys and Girls Rifle, Penguin, H., Camera, H.G.A., and Girls Club and Boys Club. A Debating and Chemistry Club are in the process of organâ€" izing. After a round table discusâ€" sion between the students and parâ€" ents each of the four will take a group of the mothers on a tour, and thus explain in fuller detail the acâ€" tivities they had previously talked about. THE LIFE POBTIC The rhymster hails that happy day His verses gain the light. Though editors express dismay, They sometimes say "All right." Methinks his life is hard to ken. He feels, without a doubt, That he‘ll be styled a poet when Starvation wipes him out. Yet does the bard, with constancy, Esthetic thought acclaim. He‘s on the road to bankrupteyâ€" And everlasting fame. â€"Alfred Newton Burnham. Tea in the lunch room at 3 p.m. followed by conferences with the teacher. The program will be held in the English Club room at 3:45 p.m. promptly. The April meeting will provide the parents with an opportunity to learn of the many opportunities ofâ€" fered to the children to develop hobbies and avocations which will have a greatly enriching effect on their lives, and give them lots of fun in the doing. will equally prosper. _ _ _ _ ®@ Representative Keller‘s four years in the State Legislature have been rewarded by his ever increasing efforts in raising the standards of Agriculture, Labor and Educational Institutions. ©@ Keller is a member of the following important House ©@ By continuing his fine voting record, Mr. Keller has won the endorsement of Business, Inâ€" dustrial, and Social Groups throughout the State and Disâ€" impartial representation of all the veople in the Eighth Disâ€" trict Nick Keller has received State wide recognition. ©@ By his efforts in behalf of inâ€" creased buying power for all the m Business and Industry roughout the State and Nation ©@ Nick Keller has also received the unanimous endorsement of Agriculture, Labor, Educationâ€" al Groups, and Organizations. District Faithfully, Capâ€" ably and Henerably ©@ Because of his earnest and NICK KELLER State Representative (Lake, Boone, McHenry * Counties) Vote to Reâ€"Elect Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest Friday, March 22, with burial in Lake Forest cemetery. Thomas R. Swanton, pioneer Lnkel Forester, died at his home on North Oakwood avenue, Wednesday, March | 20. Mr. Swanton was 63 years old | and had been in the meat market| business in Lake Forest until 1929 ; when he retired. I The plans provide for a reinâ€" forced concrete pavement, 42 feet wide from face to face of the curbâ€" ing. The width of the present paveâ€" ment is 20 feet. Mr. Swanton is survived by his wife, Carrie; two daughters, Susan and Grace; five sisters, Mrs. Annie Fellows of Chicago, Mrs. Musse of Clinton, Mrs. Martha J. Henderson of Highwood, Mrs. William O. Paape of Lake Forest, and Mrs. Myrtle Ford of Mundelein; and three brothers, Ruben, Frank, and Lee Swanton, all of Lake Forest. The Wilmette Village board reâ€" cently passed a resolution approvâ€" ing the plans of the Illinois State Highway department for the repavâ€" ing of Lake avenue, from Ridge road west to Hibbard road. It is stated that the board‘s resolution clears the way for the taking of bids and ewarding contracts, and releases the county from responsibility for damage to village property. The Civilian Conservation Corps will complete the seventh year of its existence on April 5, and Direcâ€" tor James J. McEntee has asked that the anniversary again be taken as an opportunity to acquaint the public in general with the purpose of the Corps in the national proâ€" gram of conservation and with the work accomplishments of the organâ€" ization. it was advocated that all street lights, both ornamental and overâ€" head lights, be turned off each night at midâ€"night. This recommendation, Mr. Bieâ€" chele‘s report stated, was made in the interest of economy to the vilâ€" lage treasury, which has been havâ€" ing difficulty in meeting lighting bills. Trustees Rudolph L. Berg and R. F. Kocher Sr. are the other two members of the committee. The village of Barrington will undergo a partial "blackâ€"out" after April 1st if a proposal made at a recent meeting of the board of trusâ€" tees is accepted. Village Trustee Otto C. Biechele, chairman of the fire, water and light committee, read a report of his committee in which Camp Skokie Valley, it is anâ€" nounced, will celebrate this occaâ€" sion by holding "open house," either the latter part of April or the first part of May. Details concerning the date and program will be anâ€" nounced later. Strange noises coming through her receiver prompted a Libertyville telephone operator to call the police Monday night to investigate the Smiling Service station at the corâ€" ner of South Milwaukee and Rockâ€" land road. Officer Ralph Churchill, receiving the call at 1:30 a.m., disâ€" covered the station had been enâ€" tered. Cigarettes, change, and the pay telephone were taken. The thief had gained entrance through a window. No clues were observed, Churchill said. 1940â€"51 Buick Super Sedan (used) manager‘s personal car. Has radio; white tires; rear wheel guards. Black finish. Fully equipped at a big saving. 