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Highland Park Press, 28 Jun 1934, p. 1

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I MA I U M U ( ©â€" LEGION CARNIVAL _ â€" â€" 3 DAYS NEXT WEEK "Spend the Fourth in Highland ‘*‘_ vPark" Is Invitation YOLUME & "Spend the Fourth of J in Highland Park," is the iixvit&gzn of Dumaresq Spen¢er Post of The American Legion. The local lotio.nl mo;t‘h: .‘on'n‘ its annual Fo Carnival ‘the first three days of r:z “,Jnly‘ 2, 8, and ‘v at Sunset The post hopes to realize enough from ‘their carnival this year to carry on the program of varied acâ€" monahrmoealotluninfin past. In the past year lor two the post has fostered the following proâ€" ; aemong the children of the m assisting the Parentâ€"Teacher Association of the grammar schools in furhishing Kot luhcheons and bther necessities, medals of: award for scholarship and athletic achieveâ€" ment to the high school and District No. 107, sponsored and coached | a Junior : Legion baseball team, and but for the lack of ice last winter mfl have held a series of skating races for all grammar school chilâ€" This year‘s Carnival will be feaâ€" by the following five awards, hed by the Meieshoff Hardâ€" Cofmnpany and the T. S. Duffy Company, bingo game and en t 1 _ LLL other games, ham and bacon booth, « Millâ€"youâ€"winâ€"ring" game, airâ€" game, c‘ndy boom, nfmh‘ stand, dancing, Ferris wheel, tiltâ€"aâ€"whir| and a new auto ride, $ following Legionnaires are in charge of the Carnival and its variâ€" ous features: Lester Stanger, Rusâ€" sell Campbell, Philip McKenna, Emâ€" j Moroney, Frank Ronan, Harold ‘Arthur _ Swanson, Henry Fitner, Thomas Sutherland, Henry ¢ Cliff Ledderboge, Saylor Shanafelt, Millet Schreiner, D. C. ‘Stukey, Mr. Hendricks, P. E. Cole, Mr. McNaughton, Theoiore Arnsâ€" a â€"and A. C. Stemm. ‘cast includes Charles Ruggles, Mary 1 W. C. Fields, Burns and \Allen, and others. Friday and Satâ€" of this week are the playing Hear some of Bing Crosby‘s latâ€" esE 4 zxomezme ~ ~ © ~ | Highland Park Rotary Club several | ‘A good and rather novel picture mmw&dfio holds one‘s interest throughâ€"| Wilmette Rotary Club ug-t time. but is "The Crime Doctor" featurâ€"| He is well known along the North Ing Otto Kruger, Karen Morley and| Shore and has many friends in Nil# Asther. It is being shown at| Highland Park.â€" â€" the Alcyon tonight only (Thursâ€"| { mommmmmmmzmpeaimminndl : . "Audiences will enjoy many hearty in "Six of a Kind" as the itself is comical and many of e situations are sideâ€"splitting. The day) A delicate story of love spic¢ed with high adventure is "The Mysâ€" tery of Mr. X," which features Robert Montgomery, Elizabeth Alâ€" len and Lewis Stone and is being éxhibited on‘ Wednesday, July 4. The Aleyon will present a continuous program beginning at 2:30 for that ,day. The same picture is also to be shown the next evening following (Thursday). * est song hits in "We‘re Not Dressâ€" ing," which is the feature attracâ€" tion at the Alcyon for Sunday, Monâ€" day and Tuesday, July 1, 2 and 3. Carole Lombard coâ€"stars with Bing and Leon ‘Errol, Ethel Merman, Burns and Allen .are included in Dorcas Home Fund To The Martha Wood Wolf Memâ€" orial Committee met last week to determine the nature of the proâ€" posed memorial to the late Mrs. Allan Wolff It was decided to form a fund at the Dorcas Home, an inâ€" stitution in which Mrs. Wolff was much interested, for the purpose of aiding those children who are going on into the secondary schools. Since it was felt that the many friends ‘of Mrs. Wolff would wish to participate in the establishment of this fund, arrangements have been made for Mrs. Lee F. Supple, treasurer, 