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Page 2 Random Travel Notes NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.:â€" Thanks to capable and courteous Edwin O. Kirkeâ€" by, likeable manager of the excellent Kirkeby Hotels, our visits in this great city, and in historic Philadelphia, have been delightful. C The alert Kirkeby staff, blessed with preâ€"war politeâ€" ness, are taking splendid care of us as they have for many of you Highland Parkers in the past. We‘re housed in the finest Gotham Hotel suite and we‘re being treated like rovalty. It‘s fine coming to a big city like this and being made to feel at home. So, a BIG THANKS to the Gotham and Warwick (Philadelphia) managers. We surely appreciate your hospitality .. .. 13 RANDOM TRAVEL NOTES . . .\ comfortable and offer about !.he Our favorite daily newspaper, The New York Times, has a story in it this morning quoting "Ike" Eisenhower. It seems "Ike" is all for doubling teachers‘ salaries. We surely agree. Highland Parkers are right fortunate to have such good teachers. I hope we reward: them properly . . . _ I wonder who inspects the giant Holland Tunnel leading into New York? And who reaps the harvest from all those tolls taken daily? BUSES, SIGNS, CHOCOLATE ... It‘d surely help outâ€"ofâ€"towners if buses had their destination marked on the rear as they do on the front . . . "Driveâ€"Carefully! â€"_ Thatâ€"Lifeâ€" "Driveâ€"Carefully! â€"_ Thatâ€"Lifeâ€" Youâ€"Saveâ€"May â€" Be â€" Your â€" Own" signs dot New Your highways . . . We tried to get hot chocolate at the Gotham Hotel, The New Weston and The Waldorfâ€""But we no have," the foreign speaking waiters tell us . . . e "Taint so. There are many finerâ€"particuâ€" larly if you‘re looking for quiet, residential hotels without that cold. commercial approach . . . _ Incidentally, many folks think the Waldorf is the hotel in New York. SOLDIERS, TRUCK DRIVERS As draft breezes blow against necks of the nation‘s youth, you see more and more young men in uniform, hitchâ€"hiking. walking the streets. sitting around the railroad in Hershey, Pa.: ‘"The only thing that comes to him who waits is whiskers" "A wife shares a man‘s grief. double around 10â€"t Manhattan â€" taxi / drivers drive like: 1) They want to run down everyone on the street; 2) Every "fare" is an emergency case and must be speeded to his destination in a matter of seconds. In New York cabs, passengers see signs reading, "Avoid acciâ€" dents. Sit back and relax." If you can, that is, By the way, New York‘s new cabs look like a Cadillac and a Nash, blended. They‘re speedy, pen jeeps Entered as second class matter March | 1, 1911, at the Post Office at Highiand Park. Nilnots. 1 Subscription rates: $150 per year; 3| outside of Lake County, IIlinois Issued Thursday of each week by the Highland Park Press. 516 Laure! avenue, Highiand Park. liL, Telepbone: Highâ€" land the paper only. and be signed with the tation SI TWE HIGHLAND ogr ins seen, at a penny â€"arcade hi rk truck drivers toss tonners like they were (SPECIAL TO THE HIGHLAND I’Al‘ PRESS) a man‘s gmic triples his e So This Is New York! WHITT NORTHMORE SCHULTZ PARK PRESS Let‘s Take a Look comfortable and offer about the cheapest form of transportation available here . . . FASHION NOTES .. Just about all the New York women we see are wearing the "New Look," which is now getting kinda old. | Predominant colors this season seem to be: 1) green; )2 gray; )3 blue. Black is worn little. Women here want to look like women, thank goodness. Their dress is ultra feminine. BEST PLACE TO EAT ... For consistently good food, specdily served, we found Stoufâ€" fers best. The one just off Fifth Avenue on 57th St. reminded us of Cooley‘s Cupboards, Evanston. New Yorkers seem to have all kinds of money; and they‘re really spending it. Luncheons at the most popular spots begin in the $3:50 to $5 bracket . .. We‘re continually amazed to discover how little New Yorkers know about New York. We asked five different .people if there was a drug store near the Gotham Hotel. No one knew . . . . New York office hours seem to be from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. And 3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.‘Then business leaders dart to waiting suburban trains which rush them to their rural homes . ... Sugar lumps are used at almost all restaurants; sugar in a bow! is a New York rarity . . . ELEVATORS AND COMMON SENSE ... ® Building elevators here have the command, "Tell your floor immeâ€" diately" hanging on signs. New Yorkers are always in a hurry . .. Why don‘t most hotels have sweet pickles? And why do all hoâ€" tels (it seems that way, at any rate) insist upon giving you marmâ€" alade? We saw Dick Haymes at the Roxy. He looks as he does in the movies. He has a beautiful voice... If your bathtub has a slippery base, put down a bath towel inside the tub and save yourself costly and painful falls. Insurance exâ€" perts report a bathtub is *Public Accident Maker No. 1" . . . If you want to see a movie in New York, you‘d better have $2.50 ready to give the cashier. That‘s all for now. More from Manhattan later. . . . 