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Highland Park Press, 6 May 1937, p. 14

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Insure Ample Feeding (Next comes the most important step of allâ€"feeding. Very likely the old troubles you‘ve had with your lawn were caused directly or indirectly by lack â€"of nourishment in the soil. Your grass didn‘t x? all the food elements it needed. It gradually got weaker and thinner, and lost its ability to keep weeds chocked out. So this time don‘t take any chances; give your new grass a good square meal right at the start. Get a plant food that supplies all eleven of the food eleâ€" ments growing things need in balâ€" anced proportions. Spread it evenly over your soil, four pounds to every 100 square feet; then rake it in thoroughly and level the ground off smooth. start, or if it‘s full of weeds, the chances are you‘d better figure on %mhufihnfln‘. I know isn‘t a pleasant prospect, but if you do it and once get a fine new lawn established, I‘m sure you‘ll Then comes the grading of the lawn. It‘s mighty inwportant to have it sloped right for good drainâ€" age. That is, it should carry water away from the house and not have any low spots where water will colâ€" lect and stand. After you‘ve finâ€" ished the:grading it‘s a good idea, if you have time, to let the ground settle a couple of days so that if any low spots develop you can level them off. Now you‘re ready for seeding. Be sure you use good seed. Ask your garden supply dealer‘s advice on the kind of seed best for your soil, and be sure to get special seed for the shady places on your lawn. Apply the seed on a day when there‘s little or no wind, sowing half of it one way and half the back and agree that in the mmm'vo saved . yourself and "disappointment. Now, the first thing to do in a new lawn, of course, is to up the soil. Then go over it with a hoe and rake to pulverize the and clean it up. After that y undnlomthouht'z the nature of soil, because Mmbmflg“ymhnpommlnu- tablishing a good stand of grass. If it‘s too sandy, you can correct it by ~spading in peat moss,. If there‘s too much clay in it, you should â€"mix in some sand or finely sifted ashes. Chats with the Master ‘Gardener Your lawn is the most important part of your garden. Without its expanses of smooth, green turf, your flowers would look lonely and forlorn. «Please keep its imporâ€" tance in mind, whil} I tell you this: If your grass has never got a good 5. Build for P. ANDERSON (Red) THE POINT Its Spring and You Need Super Service Station LET US WASH AND SIMONIZE YOUR CAR OIL AND GREASE CHANGED Corner First Street and Green Bly'R’ocd Phone Highland Park 2032 We‘ll do both jobs the way that they ought to be done by an expert service man, Come in and ask for particulars on the Sinclair Babe Ruth Baseball Contest. Complete Lubrication All Work Guaranteed. WE PICK UP AND DELIVER This year‘s Student Stunts, the eighth annual presentation under the guidance of Miss Rinkenberger, dramatic coach at the high school, will have but one curtain and one setting, a distinct innovation in the hlltag of these annual productions. The theme will be built around an Boris Minevich and his famous "Rascals" who made mouth organ history in Hollywood will find plenty of competition in a Frenchâ€" hanp trio to be featured in the 1987 edition of Student Stunts. at. the Highland Park high school on May 15. Vince Meyer, Raiph Southerâ€" ton, and Frank Spaulding are the members of the trio. A sad, sad oldâ€"fashioned melodrama whose cast including Lionel Uhiman, . Leon Drew, and Bill Bigley, will appear on roller skates will also prove_to be one of the most popular "stunts." One Setting Only an Innovation in Annual Production Three members of a Highwood family were alightly hurt Wednesâ€" day evening when their car crashâ€" ed into the rear of a stopped vehicle on South Green Bay road, near Highland place. Plans are being perfected for the reopening of the Old Pearl theater, located on First street, south of Central avenue, some time in the late summer or éarly fall. Mr. Wilâ€" liam Pearl, is the owner of the building. + wther, to help you get it even. And d-'tloofiuvlrhud;‘o dive or ‘six pounds of it to each thousand square feet of lawn. That much, on properlyâ€"fed soil, should produce real thick turf, heavy enough to keep weeds pretty well â€"The â€"rearâ€"end collision occurred when a yehicle driven by Mrs. Wilâ€" liam C. Henrichs, of 1641 S. Green Bay road, stopped on the southâ€" bound pavement of Green Bay road: when the car lights failed. The Alâ€" verson car, following southbound, was unable to stop to avoid the erash, _ *A PLAN TO REOPEN The injured were Robert Alverâ€" son, the driver, left wrist sprained; John, his brother, cut on right wrist, and Mrs. Robert Alverson, their mother, cuts on leg. The Alversons, who live at 120 Wrendale ave., were treated by Dr. L E. Josselyn in his Rake your seed in lightly, and if the soil is dry enough it‘s a good idea to roll it with a light roller. ‘Then water it gently but thorâ€" oughly, and don‘t let the ground get dry again until the grass is growing strongly. Highwood office. chocked out. Highwood Family in Car Collision "Love Is News." Cast, Tyrone Powers, Loretta Young, Don Ameche, Slim Summerville, Dudley Digges, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, May 9, 10, 11. A breezy, romantic comedy with an original slant on a newsâ€" paper story. Direction, acting and photography excellent.