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Highland Park Press, 31 Aug 1939, p. 9

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The crowd was electrified at the sight they saw in the last breath of that race. The toy horse from Oklahoma began to move up. I saw him pass Cannon Shot, Ahead was the tiring Ladkin. He had given his all in the first three quarters of the race, and could not meet the chalâ€" lenge. Black Gold? Better to have named that horse Black Dynamite! Now only Giblon and Senator Norris were ahead. Seeming to grow freshâ€" er as he ran, Black Gold passed them and rushed into the lead. He won with ease, and appeared capable of running another mile and a quarâ€" ter if necessary. A few minutes later Mrs, Hoots, owner of Black Gold, made her way to the judxe-’ stand to be presented At the stretch turn I saw Mrs. R. M. Hoots‘ colors, Old Rose and White, on Mooney‘s shirt, flash to the outside, and hold this position until the horses rounded the turn and cgame into the stretch. "They‘re off!" The start was a oc femediniety sonte oo ioe was immediately to lead. As they thundered past the grandstand, Sande had him well out in front. Senator Norris was second, then Giblon and Sannon Shot. Black Gold was running in the rear. As they swept around the first turn Ladkin still had a good lead, hugging the rail. The other three horses were bunched behind him, and Mooney still trailed with Black Gold. Down the back stretch they came and watching the field through my glasses, I knew they were coverâ€" ing the slow track in surprisingly fast time. "Yep, that‘s Black Gold. He won the Kentucky Derby, but I wouldn‘t bet anything on his chances of beatâ€" ing Ladkin with Sande up!" ‘The field of five were at the startâ€" ing line now, and I leveled my glassâ€" es to watch the getaway. There seemed to be trouble down thereâ€" bucking and prancing, and at interâ€" vals one of the horses would break through the barrier. Black Gold, on the outside, was the calmest of the tucky; Senator Norris, and Cannon "Say," I asked the man who sat next to me, "That little black horse, that‘s notâ€"?" one from the paddock, walked in a line past the grandstand, then turnâ€" ed and moved to the starting line at the head of the stretch. ‘That beautiful chestnut was Ladâ€" kin, the New York borse who had beaten everything in the East. Then there was Giblon, the cold from Kenâ€" "BLACK DYNAMITE* The bugle sounded as I took my seat in the stand for the big race of the day, one of 35,000 people at Hawthorne racetrack for the dirst running of the Chicago Derby in WILLIAM TUNIS VAN KIRK 1924 ‘The horses came out one by DON‘T let washday rob you of your vitalityâ€" leave you tired and out of sorts. You can avoid all this if you send your laundry to the SKOKIE VALLEY LAUNDBRY. It will be done economicâ€" ally, thoroughlyâ€"just as carefully as you would do it in your own home! Free yourself from this unnécessary problem today. Skokie Valley Laundry | MODERN WOMEN KNOW THE SECRET! Send Your LAUNDRY to SKOKIE VALLEY the words out of my Phone Highland Park 3310 Aith September 30. The regulations, approved by President Roosevelt in accordance with the federal migratory bird treaty with Canada and Mexico, forâ€" bid taking waterfowl by means of bait or use of live duck and goose decoys and continues the threeâ€"shell limit on repeating shotguns, either hand operated or autoâ€"loaded. Hunters may use shotguns not larger than 10 guage, or bow and arrow. The latter weapon, Secretary Ickes stated, was added because of interest that has developed in recent years in archery. Open season for mourning doves in I}lingi.s is from September 1 to may be hunted only from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Coots already are fiying into the lakes of northern Illinois, The daily bag limit on geese and brants of the kinds permitted to be killed is four in the aggregate of all kinds and the possession limit is cight in the aggregate. Last year the limits stood at five and ten reâ€" Rock Island, -Whituido,r I.-,D.nlb, Kalb, have maintained that the middle of October is too early for the season to open in this state, The daily bag limit remains at ten in the aggregate and the possession limit at twenty in the aggregate. A separate season for northern IIâ€" linois for coots opening October 1 and closing December 5 is provided. This â€" exception, permitted as the result of a determined fight by Diâ€" rector Thomias J. Lynch of the Deâ€" partment of Conservation with the backing of most upstate sportsâ€" ties north of these. Duck Hunting Season In Hlincis Opens Oct. 22 Until Dec. 5 lllinois‘ duck and goose hunting season will open October 22 and exâ€" tend to December 5, Secretary Ickes announced in Washington this week. This is one week later than last tober 15 to November $0, and is welâ€" Your Typewriter Man with a silver cup. She had reason hlnlo.donzhll Black Gold had increased winnings for the year to almost $100,000. The daily bag limit on coots reâ€" ains at 25. Larson‘s Stationery Store Higniand Park 567 E. K. CATTON countics and all counâ€" Since January 1 of 1989, there have been 34 cases of dog bites in Lake Forest. Fortunately, none of these cases have developed serious complications, but city authorities are concerned about the situation. Lake Forest residents have spent almost $100 each month because of carelessness on their part or on the part of dogâ€"owners. At present, conservative estiâ€" mates place the number of dogs in popular winter sport, particularly at the Indian Hill rink, where it has been