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Highland Park Press, 10 Sep 1942, p. 2

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The dramatic story of the man who captured 132 German prisoners during the World war, stars Gary Cooper who was given an "Oscar" for his perforâ€" mance, and Joan Leslie. Other prominâ€" ent players are Walter Brenman, George Tobias and Stanley Ridges. "Sergeant York," which has been brought back by popular demand, reâ€" ceived: heaps of favorable comment from newspaper critics and audiences alike. All agree that this is the type of film biography which makes excellâ€" ent screen fare. The picture is now beâ€" ing shown for the first time at popular prices at the Genesea theatre. Genesee Theatre Presents ‘Sergeant Y ork‘ This W eek All service men are invited to atâ€" tend a dance to be given by the Maâ€" sonic Service center on Saturday eveâ€" ning, Sept. 12, in the Masonic temple, 19 N Sheridan rd, at 8:30 o‘clock. Junior hostesses will be the Evansâ€" ton Girls club and music will be proâ€" vided by the Waukegan Melodiers. During the intermission thereâ€"will be entértainment and the ladies of the Deerfield chapter, Order of the Eastâ€" ern Star, will serve as hostesses with Mrs. R. A. Nelson as chairman. She will be assisted by Mrs. Ray Dobbins, Mrs, Chester Wessling, and Mrs. Phil Wives Club to See Movies of Alaszska Robert Patton will be the guest at Friday‘s meeting of the Highland Park Wives club at the U. S. O. at 2:30 pm. He will show movies of Alaska, and refreshments will be served following the program, (‘ seate or butter, :i'-"_-t'-o'b'-mâ€" Weenrene At Weekly Meeting Every Friday at the U. S.O. the Wives club meets. The club was orâ€" ganized last April for the purpose of providing a meeting place for wives of enlisted men and officers. Mrs. Florence Einbecker ‘df Highâ€" land Park is club chairman and she is assisted by Mrs. Robert Riggs, wife of Major Riggs of the medical corps at Fort Sheridan. The first hour of the meeting is usually devoted to handicraft, under the direction of an experienced ~teacher. Belts, pocketâ€" books and table mats are a few of the things the wives are making. Other members may prefer to play cards or just sit and chat. A program follows, which is apt to be music, movies, a book review or lecture by some wellâ€"known speaker. a Recently, Mrs. Mahion Bradiey, faâ€" mous for her flower arrangements, talked on that subject, and five high school girls who had spent the sumâ€" mer at Interlochen, told about life at the camp and staged a musical proâ€" gram. Invite Service Men To Masonic Dance GLENCOE Ginger Rogers, Gec Thurs., Fri., Sat. Sept. 17â€"19 Preston Fosten, Patricia Morrison Thurs., Fri., Sat ""My Favorite Blonde" "SERGEANT YORK" "‘Elying with Music‘"‘ "Sabotage Squad" Bob Hope, Ma "A Night in New Orleans" Plus Marjorie Woodworth in Now at Our Regular Prices Gary Cooper Bruce Bennett, Kay Harris Relax in Cool Comfort "ROXIE HART" Leading drug and departâ€" Park 606 eimne Carroll Montgomery MOVIES AND AMUSEMENT S Sept. 10â€"12 13â€"16 Also starring on the program was Miss Blossom Abrahamson of Chiâ€" cago, portrait artist, and Miss Rosaâ€" lind Lee, comedienne. Miss Gloria Linari of Highwood sang the original song composed by Pvt. Robert Spatz of Chicago entitled "Moon Sensaâ€" tion." He is a member of the Miliâ€" tary players, connected with the U. S. 0. club. * Feature of the evening was a variâ€" éty show, which included much proâ€" fessional talent. Burr Tillstrom and Kukla, his "televised" puppet, who played at the New York World‘s fair and traveled with R. C. A. and Balaâ€" ban and Katz television, were preâ€" sented by the Master of Ceremonies Pvt. Bob Umans of New York City. Mr. Tillstrom had with him a second puppet, Mme Ooglepuss, presented in a scene from "Romeo and Juliet" and "St. George and the Dragon," both in modern versions. Hostesses on Saturday were memâ€" bers of the Italian Women‘s Prosâ€" perity club of Highwood and Highâ€" land Park, chairmaned by Mrs. Philip Pasquesi of Highwood. Mrs. Mary Somenzi, president, was present, toâ€" gether with the Mmes. Virgil Lenâ€" zini, Evelyn Dinelli, Dessi Mattei, Adele Benassi, Eija Grandi, Savina Grandi, Angelo Colo, Clara Tosi, Sante Bernardi, Virginia Gherardini, Lydia â€" Baldrini, Theodore Minorini and Arthur Amidei. Roy P.. Bedore, d this week from Mic spent two weeks vac family from Chicago A schoolday motif transformed