2181 Lakeside Place, Highland Park, to receive all conâ€" tributions. § * ‘Wins Radio Contest For suggesting the best slogan in a radio contest conducted by Walâ€" green‘s Drug Stores for a name for their own brand of ice cream, Phylâ€" lis Wagner, 10â€"yearâ€"old daughter of. Mr.,and Mrs. Walte: Wagner of 638 Onwentsia Avenue, Highland [Park: last week won the first prize.of $250 in cash. Phyllis is a pupil at the Elm Place School. Her name which won the contest was "Encore Ice Cream.": Be Memorial To Mrs. Martha Wood Wolff of Local Post THE DEEKR Becker Auto Service Will Quit Business , â€" After Twenty Years diw:ni:th E. Becker came) to thil1 dity 1911 as manager of the ‘Wodds Electric Car Garage. Later he brought Miss Agnes M. Buell from Chicago as his bride. In 1915 they purchased the busingss from the Woods concern, and in 1918 rented the Ringdahl property at 15 North St. Johns Avenue 131 estabâ€" lished the largest auto battery busiâ€" ness on the North Shore. : In 1923 they purchased this piece of propâ€" erty. | The Becker Auto Service has disâ€" continued . business | after | twenty years in Highland Park. ; In 1924 Mr. Becker purchased a fleet of Yellow Cabs, and after esâ€" tablishing a guccessful business, sold the cab business to S. B. Cahn of the Moraine Hotel. : Mr. Becker passed away on July. 10,(1982, after having been conâ€" nected with all the business achieveâ€" ments of Highland Park, being secâ€" retary of the Chamber of,Commerce for many years and treasurer of the B.P.O0.E. : C3 !rs. Becker has conducted . the business since her husband‘s death. On July 1 Mm.b‘meker will: close out | the entire ness, and â€"will lease the building to the Braun Brothers Oil Company. C3 Sel St. Peter Firm Here Taken Over by _ . + Nelson Brothers Co. The ~Nelson Brothers | Laundry and Dry Cleaning System, of Wilâ€" mette, has taken over ‘the, Sol , St. Peter and Son Laundry and dry cleaning business, and ‘#ll' be loâ€" cated in the Goldberg building at 521 Central Avenue, phqno Highâ€" land Park 361. < f5u6. The new concern will et:;t:nue to give the public the best k that its clientele has been roce‘vinz. The Nelson firm has the latest and most modern equipment, and will be able to give better and quicker service, w‘ curb service, in the new lodation here. :+ /l.: .. (==..5 1: .. Illinois Commerce | _ Commission Still Holds Truck Case A decision as to whether a truck traffic route will be established thru North Shore towns is daily from the Illinois Co Comâ€" mission, although that,:lbody has been deliberating the question for several months. The fiu of the Willett Trucking Company for a certificate of convenience and necesâ€" sity to use a route rumning thru these. towns has been under considâ€" eration for nearly a year. ‘Mempers of the commission and representatives of v:lrintaus towns through which the proposed route would run were taken over the route recently in one of the Willett comâ€" pany‘s buses, and municipal repreâ€" sentatives were heard by the comâ€" u;:i;.sion. ¢ â€" ‘ The Willett company‘s request is strongly opposed by heads‘ of all communities north of Evanston as far north as Lake Bluff, as well as by many of the civic groups along the North Shore, including the North Shore Property Owners‘ Asâ€" sociation. a « ‘â€" The stand taken by many objectâ€" ‘ors is that the route Mshogld‘h OrS 18 LH&AL EBCOE UVUC: MPitdi Misto s oo pan c used by the trucking concern is the Skokie Highway, instead of the conâ€" templated route which runs through the centers of most of the North Shore towns, and which will provide for freight stations at v,rioul localâ€" tions in all of the towns.: Lower Liquor