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Highland Park Press, 29 Dec 1932, p. 11

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Sellery. llery of Cleveland, tmas with his parâ€" s. H. H. Sellery. who spent Christâ€" ents, Mr. and Mrs. s returned to the chigan. William Ludwig of road announce the eir daughter Betty mes Maurice Carâ€" Aarry S. Gradle holidays. very Rudoiph of had as guests on ‘k, Mr. and Mrs. Imette. . Francis Stevens e announce the r daughter Dorâ€" Thomas Rogers f Mr. and Mrs. uire and two sons the guests of Mrs. s, Mr. and Mrs. J. er the Christmas go have announced of their daughter, lliam Cameron, son ameron Sr., of this as been set for the ‘liffe and is now niversity. â€" She rker and son Lex were the guests illiam R. Barker as holidays. DeWitt Clinton Martin~â€" Christensen f Chicago and evening (Thursâ€" on Central aveâ€" Albert l“bn enâ€" family dinner on harles Robertson r of Milwaukee, ests of Mr. and it driver?" sit right here ) â€"wheel â€"if he the happy parents rn Saturday, Dec. d Park hospital. llery is at home ege, Va., to spend _her parents, Mr. hur s made Tuesâ€" at Miss Graâ€" 1 of a daughter ty hospital on cakee, IIl. V. Norcross are friends at . a of Glenâ€" 401 J BANK GUARDS USE â€"â€" NEW TARGET DEVICE JP esd ?ank a pat rmpemmstoyare / noxtt Th < tam" cxtaciir< w _acindl radiator and the moton "" *\ _ NORMA SHEARER Futile Dask â€"â€"If FREDRIC Marog ~~~<[||â€" . The device which represents a . LESLIE HOWARD . novhc‘ auto as the large target is & T few spectators who have seen the plan in operation. They say that the target moves across the range, "dodging" the two "pedestrians," in ‘a remarkably few seconds, but when the "spot" targets are examined at the end of the fast "ride," usually four and sometimes five of them have been hit. These six small targets, by the way, register hits in the following places on the dummy automobile: the driver, the rear seat passengers, The proficiency of the members of the county bank guards with this target is‘u_nuinzé according to the course, is made b yhitting five differâ€" ent individual targets on the "maâ€" chine" with the five shots allowed, in the brief time the auto target dashes across the range of fire. without hitting either of the two "human targets." ~â€" The distance between the place of fire and the moving target is 50 yards. Only one man fires at a time, and each marksman is allowed five shots. The best possible score, of target is hit, 50 points are subâ€" tracted from the score of the man firing. another,â€"and on the way the target passes in front of two dummy pedestrianâ€"targets: The object of the | [ marksman is to register a hit in as many of the six targets on the "car" 1 as posible without hitting either "pedestrian," and ‘if a pedestrian at a swift rate of speed by a real machine which moves entirely out of the range of fire. Each of the six targets on the moving target has an individual score, counting for a cerâ€" tain number of points the first time it is hit. If it is hit again by the same marksman in its dash across the range, the score for the second hit is only half of the first hit. at a Score Only Half & The replica of an automobile, upon which are attached six "spot" tarâ€" gets, is pulled across a range of fire The moving target, which is a reâ€" plica of a motor car, side view, is the invention of Frank N. Hamlin, president of the Lake Villa Trust and Savings bank, and a contractor of that city. Mr. Hamlin is chairâ€" man of the protective committee of the Lake County Bankers Federaâ€" tion, which maintains the groups of local bank guards scattered throughâ€" out the county. a group of 61 special deputy sheriffs "handpicked" from the banking towns in the county, are practicing this fall with an ingenious outdoor moving target which is designed to present a practical problem as an aid in helping the marksmen develop a facility for "picking off" fleeing automobiles on crowded streets. Lake County Deputies Have Lake county‘s local bank guards Practice with Replica . of Moving Auto Hitting Five Targets 1P FRKBEDKIC MARCH _ ~ * French Lick, Indiana â€" . "Home of Pluto Water" ." LESLIE HOWARD 3 T. D. Taggart, President ® > * ~~_MH. J. Fawcett, Manager i . Esmm . itself. Haveâ€"the time of your life for $30 or $38. Trouble in Paradise Come once and you‘ll keep coming back! KAY FRANCIS | s s . CHAS. RUGGLES Leave on the Monon from Dearborn Street Station HERBERT MARSHALL â€"__ at 9 P.M. Thursday or Friday â€" be back in Chicago . _ MIRIAM HOPKINS at 7:30 A.M. Monday. Longer visits at equally atâ€" ~toâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€".._._..