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Highland Park Press, 2 Apr 1931, p. 49

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possible same may early date, *~~=~ The West Ridge Community club takes this opportunity to thank all business houses who contributed â€" so generously to the success of the play. They also wish ‘to < inform their friends that, due to the many reâ€" quests which have been received for a repetition of the performance, it is Frank Salerno, radio and concert accordionist entertained the audience at intermissions with many pleasing selections. +# the. club contributed their services freely in preparing programs, scenâ€" ery and properties. % as pleased at the many curtain calls and bouquets, both words and flowers, which came from a most appreciative audience. The full house attested to the diligence of the ticket sales comâ€" mittee headed by Mrs. H. H. Wilson, Mrs. â€"Will Krumbach, and Henry Chapmanand the other members of Others Do Well "Little Wille," Stuart E. Miller or William Parker, Duley‘s brother, slyâ€" ly and modestly aided and abetted his brotherâ€"inâ€"law â€" and without undue suspicion gathers to himself his well earned reward, much to the consterâ€" nation of the rest. His quiet and unâ€" obtrusive manner bore out the old saying "still waters run deep" and his clever strategy was very amusing and satisfactory. : Mr. Bennett is superb as the perfect bu_t&er, Henry, and goes to the end of the play under a cloud which is suddenly lifted to the delight of all. It is not easy for one to believe that Schuyler Van Dyke, Albert E. Peterson, who gives such wistfully dreamy and soulfully interpretive piano selections is a ward of his cousin Blair Patterson. Mr. Patterson, John L. Mitchell, gives us the convincing picture of the staunch and successful lawyer, repreâ€" sentative of big business interests and thoroughly worthâ€"while citizen. ..‘ Aid Is Appreciated The â€"excellence of "this: production would have been a credit to profesâ€" sionals, who would have been fully C. Edward Thorney, as Tom Sterâ€" rett is the most aggressive, and the biggest little "goâ€"getter," of an adâ€" vertising engineer and by his own words has made the nation "Forbes Conscious." ~Earl Froberg, as Vinâ€" cent Leach, proves a real genius in the art of scenario telling, and his winning ways with the ladies brought the Bouse down. His perfect and An. ished performance will long be reâ€" membered. possible, having no use for the frivoliâ€" ties of life furnishes many of the pretty wife, Hazel O‘Connell Ringer gives a most realistic pleading and vociferous denial to his> accusations, and is at last reinstated in her husâ€" band‘s good graces and peace and lovely â€"daughter <Angela, Wally Hatâ€" cher, is bored to tears with Tom Sterrett‘s too businessâ€"like wooing, and thrilled to the seventh* heaven with Vincent‘s ardent and passionate advances. 1 today, ready to take advantage where WEST RIDGE CLUB ‘ PLAY IS SUCCESS Thursday, April 2, 1931 (Continued from page 6) be givyen at an | terlalite after ‘df1.# Reprehend; to reprimand; blame; censure. "Pardon" me for reprehendâ€" ing thae."â€"Shakespeare. Materialize; become a . realized fact. "This menace may not maâ€" Temporal; ~of, pertaining to, or limited by, time. "The things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal."â€" II Corinthians. 5 Gracious; abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love; kindly, "A God/ready to pardon, gracious and merciful."â€"The Bible. 7 ~â€"Paronymous ; having theâ€"sameâ€"deâ€" rivation. "The words man, mankind, and manhood are paronymous." .. . Genial; sympathetically â€" cheerful and cheering; kindly. "She was of & genint disposition.»__â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€" _ "Use a word three times and it is yours." Let.us increase our vocabulâ€" ary by mastering one word each day. Words for this lesson: Forebode, foretell, portend, preâ€" dict, presage, prognoticate, betoken. 'Spectgtql", ‘observer, beholder, lookâ€" erâ€"on._ ... :. § c Oral, verbal, spoken. * Peevish, petulant, fretful, cross, irâ€" ritable,â€"illâ€"humored, illâ€"natured: Rational, reasonable, sensible, inâ€" telligent. ~ â€" ~â€".~.~ Synonyms . . Secretâ€"(adjective), hidden, conâ€" cealed, unknown, disguised, private, covert, surreptitious. Blaneâ€"mange. P ronounce blaâ€" manzh, first a as in "ask," second a as in "palm," accent last syliable.â€" Dilatory; i as in "ill," a unstressed, 0 as in "no," accent first syllable. Words Often Mispronounced _ Whoop ( a shout or cry) ; distinâ€" guish from koop. Obese; not obeese. City (singular), cities (plural). Seer (a prophet); sear (to scorch, or burn.) Clan (a cliffue); not klan. Obituary ; ary, not ery. Improvise. Pronounce imâ€"proâ€"viz, first i as in "him," o as in "no," last lâ€"as inâ€"‘size,"â€"andâ€"accent last syllable; 2OE â€"SHOâ€"HESE,â€"â€"â€"~â€".â€".â€"....