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Highland Park Press, 25 Nov 1937, p. 3

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The Girl Scout leaders who are attending the Handicraft classes are learning many.interesting things to teach to their troops. . This week some of the leaders met in the home of Mrs. Betty Phelps Hills to learn the art of making marionetts. This form of entertainment is always enâ€" joyed by children and the knowledge will be very valuable to leaders. Eim Place ‘Troop No. 27 have already put into practice one of the handiâ€" craft lessons â€"that of . making Christmas wrapping paper from a process of ‘putting ordinary paper thru a solution of colored starch and water. * THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1927 council meeting that some of the troops carry thru a plan of service to the Juvenile Detention in Wau» kegan and as a result of her reâ€" quest, Troop 32 of Ravinia School sent magazines and made individual favors and a center piece for the Thanksgiving table, and Troop No. 4 of Lincoln school will give a Christmas party at the home.. Council Member Mrs. Charles Maâ€" son suggested at the November Girl Scout News * Mrs. Curtis A. McWhinney has joined the Highland Park ‘Girl Scout Council and will be a member of the Publicity Committee. Mr. Scheupenflug is giving First Aid Instruction to leaders and Girl Scouts at Ravinia school in the Muâ€" sic > room on Tuesdays at 4:15 o‘clock. Girl Scouts who are twelve years or older are urged to join the class for it is a very necessary part of their badge work assignments. Highwood Building Gutted By Fire A two story frame building owned by the Garrity estate at 317 Wauâ€" kegan avenue, Highwood, was gutâ€" ted by fire Sunday morning. Highâ€" wood firemen aided by the Highland Park fire department worked for six hours to extinguish the fire and it was only through their efforts that adjoining buildings were saved from destruction., Damage was estimated at about $6,000 by the fire: which was beâ€" lieved to have started from a keroâ€" sene stove in the taxi stand owned by Pete Margelli. ~ Margelli was asleep in the shop near the stove when it became igâ€" nited and ran out of the building calling for help. Aldo Biagi, who operated a cleaning establishment in the same building, was aroused by smoke from the apartment above the store. The interior of the two stores and the roof of the building were enâ€" tirely consumed, while most of the furniture and clothing in the cleanâ€" ing shop was removed by firemen and spectators. The roof on an adâ€" The infinite desert charm of the Tucson country has made it a mecca for artists, writers and The abundant variety of its health and recreation advantages will lend themseives to you for fullest Winter Vacation enjoyment. Blue skieeâ€" warm bright sunshineâ€"in a dry, Allâ€"Pullman Goiden State Limited, fine Apache, and Lururyâ€"Rconomy Mlflyâ€"_m _ Whe conten mill bring full details Do YOU KNOW? by Marie Gaudette, Girl Scout . Naturalist Answers to last week‘s questions: The American Badger. § Prpbably gigantic storms, like eyclones. Eight. Count them. Hydrogen and oxygen. Questionsâ€"Do you know? What a pinâ€"feather is? _‘ Why a hen oils her feathers? Where the hen gets the oil from? Whether or not a horse has eyeâ€" lashes? TUCSON ARIZONA t ing u by the jacen :;lldlu ofi)him aged to the extent of about $300, it is said. building was about to be condemned by state fire marshals, following an inspection several weeks ago, Doolittle To Head State Association Sheriff L. A. Doolittle was elected vice president of the Illinois Sherâ€" iffs association in the closing sesâ€" sion of the annual threeâ€"day convenâ€" tion at Quincy today. Sheriff Doolittle was president of the association for two years, in 1985 and 1936. When his name was placed in nomination for the presâ€" idency for© 1987 he withdrew and urged the convention to elect a sheriff from another downstate county. The convention . today named Sheriff Henry L. Sickmann of Belleâ€" ville, president. Other officers electâ€" It was reported that the burned ed besides Sheriff Doolittle were of Springfeld, field secretary ; Clyde D. Mitchell of Mt. Vernon, treasâ€" urer, and State Senator R. G. Crisâ€" enberry of Murphysboro, chairman of the legislative committee, ‘Complete Sewer Job Danville was selected as the site for next year‘s convention. Highwood Awarded $26,000 By W.P.A. To Edgrly this week Mayor Charles Portilia of Highwood received m wire from Senator James Hamilton Lewis, informing him that the $25,â€" 000 grant to finish the sewer projâ€" est on Western avenue had been apâ€" proved by WPA authorities. _ With the completion of this sanâ€" itary artery along Western avenue €wo or®‘¥ss from Euclid avenue to the connecâ€" tion with the main sewer at Praiâ€" rie avenue, the entire northwest seeâ€" dolpl,thdtywfllhnnn’n sewage system. . Construction of the new artery will~begin in about three . weeks. Sixty Highwood men on relief will beâ€"employed on this project in addiâ€" flarto.:omnhr“hulotlth‘: street water department.. It estimated that it will take from sir to eight weeks to complete the mile long connecting artery. Graduated pipe will be used as side streets enâ€" ter the new sewer. The main will be 15 inches wide when it enters the principal sewer at Prairie ave. Connecting links were recently leted with city funds on Ashâ€" almud and Washington ave. °_ Avoid Rising ;cm"w ki S N# .Commbeeisn «* Low Interess Hae M. H. HUSSEY CORPORATION ZUILD YOUR HOME NOW The miany women who have heard Mrs. Helen Cook Schults of the Elm Place school faculty review books the past few years will be nfi to hear her review of the much cussed book of Michael Foster, callâ€" ed "American Dream," at the Highâ€" land Park Woman‘s club at 12:45, Tuesday, December 7, preceding the regular club meeting.â€" Both the prominence of : the book, which strikes an optimistic note in the general literary‘ gloom, and the Helen Cook Schultz Reviews "American Dream", Tuesday . Quality Cleaners RELIABLE LAUNDRY DRY CLEANING CO. Phone H. 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