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Highland Park Press, 7 May 1936, p. 1

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T5eâ€"value." °+ 21¢ . 19¢ : 20¢ 45¢ ASe â€" 39¢ 25¢ 25¢ 15¢ Wrnfi for [ Ccb ue _ a | / I ["I : "; ‘ *A / ®his Mervn n rovide . 4 % Increase 10 ‘~â€"_. _/‘ _‘ Needed Funds fi:&:to Decide s‘d,ool Question â€" Saturday, May9 yoLUME |XXV! ty Park ichgo} district 10 " on S: " L Tt akinar 3 «4 *"Aind building fwas closed in 1932 n the lack of funds caused 1“ ;’b refluction in property mpakions. _ The closing of the C oo has w k a hu'dfioip on cpudents in the form of seriously otrithental: crowding and the neâ€" cespity of using jrooms for eluhro;ul oatk wehich ver inten or work which Y:er never ded ET 0 0| . _iuiHelae aff valus ~‘As |all other jpossibilities of raisâ€" the money | have been tried in 5 he board has come to the conâ€" clugion that th only possible action an| increase| in the school rate, is meas does not cariy, the afd| points ont, the | deteriaration ieh is alre far‘ advaneed in the old building, will continue, makâ€" ’ f expensive â€" repairs necéssary in the near future.. ';M & ing th Ra c_'t re )ta the htogl ‘of: a | f : The knhual meeting of the Lincoln T. A. was held yesterday a at the Lincoln school. The officers were chosen for the ing year: President, Mrs. E. hum; vice president, Mrs. Irving Schur; secretary, Miss Helen Boyce, and treasurer, Mrs, Thomas 1 pm, Lincoln P.T.A. §Hid Lart o *: close of the business meetâ€" ing glpils of Mildred H s dance presented a m c r some of the numbers to be in her "Mother Goou"prO- George Duffy Dies | Saturday Afternoon services for George Dufâ€" ty, §4, bf 126 S., Green Bay rd., were Tuesday morning at 9:30 St. James church in Highâ€" wood. Isterment was in Memorial Cemetery. =| | * k. y, who had lived his enâ€" tire life in Highland Park, is surâ€" his wife, Mrs. Mabel Duffy, two children, Pauline, 16, and John, 17 both of whom are students at the Deerfieldâ€"Shields high school. .. Duffy died at his home on afternoon after a short , ‘He was the third member of his immediate family to pass on ’ he past few months. One I William, died a.short time ago of a heart ailment, as did anâ€" I ther, Arthur. _A sgisterâ€"inâ€" , Mts. Edward Duffy also died . [Mr. ?::ly was employed as janiâ€" o¢) in Green Bay Road school } the time of his death and had been employed by the Reâ€" ble Laundry and by Duffy & Dutâ€" fy Cleaners. _# 1 CG. I. Baily to Speak C <!~lat Chamber Meeting _ Mr. G. I. Baily, sales manager of Butler Brothers, mtiomlmnwn nth'eregulnmou,thlydh- "-'l of ‘the Highland Park ‘hamber of Commerce on Tuesday, - at the Green Tea Pot. | The| topic, "Retailing by | Proâ€" rim," should be of interest to all oc rnmhmmmdfinmm- Dbets are urged to attend. | \handicraft work done in the L‘:nutionchlmduflutho pas semesters will be on disâ€" plty in the show windows of Brand‘s M Soiel Central avenue and in the Oisplay window of the store south of Gsell‘s Drug store.; All the metal work exhibit may be seen in Brand‘s window ~and sewing, woodwork, Pottery, arts and crafts, and drawâ€" .,I painting in the store on uth St. Johns avenue. > hm »Mandicraft Exhibits Displayed and P.rkf voters residing in fstrict 10f will be given an nity on Saturday of approvâ€"= rejecting a proposition to , the district tax rate by 50 r $100 vqluation in order to funds necessary to reopen inal Elm Place school buildâ€" Cha ‘earner of Sheridan rd. corner out, the : deteriaration r far‘ advaneed in ing, will continue, makâ€" expensive â€" repairs the near future. . .