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Highland Park Press, 30 Oct 1941, p. 3

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#eughter who is stagestnack is to out the chorus girls staggering point out the chorus girls staggering . . . Many visitors come to The Big Town to see the shows when the best show is New York itself . . . The Bowery, where many people are starving, is full of restaurants . . . street of themâ€"allâ€".â€" .. Remember when some people wrote articles alâ€" leging it was dead a few years back? yourselfâ€"then you run the risk of being bored stiff listening to others way lights have done more to make the street famous than any of the famed folk on it. Broadway is where after you‘ve reached the topâ€"at least a dozen aequaintances claim having played a big part in it . . . But when you you blame the "breaks‘" instead of looking for a job where your talent will be respectedâ€"such as waiting on tables or being president of a are there will always be others who will knock youâ€"from sheer force of habit . . . A fellow who is considâ€" ered more important than Roosevelt or Willkie is one who can pick at least one winner out of seven races . . . If you don‘t taik about Broadway Is Like This: The Front Pages: An editorial in the Herald Tribune epigrams the spot the Bolo armies have put the Huns in. ‘‘The Russians," the daily points out, ‘"have only to survive somehow in order to win; Hitier has to win in order to survive" . . . You can spot the Fascists‘ weariâ€" ness for the war in their weakening propaganda bragging. Recently they claimed only to have damaged the British plane carrier, Ark Royal. In all previous naval scraps, both the Heinies and the Fascists have beâ€" gun with the sinking of that vessel. Notes of an > Innocent Bystander: The,Story Tellers: Clifton Fadiâ€" man will have you know that he‘s a bookâ€"reviewer, not a literary critâ€" ic. He points out the big difference in ‘‘The Reviewing Business," in Harper‘s. "Literary criticism is an art," he says, ‘‘like the writing of tragedies or the making of love and, similarly, does not pay. Book reâ€" viewing is a device for earning a living" . . . Charles Poore also takes a boxâ€"office slant at the prose racket in The Times mag, in his definition of the Pulitzer Prize. The value of the prize, he says, is "a thousand dollars in cash to those who accept it and ten thousand dolâ€" lars in publicity for those who reâ€" fuse it". The way some of the proâ€"Nazis over here outsmarted themselves. The coin they saved on postage by having their hymns of hate franked through the mails doesn‘t begin to cover the costs of lawyers and bail . . . Jimmy Dorsey‘s check for $40,â€" 000 from Decea, as his royalties for the first balf of 1941. In short he hit the «ckepo: cameraman, and Rabbi Edgar Magâ€" nin, who made speeches for a short to raise funds for Irish Relief . . . The depressing news about Henâ€" drik Willem Van Loon, whose does have ordered him to stop all activity Rev. Jardine, who came to the aid of Wally and the Duke. His letters are now ignored. The book, "I Paid Hitler," by Frit» Thyssen, the industrialist who first helped the Nazis in Germany . . . goes on in the clothing field than in food. And in men‘s attire! . . . The new bootlegging racket in The way the British radio pounds away at Italy‘s slipping morale with eight daily broadcasts urging the country to unlatch itself from Berâ€" lin .. . . Rome‘s reply prob‘ly is: ‘‘Why speak to us? Take it up with the Warden!" . . . The seyâ€" eral society lads, on the verge of being drafted, who flew to Califorâ€" nia, shifting residences there at the numbers come up they‘ll go to a camp in sunny Cal. . . . Dumb, huh? since "getting their coin . . . MGM‘s planned film version of the town‘s big hit, "Best and Judy . . . The Niceâ€"Work Dep‘t: One of Life‘s editors who was orâ€" dered to spend at least two weeks with Ginger Rogersâ€"for a profile piece . . . The way exâ€"Warden Talking About: Babe Ruth‘s price ($25,000) for his services in the Gebrig film., which Goldwyn screams is too much. . He 'il:‘m u-, it, though, as Ruth is a "must" any biography of Gebrig . . . Jimmy Walker, the former Mayor, who is being considered as the head of a new racetrack to be built in N. Y. The backers being very wealthy French refugees, wondering where to invest I" A '“[bi, 3 New Yorkers Are out the ~ paomutenriteme 2 the wriine. Phey shourd reath the per tingle copy. $5.00 per year outâ€" qUaALITY GRoUP Communtentions intended for m".mgAgfldgaâ€"' The course consists of 72 hours of instruction. . Preliminary â€" groun d school will be held at the College, and the 35 required hours of flying will take place from the nearby Utica airport. Mr. and Mrs, W. Miller of 