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Highland Park Press, 21 Mar 1946, p. 1

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Spelhng Match, Hobby Show Features at Rotary ‘The Rotary club will sponsor a Hobby Show Saturday, April 13, from 2 to 5 p.m., at the Communiâ€" ty center, for children only. Bring exhibits on Saturday, the 13th, at 11 a.m. Awards and ribbons will be given for handicraft, model airâ€" planes and everything but living animals. . There will also be an award of a plaque for theâ€"school showing the greatest number of participants. fra x Vol. 36; No. 4 byshu'necivdvufld-ibw tention, because of the tooth pick Eiffel tower made by Peter Ohlâ€" wein. â€" Over 120 exhibits were shown last year. . This year 200 are expected. y Sponsoring the show are : Harold Nelson, / chairman, + Elmer Skidâ€" more, Frank Wickman, Henry Nelâ€" son, Walter Meierhoff, Lou Nusser and Mr. X. Spelling Match Mr. E. C. Reichert, superintenâ€" dent of schools, will have charge of the program at the weekly meeting of. the Rotaryâ€" club Monâ€" d.y,_ugghzi,u&-tehb.ho subject of the program will be a spelling bee, in which the Rotarâ€" ians willâ€"line up against school children. _ The children, winners in an allâ€"school match held last Friday at Elm Place school are as follows: Peter Grey, Carol Metzâ€" enberg, Rickie Boynton, Robert Wilbur, Stephen â€" Place, Ralph Wanger, Eddie Anspach and Harâ€" old Swanson. j are chosen for various reasons . . . "_'l'rlrnwlatui-nlhe-up'-ulol- lows: . Paul Belianna, Bill Copeâ€" Knox, Ed Menke, Paul Phelps, Mr. Scheuchenpfiug‘s qualification i-:hnt hc can spell l'ah ewn name. Woman‘s Republican Club of Highland Park At an election of officers of the Woman‘s Republican club of ;i;lâ€"_wi{ehri-beal in existence, but inactive, for several years, the following officers were chosen: viceâ€"president. ing secretary. Mrs. Eben Erickso urer. ence Balke, Mason Smith, Spencer Keare, Harry Ornum and Carol Baker Summers. During‘the program which folâ€" lowed the election of officers, Mrs. Gordon Van Kirk spoke on county and township officers and positions, explaining each official‘s duties. _ Mrs. Dingle gave histori¢s of the Republican candidates and Mrs. E. P. Barnes gave an account of interviews she conducted with were followed by a discussion of the club‘s program of policies. At a Monday morning meeting at the home of Mrs. Briddle, 148 Michigan, plans for the year‘s acâ€" Sunday, March 24â€" 8:00 p.m.~ â€" Bible class. Tuesday, March 26â€" 10 a.m. Interfaith group. Wednesday, Mazch 27â€" . â€" Annual YWCA m «moragasboard supper. tions hy 6:30. Men at USO was asdisted by Mesdames Chester Hamilton and Framk Elwel and the , Misses «Edith Sutherland and Mary Picchiotti. Legion auxiliary served a supper for 50 service men at the USO on Y. W.C. â€"â€" _~â€"~â€"The Highland Park Press Mrs. Werner Wieboldt â€" 2nd Mrs. J. B. Garnettâ€" 3:00 pm. L eacw A Tieccsomartcattie it 10 a.m. Creative Writers. 10 am. Red Cross. > ;‘;;-. Painting class. Spring of Invitationsâ€"to speak at the canâ€" didates‘ meeting being planned by ‘fi. evening group of the League of Women Voters for Wednesday, Planned for March 27 By Voters League din, their party‘s nomination to the ‘ofâ€" fices of county superintendent of schools, county judge, and conâ€" gressmen for the 10th Illinois disâ€" trict, except where the candidate was unopposed. In cases where a candidate had no opponent, necesâ€" sitating no choice on the part of the voter, it was deemed unnecesâ€" sary and perhaps confusing to have that single candidate at the meetâ€" Up to this time, Miss Bredin has received acceptances to appear on the program from Hugh Riddle and Mrs. Florence H. Griesel, both of whom are candidates for their party‘s nomination to the House of Representatives from this district; from John R. Bills and Herman Litchfield, candidktes for the office of county judge; and from . Miss Marguerite Zimmer, running for theâ€"office of county. superintendent of â€" schools. . No