\ that‘ the residents of ize the material as advantages attendâ€" » existence ofan |excelâ€" ilities, the board is a) favorable vote next Annual Meeting L;:}uo, at Eim Place pen from noon until North Shore D.A.R. _ to Hold Its Annual |© Meeting on May,l. 14 "The annual meeting of the m:tn. Shore Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be. held at the Green Tea 23 North Sheridan road, Thursday, May 14. Luncheon ‘will be ed at 1 o‘clock and the business meeting will be: at 2:00 p.m. ers for, the board of directors will be elected, reports :mm villgl;’e made | as well as r ns to the byâ€"lawsg and routine business. : & } The hostesses for the luncheon will be the regent, Mrs. Carleton A. Harkness; vi¢ceâ€"regent, Mrs. N G. Lenington; Mrs. Erastuy R. Phelps, and Mrs. Walter T. M Mrs. Carleton A. l-]nrknm., Wilford C. Shipnes and Miss Marâ€" garet Maley were sent by the ghapâ€" ter as delegates to attend conâ€" tinental congress, at Waghi m, D.C., the week of April 19. )rts of this congress will be given at the business meeting. | & Resident Condemns Members are asked to make resâ€" ervations for the luncheon, with% Mrs. Walter T. Rice by May 11. |{ : The following letter received at this office, condemning the treatment accorded a litter of newâ€"born kitâ€" tens is worthy, we believe, af the attention of :every citizen integested in the humane treatment of less animalsâ€"wanted or unwa: | "Dear Sirs: \ > I "Will you allow me through the tolumns of your paper to make the suggestion that unwanted and hewly born kittens be eithér chloroférmed or drowned, not put in paper bags and dropped in vacant h and left to ‘die a cruel, lingering death, as was the case this week in our city, when five of the la were thus found \by a boy scout!! One wonders what these human iCt) people did with the poor stuffering mother cat!" _ ~. / ~ Ravinia Woman‘s Clu to Hold Annual Me The annual meeting of, the Raâ€" vinia Woman‘s club will be held in the Village House, Wednesday, May 18. A luncheon will , d the meeting at 1 o‘clock. N: Following the business medting a program ‘of "Elizabethan â€" usic‘ will be given by Patricia ksaw, Jane Cook, Elizabeth Starr and Harâ€" riet Childs Atwood, These artists will be remembered for thein music at the English Village at A Gentury of Progress. : e â€" Highwood Legion to Hold Weekly Dances to Gain â€" â€" Reservations for the luncheon mn:t_:bouzdebyxaysto s.\Lee Supple or Mrs. Fred Law. | Commencing Saturday ening, May 9, Stupeyâ€"Smith post of the American Legion of Highw will hold a dance every Saturday eveâ€" ning from 8 p.m. to 12:00. Funds thus derived will be used by the Highwood Legion to carry their youth activities, a certain ton to be placed in the already growing building fund of this post. | § The Planning and Building comâ€" mittee has plans made to irt the ground work for a Legion ‘morial home, somewhere in Hi this summer, and are now looki for a suitable Jocation. t Hospital Auxiliary _ : _ to Meet Ma AAbeen qs n e en id ie P I : at Trinity Episcopal church Parish|) _ (Ravinia Gar en Club Fair _ > house at 10:30 o‘clock Wednesday| ho Garden Fai sponsored by the morning, May 13. Luncheor will be Ravinia Garden club will betheld on served at 12:30. / ‘Saturday, May 28. Orders for perâ€" innmoume memrreararty| ennials and annuals in ',1 or by Mothers Day at Presbyterian Church | tne dozen can be placed ngw with Parents are invited to attend The | any member | of the cln!ih 1 an< service given in honor Qf} ‘Church | nuals can be called for on i day of ‘school mothers of the Presbyto N\ the garden fajr. || P 7-1‘ : .. Taink rustoice. {4vink [ * y s the au um. \ | 1 umg‘gxaum will be shown and\ NOT[CE;(\;E Mrs. will play the l 1 ) > > s anar i+ banbpaalky > The Highland Park Hos i1 Auxâ€" iliary will hold its monthly meeting at Trinity Episcopal ch \Parish house at 10:30 o‘clock I y morning, May 18. Lunch will be served at 12:30.> / Cradle Roll i MANY .......