110 S. First St. Mr. and Mrs. J. Roth, 389 Comstock, wish to thank their friends for the many kindnesses shown them in their recent beâ€" reavement, as well as for the sympathy expressed by the many _ beautiful flowers reâ€" ceived. North Shore Buick Co. 30 Years In Highland Park Authorised Sales and Service Buick Care KEEP BUICK BEST By YOULL SEE WHY BUICK PARTS KEEP BUICKS BEST Highwood Honors Its First Casualty of World War II Saturday was set aâ€" side as a day for payâ€" ing tribute to the late Pvt. Fred Caldarelli, 20, the first Highwood victim of World War II. Flags were disâ€" played at half mast over the city hall and in the park, and the colors were displayed in business estabâ€" lishments. . After memorial services at the First United Evangelical church in Highland Park, the young hero was laid in his final resting place in Memorial Park, Evanston. Nine months after entering the army, Puvt. Caldarelli shipped overâ€" seas in September, 1943, and met his death in action January 29, 1944 at Anzio, Italy. Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pau! Caldarelli, 216 Sheridan, the deceased is survived by six brothers: Daniel, Paul Jr., Louis, Joseph, Lawrence and Cesare; and four sisters: Mary, and Betty Caldarelli, Mrs. Margaret Pelleâ€" grini and Mrs. Violet Gualandri. Two Highland Parkers Among Honored Dead Returned From France Remains of 5,864 Americans| o ie snn e on who lost their lives during World | Color by TECHNICOLOR War II have been returned to the | Added: Late News & Selected Shorts United States from Europe aboard | the United States Army Tnnsportlv.he Chicago Cardinals â€" College Lawrence Victory, the Department | Allâ€"Stars football game. of the Army announced | today.| â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"___â€" Remains arrived at the New York Mrs, Richard Baughman Port of Embarkation. piobeiictnreceat en pap e drra nc Armed forces dead originally interred in temporarily military cemeteries in France are among those brought back to this country. A total of 365 remains were reâ€" turned upon instructions of next of kin residing in Ilinois. Emmett Moroney Wins Blind Bogey Prize In Golf Tourney Amon: the honored dead to be returned to Highland Park are Pfe. Frederick E. Groesbeck, son of Elias H. Groesbeck, 623 Vine avenue, . and _ Pfc. Robert M. Hirsch, son of Mrs. Helen M. Hirsch, 1540 Judson. At the annual golf outing Of| ing the carments for hnndworkl the Waukegan Association of ln-‘."d finishing sewing done by the | surance agents at the Glen Flor&\rest of the group. ‘ Country club, last week, the blind Mrs. Richard R. Baughman, 2n6, bogey prize was won by Emmett viceâ€"president, is in charge of sewâ€"| Moroney of Highland Park, Comâ€"; ing this year; her able coâ€"chairmen ‘ peting were 97 other contestants, are Mrs. Gordon Buchanan Jr. insurance men and guests from and Mrs. Kenneth Lineberry.‘l Waukegan and Chicago. . Serving on the committee are Mrs. | _ Dinner was served at seven, folâ€"| Philip Biggert, Mrs. Robert Block, lowed by award of prizes, rnusiell“lrs. W. J. Hodge, Mrs. E. N. selections and television view of!‘Johnson and Mrs. David Welch. Xoung lads aren‘t pasticular how soiled their clothes get so it‘s a commfort to mothers to know that Tweeduroy is washable, as proven by 25 years‘ experience. Tweeduroy is also treated with Cravenette. . ~â€" y Back to School â€" Garnett‘s Men‘s Store Guaranteed Washable PRICES SAME AS LAST YEAR TfiEE P R ESS REGULAR â€" $6.95 JUNIOR â€" $5.95 HUSKY â€" $7.95 The sewing committee consists of 8 members who do the machine |stitching at flz meetings, preparâ€" |inc the carments for handwork ‘nnd finishing sewing done by the rest of the group. Mrs. Richard Baughman Heads Sewing Committee For Jr. Welfare Group Sewing garments for the under privileged children of Chicago is one of the most imnortant projects the members undertake at the monthly allâ€"dav meetings of the Highland Parkâ€"Ravinia Infant Welâ€" fare Junior group of 75 members. Last year a total of 1050 finâ€" ished garments were turned in to the Chicago downtown office for distribution at the various Welâ€" fare stations. This year the goal is to equal or surpass last year‘s excellent record. Thur., Fri, Sat. 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