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Highland Park Press, 27 Feb 1941, p. 17

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reinstated as poâ€" Two years ago ok office, he filed age Clerk Wessâ€" with the County E)e Perry L. Perâ€" o, had ruled that cant because he le his bond at the local board filled eappointing him. oath of office beâ€" ng and has filed nty Clerk Jay B. iot heard village was assured by hey would reimâ€" > expense involved wer stubs for his Rlosemary terrace, been connected. A is was found last es Yous built a in Ave. and found Ithough they were e prints of village Mothers club will y afternoon at the ‘ school, at the west d.. Mrs. Michael 8. lent. Mrs. Delbert rrade teacher and ave charge of the sses for the social . Mary E. McDevitt Mailfald. ar and a half beâ€" hat arose between ustees, for the Elm St. ct. Nine bids had nd L. G. Quigley the apparent low 50 for 885 feet of st bid was $972. be let subject to bid and plans by s and the village Pottenger â€" and yâ€"evening with the contractor to comâ€" re awarding the were read and orâ€" next regular meetâ€" will be the second f interest th all ani he American Woeek ne distributed ® wit) nday Chicago Her lage Board met ose present were C. M. Willman, ssling, Trustees rshall Pottenger, John D. Schneidâ€" rs were Trustee nd Attorney Milâ€" nbed out animals ‘oblem, but the pet take precious tim : of their own live: rred and feathere: ar from the savag i bombs. An illus Board hly Meeting er‘s _ Teets Tuesday time the. sewers " l.‘l Ti irsday, February 27, 1941 M 8. St show the wonderful courage and spirit of the British public. "Thank you for your very welâ€" come letter dated the 10th of Sepâ€" tember. As I read it through, an almost forgotten quotation â€" passes thrq’fi my mind: ‘St. George is mou , and armed and spurred: There are flags in the heart of the slums‘. Maybe it isn‘t quite apt, for the time for flag wagging is not yet, but it will serve, as it eonv%e inâ€" domitable spirit of the man has been hit harder than most. His heart is fired with patriotism, and although you may hear a curse from his lips, it is a curse at the brutalâ€" ity of the monsters who commit nightly outrages: it is never a curse of his lot, or a whimper over the extra ‘burden he is called upon to shoulder. % Ew "As I write this létter there is a noise of distant gunfire, something like the rumble of an approaching storm, but the Londoner goes about his business undismayed. It would do Hitler good â€" it would do. our American cousins good, if they could sense the courage that has come into the Britisher‘s daily life. I am not trying to pretend that things are normal, they certainly cannot be when one has to face the irresponsiâ€" bility of a German pilot, and the devilish chances that affect air warâ€" fareâ€"asâ€"compared to the ground warfare we both knew. I suppose we all have a reasonable amount of fear, for without it life itself would be endangered, but the cowardice which leads to panic or inaction does not even existâ€"to the Britisher this is a crusade, and bombing is part of the test. "From an old lady in North Engâ€" land who, with her husband aged 84, till Urgent Need For Donations To British War Relief The The he British War Relief Society, , are still hi)/\n'gent need of donâ€" ns of cash and good warm used ning for the relief of the civilian crers in Great Britain. All donaâ€" s will be grateÂ¥ully received by ~George Childs, 850 N. Sheridan _aor Miss Helen Bergstrom, 1237 jues Or t. John‘s Ave. Kindly make ies payable to the British War f Soctiety, Inc. oo t e following excerpts from letâ€" recently received from England .00 A WEEK will bu w!.%:" ’ o N .