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Highland Park Press, 27 Aug 1936, p. 1

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| TURKEYS ren _ D N BREAD to Serve for . pkg. _lb, M SEED _ _130¢ Leg o‘Lamb END ’ NOW ON °_ HAND Tin Tced Genuine 1936 Mink free Fck Lb. SAVITA =® \TABLETs TS ast Food Dressed SPRING BRAN 7oc¢ Fresh» 69¢ NHeatinho oeectis Metdooe J‘.'.j 28¢ 25¢ 15¢ 25¢ 35¢ 20, B | _ Secure Funds For hn 1 â€" Ble & Lights \Koe foot h on If ig in the ion f | mo ! ~wi | â€" Helps Park Board + â€"â€" *Jarge nun f &n for .. _« ‘mnd at t I er was in : in l ohks 0 , able and sit 6 ¢ Night . W. E. Brand, insurance agent lfo: many in Highland Park, los the mz‘;-nger at the first knuckle on his right hand, Friday, when an ‘attendant at the North Shore Taxi company accidently. slambed the door Ol:hi: hand when he enteréd one of their cabs to return to his home, mccording to a statement Chinese Officer at Great Lakes Aug. tour of the station in the company of ,Co.'n}nnderzc. C. Todd, US.N., the executive officer. Slams Taxi Door Cuts Off Finger Brind was taken to the Highland Park hospital where heâ€"was attendâ€" ed by Dr. J. H. Lundstrom. _ _ The qualifying rounds for the anâ€" nual club championship tournament have béen completed and the three flights will begin play next Sunâ€" A of twentyâ€"two players from the Sunset Valley course jourâ€" neyed to the Wauconda Golf club to : con in ‘interâ€"club : matches last Sunday. The team from the _ Park links were successâ€" ful in iwinning by point score of 88â€"24, â€" 22 Golfers Compete In Interâ€"Club Matches bugs and the swimmers flocked to the beach. Incidentally, the matter is ng somewhat of a problem to the residents along the lake as the have eaten most of the vegetation near the water and are ning to move inward. ¢ m wave that enâ€" . High Park and vicinity â€"end did wonders for the 8 popularity of the Central beach. Until last Saturday the had been more deserted than for the month of Auâ€" gust. Undoubtedly this deficiency in the attendance was largely due H plague of grass hoppers by a storm more than & week The insects have inâ€" fested beach and bluffs borderâ€" ing lake, presented distasteful for the would be bathâ€" ers. warm weather, however, toved more unbearable than the unsportsmanly walk away, without : their bit. If one is inâ€" rested enough to go to a game, ey whould be interested enough hire in the expense. * charge for admission is perâ€" mitted on the park grounds, but a onation may be given. If each inâ€" ividdal would give a small amount, he lights and bleachers would be & ity in a short time. . No definite arrangements have by the team to secure inds, but donations will be reatly appreciated from individâ€" als. <Possibly within a few weeks, 8 feature will be planned at h the public in general will be: fiven an o pportunity to share. ; + ,4 l stfd eno : re in : on th itted on m.. ma) Heat Sends Many To C€entral Beach . Years ago much interest | was manifest in the local baseball team, f‘mlledinthowk;no‘r;- ever, in recent years, only a few enches on the side lines are availâ€" able and naturally, people want to at down when they attend a game. ‘Night games at the park have - very popular, and if accomâ€" modations were better, more people would attend the games. Interest in a local team, whether it be baseâ€" ball, football, golf or any other »ame, creates a community spirit. â€" If there was any method of closâ€" ing in the ball park so that a small ission charge could be made, mutch more could be accomplished cally with sports. There are so lany local fans who are willing o go down and watch a game, and when the hat is passed, very _\ Having aroused the interest of a Marge number of local ball fans, the ’, and Duffy team>is now coâ€" mnerating with the city park comâ€" mismion in an effort to raise funds tor more lights and a new set of UME XXVI by him to, this paper. Mr. T‘he Highland Park The squadron without fearâ€"they will try anything once or twiceâ€"if they live. â€" Motors whining, propelâ€" lers scteaming five miles up. five milesâ€"aâ€"minute downâ€"straight for the ground and glory. Thus do the ‘test pilots, unsung heroes of aviation, live and die. Fittingly, a picture |dedicated