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Highland Park Press, 21 Jun 1934, p. 1

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23¢ 29c 10¢ 1.00 35¢ 29¢ .39 509¢ Oc te â€". The Highland Park Office in Highland Park to Be| _ Mrs. L. Brannen of N. _ . Filled by Competition; Ridge Road, Highland Park, will be _ _‘ galary Is $3300 the hostess at a musicale and tea, cE 1 R pavian ‘Z‘“‘:. Highland P::i ts /; | 5 partment ‘ the : hla f _ . o fill the vacancy in the positiOn| Woman‘s Club, on Tuesday afterâ€" _| of postmaster in Highland Patk»| noon, June 26, at 3 o‘clock. The \\ . theâ€" United States | Civil Servifle; proceeds of this musicale are to go . Commission has announced, at "4 |to the Child| Welfare. committee of [N § request of the Postmaster Gene*@1| the University Club to be used in _\ and in accqrdance with an order Of| carrying out its program of aid in _‘ the ‘President ,an open competitive|yoyr;ons institutions devoted to the _ axamination. The position P8YS &) care of dependent children. ‘ EXAMINATION FOR _ To All the vacancy in the position postmaster in Highland Park, &‘ United States | Civil smm , on has announced, at request of the Postmaster General and in ,m;dma with an order of the ‘President ,an open competitive examination. _ ‘The position pays a Â¥alary of §3300 per year. â€" To be eligible for the examination, '-t%plic‘lt must be a citizen of the United States, must reside withâ€" in the delivery of this post office. must have so resided for at least one year next preceding the date for close of receipt of applications, must be in good physical condition, and within the prescribed age limâ€" its. Both‘ men and women are adâ€" mitted. _ / o 0 Under the terms of the Executive order, the Civil Service Commission will gertify to the Postmaster Genâ€" eral the names of the highest three qualified eligibles, if as many as three are qualified, from which the Postmaster General may select one for nomination by the President. Confirmation by the Senate is the final action. The local post office is a‘first|class office. A ts will not be required to _Jble jin an examination room Aor istic tests, but will be dated on their ?dncation and business exâ€" perience and fitness,â€" The Civil Serâ€" vice Commission will make inquiry ""T‘ representative local business and professional men and women concerning the experience, ability, and character of each applicant, and the evidence thus secured will be considered in determining the raâ€" tings to be assigned to the appliâ€" The Commission states that presâ€" idential postmasters are not in the classified civil service and that its duties in connection with apppointâ€" mts to such positions are to hold c ,-nnrfltoeertifytln_u- , the Postmaster t ‘the: politic religions, or fraternal affiliations of any applicant. West. Ravinia Residents to Meet Again Monday On Thursday, June 14, the men and women who live in that area commonly known as West Ravinia held a ‘meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Norton and laid plans for the organization of a nonâ€" political civic association. William Vandermuellen was selected as temâ€" porary chairman and appointed a committee to report on constitution and byâ€"laws as well as to recommend a namie for the new association. A motion to appoint a nominatâ€" ing committee for the purposé of electing officers was tabled on the recommendation of those‘present in order to enable a large number of residents in that locality to be presâ€" ent at the election of officers. Acâ€" cordingly, it was decided to hold a general‘meeting of all residents, men and women,: on Monday evening, June 2 at 8 p.m., at the Ravinia The purpose of the organization is to promote community interest, to urge the city government to instiâ€" tute certain reforms fi improveâ€" ments in that locality and to provide a meang of contact between., the resiâ€" Kenns3, James A. Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. zedcflck Norton, Mr. and, Mrs. Wwill Vandermuellen, Mrs. Paul Behanma, Mr. and Mrs. William W. Worm, Mr. and Mrs, William J. Cagey, Mrs. Mary Stipe, Mr. Rayâ€" mond Bassett, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Acker, H. C. Eitner, Thomas Suthâ€" erland, Gordon Lorimer, H. F. Pfisâ€" ter, H.; Erickson, R. W. Gruver. Among those present were: Bmen:ter, Mr. and Mrs., , Mr. and Mrs. Philip ‘nm.thmes A. Thompson, M Presbyterian Guild E Change Meeting Place The‘next sewing meeting of the Presbyterian Guild for June #7th has been changed from the home of Mrs. Charles Brooks to Mrs. Robert sots. | Mrs. Charles Brooks, 813 Glmfi Avenue will have the meetâ€" ing July 25th. o A. Bryant, 323 Oakland Avenue. Meet any time after 11 a.m. and bring box lunch, thimble, and sctisâ€" Mrs. Philip J. Meâ€" Child W;lflre Group ; . of Woman‘s Club to Give Musicale Soon The artists of the afternoon are Mrs. Elizabeth McCrystal Heath, pianist, Nathalie Patten ~Parker, violinist, and Miriam Snyder Engelâ€" hardt, cellist, in a trio and Nelle Snider Waite in Readings, impersonâ€" ations and pianologues. The proâ€" gram to be presented includes: Trio in G Minor .«......_...._._........__.._. Arensky Allegro lodnn}o * Mrs. Heath, Mrs. Parker, Miss Engelhard ll.l‘f:’.n CRNVBS | .........cwasscermimmemmmmrccs.. GOrent Bmnery |... Sertortmaneticemnertecoctormns * CedHIge ‘The Picnic (Monologue) .........Anonymous f In.nYahc ; Trio Miniaturen (1) Reverie | Tickets for the musicale are on sale at ‘s Drug stores, or may be secured from Mrs. Francis Parkâ€" ert, Jr., ne H.P. 3055 or from Mrs. A. L. Berg, Phone H. P. 1258. Highwood Boy, 14, Is Drowned at Picnic at Gages Lake Thursday . Guido Lenzini, 14â€"yearâ€"old Highâ€" wood , boy, was drowned, in Gages Lake lhortfy before noon Thursday of last week. The tragedy brought an end to merrymaking for the Highwood eighth grade children, who had gone to the lake for a day of pleagure. |/>=~> / ; The boy drowned in deep water, The boy was a:son of Mr. and Mrs. Battista Lenzini, of 326 Railâ€" way Avenue, Highwood, ~Funeral services were held at 2 o‘clock Sunday afternoon at St. James Church, Highwood, and burial was at St, Mary‘s Cemetery, Lake Forest. ( |~ t9ds . "Men in White" to Be Shown at the Alcyon 7 S Py © 11) Dange P&::ndqm § : Mrs. Heath, Parker, Miss Engelhard. Lee Tracy and Gloria Stuart are appearing in a fast moving : comedy melodrama in which Tracy takes the part of a wisecracking newsâ€" paper .reporter. . It is called "PI Tell the x:rld," and is being shown for the t time tonight (Thursâ€" day.y i >‘ . i uy mA "Wild Cargo," which the Aleyon will present on Friday and Saturâ€" day of this week is a film that is even more interesting than Frank Buck‘s "Bring Em Back Alive." It n w 1k Pmd e d CC WIEEL is one of ;the-very best animal picâ€" tures and is filled with thrills and highly exciting scenes., & Clark Gable and Myrna Loy, a new romantic team, have the leadâ€" ing roles in the screen version of this season‘s New York stage hit of the same name, "Men in White." Excellent directing and fine acting make this film most interesting. To be shown on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, June 24, 25 apd 26, Also a special attraction of the complete Baerâ€"Carnera championship fight. . A good melodrama that is rather novel is "The Crime Doctor," which features Otto Kruger, Karen Morâ€" ley and Nils Asther. The settings in this film are magnifi¢ent, the actâ€" ing fine and the directing done with skill, and is scheduled to appear on Wednesday and :Thursday of next week. Om Wednesday the complete Baerâ€"Carnera championship . fight shown round for round. ( A new and thrilling serial is to start on June 30 and July 1 for the patrons of the Saturday and Sunâ€" day matinees. <"The Lost Jungle" features Clyde Beatty, the world‘s Infant Welfare to â€" â€"~~Meet Monday June 25 *The regular business liincheon meeting of the Highland Parkâ€"Raâ€" vinia Center of the Infant Welfare Society will be held at tho;_bqflo of Mrs. Richard A. Kebbon, 482 No Linden Avenue on Monday, June at 10:30 o‘clock. Kindly telephone H.P. 3909 by Friday, for reservaâ€" tions. It is hoped many more penny bags will be returned at this meetâ€" ing. HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1934 Activities of Summer _ ; Playgrounds to Begin Next Monday, June 25 Park East Park Bofi Will :StATC their :gummz-‘r progran .nz‘fl: Monâ€" day, June 25, e As reportéd before the work ‘this summer‘ is be built arourd two major sports, swimming