the ballroom of the Highwood U. S. 0. club, 428 Railway ave., on Wednesâ€" day, for the special party staged by the Glencoe G. 8. O., Mrs. Leslie Cunâ€" ningham in charge. Decorations were by the Highwood Defense corps, Miss Gertrude Wagner, president. Andy Jacobs‘ band played an especiallyâ€"arâ€" ranged program of swing. The Axis Portrayed America‘s Answer Vividly portrayed in a dramatic fashion, some 2,300 enlisted men and officers of the provisional task force of the army of the United States have shown how they live, work, train and fightâ€"going through their arduous but interesting tasks each night since Sept. 2 regardless of weather condiâ€" tions. % Officials of the Army War show are elated over the reception accordâ€" ed the task force‘s efforts in Chicago. Business, professional and civic leadâ€" ers have cooperated so excellently that Major Charles S. Hart, war deâ€" partment . representative with the show, and Col. Wilson T. Bals, comâ€" mander of the task force, have pubâ€" licly expressed their appreciation in behalf â€" of their respective departâ€" ments. In Army War Performance will continue nightly, starting at 8:30 o‘clock, through next Saturday, and it is estimated that more than 800,000 will have seen the action when the final gun is fired in the "attack" on the "enemy" position in the realistic battle action. On the other hand, the civilain leadâ€" ers, headed by Mayor Edward J. Kelâ€" ly, general chairman of the Chicago committee, have been lavish in their praise of the show and its effect on civilian morale. All agree that those who witness the program can not help but leave Soldier field with a better understanding of army . life and to feel that the nation‘s leaders, particâ€" ularly the military leaders, are doing a great job in this emergency. Chicagoland has heard and seen America‘s answer to the axis! j U. S. 0. Club 428 Railway Avenue, Highwood, III. OPERATED BY N. C. C. S. Eagle chain of lakes. Chanticleer Inn defin appeals to those who desire a quiet and cordial mm":'.ymmm. Cottages are all set along the lake, each cottage a sepâ€" arate and private unit. _ Write or call our office for particulars, rates, etc. CMHANMTICLEER INN, Suite 350â€"355, 407 $. Dearborn St. PMONE WEBSTER 2684 Our slogan "Food to Crow About,"" providing the finest of foods. Peterson‘s Famous Smorgasbord. Cot'o’ga are attractively furnished, each with living room and fireplace. Every complete bathroom, mwmm,alldmm EAGLE RIVER, WIS. PAUL AND SYLVIA PETERSONâ€"Owner Management One of Wisconsin‘s famous pleasure resorts, located on CHANTICLEER INN Bedore, director, returned from Michigan, where he weeks vacationing with his There are 800 world renowned arâ€" tists in the ferformances, among them the champion high wire Wallenâ€" das; Roberto de Vasconcellos, king of horsemen; the Cristiani family of bareback riding stars; the three Flyâ€" ing Concello troupes; the De Ocas, acrial thrillers; the three Fernandes troupes, actial marvels; Truzzi, jugâ€" gling wonder; La Louisa, flying trapâ€" eze star; the Pilades, acrobatic sensaâ€" tionalists, and almost countless others. Neild‘s Softball ~ Team Defeats Shelton‘s Highland Park‘s major softball team, Neild Sport shop ten, chalked up their seventh straight win last Friâ€" day night at Sunset park, defeating their city rivals, Shelton Grill aggreâ€" gation, 11 to 7, before a large crowd of fans. Alfred Court will present simultanâ€" eously three new mixed groups of performing wild animals, featuring his new revolving treadmill tigers. ‘ ‘Tomorrow (Friday) night undér the lights at Sunset, Neild‘s will play their last game of the season against the Dorffis All Stars of Kenosha. The game is scheduled to start at 8:30 o‘clock. Other featured productions are : "The Ballet of the Elephants," directâ€" ed by George Balanchine and scored by Igor Stravinsky ; "Fiesta del Torâ€" res," a colorful preâ€"bullfight, ceremonâ€" ial, produced by John Murray Anderâ€" son; a new acrial ballet, starring Elly Ardelty, and a new Grand Finale, a stirring, patriotic surprise. The "Big Show" offers a new suâ€" perâ€"spectacle, "Holidays," treated by Norman Bel Geddes. It employs 2,000 people, and cost over $100,000. Many New Features With Ringlingâ€"Barnum Circus In Chicago The Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus will exhibit in Chiâ€" cago, Lake Front, fourteen days, commencing Monday, Sept. 14, with the most sensational performance