@.." coujcmccanccdite Mrs. B. Lacy Beginners Department j m‘.........‘.-...«...»«-..” D. E. Rossiter and Samuel ...«.â€"â€"=~â€"â€"«* Rossiter Primary | t Mother and Moses ..Mary Lou . Mirinmi |..ouâ€"=â€"â€"o>â€" 8P ons Knight ttendants o,.g”““f ib, J&lw ' f 7 f E p Rnacthary Russo biu‘ Vov yq Whistler‘s Red: Cross ‘eekly Dances to G%}n Funds for Youth Work Inhumane Treatâ€" | | ment of =ll(it‘ens Doris Brown. ...r..â€"-----""" ... Whek: Markell Markel), p.'-‘&: P':‘n unday morning in itorium. Living will be s and y the * ... Mrs. K. B. Lacy E_ _Mrs. D. E. Rossiter | Mary: Lou | se Knight _ Dinne M gh h kn lvare 43 Legion ifirgbrm in Highwood this ow looking for a liary _ . eet May 13th irk Hospital Auxâ€" monthly meeting al ch Parish ‘elock I y Lunch will be mm amgns i esb Church ited to attend the ui onbabeth Lecy Jessie Rosetnary Russo M § © | 18 ai in 44 ¢ ‘s + | Buchanan Conservation e& Week to Be Hel Ravinia Garden Club °L Observance of Move | \ Save Natural Beauty The Ravinia Garden club calls atâ€" mfl to the fact that Govetnor er has proclaimed the wegk beâ€" ginhing May 10| as Conservition Week. A small boy, when ask@d to define the word "conservation," r: id: "Conservation is taking care of What you haven‘t got any more," > . 1(8 Â¥ While Highland Park still réfains muth of its natural charm, .due to its beautiful native trees, gh : and exquisite wild flowers, Â¥ ust face the fact that it is rapidl ‘!- sâ€" »Enm, at least in the RaÂ¥inia district, as a great activity of buildâ€" ing is sweeping all before it. !i is too bad to uproot the wild b‘ the lovply hawthorne, the unique! Witchâ€" hazel,: only to replace them| later with â€"more ordinary things. | Bome people have the| habit of b§ j ing over vacant lots, and thus maÂ¥ desâ€" troy a few weed seads, but l]lo‘ utterly kills all our: nativg wild flowers and shrubs, besides f&tally damaging the smaller pative t:’e can all "help to presery® the native growth by explainin £ these things to newcomers, . to children, and where ever fl;e' information seems to be needed,/" If mi!? ewâ€"n coger is not familiar with the Ahmes and desires to know what -giv‘ $ naâ€" tive things are which are growing oni\hi- iproperty, he may, be inâ€" quiring at the office of thifi : weâ€" paper, be spupplied with the i up“ of * rardan‘ club member whol will Alcyon To Present. || _, $ 5 Rniind" | “Mnslc Goes ,.u d‘, d â€" [ Pl â€" \One of the most re »»p-, mas of the year is the film pÂ¥oducâ€" thlm "Dinky" with Jackie Oboper in his stellar role and Mary |Astor king the part of his moth@t. An eyon presentation for Fridgy and Saturday of this week. â€"||| a garden club member . w of will gladly give this {nformation. || The local gn:gen“ clubs ‘#} also observing conservation week by givâ€" ing out leaflets to the schooll chilâ€" dren and talks will be given tn the schools ‘to impress upon theild the wmnce of | preserving . fiftural uty for generations to c0 ‘ hS \An altogether happy film is "The: Music Goes ‘Round," whid ' will nLake its appearance at the Aleyon oh Sunday, Monday and T#esday coming.. Jovial, mxtsical and @omicâ€" , it also has more than ité) share f light romance, &s provided by its principals, Hatry Richman ahd Roâ€" helle Hudson. :. An importght seâ€" ence finds Edward Farley and zichnel Riley.