Fee Is Defeated In Highwood Anâ€"ordinance which would have allowed the sale of liquor in bulk only at a reduced license rate of $100 a year was . defeated. recently at a special meeting of the Highâ€" wood City Council, dt‘hbnch the nc_l‘a- wal â€"v ment. Only four out of six aldermen atâ€" tended the meeting, and when the proposed ordinance was put to a vote one of the four, John Meyers, did not vote. Two of the remaining three voted for the amendment, which would allow the sale of bulk liquor by druggists and other. merâ€" chants, yet the measure lost, beâ€" am-nqajujityofthomndldld not was 2 to 1 for the amendâ€" for it. Dr. Kenneth Gieser . â€" _ ‘To Serve In Chiha Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Qh’ui' hdve been appointed missionaries tq'?China by the Présbyterian Church, South, and will sail Qumt 16, from San Francisco, Calif., for Tsingkiangpu, China, where they will serve in a hospital. P [ 3p kB Dr. Gieser graduated from the medical school of Northwestern Unâ€" iversity last week and although he has another year of internship to serve, he was granted the privilege of completing that year at the hosâ€" pital in China.. <Dr. and Mrs. Gieser will serve five years in China. â€" â€" This newspaper will fiai;. sued as usual on Thursday} July 5, but‘all news and adâ€" vertising copy must be in our office a day early n 'w&ok. because the :gploye and exâ€" ecutives of this organization will observe Wednesday as a holiday. 1 i. Independence Day‘, July 4; is next Wednesday.‘> ; .: To insure best pogition for news articles and v‘e%is?o- ments, copy should be in outr office on Monday, audno.&opy will be accépted later than Tuesday noon. ¢: "Visit our ffiovly-umn\deld filling station" is the invitation of the Larâ€" son Brothers Garage, 2 South First Street. i P Free ‘Texaco souvenirs will be given to children wcxpaai t by their parents, an adv iaem;:} in this week‘s issue of The Highland Park Press announces. 3 / 1 The station sells Texaco gasoline, greases and oils, Qua State and Penzoil oils, and the garage does a general qverhauling, . washing and Simonizing and day and night storâ€" age business, ~/ F4 Ground Broken for | _ .New Sinclair Station Ground was broken this week for a huge, new "super" filling station for the sale of Sinclair products in Highland Park. â€" o The station will be loct;(d in the "point" at the intersection of, Secâ€" ond Street and Green Bay Road, one of the "likeliest" locations in town. Send Contributions To H. P. Garden Study dlub Friends and members of the Highâ€" land Park Garden Study) Club are asked to bring their flowers, fruit and vegetables to the North Western Station Friday morning. to be ‘disâ€" tributed to the sick and needy in Chicago by the Chicago d.,; Mrs. Francoeur and Mrs. Wallen will be there to receive them until 9:30 a.m. Robert Kees To Speak At First U. lg.r(!:hurch Sunday. morning, July 1, at 10.45 o‘clock, Robert Kees of J ke‘ Forâ€" est will preach a sermon at the First ‘United Evangelical . Church, basing his remarks on Hebrews 11.8. Mr. Kees is a student at Wheéaton College and is also a gradudte of the Moody Bible Institute. â€" _ Mrs. Tekla Carison, 64, \of ‘&:line. Ill., mother of Lt. Gunnar Carlson of Fort Sheridgn, was killed by an auto in Moline Sunday night. She was struck by a car as she stepped from a street car. 18 . 4 FOURTH OF JULY DEERFIELD, ILLINOISTHURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1984 . FIE Ralph Clarkson, . noted Chicago artist; i painting a portrait of the late J&ise Lowe Smith, beloved eduâ€" cator lI: naturalist of Highland Po;:,‘ !4:' died in April, The portrait will be placed in the Smith . Smith‘s birthday. c The |portrait be a memorial im his formet pupils and assoâ€" cigtes)) and will All a definite need in th w s 5. > ‘ 7 l”;.n!