in the history of the organization. Shore Land Kenne!l Club Plans Show Arthur Bronwell, assistant profesâ€" sor of electrical engineering at Northâ€" western . and administrator of the course, said today that because of the mobility of modern warfare radio has virtually replaced the telephone as a means of communication in the Army, and radio technicians are urâ€" gently needed. Emphasis in the course is placed on the use of ultraâ€"high frequencies by which point to point conimunication which cannot be intercepted is made possible. Background work is also given in matheniatics, electrical enâ€" gineering, and general radio. The Shore Land Kennel club has announced that it will present its loutp annual allâ€"breed dog show this year at Harham Farm in Deerfield on Sunday, ‘Sept 27. Entries close Sept 20 and blanks can be obtained from Mrs. Berndalyn Kowley at 210 East Delaware or by calling Superior 1480, Chicago. This show will be the last ehance exhibitors will have t3 make points on their dogs in the Chicago area this year. Other® shows which gencrally follow Shore Land‘s have been canâ€" celled becayse of the war. The men selected for the course are mostly college graduates. Many of them hold Pr. D. degrees in~engineerâ€" ing. They will be trained for research and development, for installaffon and maintenance under front line condiâ€" tions and for work as instructors. During the period of. study the men will receive salaries under Civil Serâ€" vice. Those who pass the Army phyâ€" sical examination at the completion of the course. will be given commissions in the Army: Instruction is provided by the faculty of the ‘Technologica! institute. Rotary to Sponsor Interâ€"City Meeting An interâ€"city meeting of the Rotary club will be held Monday evening at the Hotel Moraine Onâ€"theâ€"Lake at 7 o‘clock. Ladies‘® night will be obâ€" served and Wilmette, Winnetka, Glenâ€" coe and Deerfield will be represehted. In charge of the meeting is Dr. J. P. O‘Connell of Highland Park, Dr. Douglas Cornell, past president of the Glencoe Rotary club, will read the inâ€" vocation and Dave Walker of Evanâ€" stom, past district governor, will be the toastmaster. Principal speaker of the evening will be Carl Bolte of Staâ€" ter, Mo. Northwestern Offers Signal Corps Courses A new twentyâ€"week course to train 70 men selected by the Army Signal Corps for radio work, began Tuesâ€" day at Northwestern university. £50P EDCE %: cCOUNTRY CLUVB .;”' ee Wsfi'm" C o w-lmâ€"lnnlmfl.l; 4 pm. to 5 p.m., $1.00 After § p.omm, 75. On Desrfleld Road between Skokie Road and Waukegan Road â€" . DEERFIELD, ILLINO!NS & â€"_~ ___ Chisngo Phone: Whitchall 6530 or Desrficld 505 Golfers. BRIER G A T E SPECIAL FEES Week days, after 3 p. m. .. After 4 p. m. .. 50c skoeportlw N hm” dnln‘enhbol('.‘nnh’lflw dort when a squad reâ€" ported at Dyche m&m- (Sept. 7) for the opening of practice. The squad is the youngest to reâ€" present the Wildcats in many years. The graduation of 19 senior letterâ€" men places the gurden directly upon tute a large portion of the squad. Twelve of the 17 returning lettermen are junirs, while 20 sophomores are listed on the roster. * Among the familiar names that will pe missing when the Wildcats open their heavy wartime schedule of 10 games this fall are Bill deCorrevont, Don Clawson, Don Kruger, Ike Kepâ€" ford. and ‘Dick Erdlitz, backs, and Alf Bauman, Allâ€"American tackle of the past two years. Sophomore linemen who attracted attention" in spring practice were George App of Menomonee Falls, Wis., and Henry Cleveland of Hamâ€" mond, centers; Frank Genovese of Chicago, guard; Vine DiFrancesca of Evanston, tacke, and Jules Siegle of East Chicago, end. Due to the inclement weather on Labor day, the festival scheduled for last Monday at Twin Cities park, 12th and Eimwood, Waukegan, under the sponsorship of the Lake County Democratic Central committee, will be held Saturday afternoon and eveâ€" ning, Sept 12. ‘The biggest problems confronting the coaching staff at the season‘s start are developing replacements for center and quarterback, two positions hit the hardest by graduation. Last year‘s first and second string centers are gone while all three varsity quarâ€" terbacks were lost. The line will be built around three regulars from last year, Capt. Nick Burke, guard, and Bob Mot! and Bud Hasse, ends. All are seniors and have been regulars since their sophomore year. Other line Jettermen returnâ€" ing