doubt acceptances will also be reâ€" ceived later from the other candiâ€" dates for county judge. March 27, at 8 o‘clock, at the Â¥.. W. C. A., were written several E. Church, present congressman from the 10th district, now in from the 10th district, who is now in Washington, and.by W. C. Petâ€" ty preésent county superintendent of schools,. who had to attend an official meeting at Libertyville on _ ‘At the opening of the meeting, Mrs. Van G. Kirk, for many years on the board of the day â€" time League of Women Voters and servâ€" ing particularly as chairman of the department of government and itsoperation, will be called upon to point out the functions and great importance ‘of the primary participation in government, this candidates meeting presents a fine opportunity for the voters to see and hear the men and women who are running for office at the priâ€" maries being held Tuesday, April 9. An invitation is extended not only to all League members but to everyone in the community to come to the meeting and thereby become much better qualified to select whom they want to repreâ€" sent them in county.and federal Lions Hear Police Chief Rex Andrews Th Lions club, lunching today (Thursday) at the Sunset Valley club house, will hear, as guest speaker, Chief of Police Rex Anâ€" drews, who will tell of his expeâ€" riences in intelligence work in Euâ€" rope during the war. The Lions club is sponsoring a 5t Inown as Sexioe Sevet Ootn be known as Scout Outfit No. 39. It is the responsibility of the Lions club to see that scoutâ€" :tmmfir". men in the 15â€"21 year hg.. It is anticipated that similar orâ€" ganizations will follow along the North Shore, and the Highland fifiw 27, at 8:15 gm., by Neighbors society â€" of Park. ‘The party will be held at the Musonic temple. Ida Cross will act as chairman for the affair, assisted by Doris.and Norma Hill. There will be door prizes, and reâ€" sponsors of this first North Shore area outfit. . Rovyal Neighbors to Hold . A short business meeting, startâ€" ing at 7:45, will be held before the n, chairman of the group. Decision has been made to invite With the League‘s constant aim were sent in by Ralph Hubba, Hubba! Six in a row from Ohio. â€" The spirit‘ of helpfulness seems ramâ€" pant in that state. â€" One letter is from a lady who knew Mr. X "way back when". Amazing how our friend, Mr. X (an innocent: bystander, if there ever was one) has blossomed sudâ€" denly into coastâ€"toâ€"coast, promiâ€" nence. He‘s news. And he didn‘t have to bite a dog, either. From Minnesota ‘to North Carolina â€" from Oregon to New York, the letâ€" ters come pouring in. And everyâ€" one is having fun â€"â€"â€" except the Even in those days, she says, he was a character of husky proporâ€" tions: Now if he were slight and stooped it might be logical to shorten the name to "Plug," or something similar; but with © his physique, he should be able to bear the whole thing with "aplomb." Another Ohican lists 22 names of "one eylinder" each, generously. giving him his own choice. Still another asks the day, month and year of his birth. ‘The stars will have something to say about this. A Natural A lady. from Oregon suggests something simple. Drop all the letâ€" tersâ€" in the name except the last four and then reverse them. There you have it â€" Gulf.â€" "It‘s a natâ€" ural," she declares. The lady‘s own last name is something of a. natâ€" ural. . It‘s "Peachey." Aré You Sure, Mr. Bunn? Mr.â€"B. D. Bunn, a citizen of North Carolina, suggests the name "George L. Shuffling." Shuffiing means industrious, he says. â€" Well, suh, it mought mean that in No‘th Ca‘lina . . . but that ain‘t the way we heared it! The Song Is Sung Another correspondent, by drop.