© The assured comedy of Stepin Fetchit and Slim Summerville is delightful and the ingenious plot moves quickly and without a dull moment. Family. evening houseâ€"party on a southern ‘The Colâ€" us in es mtnes master of ceremonies and his guests will provide the entertainment. pestroty Htelon * Burgaat, Soun t elen ur ‘Trent, Rath Coleman, ‘;Ll‘y. Thursday, May 12, 13. This story is told in a sincere, convincing manâ€" ner, with suspense well sustained and the climax a dramatic one. Inâ€" telligently directed and excellently cast. Adults. Feature No. 1.~ _ _ "Maid of Salem." Cast, Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Stephens, Thursday, ¢ 6, 7. One of the most ters in early American history, that of Salem in 1692, is unfolded in a tense drama in which historieal acâ€" euracy and human interest are so skillfully blended that the spectator is transported into those stirring times. The production is authentic, direction able, cast éxcellent, seenâ€" cg beautiful, especially the rocky "New England" shore line. In all, this is a picture of absorbing interâ€" est. Adults and young adults. Feature No. 2 * "Criminal Lawyer," Lee Tracy, Margot Grahame, v Ciarrelli," Thursday, Friday, 6, 74. A young lawyer whohas shrewdâ€" ly learned to mix law and politics for his own advantages comes to realize the hollow mockery of his career. . A _ tense, melodramatic travesty of criminal court procedure, which holds the attention. Adults. "Man Of Affairs." Cast, George Arliss, Romilly Lunge, John Ford, Renee Ray, Saturday, May 8. Fans of George Arliss will be pleased with his newest picture, in which he plays a dual role, that of distinâ€" guished, pompous member of the House of Lords and his clever, unâ€" conventional, . devilâ€"mayâ€"careâ€"twin brother. The interest in the. gm lies in the clever acting of inâ€" imitable star, who masterfully esâ€" tablishes the two characterizations. Family. Ad D. A. R. BETTER â€" â€"~ FILMS REVIEW ANDERSON (George) Subscribe for THE PRESS Q. When the Chicago aryfidlot:;nlr “ A. In October 1868. This fair was organized by the women of the city and netted over $86,000 for the invalid soldiers. A. Bryan‘s first case as a lawyer was as a â€" dawyerâ€"collector. . He agreed to work on commission basis, won his case and collected his fee of 52 cents. A. At the Whipple Academy and Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois. Q. Where did Bryan receive his early education? Q. Who was the first Regent of theâ€" University of Illinois? Q. Where did Wm. Jennings Bry an open his first law office? A. John Milton Gregory. He was elected to office March 12, 1867, at a salary of $3,000 per annum. A. In Jacksonville, ‘Illinois, July 4, 1883, in connection with the law firm of Brown, Kirby and Russell Q. What was Bryan‘s first law Do You Know Allinois? The next Local Telephone Directory goes to press soon. Have your telephone service installed at once so that your name, address and telephone number will appear in this new directory. The first place your friends or business assoâ€" clates will go to get in touch with you is to this telephone directory. Don‘t fail to be there. Telephone or stop at our Business Office. Any telephone employee will be glad to help you place your order. Do it today! ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPAXT VJ __â€" _ A newâ€" telephone directory goes to press soon! YOUR NAME SHOULD BE IN ITI In Highland Park call 9981 or stop at 17 8. St. Johns Avemnue Q. When and where were the first town to town electric lines in the United States established? A. The Deputy Superintendent of Indian affairs of the British Goyernâ€" ment who signed the peace treaty with Chief Pontise at Polermo, II!â€" inois, on July 18, 1765. A. Galesburg. Its present name is sderived from its founder Gale, New York minister, Q. When was the song "Illinois" declared the official State song? official State song by the 54th General Assembly in 1984. Q. What city in Hlinois was callâ€" ed the "Mesopotamia in the West?" E EUV T: muhhwwmw with electric lines, Quality Cleaners Phone H. P. 178 RELIABLE LAUNDRY A. nlI 1893. . Elimwood, Douglas, Q. Who was Col. George Crog» DRY CLEANING CO. the dential clection? &. _ What was the tetal ‘vote_of Hond County during the last presiâ€" .. (Hydro) Bed, table and bath linens, madeira and fancy linen ironed and folded ready for use. Wearâ€" ing apparel returned damp, ready for ironing. ONE OF OUR MOST ECONOMICAL SERVICES Try Our Thrifty TELEPHONE HIGHLAND PARK THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1987 Service , 10¢. with this

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