‘comgoseu :i, the senâ€" tional tune, "The Music| Goes ;;lound, and "!oupd," \playifur and nging their song, [ IThe Picture "Every Sdturday ight," which is 'Hinz; presenited on ednesday and Thursday, | based the play written by k erine Knvan‘{h‘ and |depicts the trigls and ibulations found in the fnodern merican honte, ’l'tis hilarious comâ€" y drama of a horse u?,uggy dad driven frantic by a. & & of pâ€"onâ€"theâ€"gas kids‘ featureh June i:ng, Thomas Beck Md Jfl;;routy'.f Stanley Nelson To Bé Lions Club gpgnker | Stanley Nelson, who is in harge of the commercial departâ€" ent of the Lake Forest school ill be: the :tetkbr at the| fneeting f the Highland Park Lions Club to ke-hald this noon (Thursday) at he Green Tea Pot. EB : PERSONAL. PROPERTY : ~â€"_â€" Holders of iier«mal’l toperty schedules grerequested to file their returns on or befo s May 15th, 1936. The law that a 50% penalty be added!to the regular assessment for {fure to list, sign and réturn to thik office. Personal property schedulés may be either mailed or returned in person to the Assessor‘s dffice at 378 | Centrat® Avenue, Highland Park. May 10 to 8 the hese ren, tion RSDAY, MA Y 7, 1986 . The Aduf Edwation]eéunficil‘hel‘fl‘ *h t digplay and open house in the Englisl club room of the Deers fieldâ€"Slfieldh high school on Monday, May 4@ fréim 8 to 10 p.m. Work from : e various handicraft classes Kl d{}plalyed and demonstrations 0| : ‘@p Dancing ‘class and PubliciSpdaking class were given, ’x nei@ts were served by memâ€" ber‘s of|tliq! Adult Education council, \ Migliand Parkers who had on disâ€" pla whlojed upon which they ‘had workedjin the night school are listed g:gicq‘ ie o below " Metal Mrs, L. George i Park Prrss@ r ting : . y |E. : Mann, M. P;%E.t’li:‘n C?‘B.DW' â€" Loraine kj_ ach, s itmer, Mrs. J. ll.b:ina , Mrs. Lyle G Fretirie n chae oo Shige "‘""'5 kn.lf‘(':’. Fay Aiiihbeth Anâ€" Tinoldjm higâ€"Mrs. ‘Arthur| Vyse. . > | .§ $ t:.;‘ga"tion this year has ‘been #& co : erative activity between he DFlerfieldâ€"Shields township . high .school) Adult â€" Education | council, ‘Highl{hnd Park grade schools, and Comnthnity Service Inc. | | ; loc! Cqm unity; Forum t /4 racts Much s 144 _ Local Interest ing F intberest is being manifested in th€iCommunity Round| Table and Foruniito by held at the loeal YWCA Tuésdy evening, May 19, at 8 p.m. This [3 an jactivity of the public afâ€" fajrs | ittee of the leadership counc?‘ of (the "Y," of which, Miss R J sbender is : president, and wBose thairman is Mts. Elbridge thro d sow thorgu and led dilt Educati Eghi iJ of Work Th: Fores youn debat eqlle debated m this same question with se te @ other colleges, and are thordug@lly cognizant of| the pros amd leo of the subject: "Should Congress & a twoâ€"thirds majority vite be WJ lgefl to set aside any rulâ€" ing of he Supreme Court?" They g rreldtheir material: from Prof. A, Hartzo of the political science departngint] an authority, who is w&ll knégiwn in Highland Park, and th:y the matter in a most interpsting manner. he whblic is welcome to come and join in f open discussion after the debate. lbridge B. Pierce will preâ€" side atiithe meeting. C@ti}l()leaners Add © \â€"â€" Railoring Department buil enue, â€" ing |8€¢ gatn» tailori igy @scozpningy ¢ Ternm Th l%ut regular meeting . of the M ‘8 club of the Y,W.C.A. will Wednesday evening, May 13 8 k. Mrs. H. V. Renner and Mrs. Paulson will report on the Naâ€" tion ‘ onvention. â€" Following the busingss meeting the corno game will e played. Members are asked to note the change of date. .\ â€"|| Hold Supper May 14 |A Fogst beef supper is to be given by the Ladies‘ Aid Society of St. .:3‘ iChurch, corner of Greelt:h Bay o dlomentay ts Rerving m 4 fi’:km;v‘zA K€ ’ i€, 30 o0 e y @venin 2& "6: '."r' i | ‘a ‘The | ant linabin Sc o‘clagk | at i a ,4: h he j ‘TKe annual card party of the Jingpln School P.T.A. is to be held idgy afternoon, May 15, at two o‘clalk, at the Lincoln school. This + to members ‘and friends. be table and door prizes. E]%;:sm Schaufler, Miss Breâ€" & rks, Mrs, eGorge Carr, Bruce s L. Grinell, Mrs. Edward fir‘s Club Will ‘Meet Next Wednesday Nork: Robert Jordon, Carl Conâ€" ny Wilson, Robert Grant, Mrs. E, chi Mrs. Clark Wright, Mrs. Aariiington, Helen flug, 2 n, Mrs. Leslie uffier, indikgâ€"Miss. Turpin, Miss ley. s