to these brave men has been produced. It features Richard Dix and Karen Morley and is called "Devil‘s Squadron," If you care to see something really thrillâ€" ing,boltthoAlcyononThumlay br}Friday of this week. P The Ladies Aid society of the Zion Luthe ghurch of Highwood, will sponsor a corno social on Friday, August 28th on the lawn of the Charles (Nelun home, corner of High st. and Prairie ave., Highwood. Coffee, c}tke\md ice cream will be served. (All are‘ welcome. The ‘ annual picnic of the Highâ€" wood firemen was held Sunday at Dunes P;.rk, Waukegan. Chief Fred Kehrwald, who was in charge of the i!hir,-d#nrves much credit for the success. | All who attended report a most on‘loy_a.ble time. You‘ll soon be humming the songs and be trying the new dance steps which Jessie Matthews introâ€" duces in her production, "It‘s Love Again," which Alcyon patrons will have a chance to see on Wednesâ€" day and Thursday, Sept. 2 and 3. Masculine talent abounds in the cast wi$ Robert Young supplying the chief ‘romantic interest. ‘In addition to containing enterâ€" tainment value in abundance the picture presents a most Prresistâ€" ible comedy story. I â€" Kay Francis is appearing in her latest picture, "The White Angel," on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The screen has had many fine proâ€" ductions but none have been any greater in dynamic power, in sheer drama, pathos, tragedy, romance and artistry. There is that indeâ€" ‘finable something in this heart throbâ€" bing drama that grips and holds the attention from start to finish, The story of: Florence Nightingale‘s sinâ€" gle handed battle against the prejâ€" udice, greed â€"and incompetency of the leading surgeons and governâ€" ment o?dals of the middle of the last century, is known to the world but never has it been dapicted in such flaming and picturesque color as in this film. ts The motion pictures are â€"#Anding more and more time for the stories of Booth Tarkington, long accountâ€" ed‘ America‘s most beloved chron icleg of small town life. Jane Withâ€" ers at the head of an excellent cast is seen;‘,in. "Gentle Julia," a story of en nc nevenite o a is told in the touching, upâ€" rou-imy funny style thiat only Booth Tarkington possesses. At the Alcyon on Saturday, August 29th, only. Alcyon to Present "The White Angel" Authorize Mayor to Execute Contract to Maintain Route 42 Following the cou:il meeting the Board of Local I vements apâ€" proved ithe first estimate of $8,200 to the Highway Construction Co. for work already done on the West Cenâ€" tral avenue mpvemeta. } Regular reports from the building doputum;t, fire department, water departnyent and conporation council were received ahd placed on file. B to ~execute a contract with m State Highway department to maintain State Route 42, (Sheriâ€" dan road), through Highland Park for the ensuing year, . i ‘Bills and payrolls from July 15 to August 15, amounting to $15,929.30, were approved and ordered paid. A report from Justice of the Peace, Henry Hanson, showed a colâ€" lection of fines amounting to $238 for the imonth of July. A regular meeting of the City Comilt. was held in the council ‘Monday, evening at 7:30 o‘clock and only routine business was transacted. + h mayor and city clerk were "3.;“9-:3:‘1 to execute a contract For An Old Fashioned Towuwn Meeting On page 4 you‘ll find a letâ€" ter ‘from your neighbor, Thomas Creigh, suggesting a series of town meetings. On page 4 you‘ll find an editorial on the same idea. them and then send in your comments. Enjoy Picnic Sunday Plan Corno Social OFFICIAL FICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK HIGHLAND P ILLINOIS, THURSsDAY, AUcUST 27, 19836 _ _ _ s Menibers Of the North Shore Yacht club along with other Highâ€"| land Parkers inclined to be interâ€"| ested in somg sort of boating still| cling to a hope kindled.. within | them slightly less than a .go,” when a harbor was the | talk of the town. Now, however, with another| er drawing to a glose, these persons realize that they are guilty of having been opâ€" timistic in their plans. â€" | i Time and Again loyal yachtsmen have managed to get the authoriâ€" tis keyed up to a high pitth of enâ€" thusiasm. This vehem \_ dies rapidly and has dwindled away to memory by the time an fistimsted cost is sub } Hope For Harbor At H. Pg)windleb ‘The, NYA is anxious to help all students : who .could . not : attend school without some: 'fiwéhl aid and whose | fnmifiga'aveéljumble to give them this aid. _.