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Highland Park Press, 6 Mar 1947, p. 5

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"Disraeli," which will be preâ€" sented Saturday, March 15, as the spring play, has a historical backâ€" mu-flh_nbd history students. . It is a story of the time when Queen Victoria was anxious to exâ€" Spring Play, "Disrack," Presented at High School Saturday, March 15 pand her navy and foreign trade. Benjamin Disraeli (Chuck Baâ€" ‘L Mail your return to Collector Court House, Chicago 4, IIL., beâ€" fore March 15. -m-umm-u or a for the difference. i Make sure your correct adâ€" dress is shown on the front of the from your income. When you file on this form, the collector will give you both your exemptions and an automatic allowance equal to about 10 per cent of your income, before figuring the tax. Then he will give you gredit for the tax form o. If single, digregard line 4. If -;rhd,-vurthmn line 4 very md;llyb-n t.lh-lydqa:o‘-hhm !kht)hldm (not self and wife). g. Be sure to sign in the lower e. If you had more than one job where tax was withheld last year, you should have a statement from each employer. In that"case, fill out only one of the statements, but attach all other statements to it. Add up your wages and write the total on line 1. d. If husband and wire are filâ€" ing together, do same as in precedâ€" ing paragraph. . A % For the thousands of wage earnâ€" ers in this first ‘district of Illincis who plan to fill out their withholdâ€" ing statements as their income tax returns, Nigel D.â€"Campbell, collecâ€" tor of Internal Revenue, today ofâ€" fered the following helpful sugâ€" gestions: a. On the back of the form, whtch the instructions under lines 2 and 3 to make sure you are eligible to use this form. b. Be sure to fill out every line on the back of the form that apâ€" plies to you. _.. On Income Tax Returns â€" "Won‘t you take inventory," asks Mrs. Carlsen, "and if you have eye glasses or frames not beâ€" ing used, leave them in a box proâ€" vided for the same, at Aldo‘s conâ€" fectionery store, corner of Highâ€" wood and Railway avenues." If not convenient toleave them there, call Mrs. Carisen at H. P. 2458 and perhaps arrangements can be made to have them picked up. "There had been inadequate reâ€" placement of these parts until the auxiliary and Legion began to ask for the old glasses laying away in private homes and no longer wanted or needed. The response has been wonderful, and havipg these parts at hand has meant a great saving of time and discomâ€" fort to those needing them. **We can tell you truly that you are receiving the thanks of hunâ€" dreds of patients here as well as the staff of the hospital and the man who does the work." number wear glasses, and due to epilepsy* or paralysis, the breakâ€" age of frames and loss of small "There is a population of about five thousand here at all times, a great many of whom have no maintenance of any kind, except that offered by the state. A large "Many members have, perhaps, been sending eye glasses and frames to theâ€" hospital at Dixon but have not known just how they were used. In a letter from Dr. Warren °G. Murray, superintenâ€" dent of the hospital, appreciation for this is expressed and a detailed explanation of how the glasses are Mh‘i‘{.utfi“fl“: "Arnold Mower, ene of our paâ€" tients who is a serviceâ€"man of World War I; has been doing all the work in connection with the reâ€" pairing of glasses that could be done with those parts which you have furnished. He is very much interested in this work, and I am glad to say has been of much help in serving hundreds of our paâ€" tients. sen, rehabilitation chairman,» reâ€" ported the need of used eye glagses for patients &t the veterans hospiâ€" tal at Dixon, HL‘\ The following item taken from the Auxiliary News, explains how these glasses are put to use and how they are appreciated : _ Veterans at Dixon Need Used Glasses At a recent meeting of the Highwood unit, 501, American Leâ€" Thursday, March 6, 1947 h. Don‘t make any deductions NIGEL D. CAMPBELL, PmE n t ECE Y EEmE7y through his brilliance and his great love of England, sees that by the purchase of the Sues Canal he can secure for= England the trade routes she desires. e Russia, which