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Highland Park Press, 13 Feb 1936, p. 1

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The noâ€" tice is practically the last step necâ€" esstary before taking office, only the routine of the, post office ‘departâ€" ment remaining. He stated that he expects to take office about March 1. . * I intend to do my best to give the people of Highland Park the best postal service that they have ever had," Mr. Cobb stated, "Also, I hope that during my term here a new postoffice will be built. We certainly need one, and I shall do all in my power to secure one for the city." # Local Yacht Club To Publish Newspaper The confirmation ends a situation which has existed in Highland Park ever since the democratic party came into gower in Washington, when the appointment of a demoâ€" crat was expected to be a matter of weeks, rather than of years. j Rext seagon‘s racing activities. A tlub mxl;rer is to be appointed whose it is to keep accurate and up to date measurements of all boats for the assistance of the race M"L in preparing the handiâ€" tap ratings. _ _ _ _ * Two new boats are declared to be well al it the process of conâ€" struction and will be ready to add to ;‘_'_nfhfil club fleet early next sumâ€" From a group including Edgar Boehm, John Seyfarth, Baker Hamâ€" ilton, Edward Weeks, Ray Tohers and Robert Carter, the executive committee of the North Shore Yacht elub will appoint a board of publicaâ€" tions to gsupervise the publication of the club‘s newspaper, North Shore Yacht News. The appointments will At the reauest of Edward Weeks, thairman| of the race. committee, Keith Grant has been added to the ranks as an additional member. In their report, it was announced that they had |already held several meetâ€" 3'_ and| were preparing plans for ::- One of the boats, which is beâ€" built by John Seyfarth, is & =’; one desion class, and a sister Ship to ?wutikn, which was skipâ€" bered by |Fred Zahn in last %eason‘s "Ces. The other new boat is being built by E,'.;’ Riddle and Oscar Anâ€" dersen. ‘This boat is of their Own design sand is an attempt at develâ€" Oping a suitable one design class for D8¢ on Lake Michigan under condiâ€" Baker |Hamilton, librarian, anâ€" nounces that his department stands :‘_m:c to assist any interested perâ€" be announced at the next meeting, to be held February 20. The original issue of the paper was prepared and distributed at the last meeting in January by the liâ€" brary department under the direcâ€" tion of Baker Hamilton. club libriarâ€" lan. Other yacht clubs have been Placed:on the mailing list, and they will receive conies of the North Shoreâ€"Yacht Clubs News. fon in obtaining plans or informaâ€" tion concerning the building or buyâ€" Ing of a|boat. All communications may be addressed to him, at 206 N. Linden, or to Davis C. Greene, secâ€" fSrv, at 22 North Linden avenue, Highland Park, YOL , To See Highland Get New Postoffice . During Term such as exists at Highland XXV; (25th Year) DaxntEr L. CogB Highland Park The Two students from Highland Park were elec recently to the senior ‘class commission of Northâ€" western University. This commisâ€" sion will plan all the events of the class during the remainder of the year, inc)udingf special activities during gnduati&n week. The main social affair of the senior class will be the senior ball to be held the evening of April {3. Of the 71 students elected to the commission, 27 (were girls and 44 were men,. The names of the two from Highland Park are: Sally Cook, 683 Pleasant Court, Ravinia,; is the daughter of A. B. Cook. She is a member of Alpha Phi sorority, is a senior in the Colâ€" lege of Libert%JArts, and also a member of the W.S.G.A. ° Nine More Lectures & in Strevey Series Myra Jane Hutton, 374 Laurel Avenue, is the daughter of Mrs. Lydia V. Hutton. «She is a senior in the College of Liberal Arts, and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She is also very promâ€" inent in the affairs of the Y.W.C.A. Listed. below are the topics and dates of Prof. Strevey‘s coming talks. He plans to take up each important country separately and to discuss the economic and political situation of that country in it‘s reâ€" lation to present world affairs. This course is part of the Adult Educaâ€" tion program (at the high school. Lectures are Wednesday evening‘s at "Present Day Russia" was the subâ€" ject of the first of the series of curâ€" rent events lectures given at the Highland Park high school by Prof. Tracy Strevey, under the sponsorâ€" ship of the Adult Education council. A group of about 75 persons atâ€" tended the lecture in spite of the prevailing zero temperatures. 