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Highland Park Press, 25 Sep 1930, p. 33

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Thursday, September 25, 1930 This was made known when the board received a lettér from Walter A. Shaw, consulting engineer, and Francis X. Busch, attorney for Glenâ€" coe, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Highâ€" land Park in the grade separation battle, which stated that Glencoe‘s $15,000 fund was about exhausted, acâ€" cording to the Chicago Herald and Examiner. Report Glencoe Will Spend No More Money on Grade Separation Glencoe‘s village trustees, while vitally interested in grade separation, will not budget any more money when the present fund is. exhausted. Official word will be sent to the engineers, attorneys and other North Shore villages that no further exâ€" penditure will be made. Should other towns seeking the raising of the track of the North Shore Line and Chicago & North Western Railroad take the same stand the railroads have a good chance of winning their case, it is pointed out. With the battle just beginning beâ€" fore the Illinois Commerce Commisâ€" sion only a few hundred dollars reâ€" main. _ This action may imperil the determâ€" ined fight being made by the North Shore villages. The battle is scheduled to be openâ€" ed September 23. Preliminary action has been taken and the road seemed clear for a battle to a finish. The expense for preliminary surâ€" veys in Wilmette have been handled by the Wilmette Chamber of Comâ€" merce. These expenses were for checks on motor vehicles and pedestrians crossâ€" ing ground level tracks. One week after the announcement of the new series of Packard cars there is an actual shortage of Packâ€" ard Standard Eight five passenger sedans, the most popular model of the Packard line, according to R. E. Chamberlain, general sales manager of the company. Tremendous Demand for New Packard Cars "Considering what general busiâ€" ness conditions have been," said Chamberlain, "the fact that we canâ€" not supply the field with enough cars certainly ought to be evidence that the new Packards are meeting with general public approval. it is an enâ€" couraging note for the industry as a whole at this time." Factory ‘production schedules are being followed closely, general in the industry, the Packard factories have been working steadily five days a week and are continuing at this high rate. In anticipation of the announceâ€" ment distributers and dealers throughout the country were supâ€" plied with the new cars and they are now on display at practically all sales points.~ Public comments on the new cars which have been received by the company are said to be most flatterâ€" ing. Give the baby a rattle. ‘There‘s nothing like preparing him properly for that used car he‘s sure to buy for $25 when he gets to be 18 or so. â€"Boston Herald. Signs on the highways guard the motorist. Sometime in the past a sign may have saved your life. A sign properly placed may save your life at any time â€" tomorrow perhaps. The Chicago Motor Club erects signs at dangerous curves or intersections, schools, railroads, hospitals, and through streets. Civie work, such as r%lOOd roads work, road widening, fighting speed traps, and working for sane laws and ordinances, are amongb:he other general services. _ â€" A few of the services available to members are: Free mechanical first aid and towing service at any hour of the day or night. | Travel service which provides you with maps, logs and the most complete and up to the minute advice on road conditions. Accident prevention work, which seeks to cut accidents, especially among school children, by means of safety posters and by fostering school boy patrols. Bail Bond service, which guarantees your appearance in traffic violation cases, where a bond not in excess of 810Â¥ is demanded. Home district service, which attends to special conditions around your home, such as seeing to it that refuse is promptly removed. _ Insurance service, which provides the following features: The valued form policy, which in the event of total loss, pays the face value of the policy. Accessories are covered without additional charge. . Last year the "exchange" returned cash savings to subscribers amountâ€" ing to $711,332.11. Automobile insurance sales amounted to $3,894,706.04. Write or call for further information, Sixtyâ€"four branches: 34 downstate; 30 in Cook County. Dues per year $10.00. Enrollment fee (first year only) $5.00. Sometime a Sign May Save Your Life Chicago Motor Club THE PRESS CHARLES M. HAYES, President HIGHLAND PARK BRANCH J. A. Miller, Waukegan National Bank Bldg., Waukegan (HIGHLAND PARK BRANCH) CHICAGO MOTOR CLUB 41 N. Sheridan Rd., Highland Park . Gentlemen : Please send me further information conâ€" cerning the many moneyâ€"saving services of the Club. Without obligation to me. NAAEHE.... ... 00e nereee0teererivere erpmnmmnperrertrectereremeerneeraimemmntinntmenitererammi P OMTIDNGSE ..............â€".cel s cecinnthennent remiiss enc td evereaeivetierttvan e ttenieendrmnatidinigets City MECHANICAL SERVICE STATION Automotive Repair Service, 133 North Second Street JOHN DIXON, Mgr. 41 N. Sheridan Road â€" Phone 105 ATTORNEY FOR THE CLUB 81

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