and baseâ€" ball. Swimming classes are:,to be held at Central Avenue beach and Roger Williams beach every Monâ€" day and Friday morpings at 10 o‘clock. These classes are .open to all the children in Highland Park and are to be instructed by experiâ€"« enced . s f 4 Children jreporting: to the play« grounds Monday ‘and Tuesday, will be given instructions as to: where and when meet for the first classes next Friday morning. ~ Baseball :-mes will be played on Tuesday and Thursday mornirigs for the boys and the fifil on Wednesâ€" day mornings. A league ,coxpoud of the four playgrounds, Port Clinâ€" ton, Sunset,‘ Lincoln, and Ravinia, will be orpanized and a fegular schedule of |games will be played. _ The afternoons will be spent at the several playgrounds where the children will be given an opportunâ€" ity to engage in other activities such as badminton, tennis, hikes, track, and horse shoes, ; The playground staff commposed of Ed Brown, superintendent I';;:t the Highland Park East Park rict, Ray Cox, director of phyfinnnda,‘ Miss Gourley .and Miss Balke, inâ€" structors, will be on the playgrounds: Monday and Tuesday at which time the children may. régistar and inâ€" structions will be given as to the schedule of activities. Children are, to report at Port Clinton for regis; tration on Monday afternogn and Tuesday morning; Sunset ‘thildren Monday morning and Tuesday morn« ing; and Ravinia children will regr istar Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon. 3 $8. / Alcyon Theatre Adds | New Sound Equipment The: management of the, Alcyon Theatre has. just added another very expensive improvement to its sound equipment for the talkies, T: is called "Wide Range Sound" and permits all sounds, both the highes and the lowest, to be audible, whic was heretofore not possible: . The clearly distinct and beautiâ€" ful tones are very app@rent now, espécially when musical numbers are played. "p 4 Inasmuch as the Alcyon is the only itheatre on the No ? with earphones for the hard of heat ing, these also have been late i provements ‘added and just con I a M i of 7 (e i hoi If not send in tw g;#’on bel}w‘ n "‘m ' or theé other will be MAILED to you each week.: We t lpvery family in Highland Park, Highwood, Deéerfleld, Ravihia, B faeside and Bannockburn‘ to receive either THE PRESS or Bulletin. ‘ft ; The Highland Park Press cndfi‘ Deerfield Press are paid cir~ culation newspapers, being .ent ',‘:L post office as second class matter, and the subscripti $1.50 per year. The SHOPPER‘S BULLETIN is FREE and we are very anxious that every fa‘mi{y in this cg}:\munity at doés not subscribe for The Press, receive a copy of the Bu tl?l. # 1P 4 We try to give 100% ‘coverage in these six communities and if you do not receive one o# the ot :f mail or bring the couâ€" pon to our office ‘you will be pla '?( mailing list, The Highland Park Press ,h’mlo old estAblished newspaper in this community and car‘ries'lléoro locgl hews than any other paper in this community; therefore its "REABBR INTEREST" is much o oile P‘ TAE s MAITlhae%bO Elblications' are iUelivéred by mail and put in YOUR Hixh:::g Park Press _ ©; Eo B0 > : Highland.Park, Illinois | °_ . | â€" ! ‘ : Gentlemen: _/ c $3 . ty 8 f Please put my e on your %nni hg list for the * /‘ Highland ,I’nrk\Pte«fi at $1.50 per year. i4 D Deerfield Press‘at t::.so' er year. _ U * ; ‘D, Shopper‘s bnl!qtin, Free, A § ; | _ Check‘the publication desired. If it is The. Press, we will send you a bill forâ€" $1.50. If it is the $ull;g§fi it‘s FREE, ‘ Address..... Name | Dof You figc The Highland }P The Deerfield ‘ ‘ o. B Press Shopper‘s , will start _ | remov ar Kt‘ve i, {shor 2&] into a he| idan T n=â€" n ] es stands °S | of a 1 e ) of| gral 4 )he wo! ds, | ing. th in.