‘vu tely ‘m Of the nQCGl- §525, the cost of the portrait, been secured.> All those in Highâ€" ‘fl’ who were associated with Mr. ‘;fl.-i. or who were graduated ¢ 3;;." Place |School, are invited }f_‘« :’v.,. to this portrait fund. It is "i‘ iped ‘that many small conâ€" tri WE' will received from a grteat HUmber of Mr. Smith‘s friends and Agrirers, that the portrait y We a true (tribute to the late edu ‘memo_.w" a f ontributions | may be sent® to Geongeé M. Shay, of 262 Laurel Aveâ€" nue, Highland Park. (The {,‘ rk of the artist is summed up ‘R e following extract from "C 4'§.“ American Portrait ‘@inters," publ ed by William Edâ€" ® ,'”' e, of New York: 1"O :5 should note especially his portrgit of Lorado Taft in the Naâ€" t‘?em ‘g cademy, New York; others lose of Edward B. Butler; Irvâ€" ing Parld, architéct; Prof, Albert A: i T'i!‘“' price recipient; E. o M '1 in the Union League Club; ouar 8¢mn "A Daughter â€"of ArméRiB,"| in the Art Institute of Chicagd; exâ€"governors John P, ‘Altâ€" geld h) the Chitago Historical So) clety ]L! rles S, Denéen and Frank g; TOWden in | the State Home ringfleld, HMlingis; President James been ‘Rent to All Girl Scout and Browhie mothers. It is hoped that éve 9‘3 e will cooperate in disposing of them, as sufficient funds will be tt'is bnly by the sale of all tickets. 6f "‘J-A & fl'isnly fr ‘I’;I;I at i“is‘- t io . BB ‘y'é "}b:' P ;{ro ..f ‘i‘as' 71 Laure "Il JH ne ‘who Wwill r “Fre | Ren « l.pt ( nen of thi who is a 1 |â€" Mr.| Haak . announces that there | will be several hours of fireworks | disgl public is invited to atté ‘flii. ‘ event. . i Thid@ pupils will be graduated jtl'o f ‘i‘u' West‘s Private School at 11 d .rel avenue, on Friday eveâ€" hi JI; ne 29, at 8 o‘clock. Those ‘who Will receive their diplomas are Fre -*g arrows of* Winnetka, Maxine Renn 6x of Glendoe, and Robert Branâ€" nen 6 ‘‘this city. Robert Brannen, who is a former pupil of the Todd ‘;’Sch o61} for Boys, is graduating with very high homors. Dr. Louis «â€"W. ‘She ' in, pastor of the Presbyterian ghu t‘h will present the invocation, \whilé Judge Perry L Persons of ELD PRESS i. d lp‘npils’ Louise McClernan were presen in recital last Sunâ€" day" afternoon at Green Bay School audiforium. â€"These young students played with musical feeling and techâ€" nique which is only achieved through ‘isy ematic training. ‘he guest artist, Paul Parmalee, eight years of age, delighted his auâ€" :‘f for nearly an hour, being called) back in and again. This child is a pupil of the American Conâ€" servhHipry chilfren‘s department unâ€" der Miss Louise Robyn. &Hu.kl one of the youngest and most progressive local merâ€" t&, will again stage a fireworks lay at 9 p‘clock the evening of the July, Wednesday, at his place of Husiness, 25 South Secâ€" i figation |Exercises | ‘At Miss West‘s School huk Will Stage ~ _ a Fireworks Display ,"Artixit Al;pegrs t Recital of Pupils _ of Louise McClernan ran, will give the address of ning. e diplomas‘ will be ed by Mr. Degenhardt. © Pay School, of which Mr. prin¢ipal for 32 years, eated on Nov. 23, ates, Pupils of| The Con nnity‘EGu Class of Smith To â€" the Highland iPark n‘s Club Artist + urges all their friends and member‘s ks _ f xfiirrw ( ve;et:t:le% \flowers and n, . noted Chicago| * _the North Western Station / & portralt of the .u;]:se distributed to the needy and ; mith, ’be““lm sau.| tick r:olk.l of Chicago and the North nd | _ June 28 "Crime Do¢tor" from "The m.