â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" A/| ~ _ tractive rates. (Return ticket good for 16 days.) Mondayâ€"Tuesday _ â€" _ Jan. 2â€"3 ' . _ Continuous Monday from‘ 2:15 © Wire or phone for reservations at once ers every morning. We go down to the bank and ask for a loan i Fridayâ€"Saturday Dec. 30â€"31 ALL THE STARS OF . RADIOLAND in "The Big Broadcast" Sunday Only It has been customary for the Lake county bank guards to hold practice shots twice a year, but with the new moving target, they expect to â€"practice â€"at frequent intervals. The device, they feel, will develop T Puqit t ORA Psn eP their proficiency in a very practical bank guards, depending upon the population of the community served by the bank. These men, all crack shots and personally brave, are apâ€" pointed special deputy sheriffs of the county and each is supplied with a rifle. The guards are all men who can be called at once for emergency workâ€"men who are available at any time of day and night. ALlcvoNl| back to the right, and all is ready for another guard to "pick off" the vital spots during the next futile "dash for liberty." â€" Kach bank in Lake county apâ€" points a certain number of the local "Six Hours to Live" Highland Park 2400 Adults 30¢ â€"â€" Children 10¢ range from right to left, the holes in the individual targets are pasted, up, the _qnmn_ly_, machine is pulled buiflt of threeâ€"ply veneer, eut in the outline of a motor car, mounted on a frame of twoâ€"byâ€"fours on skids. A tow rope, attached to the front and rear of this device, passes around four pulleys at the four corâ€" ners of a plot of ground, and is atâ€" tached to the front and rear of the real automeobile which supplies the motive force to the target. The real machine, of course, operates behind the marksmen, entirely out of posâ€" sible range of fire. When the tarzet‘ dummy has made its dash across the We‘ve ziven-gifi taking cold showâ€" KAY FRANCIS CHAS. RUGGLES HERBERT MARSHALL . _ MIRIAM HOPKINS Times Today â€" Thursday WARNER BAXTER > JOHN BOLES Luss egrvete i wntiintl e Ry on y en n ie l nc â€"â€"hnan uns â€" iescs in 2 t ++ THE PRES S3 On Sunday, January 1, "Trouble in Paradise," Ernst Lubitsch‘s darâ€" ing comedy with Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins, Herbert Marshall, Charles Ruggles and Edward Horâ€" ton will play the Alcyon. For Monday and Tuesday one of the finest films ever produced is programed when "Smilin‘ Through" will be shown. Norma Shearer, Fredric March, and Leslie Howard are the three brilliant stars appearâ€" ing in this lovely play. On Monâ€" day, Jan. 2, a holiday, performances will be continuous. : On Friday and Saturday the feaâ€" ture attraction will be "The Big Broadcast," Paramount‘s & rea t drama of the etherâ€"waves with a cast that reads like the blue book of radioland. Bing Crosby, Kate Smith, Vincent â€" Lopez orchestra, â€" Mills Brothers, Arthur Tracy, . Boswell Sisters, Donald Novis, Burns and Allen, Cab Calloway Band, Stuart Erwin, and Leila Hyams are the Today marks the final showing at the Alcyon of "Six Hours To Live," with Warner Baxter, John Boles, and Miriam Jordan. ' Fine Program at French Lick Springs Hotel Co. â€" @ Don‘t think up reasons why you can or can‘t take a weekâ€"end vacation â€"just drop everything and come to French Lick! This very weekâ€"end! These low allâ€"expense rates are just as alluring as the Spa mineral waters! Friday to Monday P dU Thursday to Monday $38 Allâ€"expense rateé include roundâ€"trip rail and Pullman fares, rooms, meals, and at special low rates! eekâ€"end trips Alcyon Theatre Remember +the date: Tuesday, Jan. 3rd. Deerfield Boy Scouts will make a house to house canvass on Tuesday, Jan. 3, for clothing of all kinds for the needy in the village. Mr. H. G. Cazel, district scout commissioner, is in charge of the relief project. . Clothing may also be brought to the store in the Moeller building on North Waukegan road where the Red Cross flour is being stored. A collection of old newspapers will be made several weeks later. There is â€"an especial need for all sizes of children. Parents having garments which their children have outgrown are asked to have a bunâ€" dle ready for the Boy Scouts. Winâ€" ter clothes of all types will be most acceptable. nesday and Thursday will be "Bill of Divorcement" with John Barryâ€" more, Billie Burke and Katherine Hepburn. Miss Hepburn, a newcomâ€" er to the screen, gives a remarkable performance which firmly establishâ€" es her as one of the most capable young actresses of this generation. Deerfield Scouts to ‘ Collect,Clothing Jan, 3 e feature photoplay for Wedâ€" $30 PA

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