| Park, ds ‘ '.I"il me| (ago. inâ€" ;'oxit he | fourte ire! e d esti ! ed newspaper in this ‘al A;j\:il;. n any other paper in REA k INTEREST" is much u:‘ j t ed by mail and put in YOUR ? v:! f‘ s & % TT ... t 6. o WH:. °.. f Atticle in "American || Forests" Tells About _ â€"Indian Trail Trees & Shore having. hspnint s 11 as ‘scientific interest are menâ€" tioned in an article entitled "Indian Tmail Trees," by Raymond E. Jansâ€" sen, in the current issue of "Ameriâ€" can Forests," the magazine of the American Forestry Association, pubâ€" lished in Washington, D. C, °© ‘These trees, several of which are pictured in the article, are located in Lake Forest, Highland Park, Déerfield and Evanston. j The article explains that the Inâ€" dians developed a custom of markâ€" ing© trails through the forests by bending saplings and securing "them in such positions that their directions ‘bend indicated the directions of e routes to be followed. A line of several similarly bent trees thus esâ€" iblished a continuous uninterruptâ€" d route of travel which could readâ€" ily be followed. f t ‘"Such a tree (the article states) vhich was standing in Evanston, inois, a few years ago had to be imoved to make way for a real esâ€" tate improvement. It was reâ€"located @ short distance away and converted ‘i to a sort of monument. (At Sherâ€" idan Road and Davis Street) Sheriâ€" n â€" Road, where . this tree now nds,, was laid out along the route f a former Indian trail paralléling ake Michigan. A network of sevâ€" ral intersecting trails was recentâ€" y worked out from trail trees still tanding in alignment and extendâ€" Pflbhrongh the towns of Highland k, Highwood and Lake Forest n‘Illinois, a few miles north of Chiâ€" ago. In a combined distance of apâ€" roximately ten miles there are urteen of these trees still growing. ome of them are as close together five hundred to a thousand feet, hile others are more than a mile art . . . Evidence indicates that E'{â€"tixef Skokie River a few miles to he west." â€"| ; * it ese particular trails extended beâ€" ween :giiln â€"villages which formâ€" rly dcéupied sites situated near ake Michigan and along the, banks \The com;ilete motion pictures of hq Baer â€" Carnera heavyweight Agmpionskip fight of â€" Thursday ight of last week ‘will be shown or the first time on the | North hore at the Alcyon Theatre, Highâ€" %{ d Park, on Sunday, Monday, sdqy and Wednesday, June 24, 5 26 and 27, in connection. with ho regular picture program at the beal theatre. tds aerâ€"Carnera Fight Pictures Here Soon he Baerâ€"Carnera film is a thrillâ€" roundâ€"byâ€"round record of the ous match.* The local theatre not advance its admission prices the four evenings this fAlm is k Press ulletin ? ress o .. _ } Tt Chamber of Commerce embers and Guests _â€"_| to Frolic Wednesday St&t& Representative Richard J. "Dick" Lyons, of Mundglein, will be mueeét of ~ceremon at a joint afterngon and evening! of golf, reâ€" freshnignts and en inment for the members of the Highland Park Chamber‘ of Commerke and . the Highwood Chamber. of Commerce and t#gir guests néxt Wednesday, July 27, at the Kildeer:Country Club, two miiles north of Half Day on Route 42A, and ‘at the Fiore Nurâ€" sery at Prairie View, r : Guests of honor at the affair, which{ will be similar to one held last yéar, will include the following: Judge} Ralph Da’dyfi Judge Martin Decket, Brig.â€"Gen. F. . Bolles and County Clerk Lew A. Hendee. se oies odp es ced o t ol i 2 ‘The | golf match, co*:p‘d’,o with| prizes, stymies; bn&ars, and everyâ€" thing, will be held at Kildeer start i r:ifil p.m. next Wednesday. â€" The fi hments ({some liquid, we are d) |will be'ic:a and at the Fiore Nursdty, at 6:9@, and the entertainâ€" ‘q:lfint 11 â€"be found at the, same place, The party is expectéed to break up before Thursday, July 28. 10n‘!§hundred m;t" mbers of the two Chambers of Commerce and their guests mre expected to take part fi the golf match, and. 150 members and guests are expected to be pres: ent t%the refréshments and enter tainment. | Eodh member can bring guests the affair. is Garden Class Visits . Northbrook Gardens C The class is looking forward to havifia}{r. &rht man give one of his illustrated lectures later in the year. . [ ( 3 f An invitation to attend a flower show held by the Waukegan Garden Club on Juné 20 was received, to whic%: number of the members reâ€" sponded." _ U Oni._":fuesdly, June 26, the class will meet at 1:30‘at the home of Mrs. |Q. H. Wallen, 83 Elmwood Ayâ€" enue. . Mrs. Wallen will serve reâ€" freshments after M ich they ~will drive to Lake Forest to visit the Cyrus. McCormick and Ryerson garâ€" dens, The cars leave at 2 p.m. Dr. Boblitt to Fell of ‘Experientes in Russia Dr. Homer :C. Boblitt, pastor of the