1937 FORD 23 Ton Stake Truck. Reconditioned and Gray finish. Heater Six wheels; radio and heater _ ‘34â€"68 BUICK COUPE:. Six wheels; radio; trunk. Five passenger. â€" Black finish 3199 repainted. Truck ‘37â€"47 BUICK SEDAN. ‘36â€"61 BUICK SEDAN. A Splendid | Selection ;:ri]nted. Truck 3315 North Shore (Ine.) 110 South First Street Highland Park 15 and 73, respectively, 822 Prairie avenue, Wilmette, celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage in their home on Saturday, March 16. They have been residents of Wilmette for 18 years. At the time of their marriage both lived on farms near what is now Northbrook. Among guests were Mrs. Henry Cramer and Mrs. Fred Rugen, of Glenview, both of whom were presâ€" ent when the couple were married. Mrs. Anna Robinson of 226 Highâ€" wood avenue, Highwood, passed away at the General hospital, Wauâ€" kegan, Thursday, March 21st, after being ill for 12 days. Funeral servâ€" ices were held at the Kelley Funeral Home, with Rev. R. Carr of Grace Methodist chureh, of which Mrs. Robinson was a member, officiated, Saturday at 2 o‘clock. Highwood Resident Is Buried Saturday Anna Adeline Ross was born April 4, 1879 at Logansport, Inâ€" diana. She was united in marriage to Charles W. Robinson, May 4, 1897. They lived many years in Logansport, later moved to Chicago, then Highland Park, and then to Kighwood. Burial was at Logansport, Mon day afternoon. She was a member of the Rebekah lodge, the Daughters of Liberty and the Women‘s Auxiliary of the Elk‘s lodge. She is survived by her husband Charles W. of 226 Highwood aveâ€" nue, Highwood, her son Lawrence, and granddaughter, Carol Ann of Cleveland, Ohio; her mother, Mrs. James Smith of Galesburg, Ill.; two sisters, Mrs. Esta DeGraff of Kalâ€" amazoo, Mich.; Mrs. Ruby Yanke of Hammond, Indiana; two brothers, Elmer Faucett of Highwood and Ray Faucett of Milwaukee, Wis. Mr. Maybe tomorrow they will have coil springs all around that never need greasingâ€"but Buick has them today. So you‘ll get what we mean when we ask, right out, why drive a car that‘s along just for the marchâ€"when you can pilot a Buick and show the others the way ? Maybe someday the others will have engines like velvet because they‘re electrically balanced after assembly ; but Buick has them now. THE HBIGHLAND PARK PLREI88 108 South First Street North Shore Buick Co., Inc. subway or in other transportation facilities to and from sport‘s asâ€" signments for his paper. Mr. Kierâ€" an prefers the classics and explains that since he cannot possibly find time to read all the new books he born of "poor but Irish parents" and needed an inexpensive pastime. Much of his reading is done on the waits until others have "winnowed" them. If you have a desire to be able to quote Shakespeare or Gay Nineties‘ songs or give information about birds with John Kieran‘s ease, ask at the Highland Park Public liâ€" brary to see our collections of books on Shakespeare, songs and birds. Please" fame, speaking before a Friends of the Library luncheon reâ€" cently, said that he had acquired the reading habit because he was Hemingway‘s fiction was banned in Italy on the grounds of tactlessâ€" ness, but Boston banned it because of moral impropriety! "The Analects" of Confusius; Dante‘s "Divine Comedy"; "Religio Medici" by Sir Thomas Browne; Homer‘s "Odyssey" was once banned in Rome "because it expressâ€" ed Greek ideals of freedom dangerâ€" ous to autocratic Rome." Abelard was banned in the twelfth century for his religious writings and in the twentieth century for his love letâ€" ters. The Bible has gone through its share of banning from 553 A.D. to 1926 when Russia decreed that the Bible, along with the dogma of other religions, should be found only on the shelves of the larger liâ€" braries, presumably for historical purposes. All the recent furor concerning "Grapes of Wrath" has recalled the titles of books over the years. A recent list was reported in the Liâ€" brary Journal for March 1940 and was compiled by A. L. Haight. LIBRARY long as Buick for the money, or with a frame as heavy without paying more; maybe sometime 0_ big and roomy and powerful s that‘s priced like a six. s But why take a chance on those maybes when this honey‘s here, ready for you tor to take over right now?P 5 Fact is, when you step into you can get those things and a lot besides on Buick this year. Maybe someday you‘ll get a car as iel Defoe‘s "Robinson Crusoe; YVolâ€" taire‘s "Candide"; Walt Whitman‘s "Leaves of Grass" "Uncle Tom‘s Cabin," by Harriet Beecher Stowe; and Shelley‘s "Queen Mab, a Philâ€" osophic Poem" have all had stormy careers at the hands of censors. Court of Honor at Oak Terrace School Old Scouts and Scouters are inâ€" vited to the Old Timers Night and Court of Honor to be held in the Oak Terrace school on Friday eveâ€" ning, April 12 at 7 p.m. A review of the Highland Parkâ€"Highwood Drum and Bugle Corps, a hobby show, and Scout rally are on the program. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Johnson atâ€" tended the funeral of Mr. Johnson‘s eldest sister, Mrs. Fred Nelson on Sunday at the Swedish Lutheran church in Chesterton, Ind. this Buick you take over a Up car others will be trying to equal for years to come. So drop in on your Buick dealer. Drop in to talk facts and figures, or drop in to see what next year‘s cars will try to look like. But drop in/ Soon! Phone Highland Park 496 KENTUCKY SERVES A MEAL from §6c. On Sunday no sdvance in prices. 660 RUSH ST. CHICAGO Y ES Phone H, P. 118 RELIABLE LAUNDEY DRY CLEANING CO. THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1040 SUH! $1

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