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Highland Park Press, 19 Jun 1930, p. 4

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lt01'hlllhlG PLAN FOR INTERNATIONAL MEET Local Chrh to Be Represented mo Per Cent: Features of Convention M Swimming Pool Opens For Summer Season and“ trttrrrtatiooal fu-lcl " inter BrrarttrPmPrt An " other sUy Prikoal Addruu-u in M M m Thursday " pool will he charm-d 1 There will be no charm h Th on" M ttnt m , only Thurm o, ('nnventinn " fi ’dan Onlv Th Juniors to Present Program R Legion Auxiliary Install New Officers F 'ounder of Rotar Il Il Tt H IN H If mo in August, Wednesday in ll THE PRESS th no meeting ll ju M div, mm- , 'ttswaldo "wt Haid- Manning's, h Pardee. Hie I)! ud Wed grad W is ature with land held jun " In: th ho and all alt h Bathing Beaches Open; Activities in Parka and Playgrounds Start Imam! thvmst Mower, Gimme Motor C on Is Killed Whilo Chasing Speeder: Hits an Auto The bathing beaches were opened Mt Saturday. The attendance was m: as large as expected, but there H'l'l‘ many local children on the lf',lt‘h(‘§. The water has not warmed :l- (-nough to permit more than n ilungtn but.with the advent of warm- u' weather, the beaches will prob. llnly be fairly crowded. Sunset park has added cricket ;..m(:< tn its list nf attractions. These rill bo if great interest to the public. lc erivkct is very little known in this y-nntry. -T'he indoor evening games hill ln- presented again this year,' as w-ll m thy regular Thursday evening or, tho mos rftrrrnrl tho Park. They five of thpit Mr. and Mrs. Norman Culver are rI-r‘oivinr romrrtttttUtiomt on the birth of A arm born last Thursday. The American Legiomwin hold I ran-day'mrnival in Sunset Wood rm " 3rd. 4th, and 5th of July. The mm- of the community should take moat intorost in the/aft) by Rt. mling at, least ono of those days. U II partmrnt H M 'ht. Nttsarroundsrhave been it,',',',) vwl. and two new ones added; one tin-w is at Linetrln park, opposite) Lincoln school, and' the other is It 1. Clinton park, at the corner of mm utrm-t and St. Johns avenue. svason's program for the play. umls will he ready for distribution a wrwk, and parents who are un- 1iliar with the work of the Park .rd in this respect shnuld acquaint 'mwlves with this booklet. Mr. ward (Yppp. who is well-known 'P, will he chief director of play- mnrls, and will be assisted by three Il-qualified people. Miss Cancie will thr, automobile which Hassolborg's "orv.veht struek, wan bruised about F hrmd and out hir Byine glass. llnwnlhortz was the Mtteer who ”am. William Friound. 23, lone mm who held up and robbed Mrs. Cor'ett, agent of tho North Shore In at Fort Sheridan of 850 rm the glut of Friday, April s, after tl laree un had vainly soarched for the an for almont 15 hours. “and. r2 arrmled Frlound just as he was mm. to board a train bound for Chi- zn at Gloncoe. Ctr Tho Loretta shop i. offering one , Hm most wonderful values ever I'm-ml tho residents '0! Hizhland wk. They are closing out thirty- -c- of "wir dress” formorly genial! £59.30 at his than one-third their rmvr prim. This 'tg in excellent oortunitr for the thrifty womln. " myv Huanlborz. 42. for three 4 a member of the Gimme police rtnwnt. was instantly killed dav Morning when his motorcycle In! and crashed into an automo- nn Sheridan road and Tower ' in Hubbard Woods, while Haa- we was chasing a syn-odor. The din: motorist camped. "A. Samuel, of Chicago riding m automobile which Hasselbertt's m-vck' struek, wan bruised about Maintain Offer l'nusunl Value FRUSTRATE HOLDUP OF HIGHme BANK Tear Gas Stops Bandit Who Fires at Asst. Cashier and Then Flees in Auto Edgar Benson, assistant cashier of the Highwood State bank, risked'his life Wednesday morning when he stepped on the tear gas valve in the banks a lone bandit. flourishing a big gun, entered and demanded the cash. As a rush of gas nearly blinded him the robber fired one shot at Benson, who dropped to the Mor behind the wicket, escaping the bullet by a close margin. The bandit fled in a big Chrysler sedan, it was reported. go- ing south. He is believed to be the same man who looted the bank of nearly $3,000 by similar tactics Dec. 31, 1929. Chief Walter Henderson of High- wood notified police of all other North Shore towns immediately and it is hoped that the bandit will be cap- tured. Bandit Enters The man entered the bank at 10:48 n’clock Wednesday morning. Walking over to the counter opposite Benson, he pointed a .38 calibre revolver at the clerk. Benson held up.his hands, but his foot, feeling beneath the counter, found the trigger release for the tear (Continued on page 45) 7 "i want that cash!" he said. "Stiek your hands in the air!" Plan to Build Harbor for Highland Park Is Receiving Good Support Plans for the construction of 3 boat harbor at Highland Park were furthered at a meeting of citizens in, tsrestted, held Tuesday evening, and indications now are thatgthe project will he carried out. Building of the harbor will he the first task to be undertaken by the North Show Yacht club. now in pro- cess of organization. According to the present plans, membership in the club will be limited to yachtsme in Gleneoe, Highland Park, Lake F eat and D'eerfield. Following the Mart of construétion work on the harbor the club will con- sider plans for building. This put of the plank: being deferred. Members of the organization com- mittee are confident that the club will have a membership of more than 400 before the close of the year. The committee includes Lyle Gour- loy, Harry Seliery, Fred D. Porter, Dr Harry Cradle. George W. Cam Xavier Vigeant, Winston A. Davie, and Albert Suite. A mass meeting of all yachtsmen in the four North Shore towns is to he held in the Highland Park city hall the evening of July 1. Lions Club Meeting Held at Noon Today The regular meeting of the High- land Park Lions club is held at noon today at the Green Tea Pot. The in- terest in the work of the club is be. ine well maintained nnd the meet. ings are marked by excellent attend. Inca. _ Thursday, June 19, 1930

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