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n d In China, is Captain Walter Steunkel, who recently reâ€"enlisted in the marine corps, His wife, the former Laura Mac McMahan, will remain for a while in Pendleton, Calif., where they have been living while he was stationed there, beâ€" fore returning to Highland Park. She hopes to join her husband latâ€" er in China. & "All those who use the North Shore trains â€" would â€" â€"appreciate whatever can be done by the City Council to take care of the present hazardous condition at Beech St. Respectfully yours, Captain Steunkel has been a member of the United States Marâ€" ine corps since ‘42, most of his time of service being spent. in the Pacific theater. Mrs. Steunkel‘s brother, Major John McMahan, ‘of the army air corps. is now stationed in Memâ€" "At the present time there may be some opposition to an underâ€" pass, butâ€"such opposition should be weighed against possible : future loss of life. Twentyâ€"five relatives gathered on Sunday to help Mrs. William C. Egan of 300 Egandale celebrate her 90th birthday. _ Among those present were a daughter, Mrs. Sewâ€" ell Truax of the same address, a son, William B. Egan of Chicago, a granddaughter, Mrs, Marvin Tipâ€" pey of 711 Central avenue, and two greatâ€"grandchildren, Marilyn and Susan Tippey. MRS. EGAN CELEBRATES 90TH BIRTHDAY Mrs. Egan, who is one of Highâ€" land Park‘s oldest residents, has lived here forâ€"almost 70, years. The former Sarah Chandler, she has three grand children and seven greatâ€"grandchildren. William Egan‘s son, William C. Egan, of Syracuse, N. Y., was unâ€" able to be here for his grandmothâ€" er‘s birthday, as was Mrs, Morris Everett of Cleveland, 0. She and her husband visited here the week before, however. Mrs. Everett is the daughter of Mrs. Egan‘s son, the late Chandler Egan. IN CHINA "A number of years ago I adâ€" vocated the installation of an unâ€" derpass, but got nowhere fast even though the cost . . . was stated to be a comparatively small amount to be paid by Highland Park; the balance, to ‘be paid by the North Shore and North Western lines. By ALICE ZABEL ""About 300 feet south of ‘Beech S‘ there is a dip in the road which would permit an underpass below the North Western tracks and the North Shore tracks so that people,â€" including students attendâ€" ing Highland Park high school could board both south sand northâ€" bound North Shore trains without having to pass over either the north or southbound North Shore tracks. Furthermore, it would then be unnecessary to cross the North Western tracks. PLAN PROPOSED BEFORE; NO RESULTS ... "In the second plu:eT If there is any good reason why the North Shore station is just at that spot, I have yet to find the answer. Mr. Weber, a long time Ridgewood Drive resident of Highland Park, advocates a plan to make the North Shore Beech St. stationâ€" one of this city‘s most hazardous spotsâ€"a safe place. Mr. Weber writes: *. x+ l jmt wonder how many T Ee ce nemementataâ€"mmins more! people must ‘be killedat BACK PLAN .. . Beech St. before somethirig is done ; _ about the conditions which have| â€"This column backs Mr. Weber, existed there over a long period of We know what ‘he says is corâ€" years, " _frect â€"â€" f * ‘"In the first place," Mr. Weber continues, "Beech St. is not a street (west of the tracks, that is) ; it has not been given‘surfacing to permit people to walk from Ridgeâ€" wood Dr. to the station comfortaâ€" bly. ' UNSAFE LOCATION i *A Safer Town! ~"E In the mail this week we received a carbon copy of a letter writâ€" ten by Mr, Peter F. Weber to Mayor James B; Garnett. Page 2 WHLT T N. SCHULT 2| Let‘s Take a Look PETER J. F. WEBER." Let‘s Make Highland Park **;***>>P (Bpecial to The Highland Park Press) By And, while we‘re thinking about eating, may we recommend _the pleasant Hearthstone House locatâ€" ed on Green Bay road, just south of Gleneoe? 