| | /. The is continuing its . proâ€" gram of last year in so far as stuâ€" dent aid is concerned. t year many students of both high school and college |were enabled to conâ€" tinue ‘their schooling: through the assistance the National Youth administrati § <A All needy and deserving students who desire th receive schogol aid unâ€" der the National Youth Administraâ€" tion student aid plan should make application &t once to dean of the college the principal of the high school they wish to gttend. All students who wish to apply for this aid must be both needy jfid ‘deservâ€" ing. i d 1 8 Deservi Can Ap The Knigge family are occupyi the former home of Ho%'ry Wifl mayor of ield, which is loca on Milwaukée ave., just north 6 Half Day rdad. Mrs. Knigge is a sister of Mrg. Philip Scully, Jr., of Decrfield., [‘| / > â€" | t\ Sn it Kills Golfer : [ Lester Togper, aged 28, of ‘Chi-n cago, was killed by lightning whild“ he and three companions 1 ph‘y-ii ing golf e Pickwick course west of GI & fi =>»] Needles for a phonograph we removed thrh a small hole in th box, caused [by ‘the lightning; th covér‘ was ghut on the . when discovered. of the es were strewn on the floor and ywere : netized so that when one was pick, ed up, all 0 tlu.modmclung gether, No‘ fire regu but the room was ballly wrecked." l Free gtnspo.rt#tion To Legion Picnic Over 42 mipdals will be presented to the scoutd of that city, who have qualified, and in order to supply the Features ‘wf the picnic :include, prizes of vafious descriptions, rides and bocce tournament. Dancing will be enjoyed in the evening.. Everyâ€" one should bring their ¢ picnic basket, but lightâ€" refreshments will be served on the grounds, | f A very inferesting story was rei lated ‘regarding a former Deerfiel family, whoge home in Half Da; was struck ‘by |lightning a afterndon diuring the n. M Carl Kniggd was at home â€" alo: when their karage was struck by lightning, the lightping followi the undergrofhnd eleéflc niiflnl in the house, pétting the entire circu out of commission, and entering th north bed réom,. The :&:dowl in this room ‘wete complétely Jown out, and the g was thrown with suc force that pleces of it lodged in a nearby oak tree. A watch which was lying on the dresser, had the works . completely removed and thrown on the dresser top. | w ansgportation will be fur.)| other ‘successful Campbell Chapter nished all | who wish to atâ€";| night. T es : tend the pidgnic Sunday at &:n':_" â€" The ~next regular meeting of Grove, being given by Stupey Smith ) Campbell Chapter will be held Sept. Post of American Legion ‘of, Z2nd at 7:30 ip.m. After which a Highwood. ‘Mnyone wishing to go,| Corno game will be held. A small who has no Ineans of getting there,||admission fee will be charged and can get trankportation at the corner||refreshments will be served. bt_leay‘ nd Higbwo«%l avenues,|)} . en nnnnmmmme Sunday. > i [‘va_ Harhat ITinran Lightning Plays ;”Raddiffe Kirk Is Pranks; Not Much |Killed When Auto From rep réceived, the e tri¢al storms Tuesday caused littl damage y, and the 1¢ 1i department sbent a very quiet night in spite of the sharp li ing a claps of thumder. ; >P +. S & Sti‘ldéfnts ly for Aid e Locally resting story was re ig a form Deerficlj home. in Half Daj y lightning Tuesdaj ing the s:&'m. Mrs The Sunday School of the Grace . E, church is giving a "Jitney (Carnival" on the church â€"lawn, on ‘, corner of North ave. and Lauretâ€" ‘ta place, Friday: evening at 7:00 ‘p‘clock. ‘ Everyone is invited to come j@and join in ‘the fun. Varied forms ipf ~entertainment and refreshments I1 be offered. | The Art Mart will take place in vinia. Station Park, directly opâ€" site the Ravinia Station. â€" |\ For further information call Marâ€" forie Watson, H. P. 1683. © EGrand Officers Are â€" Eastern Star Guests On Saturday, Sept. 5, the artists of vinia and Highland Park . are holding their second outdoo‘;l exhitâ€" it.. All of the artists within the two communities are urged to join exhibiting. . "Jitney Carnival" omorrow Evening On Wednesday evening Aug. . 