â€" ping 3, 3 and 4 letters, arrives at his own answer â€" "Sung." ~Ever txl;.k of the laundry.business, Mr. Several people agree upon "Hughes," and more than one like "Gulf." A writer from Colorado proâ€" duces a list of ‘names ranging from "Shakenâ€"plow" to "Shedâ€" blade." _ Such versatility. Can This Be Our George? Relatives from Omaha, Nebrasâ€" ka, write that they read the AP story over their breakfast coffee. _ One writer calls attention to the fact that Mr. X‘s four middle iniâ€" inls, rearranged, spell AWOL. Now â€" we ask you! All these years i The‘Carroll Binders, now of Minâ€" neapolis, Minn., demand why Mr. Xhl:l'nlnl‘h.uton fioe: about Leopold Augustus tavius Wilhelm all these years. They eyed each other. "Can this be our George?" they asked in uniâ€" We Object To This As Is _A friend from Peoria, II1., deâ€" claring that theâ€" name Scheuchenâ€" pfiug means "afraid of a plow," dares him to prove his prowess by comifigâ€"right out and changing the whole thing to "Plow." f Iofi.‘lofi-! h.p coming; and everyone is getting a kick out of them â€" except the postman. Infant Welfare Wing To Hold Bridge Party Clover M. Flanders, formerly a Highland Park librarian, suggests he let well enough alone â€" reâ€" main just Mr. X. Welfare Wing of Highland Park are presenting a card party for the members, husbands of the members, and guests, to be held at the home of Mrs. David T. Sanâ€" ders III, 5 Woodbridge lane, Friâ€" ‘"r*'bddelltldluyl Boynton, Mrs. G. 8. Fox, Miss Carâ€" ol Jones, Mrs. Robert © Moseley, Miss Virginiaâ€" Sherwin and Mis# a pair of nylon hose and a man‘s white shirt will be raffled off at the end of the evening. _ _A white elephant auction was held at the March busitiess meetâ€" â€"of the Wing. â€" ed A Siok im and providdd mock entertainment. Mrs. Richmond D. ;WM.““&.&:â€" most ? WHAT‘S IN A NAME? ‘The new members of the Infant Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, March 21, 1946 Boxing fans will have their final chance to see the Highland Park Boys Boxing club in action Saturâ€" day night at the Highland Park high school gym. The bouts will start at 8 p.m. _ ' peqra€ n vury. in Spurred on by the fine support given them by civic and fraternal organizations; business men and friends, these two fine clubs will be out to give their all. _ Each team is in the pink of condition and each is seeking to win before participating in the championship tournament to be held at the lliâ€" nois Athletic club in Chicago the first three‘Fridays in April, which will complete junior boxing for the season. â€" Highland Park Boys Boxing club entered the 10th district American Legion boxing league last fall with the idea that it would be the best way to popularize their team. There was no other league at that time to enter and the Highland Park club enrolled enough boys to formulate one of the best teams in the league. & > The club itself is independent. It has its own officers and charter and has been able to function due to the fine support given it by the townspeople. Officers and memâ€" bers yesterday expressed their thanks to the business men and such organizations as the . Moose, Lions, Elks, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars, for their financial backing. The projâ€" ect has clearly indicated that boxâ€" ing is fast becoming one of the most popular sports..Juvenile club leaders, as well as others, believe that it helps to promote sportsâ€" manship and builds character. Boys Boxing Club Highland Park was defeated in the last meet, but wants revenge now that Highwood just lost a close bout to: Lake Forest, who were beaten twice by the Parkers this season. Saturday night‘s card will preâ€" sent the following youngsters in actionâ€": Dominick Sidari, Ronnie Peddle, Jim Carlson, Geo. Bock Jr., Tom] Brown, Loy Mullins Jr., Frank Salâ€" bego, Geon Pizzato, (Frank Humâ€" phreys, Bob Weber, Don Riddle, Herb Davis, Harold Swanson and Bunny Bonamarte. Highwood ' Tommy Phillips, Jim Bernardini, Richard Calbri, John Briddle, Alâ€" vio Palmeri, Billy Altman, Bruno Ponzi, Buddy Giangiorgi, Jerry Walz, Jim Lowe, Bob Phillips, John Hamlin, Frank Piccatti and Leo Highland Park "Toothpick Tower" Still Brings Fan Mail To Peter Ohlwein There also will be exhibition bouts, â€" Judges will be Capt. R. A. Gouâ€" die and Sgt. Vance. e