1 This, too, is an excellent place to eat. WEEKâ€"END GUESTS Weekâ€"end guests of the Russell Ahrgns of 202 Beech St. were Mr. and Mrs. Bayard Ryder and son, Tod, of Los Angeles, Calif. If you‘re ever in Chicago around lunchtime, and you‘re near the Gold Coast, we suggest you stop in at the Wood Restaurant, corner of Michiganâ€"Blyvd: and Walton. It‘s a fine, oldâ€"fashioned place to eat. Each tasty dish is cooked to orâ€" der. And the waitresses are most courteous â€" still a rarity, we‘ve noticed, despite the war‘s end. Only the immediate famili¢s and a few young friends will be presâ€" ent at the wedding ceremony of Miss Joan Betty Lauter, daughter of the George H. Lauters of 70 E. Cedar, Chicago, and L. Thomas Straus, son of the M. L. Strauses of 2315 S. Sheridan road, which will take place on Saturday eveâ€" ning, July 20, at the Drake hotel, Chicago. _ Rabbi Hertz will read the service. Mr. Lauter will give his daughter in marriage, After a wedding trip by plane to Jamaica,, Mr. Straus and his bride will residein Chicago. BACK HOME j Mr. and Mrs. Paul Date and daughter, Marilyn, of 1726 Rice phis, Tenn. Heâ€"has been in the service since "41. LAUTERâ€"STRAUS NUPTIALSâ€"SATURDAY The bride, who will wear a white gown trimmed with lace from the wedding gown of Mr. Straus grandmother, the late Mrs. Charles Stonehill, will be attended by her sister, Miss Lucy Lauter, as maid of honor.‘ Jill Henner, niece of the bride, will act as flower. girl.‘ Mr. Straus was released from the army this year, after four years‘ service. He spent a year in the European theater as a memâ€" ber of the Rainbow division. A former sergeant, he has been recâ€" ommended for the bronze star medal. * ADD PLEASANT PLACES TO EAT ... s Melvin Straus, Jr., will serve his brother as best man. And, _ too, the fellows would have something to show for their efforts: A safer Highlandâ€" Park. But we‘ve been noticing the strong, young men working for the city this year. Quite a few are exâ€"GIs. They know how to get jobs done â€" and done well, too. Put about 20 of these capable lads on the construction job and we‘ll wager work would beâ€"comâ€" pleted in two weeks‘ time. It‘s too bad we don‘t have some of our Seabee construction friends available. They‘d do the job in a day or so. A It seems to us that building an underpass‘â€" and a new station, too ; _the present one is dirty, cold in winter, generally unpleasantâ€" is a simple job. We know the station is a treachâ€" erous one. & Something must be done about it at once. â€" T § We feel certain, too, that Mr. Garnett will believe in and push this safety plan. A SIMPLE, IMPORTANT JOB Telephone Highland Park 2064 Mr. Wing, in the army for 22 months, received his discharge at Fort }hnridan. He had been staâ€" tioned at Camp Stoneman, Calif. He will return to his former posiâ€" tion with the Dah] Auto Reconâ€" struction Co. The bride wore a white organdy wedding gown with fingertip veil Trinity Episcopal church was the scene of the wedding of Miss Ann Ambler, daughter of the Harold Amblers of 645 Sunnyside, and Theodore Willard McCollum, son of the G. Willard McCollums _ of Downers Grove, at 3 o‘clock, Satâ€" urday, July‘13. The Rev. Chrisâ€" toph Keller heard the exchange of nuptial vows before an altar of white gladioli and candelabra. Back home after a two weeks‘ visit with their daughter and sonâ€" in â€" law, the Vernon Silks (Jean Vetter), are Mr. and Mrs, William Vetter and sons,.Bob and Larty, of 347 McDaniels avenue. En route home they visited in Washâ€" ington, D, C., and. with relatives in Bloomington, Indiana. Released last week from the army, Francis Wing, a former corâ€" poral, is back home with his wife and daughter, Beth, who is three years old, _ The Wings reside at 227 Vine. ANN AMBLER WEDS St., returned from a week‘s steam. boat excursion from St. Louis, Mo., up the Ohio river, on the "Golden Eagle." Mrs, Date returned by plane, and Mr. Dateâ€"and Marilyn came back by plane, RH After a fiveâ€"day stay at Manitoâ€" wish, Wis., Mr. and> Mrs. F. G. Waggett of 325 Marshman aveâ€" nue, have returned home. . Their son, Warren, remained