| Big Bow Mystery" by Israel Zang nt, wWill cast."Otto Kruger, Karen Morâ€" ley, Nils Asther, th Woods." Community . Garden Class Members Are _ Visiting Gardens The i’: is Friday mornings from 8 a.m.to 9 a.m. Mrs. Wallen and Mrs, Calkins wfl?.be in charge during July. ""Ad The méeting on Tuesday, June 26, began with a delightful luncheon at the home of Mrs. 0. H. Wallen, 83 Elmwood avenue, l,lrk Marvin Walâ€" lach, president, and Mrs. Ernest Reed, p?t' president : occupied the places of honor. & ‘The class then ed Mrs. Walâ€" len‘s garden and were interested to note the progress that‘s been made since th¢ damage dong by the freeze early in June. The‘ next garden yisited was the Cyrus McCormick te in Lake Forest. |The new mal garden aroused/‘much inte and discusâ€" sion. ©@ & , Mrs. Edward L. Ryerson‘s garden was the next stop, where the class spent much time ing the beauâ€" tiful spec¢imens and |landscaping. Merton ‘ Church, Laurel Aveâ€" nue, haying extended an invitation to the class to visit his madonna lily garden, the class r ed to Highâ€" land Park where M + Church ulp" an insttuctive talk on the culture of these flowers. |> Â¥ + The last stop wd%:the,churmint garden of ‘Mrs. W, E. Durbahn, 153 Beverly Place. This garden received the Tribune grand prize last year. Another tour is being planned by Mrs. Durbahn, p chairman, to be announced later. D.A.R. Better Films â€" 1 Committee Review 4 "'Ln‘c.‘ty Anglers" \Grantland Rice describes many meth of fishing that are new to us. | ‘"Betty in Blunderland" Betty Boop a trying time with a jig saw puzzle, sleeps and dreams that she is "Alice in Wonderland." T "Rough Necking" with June Brewâ€" ster and Carol Levin, An overâ€"acted slapâ€"stick comedy in which an irate father |e¢employs a tive to keep his daughter and her sweetheart apart. | The ‘batter, ised as deâ€" tective, obtains the job. Adults and young lWdults.: : B ~_ . ,;_ M Coie B CCEA + June 29, 30 "Six & a Kind" featâ€" uring Charlie Rugglés and Mary Boâ€" land. (The wrong suit case and a pair. of ‘hitchâ€"hikers make complicaâ€" tions for the Whinneys when they plan an automobile trip to Califorâ€" nia. _ Amusing but not elevating. F‘mu*: 4 j ' 7“ #» a+ o4 ET "Mickey‘s Minstrels" Mickey Mcâ€" Guire and his gang stage a show in an at:;dmpt to raige some money. Amusing. ~* ® "Itchy Scratchy", a little black bear }# the title Owner and his friendghip with & collie dog supplies the delightful story . materialâ€"the scenic beauty of the Canadian Rockâ€" SCME EC CECIWST : NB Mn o it CC ies sfl;:rhsl‘u is background for the experiences of the two friends and magnificently ented. â€" Famâ€" ily. |" f f ""-‘Gdffipind Out" & clever Mickey Mousé cartoon of ering among campers in a mosquitoâ€"infested counâ€" try. ‘ Saturday, matinee only, Chapter 1 of J‘;new lerhl,l‘,:&e Lost Jungle" 'I'hent,’:re twelve chapters, the first two chapters give promise of a story of unusual interest, Clyde Beatty, an animal, trainer, is commissioned to go to the jungles and bring back animals for a cireus act. The trip is made by airship and an accident lnndsgthe men in tiger infested junâ€" gle. Buried rs also play a part in this exciting and entertainâ€" ing plot. Family. | : : . July 1,2, 3, "We‘re Not Dressing." A musical farce that tells of a shipâ€" wreck and a group of people on a desertâ€"island. Bing Crosby, Carole Lombard, Bruno and Allan, Leon Erâ€" rol, provide the n;zlic and the huâ€" mor. : Adults and young adults. July 4, 5, "The Mystery of Mr. X." An e;‘eitiq,g mysterty film that preâ€" sents the solution of the killing of eight, policemen and the escapades of a ¢lever jewel thief. (One is asâ€" mm{e of thrills and comedy and good dialogze' by the splendid cast. Robâ€" ert Montgomery, Elizabeth Allan, Lewig Stoneâ€" and R Forbes. ul W; > The bndntl 0( ghieklds H : 1:., ighland rk | was passed â€" a ‘it:hstm;tin‘, ; fotr a total expendi of "& sevâ€" ‘eultho dol less than the amount & this vear. Althoug! 