‘z @ WM. W-Iz n fumace Winters Tin Shop FURMACES CLEANED 4# % ., 144 N. First Street FREE Furnace inspection.. Did you burn‘too muth fuel â€" was your house warm last season? We do expert reâ€" pair work on any make furnaceâ€"costs based on actual labor and materials used. f We e«td-l‘ preciate our Williamson Tdfi- ite turnace. o‘mbxmn‘ufion all winter, even though lmhlmalu"o- able and very disagreeable weather. And I‘ve mldyanndanlth.mamfln\n on fuel bills. I have been able to buy so many little odds and ends for the house with the ‘u!u-uq." Signedâ€"Mrs. B. F. Willcockson, Springheld, I11. "Cozy~comfortable all winter" "The Williamson Heater Company : has just celebrated her golden wedâ€" ding. * "‘In our shelter at midnight, all doors shut, curtains over glass doors of the kitchen and pantry, so that we can bgm .a candle, which is cheering and being an ordinary kitâ€" chen one is not dear. Daddy in my arm chair from the hall, and his dining room stool, with rugs and cushions keeps warm and gets a nap now and then! I have & disâ€" patch on another shelf, with malted milk tablets, chocolate, and other oddments in, and wrapped in the dear old green fur coat I get a fair amount of knitting done, and ‘doze now and. then, and imagine myself on the train for Inverness. That place is quite ‘taboo‘ now, and toâ€" night even ddy said we are best where we gre, I was not looking forâ€" ward to the journey there and back. "Tonight we had just enjoyed our first pheasant of the season when a: siren so , so "lights out‘ and into the shelter, the maids being at sofa side of the kitchen. ‘All safe‘ went fairly soon, though they said the plane sounded mear. We went off to our game, and were nearly ready for bed when the alrms went again, and here we still are, but Papa votes for bed at halfâ€"past, whether the planes have passed or not, so we may grope up with our dark lantern. We%%’ not always come down i the night. Daddy only wakes me if sounds are very near. Radio Group Will Discuss Radioâ€" and â€" . Its Functions Mar. 4 "Miss Longstaff is always anxious about us; but so far nothing has come." x a The Highland Park Woman‘s club is announcing through its Radio group that there will be an open meeting to which all woman‘s orâ€" ‘ganizations, church groups, counâ€" cils, P.â€"T.A. groups and all other groups whoâ€" are interested in the subject df:the radio and its position in the home and school are invited. This meeting will be held Tuesday evening March 4 in the Howard school auditorium at Wilmette Illiâ€" nois at 8 p.m. The speaker will be Professor I. Keith mer, assistant professor of ~Education and Reâ€" search associate, Bureau of Educaâ€" tional Research, Ohio_Stite uniâ€" Telephone 635 T H E PR ES S versity. Mr. Tylér is executive seeâ€" retary of the Institute for Educaâ€" tion by radio. He is primarily inâ€" terested in the study of the usefulâ€" ness of the radio programs in éduâ€" cation, but also in the study of the effects of the radio program upon children You can now buy a big 105 Ti Horsepower, Rocket Body De Soto with _all the newest features for only a little more 4ig)" II 4s 2224 S. FIRST STREET FLUID DReIVE than "lowestâ€"priced" cars \ DeLarxe Coupe delivâ€" ered ut Detroit, Mich. All Federal taxes inâ€" cluded. ‘Transportaâ€" tion, state, local taxes are extra. PRICES * ARE SUBJECT TO ® ; CHANGE WITHâ€" n oUT NOTICE. And with Eluid Drive a{:d SimplimaticTransmission added at moderate extra cost, DE SOTO IS THE } vemennmntemenneemmemy . wemnt . commennn LOWESTâ€"PRICED CAR in which the driver controls MAJOR BOWES SAYS, "RUY NOW . . .at DeSoto dealers‘ QualityUsed Car Clearance Sale." See us today for exceptional used car values, shifting for all normal driving without having to touch the clutch or gearshift lever.Try it todayl & SIMPLIMATIC TRANSMISSION BIG, LUXURIOUS Highland Park Motor Sales _ â€" Since the radio has become such an important factor in the life of our children it is hoped that many parents as well as all groups dealâ€" ing with the welfare of children hear this talk on "The Home School and Radio. H P 3110 §¥ 14 4 Ed

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