for another week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Buhl, and their daughter, Nancy, stayed on with the Leo Edelmanns for an added week. TERRITORIAL INFORMATION DEPARTMENT "9s PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHIRN ILLINOTS Industries lotating in this area have these outstanding advantages: Roirood Center of the United Stote: + World Airport * Inland Waterways + Geographical Center of U. S. Population + Great Financial Center + The "Great Centrol Market" * Food Producing and Processing Center + Leader in fron and Stee! Manufacturing + Good Labor Relations Record + 2,500,000 Kilowaits of Power + Tremendows Cool Reserves + Good Government + Good Living T HE PRESS Send for free bookiets Thit is the teuth of a wries of adverfianments on the nette . McCollum,....sister ... of ... the bridegroom, and the matron of honor, Mrs.. Rossiter S. Simpson, were dressed alike.â€"in white net, and they carried yellow â€" daisies and blue delphinium. the Charles R. Perrigos of 278 Cary, is Miss Elizabeth Hervey of Des Moines, Iowa, â€" Miss Hervey and the Perrigos‘ daughter, Jean, were roomâ€"mates this past year at Stephens college in Missouri. Mrs. Edward Gillilen dnd son, Edward, of 685 Central avenue, will return to Washington with theim for two weeks. Mrs. Gilliâ€" len, the former Dorothy Loomis, is a niece of Mrs. Vetter. Mr. MeCollum plans to return to Knox college in Galesburg this fall, where he was a student at the time the war interrupted his education. A former sergeant, he served in the army for three years. Miss Ambler attended St. Catherâ€" ine‘s college in St. Paul, Minn. A reception was held at the home of the ,bride, following the ceremony. 3 VISITING HERE Former Highland Parkers, now residents of Washington, D. C., Mrs. Carrie Vetter and her daughâ€" ter, Mrs. Arthur Johnson, are visâ€" iting at the home of Mrs. Vetter‘s son and daughterâ€"inâ€"law, the Wal. ter Vetters of Lake Forest. â€" . After a two weeks honeymoon in the Ozarks, the â€"young couple will reside in Downers Grove. She carried a bouquet of white gludioli, carnations, gardenias and larkspur. Her father gave her in marriage, The maid of honor,. Miss Jenâ€" house guest this summer of Charles R. Perrigos of 278 information on these advantages. lowing the concert last Thursday night. _ Twenty guests were presâ€" ent. In honor of Mr. and Mrs. John Bellows of Tucson, Ariz., formerâ€" ly. of Highland Park, who are guests in the David T. Welch home at 2292 Lincolnwood road, many parties have been given. The Welches entertained at dinâ€" ner in their honor last Friday night, Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Looney of 779 Oak Grove, were hosts at a dinner party for them on Saturday night and the Robert Paris Walkers of 779 Oak Grove honored them at dinner the folâ€" Leon Fleisher, pianist, who apâ€" peared at Ravinia park this past week, was the honored guest at a party at the home of the L. F. Mcâ€" Clures of 333 Woodland road, folâ€" daughter, who has been at the Tom Kelly home in Albuquerque for the past two weeks, plans to remain with them until next summer. She will enter the University of New Mexico in the fall 4 After a visit at the home of his brother and sisterâ€"inâ€"law, the John Kellys of 880 Roslyn lane, Tom Kelly, a former Highland Parker, returned to his home in Albuquerâ€" que, N. Mex., last Friday, ENTERTAINED RETURNED HOME and reidential advamtage of Chicage and Northern Ilimais Betty Kelly, the John Kellys‘ 123 WILDWOOD ROADâ€"OFFICE‘â€"‘ LAKE FOREST 402 810 EVERETT RD.â€"KENNELS LAKE FOREST 2760 LAKE FOREST BOARDING KENNELS Clipping K. J. PA LE Y ANIMAL â€"HOSPITAL .â€" Stripping â€" Large Outside Runs Thursday, July 18th, 1946 lowing night, Mrs. James E. McClellan of 738 Marion avenue, will give a lunchâ€" eon in Mrs. Bellows‘ honor tomorâ€" MORAINEâ€"ONâ€"THEâ€"LAKE The visitors plan to remain (Continued on page 3) M A LE HEL P 801 North Sheridan Road Highland Park 4444 HOUSEMEN W A NTE D «WE NEED Bathing