19 Campbell chapter O. E. S. had the pleasure of entertaining Mrs. Elizâ€" abeth Davenport, worthy grand maâ€" + ~The Church school still meets at \the same hour of morning worship, 10:30, with sessions in the beginâ€" ‘ners, primary,; and junior departâ€" ments, 6 The High School Book Store will open Friday, Sept. 4, from 9 to , and Saturday, Sept. 5, from 9 hbcal Artists to: old Outdoor Exhibit . 8. Book Store pens Friday, Sept. 4 to 12, so that students may purâ€" hase their books for the new term. It is hoped that all possible will ivail| themselves of this© opportuâ€" nity, as assignments will be made he first day of school. * Mr. Maurice G. Ivins will be the soloist with Esther Warnd (Ball as organist. I Hits Truck Sat. tron, and ‘Wm. 8. Adler, ‘worthy md patron, and five grand officers. f evening will remain a pleasant memory for all who attended and heard the inspiring talk given by the worthy grand matron, worthy grand patron, and past worthy grand matron, Mrs. Vivian Scott. To merit their praige speaks for itâ€" self. _The soloist Mrs. Gertrude Goosman sang several delightful hqlr:ben, and the officers from Deéerâ€" feld chapter formed a colorful esâ€" cort. . Delicious refreshments and lovely flowers and table decorations added the the finishing touch to anâ€" other ‘successful Campbell Chapter ©â€"Recently Kirk had been staying At the Onwentsia club in Lake Forâ€" est. ‘His mother, Mrs. Maude Hamâ€" ‘bleton Kirk, came here from Caliâ€" fornia to attend the funeral. His father, who resides in Chicago and was away on a business trip, also came for the funeral. the Ladoga The Freshmen are to report for tlasses Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 8:45, ind upper classmen, Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 8:45. â€" f Kirk was unable to stop his autoâ€" mobile, when he was driving north on Skokie boulevard, and plowed inâ€" to the truck aperated by Penzie Manique of Green Bay road, which had stopped at the highway interâ€" section for a change of traffic lights, . â€" The young man‘s body was reâ€" moved to the Kelly Undertaking home. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:80 p.m. in Rosehill Cemetery chapel. Radcliffe W. Kirk, 25, of Lake Forest, was fatally injured early aturduy morning, when the car in ich he was riding alone, crashed into the rear of a truck at Skokie boulevard and Deerfield road. He was the son of Walter R. Kirk, millionaire soap magnate. Mrs.: George Wagenseil . and daughter, Katherine, of Phoenix, Ariz., were guests of the Coale famâ€" ily of South Linden avenue, this Elks to Picnic at Forest Lake The lfihl‘nd" Park Lions Club will hofsa',buin&a meeting at the Green 'rnt-;-roe, today (Thursday, Aug. 27th)}. . Sunday, the Highland Park Elks and their families will enjoy their annual pi« at Forest Lake. All members the local lodge are urged to attend, for Bob Anspach, chairman, has. planned many enterâ€" taining feat for the day. The bookstore at Oak Terrace school ~will be open for business Monday, Aug. 31, at 9 a.m. Play Off Series With Glencoe Tonight â€" Monday evening, Aug. 81, Evansâ€" ton will bm one of the strongest soft ball teams ever to play on the North ‘Shore to meet Duffy and Duffy. ie game is â€"scheduled> at 8:80 o‘clock as is the one with Glenâ€" coe this ing. * Duffy abd Duffy, soft ball team, will mtgpafclencoe Allâ€"Stars this evening in the final game of the thrée game series. This game was postponed ,{:om two weeks ago, on account of rain. As both teams are evenly matched, each team having won one #tme, the conflict should prove im'zq:dtin: and should attract a large crowd, . Building Permits Issued During Week Another. accident in almost the sameâ€"Jocation and by another Milâ€" waukee:resident also occurred Sunâ€" day. morning. ~ ‘Charles Smith of Milwaukee ran into a ditch on West Prairie ave. to avoid hitting a car which came suddenly onto the highâ€" way from a driveway without stop. ping. His car was also badly damâ€" md' ;j 4 t Stuart White, 247 Lambert Tree road, $8,600 dwelling. â€"~> \Gust E. Stenman, 1857 Broadview $4,000 dwelling, . . .