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Highland Park Press, 9 Aug 1928, p. 14

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~ . CHILDREN MOVING FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER A recent study of the California inâ€" traâ€"schoo!l movements of ruralâ€"school pupils shows that only 29.2 per cent . of the pupils reacking the eighth grade have continued in the same ;'_fl‘ul system from the first grade; $ Importance of Wanting _ _A great deal of modern education is based on the theory that wanting is the important thing.â€"Woman‘s Route 89, Marshall county, paveâ€" *ment; to Cameronâ€"Joyce, Keokuk, Towa, $24,934.03. Route .153, Washington county, pavement; to W. F. Smith & Co. Wood River, $127,545.28. Route 173, section 131, Booneâ€"Meâ€" Henry counties, pavement; to Froemâ€" ,_i,-g_ Brothers, Milwaukee, $124,â€" Route 78, Carroll county, grading; to Néison, Mullen & Nelson,, Minneâ€" apolis, $103,812.2%6. Route 78, Whiteside county, gradâ€" ing; to Stevens Brothers, St. Paul, Minn., $62,105.05. Route 78, Carroll county, bridge; to A. Olsen, Waterloo, Iowa, $7,631.80. T. and L. D. Libby Company, Minneâ€" apolis, $15,805.14, Route 72, Ogle county, bridge; to F. Kaney, Forreston, IIJ., $8,801.20. Route 140, Wayneâ€"White counties, grading; to M. Hasse, St. Joseph, Mo:, $79,323.47. The following contracts have been awarded by the state division of highâ€" ways: * CONTRACTS AWARDED BY STATE HIGHWAY DEPT. He said that this country is now trailing Great Britain, Germany and Italy in the manufacture of airships but that, thru employment of mass production methods and machinery, this type of aircraft can be conâ€" structed in groups of five or more from the same design and of the same size, thus bringing manufacturâ€" ing costs on a basis comparable with those in airshipâ€"wise European naâ€" tions. £ Gilbert Betancourt, formerly with the Aircraft Development Corporaâ€" tion, of Detroit urged establishment of an airshipâ€"building industry in the United States because of possibilities thus presented for providing swift, safe and comfortable transportation. . This growing demand is strikingly evidenced in production of four plares daily by one leading manufacturer, approachment of that figure by anâ€" other maker ind completion of two planes each day by a third firm, he pointed out. He states that small commercial planes are being employed to an increasing extent for every manner of flying, from strictly pleasâ€" ure flying to instruction, paid pasâ€" senger carrying, sightâ€"seeting, phoâ€" tography, crossâ€"country and even to carrying of the air mail. Attractive Lines Attractive lines and comfort in the modern commercial aircraft are beâ€" ing demanded by the flying public in addition to better performance, Mr. Short said. He mentioned application: of twoâ€"tone body colors and streamâ€" like appearance as outstanding deâ€" mands. A few years ago cruising speeds of 100 miles per hour were thought satisfactory but now the opâ€"i erator of either a private machine or a transport is not content even with 12 to 130 miles, he stated. The problem of reducing noise in planes is troubling the designer, acâ€" cording to Mr. Short. If a sound and heat insulator such as balsa wood is effectively used, the roar of the engines is reduced but the highâ€" pitched tune of the propellers is still annoying, he pointed out. interest concerned with development of aviation to bring about an increased flying public through a better underâ€" standing of what is offered in modern IT8Ss USE PREDICTERD(â€"â€" use by Colonel Lindbergh in his transâ€" atlantic fiight. Mr. Lawrance, addressing the aeroâ€" mautical session of the American Soâ€" ciety of Mechanical Engineers in Deâ€" troit, urged the unification of national Produce More Mac Short, viceâ€"president and chief engineer of the Stesrman Aircraft Company, Wichita, Kan., said that more lightweight planes are being produced in the United States than in any other country and for this reason there is more private flying here for pleasure than elsewhere. Use of light airplanes on much the same basis as the small pleasure autoâ€" mobile is employed at present was forecast as possible in the immediate future by Charles L. Lawrance, presiâ€" dent of the Wright Aeronautical Corâ€" Route 4, Grundy county, bridge; to Believes Craft Will Be in Demand by Individuals school systems four or more of the motor "Education along the lines of safeâ€" ty should begin about the same time that one is taught their A.B.C.‘s." That is the one and only sure method of preservation, and the sooner this fact is comprehended, so much sooner will a notable decrease be shown in motor car accidents," declared Mr. Mayer. â€" . partners.