is also a contestâ€" ant for the Sues Canal, stands in his way, ‘The plot resoives itself through the intrigne of Russiian .l-;ln‘l'nwn((ldm head) and Poljambe (Jim Friedâ€" m::-,a-h.m: MceNen!), is enamored with Charles (Bill Hesler), secretary to Disracli. All of these are under the thamb of one great man by whom Queen o hn ces ‘ar te oysA *4 ut the end of the k ternient was made at M al Park cemetery, brother. _ Her husband preceded her in death in May, 1945. _ t EPC 4170 UHNUECRY Paul J. of Highwood, a former fire leta, m. :.h:.'ofck.: Mayfield, IIL., + Philip J. of Carson City, Mich., and Mrs. Kerrigan of Lake Forest. St. James church in Highwood for Mrs, Emma Swikard, 76, who sucâ€" cumbed to a year‘s illness on Satâ€" urday evening at her home on 24 came to Chicago at the age of 14, es No e dldkiene Palk in 1 She is survived by one daughâ€" hr,.n.rla-o-olm- cago, erandchildren. two Rites for Former three years she had made ‘her home . with her daughter, Mrs. Francis Kerrigan of Granby road, Lake Forest. She was preceded in death by her husband, Vencil, and her son, Vencil Jr. She was a member of the Cathoâ€" lic Daughters of America, St. Mary‘s church in Lake Forest, the Altar and Rosary societies of the Funeral Services for Mrs. Edna Swikard "In the opinion of league memâ€" bers, a resolution calling for an expression of the will of the peoâ€" ple is clearly reasonable. . The league believes that all of the peoâ€" ple of Illinois ‘will watch, with inâ€" terest, the activity of the governor and of their representatives in the legislature with regard to this resâ€" olution." . Monday at St. Mary‘s church in Lake Forest for Mrs. Catherine Muzik, 76, who passed away Friâ€" day, Feb. 28, at the Lake Forest _Leaders in government, memâ€" bers of the bar, agricultural and labor organizations in the state have long stressed the need for constitutional revision," said Mrs: Farley. "The league believes that a Constitutional Convention must be assembled, to make changes in the constitution which will enable the people of the state to have better control over the machinery of government. A resolution which.would make it possible for the people of Iliâ€" nois to vote on whether or not they want‘a Constitutional Convention has been introduced in the State Senate, S.J.R. 9. This resolution is receiving the support of the IIlâ€" inois League of Women Voters, according to Mrs. Preston Farley, the league‘s chairman for a conâ€" stitutional convention, "While the failure of that propâ€" osition to win the approval of the voters was a great disappointâ€" ment to me, my attitude toward this legislation remains the same. That is, I shall continueto support and:reasonable legislation that, will give the people and the General Assembly full opportunity to make our State Constitution conform to present day needs." f Governor Green has assured the Illinois League of Women Voters that he will "continue to support any reasonable legislation that will give the people and the General Assembly full opportunity to make our State Constitution conform to present day needs." The letter from the governor to Mrs. Walter T. Fisher, president of the léague, is as follows: "As you know, I have throughout my terms â€" as governor consistently supported all practical efforts to enable the people of our state to express themselves on the subjects of constitutional revision. In line with that policy, I advocated in my legislative message in 1945 .the submission of the constitutional convention question to a stateâ€"wide referendum. That legislation failâ€" ed in the General Assembly. Thereâ€" after, I publicly _ endorsed _ the Gateway Amendment proposition, which as you know was on the balâ€" lot at the eléction last November League of Women Voters Born in Highwood, for the past were held on Mrs. Kenneth Margeson is shown proudly admiring the silver award presented to her husband, Kenneth Margeson Sr., â€" Highland _ Park Scoutmaster, by Milton H. Wright of Lake Bluff, Scout commissionâ€" er, at the annual Scout leaders‘ appreciation dinner held recently in the North Shore Congregation Israel temple, Glencoe. + Margeson is scoutmaster of ‘Roâ€" tarian troop 30 of Highland Park and a ‘member_ of _the staff . at Camp Maâ€"Kaâ€"Jaâ€"Wan