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Highland Park Press, 12 Oct 1939, p. 1

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By ROBERT For the first time since the presâ€" ent council took office thore was an open disagreement between two members of the City Council, at the regular council meeting on Monday. the weathorman for the cloudburst for it eaused the sewers to back up, causing meâ€"end of trouble for his department. (Also remember that Commissioner Gourley is the head of the water department, which is out to-n)h:rm:dtumfll year. ‘There was but one communication for the clerk to read to the council. It was from Bobby Greenslade, who felt he is entitled to a refund on his dog license because his dog died in dents during the month of Septemâ€" ber, of which 19 were during the day and nine at night. It also showed that the dogs were active for there were 15 reported cases of dog bites. ‘Three persons were inâ€" jured in two auto accidents and there was one hit and run driver, ‘The report showed one attempt at suicide during the month. Police total collection of fines on police Magistrate Henry Hansen reported matters in the amount of $211. Mr. Morris, of the building deâ€" partment, reported the issuance of hnl.’-biwdnmo{ September in the total of of which five were for dwellings in the amount of $47,600. The total for September 1988 was $20,825 â€"â€" less than half of this September. ‘The 1989 building valuations to date "kids" can now ride their bikes in that the council look into the quesâ€" tion of péesing an ordinance providâ€" ing Mmcnfiw and limbs fromt trees on ;fl- ways be required to obtain a and pest a bond before doing this dangerous act, which might create a lisbility for the city if a passerby or sutomobile was damaged by a falling lNimb. He stated that both Evanston and Winnetka have such fered to the corporation counsel. Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Cortesi, of Driscoll court, requested the council toe-filcmdhuw- crage water on their strect. ‘They alleged that the residents of the street had made the improveâ€" ments part way, but felt that the city should complete the job. Both Mr. Gourley and Mr. Swanson exâ€" pressed the opinion that it would be more econoniical for the property owners to complete the job, than to matter was tabled for further dis tirement for policemen at age 66â€" a second one making the same proâ€" one, the amended soning ordinance, which was read at the council meetâ€" ing a week ago. The mayor stated that the council had gone over the ordinance with the soning board and all members felt the ordinance was sati«factory. He called on Mr. passage of the ordinancés. The ordiâ€" The seheduled council meet lnchmm.mu this year, when 31 bables wers born, the highest number of inâ€" Mhh“ha% '-'ri ‘-o:'hqfl' 196 ‘bisidy vere bote of ‘aiich 188 were boys and 100 gidls, in> cluding two sets of twins, The AU Time Record . ‘The council felt he was The Highland Park Press ~ Prof. Lew Sarett Wins National Award for Daklia Display a sensationally successful season in the growing and showing of dahlias. ‘Thunderbolt, in open competition with the commercial and profesâ€" sional growers of this country who exhibited in the five outstanding shows of the Middle West. In all umumnm tors and won the highest award in competition, the American Home Achievement Medal. He was awarded this most covetted national prize in the annual dahlia shows of the Wisconsin State Dahlia society, in Milwaukee, on September 9; of tember 2; of the Central States Dahlia Show in Garfield Park, Chiâ€" eago, on September 16; of the Midâ€" west association, in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 22. He was also awarded the Vaughan medal for the best seediing in the Lake Forest Dahlia Show. His seedling, Thunâ€" derbolt, was never defeated in any "Thunderbolt" is a huge flaming cactus variety. Its color is vivid scarlet. Its formation is beautiful. Its dimensions are one foot in diaâ€" meter by a half foot in depth. It created a sensation wherever it was of cultivation. It will be featured in forthcoming issues of various ‘The Flower Grower, American Home Magazine, and others. It will be put on the commercial market in shown. It is the product of Mr. Sarett‘s gardens and of three years one of the judges of the dahlia shows in Milwaukee, Racine, Chiâ€" cago, and Cleveland. at Aleyon Theatre "Goodbye Mr. Chips" Unusual Screen Fare shal," the screen attraction for Satâ€" urday. Inhlphluuhnlg: icent in the role of Wystt whose ‘fabulous -:& tamed Tombatone, Arizons, wildest city in the dangerous west of old, while Men and women, brave and cowâ€" live tolorfully in "Frontier Marâ€" Nancy Kelly gives her finest perâ€" ization of the celebrated James Hil. ton novel. To the difficult role of "Chips" Donat brings a and sincere acting M marks him as one of the outstandâ€" ing actors on the screen today. Playâ€" :.hnflnutmhh& yui.h'cllacn.M-‘-l- at onee a human, breathing man, ocâ€" symbo!l of the great profession of teaching. To be presented ‘at the Aay Tha wiaty Select Nominating gonmittee at C. of C. Mr, P. A.