316 Greenbay . Road announce the marâ€" riage of their‘ son, Walfred R. to Marie E. Linse, daughter of Mrs. Xavier Linse. The wedding took place in Boston, Mass., on October 18th. The couple are now honeymooning in the Berkshire Mountains. Donald T. Nichols, Jr., son of Mr. Donald E. Nichols, 1849 Rice St., Highland Park, and a junior at Hamâ€" ilton ‘College, is one of ten students who have been enrolled in the primary Civilian Training course which is beâ€" ing offered through the College. Each Army Aviation Cadet unit is made up of 20 young men who are friendly or who have gone to school together and who desire to be trained to gether as Cadets. Army Aviation Cadets receive 30 weeks or training, on the successful completion of which they are given pilots‘ wings and comâ€" missions as Second Lieutenants in the Air Corps. The acceptance of William P. Kelly of 366 Hazel Avenue, Highland Park, as a member of the 23rd Army Aviaâ€" tion Cadet unit in the Sixth Corps Area was announced today by Major General J. M. Cummins, commanding the Corps Area with headquarters in Chicago. The unit was formed by Board No. 3, located in the U. S. Court House, Chicago, through coâ€" Aviationoperation with American Leâ€" gion Aviation Post No. 651 of Chiâ€" cago. Army Accepts William P. Kelly As Aviation Cadet Most.important is a carefully preâ€" pared microfilm essay on our times taken from books, almanacs, pictures, arranged in order to cover the major activities of human life. Complete diâ€" rections for reading this essay were included. .In addition, a newsreel of historical, typical and significant scenes of life today, was added. _ @Word will be left for future archeâ€" ologists in a book of record, printed with especially compounded permaâ€" nent inks, copies of which have been sent to libraries, museums and other repositories throughout the world with the expectation that some will survive, cither in the original forms or in new languages that will arise. Exact directions for locating the capâ€" sule are printed in the book for the archeologists of 6939. In order that our language may not be lost, the book contains a simple but ingenious key to English which will permit readers to translate the language and pronounce it in â€" twentieth century fashion. Subscription Price, $1.50 per year. $ More than 400 articles of common use were included. Among them were a fountain pen and pencil set, a watch, an electric lamp, tobacco pouch with zipper, ‘pipe, cigarettes, cosmetics, woman‘s hat, eyeglasses, toothbrush and powder, miniature camera and film, a razor, canâ€"opener, specimens of money, etc, Also included were samâ€" ples of metals and alloys, textiles, building materials, synthetic plastics, coal, seeds of staple crops and many other items. The contents were packed in an h-umvdopolmugh-.vhich was sealed, evacuated and filled with nitrogen ‘before being set in waterâ€" proof mastic. The inner crypt is six and a half inches in diameter and seven feet long. _ The capsule replica may be viewed without charge between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m, any week day and between 1 and 5 p.m. on Sundays. It will be on display until November 13. Asfiulbwrhcuqule consists of an outer shell of cupaloy, chosen because of its electrical qualiâ€" ties and resistance to corrosion, cast in sections sealed with aphalit. e :: Buried 50 feet beneath the carth‘s surface at the site of the New York World Fair is a 800â€"pound metal "time capsule" which contains a message from people of the twentieth century ”““W'flhmmbâ€"‘ now. This capsule will not be operied until the year 6939, but a replica of it and samples of its contents are now on display at the Chicago Academy of Sciences Museum of Natural Hisâ€" tory in Lincoln Park at Clark and Ogden Avenue. it Chiiags ts THE HIGHLAND PARK condulence, cards of Replica ies ccmaftuiisss ons corrig 4p4 & Hugh Wilson To Speak November 6 At Lake Forest Hugh Wilson "last" United States ambassador to Germany, will speak next Thursday, November 6, in Henry C.Durand auditorium on the Lake Forest college campus at 8:15 in the evening. Wilson is the second speaker on the Lake Forest College current Lecture Series. Joseph Smigoski, 20, a mechanic at %’ummu“h "‘"‘The Misés Hay: walk The Misses Mary, Nellic and Henâ€" rietta Flint were on their way to Talâ€" lahassee, Florida to make their home. November 2, 1911 Henry S. Gail died October 25 at a Chicago hospital. \ The Ossoli club held their first luncheon meeting of the year. Mrs. Earl Spencer was the president. Funeral services were held Tuesday for Robert Maroney, son of Mrs. Wilâ€" lism Maroney, East Laurel, who was killed in the railroad yards in Des Moines. Miss Virginia Winslow, Boston, and Edward Albert