are Hal Hudson, center; Alex Kapter and oJhn Gent, guards; Tony Samarzia, Warren Karlstad, Ray Vinâ€" cent and Bob Carlson, tackles; oBb Wallis, Bill Ohland and Hal Colberg, ends. Golf Professional At Fort Sheridan Otto Graham, whose running and passing feats elevated hith to a place among the nation‘s outstanding sophoâ€" mores last year, heads up the backâ€" field candidates. Other .veterans inâ€" clude Don Buffmire, halfback, Ed (Buckets) Hirsch, fullback, and Bud Keen, quarterback. All are juniors. The backfield ranks also include four reserves fromâ€"last year, Casey Peifer, fullback, and Erwin. Weingartner, Bill Deoduic and Charles Warren, quarterbacks. Among the sophomore backs who are expected to see action this fall are ‘Joe" Scriba of Owasso, Mich.; Nick Vodick_of South Bend;. Junie Franck of Davenport, La.; John Winâ€" ter of Evanston, halfbacks; Lynne McNutt of Colby, Kans., and Ernie Beck of Hammond, quarterbacks; Larry Adelman of Milwaukee, fullâ€" back. â€" Entertainment and games will start at 3 p.m., and speeches by wellâ€"known orators at 8 o‘clock in the evening. The Democratic county and conâ€" gressional candidates will be introâ€" started, with emphasis, however, on a united war effort. Postpone Festival of Democratic Committee , The lanky, bronzed sixâ€"foot profesâ€" sional whose home is mim, Wis., established a season driving recâ€" cord for soldiers at Fort Sheridan when he hammered out a 258 yard drive during the weekly driving and approaching contest. That shot, M-i‘ ever, fades into insignificance when recalls his best driveâ€"a smash ‘; yards. on the thirtéenth hole of the Brown Deer Country club, Milwawâ€" kee, Wis., while competing ‘in the 1938 Wisconsin State Cadifies tourriaâ€" ment. % 8 ‘ Pvt. Steve Delich, golf professional at Marty‘s Golf club, Three Lakes, Wis., is now located at Fort Sheridan. Released by Wesiern Newspaper Union. HAT‘S quite something in Ti}&t muysteries that 4A murder mysteries that th Ce is cooking wmfi Fox in charge. Instead of hfi# only one famotis sleuth, it‘s going to :zwulaflyondunns lo Vance leads off, but when he gets stuck he‘s aidâ€" odbilichul&m.\hel‘-l- con, Drummond and variâ€" ous others, They can‘t borrow Wilâ€" umum&w Sander# will play the And Mr. Moto, the Japanese sleuth, will participate from. an internment It‘s to be revived on Broadway this fall, and Metre has purchased the screen rights from Universal, so for the third time movieâ€"goers will have an opportuaity to see it and hear its tions. It will be produced in coâ€" operation with the American Theaâ€" ter Wing. Katharine Hepburn, Gerâ€" trude Lawrence, Helen Hayes, Ray Bolger, Kay Kyser and Edgar Berâ€" gen will also participate; all will Katharine Cornell, one of the first ladies of the stage, has at last agreed to appear in a motion picâ€" ture. Producers have been implorâ€" ing her to do so for years; now she‘s consented. You‘ll see her in "Stage Door Canteen," the profits of which will go to service organizaâ€" Harry Sherman‘s ‘"Lost Canyon," a Bill Boyd picture, ran into a snag the other day. There are scenes reâ€" quiring cowboys to spend some time they do at theâ€"Canteen. in a barn, amid about 100 baies of alfalifa.. All was set, when the sncezâ€" ing ruined the dialogue; seems some of the cowboys were allergic to alâ€" falfa, and it was a case of abandonâ€" ing either it or the cowboys. So a burry call for nonâ€"hayfeverish who has coâ€"starred with Johnny Weismuller in the Tarzan series for eight years, relinquishes the role in favor 6f family duties. * tuning radio to the adventures «nmin family, you know Martin Block says that lasiness pays, since it makes you look for short cuts. Eight years ago be was writing his own scripts, and making 330 a week. l-::nu that | he h ‘ --htnm more .uuum'&.-‘:-.uz weekly, thanks to it. now masâ€" ter of ceremontes on "The Hit Paâ€" mwwmn dios in for the new superâ€" noted for is beauty of color, were used as backgrounds. cowboys was sent out It‘s a new wife for ‘"Tarzan"‘in ‘Tarzan hhmfi‘-nflm'\eli Fréhâ€" ces Gifford. O‘Sdfiivan, If you Have formed the habit of tuning your radio to the adventures "Sammy"‘ for 13 years, is also beâ€" ing inducted? The radio character is the show ‘first went on the air. The largest stampedé scenes to be photographed in technicolor have army. But did you know that Alfred *The Show Beat" is returning to 10. 1942

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