8:00 in the H. S. auditorium and course tickets may be procured at the same nominal fee as for other classes. Sin*le admissions â€" are slightly moré,| February 12{â€"Italy Under Mussoâ€" linj. io 5 _ February 19â€"Germany and the Third Reich. °/ 4 _ March 4â€"Démocracy vs. Dictatorâ€" ship. f *%" j _ February 2%Prob]em of Euroâ€" pean Alliances and War, . _ _ March 11â€"Lroblem of Minorities in Central Europe. March lfi.p‘n and Asia. March 25â€"4 merica and the Next War. 13 $ Philatelic Society f + Meets Next Monday X;')ril 1â€"The New American Pol icy Toward Latin America. | On Thursday afternoon there will be a social gathering at the Redeemâ€" er Lutheran church under the ausâ€" pices of the dies Aid. This will be the last affair of its kind until the close of the Lenten season. a A dessert luncheon will be served at 2 o‘clock, after which games will be played.. There will also be a bakâ€" ery sale held in connection with the _ April 8â€"The Political Situation in the United States. j o Prof. Strevéy is at present teachâ€" ing American History at Northwést. ern univetsitgr with special referâ€" ence to the contemporary period. He has come ‘here recently from four The North S Society will meet ning at the Elm very interesting procured for) the members are) Urj years of tescé\ing at Wisconsin and was sent to Furope last summer by that university for the purpose of study and, ogemtion.. He is exâ€" ceptionally issues. I. J. Lee Addresses H. P. Chamber of Commerce Members of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce heard Irving J. Lee, Northwestern university inâ€" structor, speak on "Bewildered Buyâ€" ers" at their Teguhr dinner meeting held Tuesday| evening at the Green The North Suburban Philatelic Society will meet next Monday eveâ€" ning at the Elm Place School. A very interesting â€"speaker has been procured for the evening and all members are| urged to attend. Anyone who is not a member and is interested in‘ stamp : collecting is also invited attend. _/ * Tea Pot. social. Ladies of | the Zion Lutheran church, will hold a bakery goods sale at Laegeler‘s drug store in Highwood on turday, Feb. 15. The sale will‘ open at 10 a.m. o Highland Parkers Are On Senior Class Commission at N. U. Social ¢.tl|erinl Today Bake b‘lq Saturday wéll informed on current Hio OFFICI HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS â€" TH CABONARCGI GETS PWA CONTRACT, HIGHWOOD Approval of contract awards for the géneral work on the Highwood and Highland Park additions to the North| Shore Sanitary District Sewâ€" age | tment plant at Waukegan, Illinois, hs been| approved by the sta flice of PWA, State Director Carl H, Bauer announced last week. Contract for the ighwood work was awarded to Joseph Cabonargi, 506 Lmetl place, Highland Park on a bid of| $57,722; for the Ravine drive uddit.i n at Highland Park, the conâ€" trac s awarded to Rarrow & Rar. Barrow & Barrow To Do Work at Ravine Drive, Highâ€" | land Park Approval of c the géneral wor and Highland P North| Shore Sa age Treatment Illinois, hs bee awarded to Joseph Cabonargi, 506 Limtl place, Highland Park on a bid of| $57,722; for the Ravine drive addition at Highland Park, the conâ€" trac s awarded to Barrow & Barâ€" row, their bid being $104,715. e| project includes the enlargeâ€" ment of the present Highwood treatâ€" me lantâ€"which was built in 1922 to provide for 2,000 peopleâ€"to acâ€" commedate a population of 6,000; and|the construction of new treatâ€" me orks at vine drive, Highâ€" land Park, Ilinoisâ€"consisting of 2â€" story |settling tanks with provision for |chlorination and dewatering of sludge, to accommodate a population of h Pm . estimlted{ cost of the entire project is $236,363, involving imâ€" provyements and additions to the se ge system of Highland Park, Waukegan and Highwood, and serves the district including Highland Park, Rav I2YS MIOCITCE INCIGNINE HIBWANGQ PAPR, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, North Chiâ€" cago, Waukegan Zicf City and Winâ€" throp| Harbor. PWA made a grant of $106,363 towards this cost to the North Shore Sanitary District. I I ireexpectedlthat it will require 43 ks to complete this project, and give employment to an aver’agfl‘ of 116 men daily during that period. Th¢e members of the Ravinia Woâ€" men‘s club invite their friends of the com unit& to join them in another Twilight Hour gathering on Sunday, February 16, at 4 o‘clock in th§ music¢ room of the clubhouse. Mrs, James Cady Ewell has arranged a literary program which will be pre; sented by Kennéth Horan and Samâ€" uel and Shelton Sackett. Mrs. Horan is to read "July Fourth," the account of a political campaign of the past, the preâ€"publication view of an ex> cerpt