5 reâ€" main the $ the | addi numâ€" ber of Jents and the classâ€" rooms whigh are to caâ€" pacity will mean that more teachers will have to be [ | Miss El entworth, a Laâ€" tin teachar, has been engaged to teach in the ' ent next ‘Fall.) She is uxp-rmud leaves her position as t of Latin and) speech in the Teachers‘ College of the University of Wyomâ€" ing in ordgr to be her home. Cost of| supplies and flpflt will be t the same as . year. However, the fect that no replaceâ€" iments were made in the year just closing | m te the. purchase of a nu of §: t iters. Some new desks also will be installed by the tinie school ppens i‘ Septemâ€" ber. [ 0 t 44 No additional exp will be required for the branch 1 which is to be It in ‘ the board an t A sum|will be |apportibned and set aside for pa ht,a j on the new gov t bongds, which will have to be met early in the next fiscal year. [Â¥ The anno‘ int 90 per cent of thp tax levied for high school purposes | in 1 R was eoll:lud. About . same favo! to is expected be edlloc:.d%v- the 1933 levy | 3 There may be. a slight reduction in the t of |valuation in which! event n will be q slight t:ooct in the high school rate, which was $1 during the past year. . | ND s The J Chamber this ev o‘clock d rant. dent of Deerfi T and c in the blishme cation Bjble Scho« yesterday to form Presbyterian Chu Pastons of the) three ‘Protestant churches of eld, Rev. Earl J. Bruso,:df Bethlehem; Rev. Frederâ€" ick G. brok, of St. Paul‘s ;. and Dr. William F. Wier,Presbyterian, are unifing in planning of a three s cou Hf Volunteer workers will serve as instructgrs and the 50 ts chargâ€" ed for gach child will | defray the expenses for books and mateâ€" rials. The school |will st Monday morning! with halfâ€"day mom. ContiTue Catnivali: e to Saturdgy Night \Due arose nival Ameri left v This. varied . on Sai Masoni Trom th er with away. tion of prizes to anyone! who might care to view t during the eveâ€" ning, All are prac as well as attractive. â€" xi c oncet Hay 19 Pucsdity Members had net, class A "Hof: er and Meierhaff. _ Next Tuesday |will be qualifying round l:- the JuLy touttiament. The $unset Valley ". Club had guest yqn'r y.ii‘!‘hocidl for the day dbli bogey for guests, p' was won by Mrs, Frank Kullman and second by Mrs Ray Anthony. | â€" . _ ras ‘by the at | méeting, ¢ fotr a total | t of , & seyâ€" | o dol less | the | u* this ’ kr. k.l jugh teachers‘ ' reâ€" | he , the additional numâ€" | the uIrific .;nf‘m which Sat y evening the Carâ€" ivities of,. the Deerfield Legion Post No.738 were inconiplete. | nt with its délightful and tertainment: will continue y evening, June 30, at the Temple 8, Deerficld. 1 Cof C te!. * . Mut ‘JEV i ‘ \ meeting of the Deerfield bf Commerce will be held ing, bednniu}ith a 'I\ ner, at Shugrugd‘s Restauâ€"| . V. W.|Spriggs is presiâ€" E: and children interested blishment of a Daily Vaâ€" ble School in Deerfield met ; to formulate plans at the rian Church. | . s of the) three ‘Protestant of eld, Rev. Earl J. t evening over 100 prizes registration bogth, togethâ€" rance .-“ be given Auxili ladie# will be Lto show | their lovely selecâ€" rizes to anyone! who might P oonge! o) ol Is Opened e group, I $282,322|| ulate plans at the \3 h..> 4 \| three ‘Protestant | eld, Rev. Earl J. |! : Rev. Frederâ€" || two p for low prize g to Mrs. he class.B to Mrs. | délightful and vill continue J 30, at the 8, Deerficld. r 100 er prizes 1e 14 J M & Wt

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