Smith were married Monday evening at Somerset. Miss Kitty Nolan, Central Avenue, entertained the "Social Ten." land Park hospital Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs. William S. A. Bletsch. Miss Madalynne Bock entertained several friends at her sixteenth birthâ€" day party. A daughter was born at the Highâ€" ‘Way Back St. Peter entertained 25 friends "When Autumn Lamps _ selection of See our fine PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY of Northern the :ong evenings to come. more bright and cozy during See themâ€"and choose the ones you want to make your home a distinctive variety of styles. boudoir and pinâ€"up models in include floor, table, bridge, our complete Autumn selection Illustrated are two of the lovely of There‘s nothing like a new lamp at phbiced is Cheap ! he will work for the OPM .for the next two months. Mr. and Mrs. Wood were entertained at a party Thursday night by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Smith, 1011 Marion avenue. Mrs. Wood will Mrs. George Geils, 803 South St. Johns, have returned home after spending the past two months in Canaâ€" of the costuming committee for the first production of the MacMurray College Theatre in Jacksonville, Illâ€" inois, The play is "Noah," a charming French fantasy, by Andrac Obey and will be presented on the nights of Noâ€" vember 20 and 21. Laurence Wood, 1035 Marion avenue left Saturday for Washington, where remain in Highland Park Miss Joan Frable, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Frable, 2420 North Deere, Park Drive, Highland Park, lilinois, has been selected as a member Aamong those enjoying an autumn stay at French Lick Springs this week was A. B. Gochenour. gestions The Highland Park Public Library can supply books for both adults and children which will give helpful sugâ€" ;rithl _.r~:.â€".â€"-"- or people to sati m‘- to akt:huu-ahin:fi;““;\ ¢ fortunate having workâ€" shops in their homes. Bfi-dl’-tuz_.-u "Manual creative work is more ¢sâ€" sential today than ever. We need the sense of selfâ€"confidence, selfâ€"respect, that comes only from seeing something take complete form under our hands." Library to make your home more cheerful! Swingâ€"arm value | Festuring the Ll&w â€"-: with threeâ€"way can be M-fl-fl-hh Bases -aa_f_‘n-_l.flnb-:“ (allâ€"purpess refector lamp io match, $12.95) At the present time, a search is being conducted for a proper site in which to hold the show which will be conducted on a nonâ€"profit basis. ‘The exhibitors would embody all branches of the nation‘s armed forâ€" cesâ€"Navy, Army, Marine, Coast Guard and Airâ€"Corps. Illinois business men would contribute exhibitors of all their products pertaining to Naâ€" tional Defense. There would likewise be demonstraâ€" tions of tanks, field artillery, machineâ€" guns and jeeps, as well as drills and maneuvers. The Defense Equipment Show is being planned in place of the usual Auto Show held for so many years past. Its purpose, as stated by Parker Ekren, President of the Junior Assoâ€" ciation of Commerce, is "to give the public a nonâ€"partisan and nonâ€"politiâ€" cal view of the various types of deâ€" fense equipment being produced in Chicago and surrounding areas." Definite hopes are maintained for the cooperation of the Illinois Manuâ€" facturer‘s Association. Colonel Armâ€" strong has given his verbal backing of the show, as has Norman B. Collins, State Adminstrator. Defense Savings Staff, with whom the Junior Associaâ€" tion of Commerce has been working on the sale of Defense Bonds. "The proposed Defense Equipment Show, inaugurated and sponsored by Chicago‘s Junior Association of Comâ€" merce, should prove an excellent meâ€" thod for indicating the extent in which the Chi area manufacâ€" t-'er’ammmhi,theu- tional armament effort." ‘ 1 IS ® D SATURDAY IN Jr. Commerce Group â€" |!S, MAR®IED ED BATURDAY N E Miss Clara Julia Casper, daug Equipment Show of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Casoer‘ Frederick A. Virkus, President of the Iilinois division of the National Smail Business Men‘s Association, 1995 $1995 Mmammtkydq couple will live in Lake Forest. MÂ¥ 2oo Poinigs, Chigee Mme Margery Hansen, Miss Jane Cooley, Miss Gloria Subr and Miss Marian Koller, Leo Kupsky, John Malott and Charles Cascarano, The men were all from Lake Forest. t & revaliieg 1i : Saturday *-&:Mb Miss ‘Clara Julia Casper, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Casper, and John William Atkinson were married We Clean AND We give you the finest in cleaning and, in addiâ€" tion, at no extra cost we mothproof your garments. Our mothproofing is insurâ€" ed by Lloyds of London. Phone m’:tk 125 « « « Why Take Less? 24 N. Sheridan Road

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