Morgan Park Christian Church of Chicago, is coming to Highland [ Park,! July 2, to tell about his peg-{ sonaffi;gxpericnces i postâ€"war Rusâ€" sia, Dr. Boblitt‘s talk will be given in ‘the evening at B o‘clock, on the tawn of the residente at 820 S. Green Bay Road, under 1# 'Q;spiees of the local chapter of The |Paul Reveres. On |Tuesday, June 12, the Comâ€" As‘a member of the Polar Bear Divigion of the American ‘Expediâ€" tionarty Forck, Dr. Boblitt particiâ€" pated‘ in the famous expedition to Archangel, on the White Sea of Russia. He trave ed exterisively in a afterwards. His talk, "Red Russia in Action," is an eyeâ€"witness account of happeni and condiâ€" tions in that country following the second Russii olution. Dr. Boblitt is & dynamic orator and a keep , and relates his vivid! Russian expériences in a most ip}epfpsfipgu‘lil h:3 / The publi;{ is cordially invited to d. . No . admissi will be :m 1 . <% Poverty is uncomfortable, as I can testify; but fhine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overâ€" board and compelled to sink or swim for himself.â€"â€"James A. Garfeld. â€" 8 P TPHH R. H. Pt Ph.D., to Re the Late Jesse Lowe f ~â€"| Smith Here At the graduation exercises of the Eim Place School Friday evening, June 15, new. superintendent of schools, R. H. Price, was introduced. Mr. ‘Price will take up his duties next fall \as the successor of Jesse Lowe Smith, who was for 32 years superintendent of District No. 108, In choo the new superintenâ€" dent the khad three consideraâ€" tions in mind. They wanted a man of vigor and breadth of mind who DISTRICT 108 HAS A NEW SUPERINTENDENT would be capable of growing with the community." In Mr. Price they feel that they have secured such a man, and he comes to the district with thqf{ hearty and unanimous support.| I _ & Mr. Pricge is 34 years of age, and during the past year has been prinâ€" cipal of the College Junior High School at itewater, Wis. He reâ€" ceived his>Ph.D. degree a year ago. at Ohio| University. © He has some 12 years of teaching experiâ€". w-’_'v TR *u’“i r*;;wm\m‘ Cleveland., He was born, at Bridg, port, Als., and has been athletic d rector a teacher of science in the schools of Birmingham, Ala., later holding the position of princi« pal in twd large elementary schools there for years. He is married,: and. the rd feels that his wife will be & very real addition to Highâ€" and. the } will be & 1 ud tut. M;.ed ?rflee“eom« highly mou-}j’ mended by all his fomerianoelflo&' He was a warm welcome the cloLS assembly on‘ Friday morning the children, their parâ€" ents, and the teaching ‘staff. He spoke very briefly of his pleasure in coming to such a school as Mr. Smith and his faculty had created and his hope that in years to come it may tinue to maintain high quality of education that it ha in the past. > f AE ~ In a r to. The Highland this week, Mr. Price said, "I am looking forward to the work in Highland Park with a great deal of pleasure. | I assure you that the schools | continue to cpâ€"operate with the| newspaper of Highland Park in a broad educational proâ€" gtam. Bfth institutions have vital and complementary parts to play in the lifevof the community." i | In the savings department of Highland Park State Bink, an sicâ€" count. has been opened under . name of |"Flag Fund." This ' is to be 1 to buy new flags for flag m{t in the Ravinia Park and on Central Avenue / Flag Fund Account Eveiy*child, woman and man is invited tpâ€" share in keeping beautiâ€" ful &Gflyim from these staffs by placing their pennies, dimes or dolâ€" lars in the Flag Fund box on the desk in |the bank; Checks payable to the Flag Fund and sent in care of the bank will be to this &ccount. It is hoped that every loyal citizen will do his p in keep afioatâ€" d "Your flag and my figg! and, how much it holdsâ€", /. within . its. folds! our heart anid my heart ,/ Â¥ Beat duicker at the sight; Sunâ€"kissed and wm«râ€" i Th!:od‘m\i lpluerl;: whike. . >\ i e C â€"The, { mfig?&'m Tad youcs " "l;'::’e ed dv';i ‘nl I:lu." j te ,.._'fi.'.."v'n Neshit‘s Yaur Fint \and (from. Wilbur‘ D. . Nesbit‘s | ] -,m,n ‘s "Your !htf’ul NUMBER 17 wnd sna‘ste i11} be is hoped that 1/ do‘ his p nes! -E i8 4

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