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I the Beho1amhit «so Walla-1e; rk alumnae In ltudents " Wet; Sigmund Park-i Behptitt," 30th Murray, fresh; k Black. Mr. H ar-Rhapsody ti, Paris and Pill: a is chairman e' tee in Highland with her are Mu Howell Murray, d Mrs. Theodore a given Ut _ enacted by My tind P i Tr. Proceed: r'tsrtma, bask in 'ticket cha thompson is, I for the "Oscar the Auditorium noon. fund in used “in help outstanding lealey. Highland Meow endi- the awards be: but! deem three girls, on: one {murmur Trace Schbol Now 29, a (land V 99380 e h a of all. L from Wilmette he fund was di. rune . mart Dee. 1 ens. cleaned wish to abet 28. "" any will be I: 'am and will ti L'days d then , table Fe are Dry aniel cat, Dies, - 4 _ Former Mayor Here .3 as} In New Orleans, he met and mar- ied Ida Taylor, a first queen of Mardi Grays. When: degreesion _hit C e South in the late 70's, they de- ‘idedl to come North. Thais, in the arly 80's, they settle in Highland ark, building a home still occupied y tht family at Lauiel and Dale. mi thereabouts, Mr. Cobb said, id for " a foot then; whereas on he bluir overlooking the lake, it uld be bought for $2.50 a; foot, obody wanting to be that far from he railroad station. the turmoil of the Rfseiipiitriietiirn; and Mr. Cobb liked to tell how he leans which expelled threarpet-baur- gets from that .city. A little letter, Elle became a member‘of the Louis- . n preteen' Rides, the crack rill company of the country. Jris t -told with pride howhe we: near- lv- always the, last man to be left in those stiftty competitive drills. Mr. and Mrs. Cobb entered en- thusiastically into-the scold life of the little town ,in whieh‘everybody knemevei-yliody: and the" advent of I heireomer 1rtyrAyp,rAlrent,, 7 He he. WrtreTi'aiairtFi member of runny of th early civic and fraternal organ- fuiona: of Highland Perk. - He ebed anemia the Highland Fir? lab. feign-11y yeah I landmark t the end of Cantu] Ave. For many fears, Mrn'Cobb was the huge ofBee of the old North,. (Continued from Page 6) ther great Wu. He could remem- r seeing Bismarck and Gnrihaldi. e learned to speak French, Ger- and Italian on thtently " Eng- ish. Sometimes in later years he would ntoninh natives of those ountriea living hereahouts by con- -uinz. _ with them, _Mt, aautily that [iiiirF- thought he must be one of. Ethan, u ,-V_o_,. -eH ' - _"e',__, _ On his return to America " a man, the- South, 'rl" joins, through Thur-day. Nave-her Mk "" FRUIT CAKES. MARSIPON LARGE ASSORTMENT OF CHRISTMAS ' GINGER BREAD HOUSES CZriJlmad a As Mayor in 1901 815 ridlmad Cakes, Hasus, BAUM'S BAKERY His was a very kindly nature. He never failed, on his annual visits back to. Highland Bork, his, children and their families. to look up ibis old friends, in whatever line of life they were, total]; on: the old Ind oompare the" new. Never critical of others or disparaging in his m marksthe spread muéh cheer by his happy outlook on life and his holes of times long put. Those. who knew Mr. Cobb will long remember him " their ideal of the kindly, "lovable character: Old Timer. _ . boom of the 20’s, he went back to the South he knew so well; and in an amdeveloped, wild part of Flor- ids, bought a ten acre tract which with the help of a devoted nephew, he cleared and *plnnted to oranges, grapes and grape-fruit. This ave him 'a pleasant living in the old South he loved, where he could be out and active to the and; As in his prime, he Contributed much to the building of Highland Park, so, too, in the twilight of his life, he was permitted once again to pioneer. _ During -the---Piorida ever, that he obtained the biggest kick during his ‘term "of cake through Jeadine the volunteer t)re- men to the miny spectacular blaze: of those days. F' ‘ - Ttyur rioiitieii' of today, so he said, were-mild compared to the cam- paigns of those days. He wns Mayor of Highland Park in 1900; and claimed as achievements of his ad- ministration, the annexation of Ra.. vinia, the building of the Brat til- tration plant and the' planting of tral Ave. "re always hinted, how- Mr. Cobb liked to recall the days before 1900, when as he put it: the planks '0! the' wooden sideyalks, came up to meet you when you stepped on a loose one; when in those five-foot winter snows with no plows, it took an hour to beat your wny to the 8:09; when it wns swell ihrhitttr, swimming and, boat: lug og‘gletgher's old pierrand the T0625, ‘ra‘vines and beaches were free to 'ioam. scraper to be erected in Chicago, just recently torn down to make room for the Field building. Mr. Cobb, once remnrked that he had spent some two hour- a day for nearly 40 year: in commuting beck and forth to Chicago, a total of ap- proximately -24,000 hours or elm-t three years, but that it was worth it mto-h"e.r.a'tr- {BMW ‘Bcs rides, otherwise he would say-,fwhen would he have getter: time to read the daily paper or play his daily whist game. me was An exception- ally tine whist plnyer. _ .wectcrn Life [nuance Co., as chief correspondent and mutant-secre- tary. This company was locntod in the Home Insurance Bldg., on La- Salle St., Chjago, the Brat sky- Baa CENTRAL AVE. COOKIES THE Pull. information as to. the re; quiremenh for 'theise examinatioha, and tutplieatiotf forms, may be ob- tained from Frank E. CnrUon, sec- retary of the Board of U. S." Civil' _ Departmental guard. 81:200 ' eyc/,tr,-aetietmre-y-trutimp ton, D.C., only. Applicants must have had. 1 year of experience es soldier; sailor; marine, ptlideitintt; guard, fireman, sheriff, or in singlet opeupationa. Applicants must have reached their 21st, but must not have passed their 55th, birthday. Experience in honorary-, -poaitions will not be accepted as qualifying., Cloaing'dntes fo rreceipt of appli- cations for this. examination, are: December 6 if received from States east of Colorado' and December 10, 1940, if received from Colorado and States westward. _ /, 1rttthttaipiIog.hrrpopiounitxamt lama; schools“ for employment in' the fiikian' Field turriee, (includ- inz’lla'slra); Department of the In.. terior. The entrance aalariea range from $1,620 to $2,000 a year. Op- tional branches are:‘ Agriculture, elementary grades, home-economies, remedial reading, special or oppor- innit); classes, music and art. Ap- plicanta must have completed cer- tain college -edutation and must have had at least 2 years of ap- propriate teaching experience. .Ap- plicantg must not ham passed their: 48th birthday. Qloaing dates for re- eeipt of-mtMhptffrht, for this exam- ination are: January 3 if received trom- States east ofColor'ado, "iid nary 6 if received from Colorado and States westward, July 22 for points in Alaska south of the Arc- tie Circle and. September 22, 1941 foraroints in Alaska north of the Arctic Circle. ' U. S. Civil Service . _ Exams Are Announced The United States Civil Service Commission has announced open competitive examination for the positions tiltmt below. Apprteations muat be on Me in the Commiaaidn's Washington once not later than the dates shown in each case: The cal- tries are anbject to a deduction of 8% percent toward a retrrdmeett annuity. ‘ "T -eee ””1 532 Central Ave. BRAND BROTHERS ', PAINT , SHOP . We Have. Quite a Selection oue Unfinished Furniture _ MAKES A . Ji, a,.a,,,, Telephone 949 ristmxvs Service Examiners, It the pesto!- fue in this city, or from the were. wry of the Board of U. S. 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