ret and hchglu Denâ€" p Brown, Mr. and Mrs. John debating team from (Lake lege is composed of four a who have beéen studying nder Professor Tomlinâ€" ,School of Speech of the who have: won laurels t ‘the state. | They have / Card Party; May 15 leritral Cléeaners and shoe reâ€" , located at $84 Central avâ€" ¢ ladded a komplete tailorâ€" te on men‘s and women‘s g‘iw their establishment. |gssure customers of expert on all kinds of garments. Â¥e maintains a free pickâ€"up ery service. | w, Miss Helen May Koon, from any of the Sewell Display Proâ€" Deerfield Boys Are Deerfieldâ€"Shields high school has been approved and has been selected iopis mi miglth in eimpele for n are le to or & $1,200 scholarship offered ‘by ! the Peddie school, Hightstown, New Jersey, it was announced yesterday by the Peddle Alumni association of Chicago. The scholarship is to be awarded this summer to a boy. in the Chicago area who either gradâ€" uates from high school or completes his W year by*the end of this term, and who shall be selected by the Chicago alumni of Peddic. The winning candidate will enter Peddie in the fall. | No Slowâ€"up in Local ; Building Construction â€"Twentyâ€"nine permits, including 11 houses valued at more than $10,000 each were issued in Hi(hlu’d Park, during the month of April. | The 29 permits cover buildings with an esâ€" timated valuation of.$183,778. The permits issuedâ€".bring the total numâ€" ‘ber Iof houses now undér construcâ€" tion in Highland Park to 72. i For the month of April last year, 14 building permits were issgued for an estimated yaluation of $83,418, Last month 22 ‘building . permits were isgued covering an estimated valuation of bfilw,sw,,but ‘this inâ€" cluded the building /of two large spetic tanks by the North Shore Sanitary Board. | [ Chivalry Is Not Dead; ~â€"Considerate Husbands Still in Existence Last Sundéay John was arrested for reckless driving and causing an accident at the corner e:fflSkokie highway and Prairie avenue, when his car struck a car driven by E. J. Frankel of Chicago and: mrtm- ed "it. > The Frankel car m ing south on Skokie and was 0% turned when John‘s car t west off Skokie onto Prairie.. ‘ ; Unable to furnish bonds, John sat in the local jail from y until yesterday afternoon when| the case was to be tried, Then itl:eveh)ped that John was sitting there not only for reckless driving and e:l:;fnc an accident, but also for his wife! She was really the one who wias driving the car! t 4 As we go to press, John has gone to Milwaukeée to get some money to pay his wife‘s fine t&d she is waiting in Highland Park for his return. She needn‘t worry. He‘ll be back. ‘ | Mother‘s Day Service at First U. E. Church During the Sunday sc hour under the direction of the supérinâ€" tendent (R. H. Fidder) a. number of special selections will be rendered by the children of the various deâ€" partments and a #election will also be given by the mothers of the First United Evangelical Ch: in comâ€" memoration of Mother‘s Day. | | | A cordial invitation is extended to members and friends Ito attend the Sunday school and preaching service at‘ which time Bx Brandâ€" fellner, the pastor, will deliver an appropriate message. 5 and 10 Cent Store| } Opens in Deerfield Announcement is made of the opening of the Deerfléld iStore, 816 Waukegan ave., Deerfield) on Saturâ€" day, May 9. j 3 The store will be the manâ€" agement of Mr. Clarence ®F. Schmidt, who has had twenty of merâ€" chandising experience, and will carry a complete line of men women‘s and children‘s wear as (well as a A. 0. Fay Lodge To ~Hold Card Party A. 0. Fay lodge extends an inviâ€" tation to members and friends to attend a card party}'l‘hll:ld‘!