from her new book "Remember the Day." The Sacetts will give Mrs. Backett‘s "Workshop on Mount Olympus," a dueâ€"logue of whimsy, im$: do, and philosophy revealing the olympian manners and the huâ€" man characteristics of the gods at \ é new cough lozenge, which is said to have one of the best formulaé that has been compounded in modern medicine, is distributer by Chuck‘s Laboratories, 370 Central avenue, Highland Park. Exp hoggl"ing ing with Mrs. Ewell as hostâ€" esses| of the day are Mrs. John S. Van Bergen, who as chairman of the A committee of the club is exâ€" "Chuck‘s" a product ereated by & phatmaceutical chemist of this city, has | recently been placed on sale throflgMut the North Shore. Rfiverend Goranson: of Chicago and| Mr. David Borg of Hinsdale, have obtained the use of the Highâ€" M. E. church every Friday evening for the purpose of conductâ€" ing evangelistic services in Swedish. The services will begin at 8 o‘clock. The church is located on Highwood ave at Everts place, just ‘one block west of the Highwood railroad New Cough Lozenge Is ~Manufactured by Local Pharmaceutical Chemist om.#i' Mrs. East Mrs. m present indications, a comâ€" plete| sellâ€"out will: be achieved for Mary Garden‘s DeBussy recital at the New Trier high school auditorâ€" iumL n Monday evening, February 17. 8:45. p § Highland Parkers© may secure ticke will strin soloi Mr. musi held in 00 Swedish Services Held Fridays first of the services will be day evening, Feb. 14. There szseinl music provided by a band and several instrumental ts. Miss Mabel Hultgreen and avid Olson will also give vocal s by phoning Mrs. Cloud pler, H.P. 232. Mrs. Ralph member of this committee, Lew Sarett, Mrs. Everett L. n, Mrs. Carl Pfanstiehl, and rthur F. Vyse, Jr. Fct Sellâ€"Out For ( _ Mary Garden Recital nia'Wolg‘an’s Club Plans Twilight Hour AL NEWSPAPER OF TH s public is invited to attend. â€"L.F. 538 is ticket chairman ke Forest. . hlan Dr. E. H. Smith was elected presiâ€" dent of the Lake County Tuberculâ€" osis association for the year 1936 at the annual meeting of the organâ€" ization held last Wednesday at the Waukegan hotel. Dr. Smith has been vice president of the associaâ€" tion since 1932 and now succeeds Mrs. Austin H. Niblack as president. Other officers: elected were: Dr. Theo. S. Proxmire, Lake Forest, first vice president, Mrs. Austin Niblack, second vice president also of Lake Forest, Mrs. Girard Fossland, Winâ€" throp Harbor, secretary, and Atty. Harry A. Hall, treasurer, Waukegan. Several Highland Parkers Are Elected To Various Committees Mrs. Geo. ‘W. Childs of Highland Park was elected to the Executive committee; Mrs. Rodney B. Swift, was reâ€"elected to the Board jof Diâ€" rectors of the association. Mrs. F. B. Hitchcock also represents Highâ€" land Park on the Board of Directors. E CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK DR. E. H. SMITH TO HEAD T. B. ASS‘N Other members of the Executive committee are: Edw. L. Baker, Lake Forest, Max Kohner, Libertyville, Mrs. Orpha Harding, Mundelein, Dr. J, A. Ross, Wauconda, Dr. Geo. B. Callahan and Rev. Howard Ganster, Waukegan.. 1 Officers were elected by the board after the luncheon meeting at which Dr. Jerome Head of the Edward‘s sanatorium, Naperville, talked on Tuberculosis Control and Mr. W. P. Shahan, executive secretary of the State Tuberculosis association, exâ€" plained the Excess Tax Law and how it could be effective in Lake county if voted on at a general elecâ€" tion. It would provide care for all persons in Lake county suffering from tuberculosis if passed in this state. Variety in Alcyon Pictures This Week i Park Prosgs The February chest clinic sponâ€" sored by the Lake County Tuberculâ€" osis association will be held Wednesâ€" day, February 19 at St. Therese hosâ€" pital in Waukegan. Clinic hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. way," is scheduled as the feature atâ€" traction at the Alcyon on Friday and Saturday. â€" Besides being the film debut of the popular radio stars, James Melton and Jane Froman, this picture has Pat O‘Brien and Frank McHugh heading its all star cast. From the fiery pages of Dostoievâ€" sky‘s novel an emotional dramatic triumph emerges, acted with treâ€" mendous power. "Crime and Punâ€" ishment" has been brought to the screen with Edward Arnold as its star and Peter Lorre and Marian Marsh featured in important rolés. Advance reports would have one understand that it is one of the most powerful dramas of modern times, a monumental dramatic achievement. On the Alcyon screen for Wednesâ€" day and Thursday, February 19 and 20. Introducing a new idea in screen musical comedies as well as two new film stars, "Stars Over Broadâ€" Braeside