|, -m of P. Mr, P. A. Mertz, Director of Perâ€" sonnel for Sears Roobuck and comâ€" , Was speaker at Tuesâ€" z;,'nnh;.‘::othgd&l& land Park Chamber of Commerce. He.gave an interssting discussion of the obligation of the retailer and morebant as citizens to the consumer ’fi“mfil was* an ‘outstanding program which should have been heard by a large s h t us .'n. Pall Rummage Sale of ‘h: ish » E“l y A "2:':. esc Fall Rummage Sale «t Trinity Parish League of Nations . Director to Speak‘ W‘ Here, Wednesday â€" William E, Dies director of the Midâ€"west office of the League of Naâ€" tions association will be the princiâ€" Nm“..‘r.m of the League of Women Votors next Wednesday, October 18 at the Y.W.C.A. at 1 pm. k asy < _ and has had extensive experience as a writer, lecturer and teacher. He is a graduste of the University of Chieago, and had considerable busiâ€" ness and editorial exporience before congentrating on his special field of interest in international affairs, He Mrs. William Spencer, vice chairâ€" man of the Cook county department of Government and Foreign Policy will speak briefly on the arms emâ€" barge and the substitution of the cash and carry policy which the Naâ€" tional League of Women Voters ofâ€" fcially supports. Both speakert will be introduced by Mrs. Philip fram was i the un program was eoâ€" mer, chairman of the Jocal departâ€" ment on Government and Foreign Elaborate and unique plans for # jury school which will take plac# Monday afternoon October 30 were meeting at the home of Mrs, J. Sigâ€" day motning October 10. The jury school is a stuteâ€"wide project to give women a chance to understand whnt their duties as Jurors will be and to explain the various types of courts in which they may have to serve. It is plafined to have a pracâ€" tising judge and lawyer to make the tury sehool a rtalistit affair. ‘Mrs. Philip Ringer is in charge of the gfl:t at High 8:::0] Thursday HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1989 To Address Woman‘s Club "Keep A ‘Out of War" to be subject of representative, Tuesday. Club Tuesday P.M ‘The members of the Hilander club of the Presbyterian church, should prepare themselves for a very enâ€" 17th at 7 p.m, Mr. Franz Plunder, s native of Austria, an adventurer and a sculpâ€" wor wil relate his experierices upon sailing the Atlantic ocean in a small hz-chlootulh'n.d. travelled from Hamburg, Gerâ€" to New York Harbor, followâ€" zfimdfhlfinm covering a distance of 5,000 miles in sixtyâ€"one days. He and Open Headquarters For Annual Campaign at 390% Central Ave . Ameries to make this their homeâ€" omitnuted tmgugh the souriny of were opened terday at Central mu".((ml;‘ B?:‘}: Ravinia Artists "Campaign beadquarters for the Congressman Hamilton Fish To Address Woman‘s Club Sir James Barrie‘s Work Selected As High School Play been chosen for the annual fall play to be presented by the lm Park High school, Saturday, ber 4, in the high school auditerâ€" 100. The play is Sir James Barrie‘s commentary on the equality between master and servant in England. It depicts through a very strange turn of events what would happen if , .. but that is the play. Miss Elise Rinkenberger has seâ€" lected this play in preference to many more recent plays because, ".his is much more fun" There are twentyâ€"two in the cast. The role which each member will play will be announced later. The following are included in the cast: Bill Mann, Bill Moore, Harold Mpflng:klnldambou- ard Ruser, O‘Connor, Bill Hawes, Kip Nall, Walter Hiller, Joe Bein, Margaret Anderson, Rosemary Pease, Bette Hobbs, Monie Eyler, Joan Nash, Mary Wilbur, Jean Gateâ€" wood, Mary Carraway, Grace Herâ€" man, Betty Murray, Patey Haynes, Charlotte Getz. s At the end of two and a half weeks of rehearsals, Miss Rinkenâ€" berger reports that all crews are working. The stage crew has one of the three sets in process of conâ€" struction and snother about to be built. The third set is being deâ€" mnvdduml’tofmm ‘The cast is working very hard aside from the time taken out for «ughs. ‘The first act is already learned; the second almost finished. With four weeks more there will be ample time for "polishing." Red Cross Here to Aid National Work At the request of the National Red Cross, Highland Park is organâ€" izing a unit to make surgical dressâ€" ings, refugee garments and knitâ€" fin::mhmflohhfir- es Mr. H. F. Kelly, runl chairâ€" Organize Unit of Sewingâ€"Mrs, Geraldine Marsh; coâ€"chairmen, Mrs. A. T. Sihler, Mrs. Ellsworth Mills, Knitting.