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Highland Park Press, 3 Dec 1931, p. 40

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Sy U _ Government, like all other instiâ€" tutions, must keep step with the times, says Mr. Dodd, if we are to wbe : governed efficiently and economâ€" ically. ...Under present day condiâ€" tions we have too many units of government. These smaller units, such as townships, were necessary in the past, butâ€"with betterâ€"roads, fasterâ€"transportation: and : communiâ€" .eation, many of these smaller units «should be abandoned or consoliâ€" ~<In Illinois, for example, there is no single problem of county governâ€" ment because of the differences in .population. Of the 102 counties in Illinois, ten have less than 10,000 In Lake county, with more than 100,000 population, this isâ€"not true. son, Peoria and Winnebago. In these counties with sm@ll population even the. county unit is too small to opâ€" erate an effective government ecoâ€" nomically. In these instances, counâ€" ties will probably be consolidated and many functions will be transâ€" tion since 1920. ~The increase in state‘s population since 1920 is atâ€" tributable to eight countiesâ€"Cook, Lake, DuPage, Kane, Macon, Madiâ€" by Walter F. Dodd in the Ravinia Village ~Houseâ€"â€" Monday â€"evening, Nov. 22. Mr. Dodd spoke on County Government. He gave a talk chuck full of food for thought. â€" 952 Spanish Court Semiâ€"Annual Event PREâ€"HOLIDAY SALE (Cntinued from page 4) In Lake County Suitsâ€"fur trimmed Dresses including Evening Dresses Coatsâ€"fur trimmed N. A. HANNA INC. ag low as $15.00 f <~ * lormerly sold up to $85.00 as low as as low as $45.00 ~~The third and final talk of the Ravinia series will be given Monday evening, Dec. 7. This talk on "City Government" will beâ€"given by Dr. Hatton of Northwestern university. Dr. Hatton is an exceptionally able â€"speaker, andâ€"members. ofâ€"the .assoâ€" ciation are anticipating the most inâ€" teresting and ~specific talk of the RAVINIA VILLAGE HOUSE | Ginl Reseve Chinee Rxhibi which is on .__ _ CauENDAR e fln e mt sn Sn Friday, Dec. 4â€"Boy Scouts, 7 p.| Chint. by the Gitl Reserves. Most of the m.; Juni:u' Drama League, 8, p.m, | ings. s fwcthe Ginl â€"Resprve qiedts Monday, Dec. 7â€"Ravinia Civic ie ;‘:Al JOY Association lecture, 8 p.m. in the Reserves find joy in giving service and ~Tuesday, â€" Dec. Tâ€"Junior Drama | egamigen /.‘ * irarnasens League, 8 p.m. ‘{:Christmas foy. this year o the more unfors Thursday, Dec. 10â€"Men‘s gymnaâ€"| 88t6 by furnishing can food for the Social sium class, 7:30 p.m. Each Girl Reserve is urged to bring a can Friday, Dec. _11â€"Ravinia. Wop,. [ of, fopd _ Th dountion may "beâ€" brought o Monday, Dec. 14â€"Men‘s gymnaâ€" sium class, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15â€"Junior Drama French generously accepted half of | re the proposition. â€" Ashland : (Ky.)| Friday, Dec. 18â€"Boy Scouts, at 7:30 p.m. series. Thursday, Dec. 17 â€" Children‘s Christmas Carols, 7:80 p.m. ships, ~transferring â€" many present township functions to .the county, and certain county functions to the s to abandon or consolidate townâ€" Hats as low as $500 § formerly up to $35.:00 is maxripmirean. W an erself â€" which â€" preceded . her .g{ni"fmww*vâ€"_m’ ~about â€"fifteen $4500 death. thousand dollars in cash and pledgâ€" ‘ She is survived by her husband,| es. ~ Theâ€"goal is twenty thousand 7 ~[| Mr. Fred BleimehI, to whom she was | dollarsâ€"and anâ€"erronecous story has ‘ married sixteen years ago, and by | been circulated that Mrs. Martin Inâ€" INC j one sister in Norway. Members of| sull would make up the deficit. This * the W. M. S. of the Bethlchem| is a false rumor ‘which canvasers Wilmette 467â€"4085 ©J|â€"church took complete charge of:the| are having to combat. Captains & w lk4 â€"â€"~â€" 1| home following her death. Mr. Bleiâ€"} and their workers are endeavoring $50.00 T A+â€" rREBB * | _ _Mrs. Fred Bleimehl passed away ‘ _ â€"~I| Saturday, Nov*>28, at