Referee, Dave Miller; timekeepâ€" er, Mr. X; announcer, Mort Singer Dr. Risjord is the examining physician. The Eiffel® Tower, reproduced in toothpicks by Peter Ohlwein, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Ohiwein, 650 Homewood, and exâ€" hibited at the Hobby Show last still brings its fan mail. wished to while away his long vad fitbofiilzm to uce K ts t intates o up by many disabled war veterans, for mm.r(qu-)-u in Yank Magazine (overseas), Stars and Stripes (overseas), Popular Mechanics and other publications. It first appeared in the Chicago Tribune. Eiffel Tower was the successor to "Pick Town," exhibited by Peâ€" ter two years ago at Lincoln school and which attracted wideâ€"spread attention, Peter was 13 when he made "Pick Town," and a year latâ€" er he made Eiffel Tower. x Diana‘s Beauty Op-:d New Inn M’-M‘M'flnâ€" Monday, March 26, at its new loâ€" eation at 53 Highwood avenue, Highwood. The telephone numâ€" ber is the same: H. P. 3488. "The God of Creation" Vivid fullâ€"color scenes from asâ€" tronomy and natural science are featured in "The God of Creaâ€" tion," sound motion picture to be shown at 8:00 o‘clock Tuesday night (March 26) in the Highland Senior Scout Group To Be Sponsored By Lions â€" Produced in the West Coast labâ€" pratory of Moody Bible Institute by Irwin A. â€"Moon, Se.D., "The Gd of Creation" is second in a seâ€" ries of evangelistic films. _ The first film by Dr. Moon, "They Live Forever," ‘had a large showing in all parts of the country. of solar photographs taken thru the giant 100â€"inch telescope of Mt. Wilson observatory in southern California, and. views the complex gyrations of our own solar systenmi. Lapseâ€"time photography is utilâ€" ized to demonstrate the beauties of natural science. The illusion of flower buds developing into fullâ€" blown blossoms in a few seconds is created through this timeâ€"comâ€" pressing ‘photo technique. The metamorphosis of a caterpillar through the various stages from worm to butterfly, and pollination of flowers are also seen on the screen in full color. In the opening section of ‘"The God of Creation" the audience takes a trip to the stars by means Believed to be the first of their kind are the natural color pictures of photosynthesis, .the mysterious fdod â€" manufacturing process reâ€" sulting from the action of sunlight on green leaves. brigpict Through photomicrography the audience peers into the microscopâ€" ic world of a dropâ€"of water and observes the complexity ‘of tiny organisms, enlarged more than a million times. Top Rank at Annapolis * It hik been officially announced that Stansfield "Stan" Turner, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver 8. Turâ€" ner, 2432 N. Deere Park drive, now in his last year at Annapolis, will graduate in June as the sixâ€" striper, or brigade commander, topâ€"ranking midshipman _ of the academy. This means that he was chosen by officers and officials of the academy on the basis of allâ€" round ability. As brigade comâ€" mander, he is now responsible for approximately 3000 midshipmen comprising two regiments. ~‘This announcement is no surâ€" prise to Stan‘s Highland }M for his ‘:mn- the "Stan" Turner Reaches Graduating from Highland Park high school in June, 1941, Stan rated 15th in a class of 237. His wals the Medal of Honor, given him as. outstanding member of his elass and voted him by faculty maâ€" jority on the basis of leadership, character, perseverance, accuracy and application. He was president ‘of his high school sophomore and sehior classes, served for three years as a member of the Student council, was letterman in football and swimming, and took part in several _ dramatic productions. Fond of outdoor life, he was an Eagle Scout, serving as counsellor at camp, spending his summers camping and boating. school life here. Attending Amherst under the accelerated warâ€"time program, he covered 2% years‘ worksin 1% years, receiving a scholarship as outstanding student, winning letâ€" ters in freshman and varsity footâ€" ball as well as the muchâ€"coveted navy N, and also the nickname of "Bulldog Turner." He was viceâ€" president of his firstâ€"yenr class. ‘ _ tWMâ€"h&myh& teer. The father, Oliver 8. Turner, high school, is undecided as to rhtw.r. ©0E l-‘.