â€"Woman‘s Home Com panâ€" ion. ests of the "jaywalker." Surely the granted in trying to beat an auto across should have some sort of a decoration or mark of distinction so that his classification can mark him as a jaywalker and, thus save him from possible grave injury. Why not a badge of green? Statisâ€" tics tell us that a goodly portion of fatalities occur. between street interâ€" sections while our common judgment continually peminds us to cross‘ at crossings or intersections only. But with all this, some still seem to forâ€" get that the days of the old "cowâ€" path road" is now an obsolete: fact and where the slow horseâ€"drawn veâ€" hicle caught our breath a quarter of a century ago, swiftly moving autoâ€" mobiles, trucks and other motor apâ€" pliances have taken their stead. GREEN RIBBONS FOR BELLâ€"HOP SERVICE ~ _ °_ JAYWALKERS URGED IN SUMMER RESORTS Method Adopted in Constantiâ€"| Hotel Customs Rrought Nearer nople Might Be Used to American Tourists, Says sons wear yellow ribbons, dumb perâ€" sons wear red, while the blind wear white. These bands are worn around their hats. It is a startling admission, howâ€" ever, according to Si Mayer, presiâ€" dent of the Automobile Club of Illiâ€" nois, that no mention or precaution has been made to nfe(\md'th; inter ities are compelling certain persons to wear ribbons as a warning to moâ€" «_ THE PRIDE OF THE SOUTH Caution _and courage should be New word is received from Conâ€" RoosEvELr Highland Park Press Let us show you our new samples reâ€" sembling engraving. Cards, Invitations, Announcements, Stationery. Does away with the cost of a plate. Something New in Printing NEW ORLEANS WRITE OR WIRE FOR RESERVATIONS HERE IS a hotel that matches every charm of this quaint old City. The Roosevelt is as interesting as its famous French Quarter â€"as hospitable as its peopleâ€" and as delightful as its year round climate. The United States, says the Wo. man‘s Home Companion, has accepted the summer auto touring:ides to the extent that within a few years all the comforts of a high class hotel may be available at the roadside auto camp. Among the camps de luxe alâ€" ready to have become nationally known, says the magazine, are those in Ohio, those near Denver, Colorado Springs and at Camp Grande in El Paso, Tex. nearer to the summer tourist who stops his motor car at the roadside camp and breaks his journey for a night‘s sleep. In some cases, says the magazine, "outdoor hotel service is available at motor camp rices. First class camps offer well equipped . playgrounds, swimming pool# and other convenâ€" iences. Pike‘s Peak‘s Cottage Camp has the custom of concerts every eveâ€" ning. ‘In Camp Grande one presses a butâ€" Beaming bell hops and ready pitchâ€" s of ice water, summoned by the The Automotive Spray and Painting Co. Painters and Decorators Mew Orleans Phone Glencoe 776 Under the single salary schedule reâ€" cently adopted for schools of Seattle, Wash., the maximum for teachers posâ€" sessing the Wichelor‘s degree was inâ€" creased from $2,400 to $2,700. The annual increment was raised from $60 to $100, and the number of increments was reduced from 11 to 8. a lflh-hr.k.m-d-ulb-h E1 â€"Paso hotels. and telegrams ns k are ‘delivered, magazines, fruit and No cest for expert advice on "How to Improve Vacent Property" candy are for sale." ) ~Ennetviecmeemeacnncarene cities charge r SALARY SCHEDULE IN SCHOOLS OF SEATTLE 29 South Second Street Breeder and Trainer of Police Doge Old Floors Resurfaced to Paul E. Downing Highland Park, Illinois Look Like New SKOKIE KENNELS _FRED KOLLET New Floors Laid and Surfaced Phone H. P. 566 Free Lecture on Christian Science First Church of Christ, Scientist It is impressive to know that point for point the Essex Superâ€"Six equals or excels any car up to $300 or $400 greater cost. But cold figures can‘t express the drama of this Ohio business man, who writes: *"My Essex gives me every fine car quality and perâ€" formance ability which our former costlier car gave, and we saved enough to pay for the whole family‘s touring vacation." 387 Hazel Avenue, Highland Park, IMlinois Monday Evening, August 27, 1928 Puyore cam pay for cmrs eut of OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Member of the Board of Lectureship of ‘The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts MR. RICHARD J. DAVIS, C. S. at Eight O‘clock The Public Is Cordially Invited to Attend of HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS A. W. PERSON _ Phoe» Hightand Park 2002 OUR references are clients for.whom we have erected buildings. For those who will give us an opportunity to figure on any contemplated building, we will be pleased to make up sketches and financial setupsâ€"without cost. We have erected buildings of all kinds and types and are therefore in a position to show you the actually comâ€" pleted buildings, making it unnecessary for you to visâ€" ualize from blue prints.only. 735 and up Builders of Hotels, Kitchenettes, Apartments, Insurance, Building Management Real Estate Investment, Renting charge for interet Suite 505â€"7 77 W. Washington Street CHICAGO it

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