her home on ® Deerfield avenue following a brief illness. ~Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Bethlehem yvangelical _ church with Iey. L. J, ruso cfficiating. Burial was in the __â€" f| Wheeling cemetery., â€"â€"~~~_â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" Mrs. Annaâ€" Critchley Bleimeh]l was __. § | born in Riso, Norway, September 2, 1868. She came to America at the age of 18 and made her home for a To say that Mrs.: Bleimeh] lived a devoted life almost seems trite, for her many friends know better than can be expressed in words, the deep loyalty that was ~hers when she set about to do a task; the willingness with which she served and sacrificed for‘others in their time of need, and her patience especially during these trying days of illness of %l' W and â€" herself â€" w p er death. ; Girl Reserve Triangles rlmo? _£ to tboi‘r[ fullest capacity un m‘:‘r'l is Jar ts Hare m en Opportunity or svely any time. an or e Girl : Reserve to help spread Christmas joy. be _ started Thursday, December ln'listth Y.W.C.A. at 4 o‘clock ?r all Girl Registration is 1 to 12 members and a small fee will be charged for the gift Miss Margaret Edwards of the Singer Sewâ€" ing Machine Co,. will instruct time in Minnesota. Later she went to live in Chicago where she served as a practical nurse for many years. This good work she continued after coming to Deerfield about 25 years ago and many homes in these parts were made brighter because of the service which Mrs. Bleimehl ~renâ€" dered. andâ€"the burdens of life that she made lighter. . Passes Away Saturday Girl GIRL RESERVE NEWS been an invalid for over a l PROVIDING WORK | _ ROR UNEMPLOYED to notify the Social Service so there may be no duplication among organâ€" izations . for the original idea of the Social Service idea organization was that of a clearing house in orâ€" der to avoid duplication. of facilitating transportation are also â€"beingâ€"eonsideredâ€"â€"~=~~~â€"~~ The city of Highwood has passed an ordinance favoring w of the existing. rizhbofâ€"“}%kh development in the business district may delay complete widening. It will be possible to pave to a width of 24 feet for the entire length of ‘~__~~ _ Two Routes Studied Lake Forest has a 100â€"foot rightâ€" ofâ€"way through the now â€" unpaved portion of the road, there called Western avenue. Two possibilities present themselves for routing of traffic.â€" One plan would carry it back to Green Bay road, half a mile west of the railroad at Sacred Heart crossing, _while others would conâ€" Bakery Sale Bakery sales of home made baks ery goods continue to be held every Saturday morning. Green Bay road is now open from Glencoe north to near the north limâ€" its of <Highwood. An eightâ€"acre tract of land owned by the North Western Railroad has long blocked further progress at that point, trafâ€" fic being routed back to the already overburdened Sheridan road. ~~Change of Attitude The railroad, it is understood, has had a change of heart, and is now willing to dedicate a rightâ€"ofâ€" way through its property. <The route through the north subdivision to the Lake Forest limits has been assured: worked out instead. â€"Anyone doing â€"Final â€" reports on the drive for funds to carry on the work of the Social Service are incomplete, but _‘ ‘State to Pave Road The state has tentatively agreed to pave and maintain the highway if the rightâ€"ofâ€"way is secured. Widâ€" ening of Green Bay road through the south central portion of Highâ€" land Park from Central avenue to Edgewood road is also being urged. Cookâ€"county willâ€"widen and reâ€" pave the stretch from County Line road to the intersection with Vernon strip in that village will then open the superâ€"highway from Evanston to Lake Forest. . _ _ north limits. ~~ toâ€"raise the â€"quota within the next â€"â€"~â€" tinue it along (Continued from Page 9) (Continued from page 6) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1981 the

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