-'"v v-v-'.- T d Chicago real estate, . * With his keen appreciation of music, Stan is looking forward to attending a few Ravinia concerts this summer before going to sea with the navy. But first, he is scheduled to take a short course in aviation at Jacksonville, Fia. - of his activities during his On open meeting was held at the Community Center, Monday eveâ€" ning, for the purpose of revamping and crystalizing plans for forming a North Shore Area Senior Scout council, which is to be promoted, for the first time, in this area. The outfit, sponsored by the Lions club, will include, Air, Sea and Employer Scouts from 15 to 21 years, and will stress athletics and social activities. Each branch will have its distinctive uniformâ€" light blue for Air, white and blue for Sea . and "‘green for Explorer Scouts. . All boys included in this age bracket are invited to join, whether registered scouts or not. Leadership will be headed by Warner Turriff, general scout leader; Robert Belt, for Air, Rod Smith for Sea, Henry Bernard for Explorer Scouts, and Wilson Richâ€" ardson, technical adviser on Air and Sea Scouting. Plans were made for the first social event, a dance, and games were played, followed by refreshâ€" ments. i ‘Service Mothers to Hold Rummage Sale March 25â€"to 27 The â€" planning . committee for Highland Park consists of Ray Sneeden, chairman; Warner Turâ€" riff, coâ€"chairman; Robert Belt; Ed Koebelin; Ken â€" Margeson. Scoutmaster for troop 30, Pat Moâ€" ran; Bill Moran, assistant Air Scout Leader; Tom Troxel; Amâ€" brose Cantagallo,; Scoutmaster of troop 35 inâ€" Ravinia, l&!od Smith, Karl King, Highland Park Scout commissioner; ‘Fred O‘Connor; Ray Ryan, camping chairman of the North ~Shore Area council; Henry. Bernard; George Hartman, Highland Park district Scout chairâ€" man, and Harry Skidmore, Scoutâ€" master of troop 324. The Highland Park Service Mothers club, which meets on the second Wednesday of each month at the USO, 21 N. Green Bay Rd., will have a rummage sale of clothâ€" ing and household goods on March 25, 26 and 27. The sale will be held at 306 N. Green Bay. Doors will be open each day from 9 a.m. to 4 Benson and as its coâ€"chairman mmselllm'dt,whohm’h- ned this rummage sale. Mrs. L. R. Haas, who is acting as general chairman for the sale, requests the cooperation of all active members. The club wishes to announce that the ways and means commitâ€" tee has as its chairman Mrs. Grant Day Celebrated By Pnllemo!buhmgh-htb. world over will high light discusâ€" sions featuring the worldâ€"wide Obâ€" servance Day program Tuesday, .la!‘ci 26, when business and proâ€" Mrs. Edward Kapalka, president of the local organization, the Phi fessiona!l young women of the YWCA . hold â€"their 19th annual meeting at 6:30 in the club room of the Waukegan YWCA. * Kiwanians to Hear Talk by Chemical Engineer, March 25 tional in scope, will be observed by business girls in 434 communiâ€" ty YWCA‘s in this country, and in 69 foreign countries. This year‘s theme is "A World â€" My Priviâ€" lege and Responsibility." Tilk fmten" on Nondrg: Febwoary on Monday, #5, to a talk by Clarence H. Herbst, chemical engineer, and president of the Resencid Engiâ€" neering corporation, which manuâ€" factures thermo setting products. His topic will be "Plastics â€" What They Are," and some characterisâ€" ti¢ applications. Margaret Matters, C.S.B., Lectures in Highland Park Friday Evening, March 22 * Theâ€" First Church of Christ, Mhnmmw senting Margaret Matters, C.8.B., of New York City, in a lecture enâ€" titled "Scientific Prayer As Reâ€" vealed by Christian Science," Friâ€" day evening, March 22, at cight o"elock in the Church edifice, 387 Hazel avente. I 5c a copy; $1.50 a year

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