conducted for the past several winters, and these added facilities, it is felt, will still further encourâ€" age the sport. Winnetka park board at its Auâ€" gust meeting made an appropriation for the construction of a regulation iee hockey rink at Indian Hill park, on which work is to be started in September, it is announced. ‘The rink, located at the north end of the park, will be enclosed by side boards, constructed so they may be easily removed when the entire park area is required for skating, and at the close of the winter season. baking powder can dilled with dimes had been stolen from & pantry and a toy bank containing about $1% had been taken from another room. The burglar had eaten peanut butâ€" ter sandwiches in the kitchen, she said, and had braced himself for the work with a bottle of liquér. Mrs. LeMieux told police that she returned home Friday after an abâ€" A burglar who made himself at home at the residence of Mrs. Harry LeMiecux, 981 Walnut street, Wauâ€" kegan, was the object of a hunt by detectives from the Waukegan poâ€" Ice of Automatic Electric Hot Water Service A Joy to Haveâ€"Now Easy to Own! pPem es 00000 w:z\'m SPECIA ' Te L LOW RATE! roomâ€"Besemiat Now M:uil“hrh*.* sesidential cussomers) It is estimated that the Crow Isâ€" land schoolâ€"officially designated as the Southwest schoolâ€"will cost about $282,000. The new building will replace the Horace Mann school at Elm and Chestnut streets, and that site will be turned over in parcels to the federal government for a new post office, and to the village and the park district. Construction is scheduled to begin as soon as possible after the conâ€" tract is let and to be finished in Sepâ€" tember, 1940. Instead of a government grant, as was originally planned, the board of education will use cash now on hand. This money includes a sum set aside some years ago for a school in the northwest section of the village. With the enrollment of the schools virtually stationary durâ€" ing the past decade, the necessity for a north west school will not be urgent for some yearsâ€" It was estimated that l-h:;t_ â€"!'.0 days would elapse before the board would announce the formal award. Bids on the general contract for the construction of the new Crow Island school at Glendale avenue and Willow road, Winnetka, will be received at the office of the board of education at Skokie school Wednesâ€" day evening, September 6, at 8:00 e‘clock, it was announced recently. this week when Wilmette offi d.â€"“, assumed authority over the trt gular tract along Lake Michigan tween that village and Kenilworth. Police and fire protections were granted early this week. If dogâ€"owners do not take proper eueo!th&,&nd&or of dog bites reported to au~ thorities continue to increase, it is possible that the city council will hfore.dhpu-h'leolnoh‘ the ownership of dogs. Lake Forest at about 670, and poâ€" lice suthorities believe that nearly &ll of these dogs are licensed. Howâ€" ever, many dogs do not receive proper care and become a nuisance to residents of the community. Benefits of municipal government were extended to No Man‘s Land now enjoy hot waterâ€"automatically . . . Hot water for cleaning, bathing, laundry, washing dishes and a hundred other household tasks .. . hot water without steps, work or time wasted. It‘s lowâ€" cost, convenient and carefree. And thanks to the special $25 installation allowance, liberal terms and special |n|/\ electric rate for residential customersâ€"an Autoâ€" omatic | _ Matic Electric Water Heater is remarkably casy to © Come~â€"join the hundreds of Northern Illincis families who Other Dealers Aro Also Featuring Electric Water Heaters Now _ NVMIMERMAN A1LLILNVID: 51 Sooth St. Johns Avenue â€" Tel, H. P. 2900 3t it Npliha? BP +4 t it ioh iescs tiisitinchatca s also of Chicago. In 1932 she and her husband and family moved to Highland Park. _ * Mrs. Stratford had a very jovial, cheerful disposition, and maintained thhehur!ulmurinlpiho!ld- versity or sorrow. Although she sufâ€" tondn(n.tdnlinflulutyur, she maintained a radiant confidence that she would recover and be able vicinity, later moving to the north side in Chicago where she was graduated from Nicholas Senn high school. She then went to business college, later being employed by an insurance company. On September 4, 1921, she was married to Mr. William Stratford, She was born in West Pullman Chicago, March 10, 1900, and reâ€" ceived her early education in that hospital. She had been in ill health for the past year. Mrs. Wm. Stratford Dies Thursday At Local Hospital M Bertic Stratford, aged 39, f,'; away . Thursday, shortly IemberofthnBondofInetmoMpo!TholoflurChu&. The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boiton_, Massachusetts Thursday Evening, September 7, 1989, at 8:00 o‘clock Elm Place School Auditorium Sheridan Road and Elm Place Free Lecture On Christian Science Highland Park, Illinois Cordially invites you and your friends to attend a First Church Of Christ, Scientist Judge Samuel W. Greene, C.S.B of Chicago, Illinois sen officiated. Interment took place at Mt. Hope cemetery at West Pull. Survivors beside her husband are, a daughter Jeanne, and a son, Allen. of the Philsthea class of Bethany Evangelical church. Mmmhdd:d- day afternoon at oneâ€"thirty o‘clock in Kelley‘s chapel. Rev. H. F. Siemâ€" to take care of her family. She deeply interested in work of the church and parficuienty 148 South Second Street Tel. H. P. 1358 _ Highland Park GREENSLADE Electric Shop Hope cemetery at West Pullâ€"

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