â€"Miss Edith Fyffe, Mrs. O‘Hara. Surgical Dressingsâ€"Mrs. D. N. Gutman, Mrs. Harold D‘Ancons. Motorsâ€"Mrs. Richard Kebbon, Morton Raff. â€" i The first meeting will be held at ‘Trinity church Parish House on 20, from 10 a.m. until 4:80, Every one who is interested is urged to Bletech, Mrs. William Pierce, Mrs. Bryan Perrault, and Mrs. Howard Detmer, lfl.mhfi"nd Mrs. Robert Spahr. Mrs. James + ndln.ilm.v-fimln. Mahion Bradiey and Mrs. Whtiam Armstrong are planning the decoraâ€" Planned for Oct. 20 by Lincoln P.â€"T.A. Lincoln School PTA is giving the fathers of school children w chance to get acquainted at a sert Bridge scheduled for Friday evening, Oct. 20. Dessert will be served at 7:30 followed by bridge or any table game people may wish mph.nnrwflhm-vm be provided. Mrs. Jess ted is chairman and Mrs, Edwin Hadley Jr. coâ€"chairman. ‘Those working with”ulh(kflm(‘ot- mittee include Mrs. E. Publicityâ€"Mrs. E. L. Gilroy, Mrs. University of : Urbana, 111. AiB of THinots Library Replaces Dr. Wiggam, members and their guests on Tuesâ€" day afternoon, October 17, at 1:85 o‘clock. . The Honorable Hamilton Fish is a descendant of a long line of patriots. His greatâ€"grandfather, Nicholss Fish, was a Colonel under George Washington in the American Army of the Revolution and was an intimate friend and executor for Alâ€" exander Hamilton. His grandfather, Hamilton Fish, was Governor of New York and United S:ates Senâ€" ator and served for cight years in father was a Speaker of the New York State Assembly and served in Congress. â€" His first cousin, Serâ€" geant Fish, was with Theodore Roosevelt‘s Rough Riders, and was the first American Army soldier killed in the Spanishâ€"American war, Hamilton Fish is a Harvard gradâ€" uate. He completed his studies there cum laude in three years, was Captain of the football team, and was selected by Walter Camp as an All American for two years. From 1914 to 1916 he was a memâ€" ber of the New York State Assembly as a Progressive follower of Theoâ€" dore Roosevelt, then served in the World War first as a Company Comâ€" mander in the 369th Infantry, then as a Major in the 4th Division of the Army of Occupation. _He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the American Silver Star for gallanâ€" try in action. _ Mr, Fish was clected to the 66th | appear as scheduled. â€" Mr. Fish will | be introduced by Mrs. David Saunâ€" ders. At the close of his address q:lunwmhhgndhlhw ounge. â€" Mrs. leton Harkness, ‘ Mrs, Charles Mason, Mrs. E. T, R. | Murfey and Mrs, Herbert Smith will tim in the body ever since, :;I:I hw-‘t_‘l;’m.g_t-un_kluw can member of the Committee on | tin Murpign: Mcs: Gobrge Polefion, Mrs. Charles A. Sanborn, Mrs. Geo. O. Strecker, Mrs. Frank Sturtevant, [ and Mrs. Karl E. Wagner. Foreign Affairs. He has just reâ€" turned from Europe so his topi¢ of Jut of War" 1 to Bectniely. wle" fores "of secns personal observations have a timely appeal to club members and their guests. . As this is the opening meeting of the Woman‘s Club‘s new season they feel particularly fortunate to have Mr, Fish as their guest in place of Bridgewand I-‘ulk:; H. P. Woman‘s Club On Wednesday, October 25th, at uo‘:.ummuu ion will be held at the Highâ€" land Park Woman‘s Club under the auspices of the Finance committce. Clothes for daytime andâ€" evening will be modeled, and there will be assisted in her work for the â€"party CS 2000,. PAOPN AMECCOE, MNS, VENCC Appel, Mrs, A. L. Berg, Mrs. Asron Baver, Mrs. Frank Blake, Ms, John Brigham, Mrs. Deforrest Colburn, Mrs. Anrin Daniéls, Mrs. C, Osborn Frisbie, Mrs. Robert Gohe, Mrs. C. The same number will sgain be qualified in the Inst contest beâ€" enuse they failed to observe the rules governing the contest, We do not want any one ruled out this week, so read the rules careâ€" tully before turning in your enâ€" uxe‘pmmmih- ners of tickets Saturday‘s football game at momm football game contestr Win Free Tickets For Opening Ir, for

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