>> > 0 oi on nrnfe i ioh en Maneuver. . Pronounce maâ€"nuâ€"ver, a as in "ask," u as in "rude," or as in "feud," accent second syllable. Differentiate. Pronounce difâ€"erâ€"enâ€" shiâ€"at, both i‘s as in "it," a as in "ate," accent third syllable. Do not say, "Only a few people know about it." Say "persons" to express a small number. > Words Often Mbpronpuneed Bisect. Pronounce biâ€"sekt, i as in "lie," e as in "set," and accent last syllable, not the first. *4 ‘% bills?" ~ Do not say, "We divided the or:â€" ange into two halves." Omit "two." Do not say, "Your book and mine are both alike." Omit "both." __._ Do not say, "Please try to be on time." â€" Say, "in time." Words Often Misused â€"_____ ~~Do not say, "I value your friendâ€" ship above any other." say, "more than any other." < OUR â€"WEEKLY LESSON IN ENGLISH by W Word Study , "Have you settled your Gordon T H E Wednesday, April 8â€"8:00 :p. m; â€" Prayer service at Lars Nielsen home in Luake Forust....... .......".. «t .: Highwood avenue and Everts place William W, Nelson, pastor . Thursday and Friday, April 23: 8:00 p. m. â€" Special preâ€"Easter services in English with Dr. O. G. Wallenius as our speaker. Sunday, April 5: 10:30 a.m.â€"Sunday school. 7:30 p.m.â€"Easter program ‘given by the~Sunday school. â€" . * a great country in which to live. He pointed out, however, that there were conditions in industrial plants where power could not be purchased economâ€" ically and that there were large conâ€" cerns around Chicago losing as high asâ€" twoâ€"hundred thousand dollars a year in their operationsâ€"through their failure to properly handle the probâ€" Mr. Garland stated that insofar as the small consumer was concerned he probably got more for his money out of the five or six dollars a month which he paid to the power company than he did from any other money which heâ€"spent, andâ€" that if the poliâ€" ticians would get the cost of governâ€" ment on an economical basis comparaâ€" tive with the cost of power to the small consumer that this would be he brought out the point that there was considerable agitation in political circles over the soâ€"called power trust. Mr. C. M. Garland addressed a number of the senior and junior enâ€" ginecring students at Armour Instiâ€" tute Friday morning on the subject of power â€"and heat for industrial plants. In the course of his remarks The entire fire department was well pleased with the dance and is appreâ€" ciative of the number who attended. More than 300 tickets were sold this year compared to 350 tickets sold lastâ€"year.â€"â€"The fire=department sent outâ€"twoâ€"ticketsâ€"toâ€"everyâ€"family in Highwood, and five tickets to each business man. Those who cared to go to the dance merely had to pay for their tickets. All those who bought a ticket and came to the dance were given a chance on either watch at the door. At 11:30 p. m. two wrist watches, a man‘s and a woman‘s, were rafflied off. . Mayne Bytoski was winner of the women‘s watch, and Jerry Ariano won the man‘s watch. Dancing conâ€" tinued until 12 o‘clock. â€"~Both old and young mingled to dance to â€"the tunes of the "Curly Heads"â€" orchestra. With practically the entire crowd being "home townâ€" ers," it was a jolly group that made merry together. Members of the fire department handled the crowd in the best possible way and saw to it that everyone had a good time. The sixth annual dance given by the Highwood fireâ€"department a week ago last Saturday night again proved to be the big dance of the winter seaâ€" son, with the gym at the Oak Terâ€" tace school being. cromdedâ€"toâ€"sapact Lo :2s sn ,m*:fiflslfié::'zz~~_~, Zf::-“.:.!“":"â€"'-.:‘.‘:“:fi"’-% The Swedish Methodist Church Sixth Annual Fire Dept. Dance Held at Highwood . M. Garland Speaks At Armour Institute The United States government reâ€" quired that the Fox river be kept navigable because of the fact that it is a meandered stream in the United States geological survey, and withâ€" out a lock and dam, the Fox lake level and â€"theâ€"level of the lakes in t’ho Fox Rep. Lyons is asking an appropriaâ€" tion of $175,000 to be turned over to the state waterway division for the construction of the lock and dam and the Mundelein representative plans to fight for the bill until the appropriaâ€" tion is made. T J. Lyon of Mundelein, according to a dispatch from Springfield. on the Fox river between the present dam and Pistakee lake was seen in the introduction of a bill in the state legislaturg last week by Rep. Richard _Revival of plans originated by the late Rep. William F. Weiss to have thestate construct a dam and lock If the system were not restricted to highway police offices, but were openâ€" ed to any.of the larger cities which chose to install equipment, Waukeâ€" gan would be included in the proposed net, along with such municipalities as Decatur, LaSalle, East St. Louis, Galesburg, â€" Beardstown, Belleville, Freeport and other cities. New Plan for Dam on Fox River in Measure Offered byâ€"Rep. Lyons be Offers Bill to Connect Cities by ~â€"__Wire in Place of Present TELEGRAPH HOOKâ€"UP FAVORED BY LYONS

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