P.T.A. Party j At Village House H. P. Garden Class To Be Host To Garden Groups of Nearby Towns "I Found Stella Parish," a picture based on the powerful dramatic story by John Monk Saunders, will have a three day showing at the Al. cyon beginning Sunday of this week. Kay Francis heads the talented cast which includes Ian Hunter, Paul Lukas ‘and the 6â€"yearâ€"old child star Sybil Jason, RSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936 A large attendance is anticipated. Kindly make your reservations at once by. phoning Mrs. Falen, H. P. 765, or Mrs. Helmhold, H. P. 2175. Proceeds from the party will be used to procure new books for the school. The Ravinia, Deerfield, Bannockâ€" burn, North Shore Garden clubs and Garden Study groups are to be the guests of the Highland Park Comâ€" munity Garden class at their meetâ€" ing on Tuesday morning, February 18 at 10 o‘clock. Dr. C. C. Compâ€" ton, associate etomologist of the State Natural History Survey diâ€" vision will speak on "Insects Atâ€" tacking Ornamental and House Plants." Owing to repair work going on at Braeside school, the dessert bridge party planned by the social commitâ€" tee of the Parentâ€"Teacher associaâ€" tion for Monday evening, Feb. 17, will be held at the Ravinia Village House. All arrangements as origâ€" inally planned will be carried out. Any members of the community interested in this subject will be welcomed as guests of the Garden class to hear Dr. Compton. A. J. Dahl‘s Celeâ€" brate Their Golden . Wedding Anniversary ‘Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Dahl of 808 Waukegan avenue, Highwood, celâ€" ebrated their golden wedding ‘anâ€" niversary on. Sunday, February 2 with a family dinner/ at the home of the son, Carl W. Dah]l of Wilâ€" mette, turned with a cago. On their return from Wilmette they found the house filled with other friends, flowers and . gifts. Coffee and cake were served ito over fifty callers. | Mrs. Dahl says, "We received telegrams, ~special deliveries and gift cards from New York, Califorâ€" nia, Wisconsin, and Illinois, flowers from lodge No. 336, Highland Park, golden boquets from our son and granddaughter, but the big surprise of all the gifts, a large flower basâ€" ket tied with a golden bow, filled with red oak leaves and pussy wilâ€" lows. My first impression was an old fashioned boquet dating back fifty years; when told to look closer, I found the pussy willows blooming with tightly folded dollar bills, a present given by friends of Lake Forest, Highland Park, Deerâ€" field, Park Ridge, Highwood and Chicago. , High School Carioca Dance To Be Given February 15 "We shall carry on the remainâ€" ing years with courage. We {wish our family and many friends as long and happy life as has been granted to us." H. P. Woman‘s Club Will Sponsor Photo Contest for Amateurs ‘ With Curt Boehm and "Hank" Wilder as new members of their promotion committee the boys planâ€" ning the Carioca Valentine dance on Saturday, February 15 at the Y.W.C.A. are speeding up ticket sales.. Bud Loving, John Engles, Hugh Suttle, and Bill Fischer are the other members of the high school committee have secured . several numbers for the floor show, includâ€" ing Harry Neilson, who won on Major Bowes amateur hour with his saxophone solo; Milton Tilman, who will do several tap numbers and Morgan Holmes and Vivian Alixia, who will do a specialty dance. John Engels, organizer of the "Men About Town" orchestra playing for the dance, is also turning his attenâ€" tion to props as he has promised some special lighting effects for the floor show. .So much enthusiasm was shown at the first Photographic Contest and exhibit held at the Woman‘s club last year, that another is taking place April 7 to 21 at the club house. . The rules have been changed very little and are as follows: kOn- to all local amateurs. . No prints less than 5x7 inches accepted. 3.Pictures must be mounted on mats 14x18 inches or 16x20 inches. > John Engels, organizer of the ~Men | "We want every Highland Parker About Town" orchestra playing f0f | who was a member of Sunset last the dance, is also turning his attenâ€"| year to retain (‘his membership," tion to props as he has promisedi said Fred Nelson, presigent of the some special lighting effects for the| club,. "In addition to that we want floor show. Ievery other Highland Parker who The personal of the "Men About | does not have other golfing facilâ€" Town" orchestra includes Carl Kinâ€"| itiee to become .a member of our ley, piano, Emil Bucker, trumpet.’club. There are no finer golfing John Engels, bass fiddle; Eddie facilities of the kind in the country Koeblin, drums; with Clarence Honâ€"| for the money. We are asking the neman and Bert Green as the saxâ€"| members to come to the smoker and ophone artists. : | bring someone who is not familiar Providing refreshments and help-I wi.th what the club has to offer. ing with arrangements for the| With this weather they will have to dance in the assembly room of the | t*ke our word for it that the course "Â¥Y" are Mrs. A. B. Cook, Mrs.