- May 14, at 8 o‘clock at the Highland Park Masonic temple. _ The invitaâ€" oh. reads, "*Come ‘d6t. I:d let us show you a good time." | The monthly meeting of the Womâ€" en‘s Missionary Society of the First United Evangelical Church will be held ‘on Th;xr‘o(dny,llhygu, at the residence of: Mrs, \Chri Tuln. 637 West Laurel awt:o*f‘ct 2};30 p. m. The election of officers will take vace at this putherig: . y Soeaty io Compere |Mayor Dooley selection of household needs. for Scholarship Urges Highland Parke Set Day Aside for .â€"In a message to the pe of Highland Park, Mayor William M. Dooley today urged the wholehear ed support of the entire community in the observance of N: Hosâ€" pital Day, next Tuesday; May 12. . As the leader in civicaffair Highland Park, Mr. num aware of the pgn credit which the Highland Park Hospital reflects upâ€" on the community at large. He is not in the least huk‘xrd in â€"stating that it is a migtter of civic pride to be able to boagt 01 an â€" institution of the caliber represented by the local hospital, its managing board, medical staff, |superintendent. and operating personnel. ; # "Unfortunately," said Mr. Dooley, "too few of oml:lomuuity are truâ€" ly aware that |within the boundarâ€" ies of our town there is a medical center, â€" which | for hospitalization, modern equipment and ‘high standâ€" ards of mbdlxllld surgical gttenâ€" tion is not to be excelled in most communities throughout‘ the land. *"It is therefore with a/deep perâ€" sonal feeling, as well as one for the community, that I welcome. this opportunity. of urging the citizens of Highland t to ; the kind of ‘the Hi;hdnd Park Hospital to visit on national hospital day, next Tuesday, May 12, our local hosâ€" pital." | 2 In conclusion, Mayor Dooley reâ€" marked that the message of Presiâ€" dent : Roosevelt, ‘iissued â€"from â€" the White House on February 25, 1936, proclaiming May 12, 1936, as naâ€" tionual hospital day should be read by everyone. "Our president," said the mayor, "has ‘expressed in three clear concise paragraphs a sentiâ€" ment that we cannot fail to echo." Mayor Dooley stated that he would personally urge upon all orâ€" ganizations, civic and otherwise, within his : jfurisdiction to support this great movement for the recogâ€" nition of the work of hospitals, and especially that of the one in Highâ€" land Park. . | WPA Projects Started in Highland Park Additional information concerning the observance in mhnd Park will be found on a r pb(;.:: this issue of The Highland Press. Sounds Call for . Hospital Day Work on the first of a series of jobs to be done under the WPA in Highland Park was‘started Monday morning when workmen began opâ€" erations on the installation of a storm sewer on Edgecliffe dr., from Sheridan rd,, to the lake: The sewer will consist of a 48â€"inch corrugated ‘Other ‘jobs: scheduled to ‘be done by the WPA include storm sewers at Vine ave., Dean ave., Ridge rd., Deerfield rd., a pavement and curb on a section of Cedar ave. sideâ€" walk and storm sewer . under the Laurel ave. viaduct, and the connecâ€" tion of deadâ€"end water mains on Redeemer Church Choir To Give Entertainment Egandale rd. The choir of the Redeemer Luthâ€" eran church will an entertainâ€" en with the astiktince ‘of othe Men‘s Chib bf the ‘Northfield Luthâ€" eran congregation on Thursday and Friday evenings, May 14 and 15. The local choir will put on an oldâ€"fashioned skit, entitled: "Kids Again," hn?mup, tuneful melodies of Northfield, who are‘ donating their services for this occasion, will take over the other half of the proâ€" gram, d'epfiglifg an ‘ evening‘s reâ€" hearsal of Village Band." . H. F. Pahnke isqbuhc both parts of the entertainment ?fl is taking an active part himself, This affair will be given in the church assembly hall at West Central and McGovern streets 10 To Li

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