‘ â€" <>_ \Alice "IH Decker, 154. Lake View terrace, $21,000 dwelling. . Gene Craft of Milwaukee met with an unusual accident <arly Sunday morning when his car sudâ€" denly ran into several inches of water under the viaduct on West Prairie ave. When the car hit the water the driver lost control and the car crashed into one of the side walls of the viaduct and was badâ€" ly damaged. e \‘David W. Needler, 2220 Dell lane, $11,000 dwelling. + ill Johnson, 2141 Pine Point drive, $14,00 dvei?inx. R «.A tell N. Palmer, 2302 Pierce . Permits have been issued by the Highland |Park | Building Departâ€" ment during the past ten days as follows: || ; 4 Charles Hemming, 115 McGovern street, private garage, $150. ‘Lowell N. Harter, 2222 Old Briar road, $15,300 dwelling. There fre estimated to be 1400 dogs in Highland Park and so far only; 800 ‘have been inoculated and given doz licenses. ‘The police are making a strenuous caimpaign to enforce the incculation and license tag ruling. Citizens who have dogs should not wait for the officer to take thdl:‘pets into custody before complying with this law. Two Milwaukee Cars Damaged Sunday on Prairie Avenue Four people have been bitten by dogs, actording to. reports made to the i1 police during the past week. (In all cases the dogs have been taken in for three weeks obâ€" servation. | No rabies have been reâ€" Four Are Bitten By During Week; Enforce Law Winds _ .«./â€" : \ are i‘l yesterdays of Highâ€" | â€" land Park, but many. of their wpleasint, important or perâ€" |\ _ haps | trin events will be t d by reading Looking | ckward on page 4. With :The Lion‘s Club Meeets Pregss: Mr. Harvey 8. Olson of Ravin .‘;‘ has left on an extensive Europ t tour. â€"Included in his itinerary arg Russia, Latavia, Bulgaria, Hu :‘ and Czechoslavakia as well as the. Scandinavian countries. He plar ’”‘ spend some time in Moscow ndl| various parts :‘ Russia, returning ; to Highland the latter part of October. /‘ j Is it possible that the Chicago : porter had a pipe dream and w short on news features, or has | discovered that one of our teache goes hatless /all winter. At @ rate the whole town is talking, a: luore)m the mystery may Harvey S. Olson to Tour Europe Curiosity is Hgog over the tity of the H Park tgachexjnldogli‘:‘uiuâ€" mpuudh*m Tribune, telling of the nudist ony in Indiana in which he or is a member. Many surmises been made, but as yet the iden is a mystery.| / 1 no bat 7y Is Local Teacher Associated with Nudist Colony? According to the custom of he Evangelical Lyutheran church Eih’ West Central avenue, six ice# ‘a year are conducted in the Germin the date for the next one. All peo I desiring to hear a sermon pr ched in that language are invited to mtâ€" tend this service at 9:30 a. m. | _ The regular service begi *m" 10:30. Whact Conduct Services in German, Sunday Work on the renovating of the Wld Elm! Place school building is pFoâ€" gressing nicely, but will not. be -“',‘ pleted in timeâ€"for the reopeni 'i,! school. "All children through : fourth grades will} report at . Green Bay road school, as has béet customary in the past. / | The estimated cost of the addi fl‘i’ improvements will approxin A repair program covering . Lincoln, Ravinia and Ridge is also under way, which when pleted will add materially to abilities of these schools. Braeside school is having an s tion bnflt,whhhhb::nu playroom or temporary tor as .well as three additional « rooms. The present building awbout reached capacity and in of the large home building prog which isprevalent in this distric became necessary for the sc board to extend its educational cilities to provide for a contemg ed increase in enrollment of chil in September, ~Every effort is ing made to have the building c pleted for the beginning of scl on Sept. 9. + Aruiiâ€"aan At the Deerfield Shields Figt School, changes have‘ been madg in the swimming pool to imake roonj For bleachers at the side, for the fonâ€" venience of spectators. New "'.1 absorbing ceilings have been “fl‘ improved in various parts !:' building as well as rtumerous c her repairs in other sections of school. t : All of the school in the Park district have been # repairs during the summer and be in excellent condition for opening of school ‘on W rig | #5 8 »4vct $ t ty# Ts Jt7

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