last sumâ€" mer. ‘As a former scout with four years service, and the father of \ PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINO!IS You’llbempthedlsthenewm of cheer in your home when you add bright new bulbs to empty sockets and replace wrongâ€"sized or burnedâ€" out buibs. The rooms will be gay and ever so attractivel s Your family wil appreciate the bright new look to their home, and when company comes, you‘ll welâ€" come them into a warm, cheerful houschold, decorated with light. . Proper lighting is particularly Silver Beaver Award T HE _PRESS a scout, he became a member of a troop committee, serving in the capacity of finance chairman in 1940., In 1942 while serving as coâ€"chairman of the troop commitâ€" tee, he took over the scoutmasterâ€" ship ofâ€"this troop, a post he still holds. He also assisted in the forâ€" mation of Air Scout squadron 31. He has attended numerous trainâ€" ing courses of the council and has been an instructor at many. . He is also ‘an Eagle scout. ~â€" Mr. Margeson ‘is employed by the post office and lives at 844 North End court, Highland Park. Fill empty sockets and exchange burnedâ€"out light bulbs now! â€" Rites on Su For Former Sudden Death of Mrs. Vendla Hill, of 53 N. Green Bay road, passed away on Tuesâ€" day forencon at the Highland Park hospital after an illness of three days. Born in Sweden in 1868, she had been a resident of Highland Park for 51 years. Her husband, Alâ€" fred, preceded her in death: Surviving are two daughters, Helen, who lives at home, and Mrs, Carl Bergstrom of Maywood. Funeral services were held on Sunday at the Kelly chapel for John A. Magnuson, a former resiâ€" dent, who had lived for the past several years in Chicago." Rev. Wilson officiated. Services will be held on Friday, March 7, at 2 pm at the Seguin Funeral home, Rev. Lester Laubâ€" enstein officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Park cemetery. Friends ‘are requested to omit flowers, Born in Sweden 79 years ago, he came to this country at the age of 19, _ A building contractor, he assisted in the building of the Great Lakes barracks during the first world war. Sn'tvlving are a son, Sydney L., of Highland Park; two daughters, Mrs. Goldie James of Lake Forest and Mrs, Beda Hasney of Antioch; one stepâ€"son, Eric Johnson of Chiâ€" c#go, eight grandchildren and three greatâ€"grandchildren. _ Interment was made at Moonâ€" ey‘s cemetery, Veteran Highland Parker Is Taken by Death John A. Bloomdahl, 1320 Broadâ€" view, who was taken by death on Masonic rites were held at the Kelly chapel on Wednesday for Take advantage of our liberal reâ€" newal policy: To all customers on light bulb exchange service there is no charge for replacing most sizes of standard, bursiedâ€"out buibs marked "PS of NI not only for attractiveness, but for the comfort and protection good lighting gives you. You owe it to your family to provide the best lighe possible for them as they study, read and work about the house. Don‘t delay . . . check your light club, retiring from active business m‘&*u are + : a daughter, Mrs. Charles P. Hunâ€" Awarded Lt. Zactke Sunday, at the age of 74. Born in Sweden, he came to this country in 1892, and had been a resident of Highland Park for 48 Hunter, Jr. Lt. Earling Wallace _ Znmeske, USNR, of N. St. ,Johns avenue, husband of Mrs. Bereath Zaeske, has received a permanent citation of fighter plane in Fighting Squadâ€" ron 2, attached to the USS Horâ€" net, in action against enemy Japâ€" anese forces in the vicinity of the Phflippimlfilh,&p&l&l'm, Attacked by hostile fighters serving as escort for a group of bombers, Lt. Zaeske shot down one and assisted in repulsing the othâ€" ers. His devotion to duty upheld the highest traditions of the Unitâ€" ed States naval service." VACATIONING IN MEXICO ,Mrs. Mary Tipton, her daughter, Mrs. Sophie Wohlbruck, and Miss Gladys Withrow, all of N. Second street, are vacationing in Mexico. They left on Sunday and expect to be gone a month. ; Ravinia Post Office Asks for Bids® Bids are being asked for by the Ravinia post office for the haulâ€" ing of the mail. Bids must be in by March 14, 1947. Text of the citation follows: "For meritorious achievem of the Page 5

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