| is & fine one, but we can show them Dade B. Epstein, Mrs. M W. Lovâ€" that the fellowship of the club is ing and Mrs. Theodore F‘iwher.’ of the best and, alter all, .that it Tickets may be secured from any | &n important consideration. R of the members of the high school| "This year we hope to have the committee or at Gsell‘s drug store most successful year in Sunset‘s and the Highland Park Pharmacy.| history . . . with more members, * more social events, and q:n comâ€" 4 petitive events than we have ever H. P. Woman‘s Club ’wdl To T. m plish fl;i; we need Will Sponsor Photo puls F6 the support of All mens The personal of the "Men About Town" orchestra includes Carl Kinâ€" ley, piano, Emil Bucker, trumpet, John Engels, bass fiddle; Eddie Koeblin, drums; with Clarence Honâ€" neman and Bert Green as the saxâ€" ophone artists. H. Freudenthal, 616 Crescent court, Highland Park. Six ribbon prizes will be awirdedâ€"A 1st, 2nd, 3rd and three honorable mentions. 4. Clip to each entry a sealed envelope conâ€" taining your name and address. LNobe-mhade may be by each entrant. 6..Entries must be in by Saturday. April 4 7. Mail or deliver all entrics to Mrs. James after which [the party reâ€" to their home in Highwood group of friends from Chiâ€" DON‘T MISS THE $ DAY BARGAINS Merchandise of Al Types Is Offered Thursday and Friâ€" day at Low Prices School Boy Admits Being Author of / Braeside School Fire ‘The boy stated that he started the fire with what apparently was a des model cigarette lighter which h found in the shelter house used a the school‘s skating rink. The first blaze was lighted in the aunditorium in the north end of the buflm Here he was startled by his you brother, aged 8, who with a small sister had accompanied him to skating rink. After seeing him the auditorium, the brother returm home. Almost immediately after departure of his brother, he started thefirelnthesouthutteomeri( the building which damaged the ofâ€" fice on the first floor, a part of the the roof. f With an unusually fine assortment of offerings by various merchants, Highland Park is looking forward to its semiâ€"annual brisk spurt in trade, as Dollar Days, Thursday and Friday, give purchasers the opporâ€" tunity of filling their vanfa at barâ€" gain prices. The lad admitted to having se the fire after being questioned bi police, but gave no reason for hi action. He said that he liked th« school and the teachers, and thntB did not espetially care to watch fi Police have reached the conclusion that the act was done on the spur of the moment and has no clearly related cause. | This issue of The Highland Park Press contains a wealth of shopping news that will interest every conâ€" sumer. In justice to yourself, study the special bargain announcements closely. You can‘t help finding someâ€" thing you want. Bruce Wynne, age 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wynne, 2231 Lakeâ€" side place, Highland Park was yesâ€" terday discovered to be the author of the fire which on Sunday night caused damage estimated ht between $5,000 and $7,000 to the: Braeside school. t He said that after he saw the flames in the office he became frlgh;- ened, threw away the jnstrument which had been used to ignite them, and started home. A careful search failed to disclosed the supposed cigâ€" arette lighter he used. Sunset Valley Club Plans Smoker Feb. 18 In spite of the damage, it was stated that school will open Thursâ€" day morning. In spite bf continued isubszero weather and with the city blanketâ€" ed in hard, crunchy snow, the board of directors of the Sunset Valley Golf Club have issued invitations to all the 1985 members to join in a preâ€"season smoker at the club house on Tuesday evening, Feb. 18, at 8 o‘clock, to discuss plans for making 1936 the best year in Sunâ€" set‘s history. Benefit Ball at Mr. Nelson urged that all former members notify Tom Kelly, club pro, that they will attend the openâ€" ing event of the 1936 golfing seaâ€" son. The Italoâ€"American Civic Associâ€" ation will hold its annual benefit ball at the Elks Hall, McGovern and Laure! avenues, on Washington‘s birthday, Feb. 22. Louvis Garine and his rochestra will furnish the music. Free refreshments will be served and a good time is promised all who attend. Elks Hall Feb. 22 NUMBER 50

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