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Alrnimm * _ unit of American Red Cross was Highwood Forms Vot-nu Unit Of American Red Cross io _ABt n-v-uhumn--...w.“‘m CHARLES BOYER, OLIVIA DEHAVILLAND, PAULETTE GODDARD "HOLD BACK THE DAWN" "UNHOLY PARTNERS,* "HONKEY TONK,* "SMILIN and "CHOCOLATE SOLDIER." A L C Y O N If you plan to spend up to $5 _ Does your friend like to drink good coffee? The vacuum coffee maker you give will go on pouring out good brews for years . . . and of course, everybody likes an electric clock for his own room, as well as other parts of the house . . .a pinâ€"up lamp is the handiest thing for lighting up an odd corner . . . Hello, there! Well, first thing to decide is how much you want to spead for each gift. Make a list of your favorite peopleâ€"put a rough figure after each nameâ€"then come with me. We‘ll find the right electrical gift to fit each figureâ€" If you plan to spend up to #10 Waffle irons last for years . . . you can get one that makes two waffles at a time, and stay in this price range ! . . . Speakâ€" ing of irons, the new flat irons are really something! They make ironing so easy . .. the right gift for any woman on your list who keeps house ... or for a girl with a room .. . and don‘t â€"a handsome table is -wofl?_ ghe forget % lamp will be acclaimed "Great." ADDED: Selected Short Subjects “GEPMAG-..NM (XMAS DAY ONLY) BARBARA STANWYCK, HENRY FONDA BOB HOPE, PAULETTE GoPpARD $ "NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH®" "DOWN ARGENTINE WAY" Special holiday matinee from 2:30 MOVIES AND AMUSEMENTS ‘*"THE LADY EVE" nindey o Teition, .. 1100 t pige wumwm& Florence Bellei, Marie Leonardi, Mrs. E. Peddie and Mrs. Charles Dinclli, all of Highwood. Meetings will be held in the City hall, and work will begin immediately after the holiâ€" Items priced at $3 or more may be purchased on convenient terms. HIGHLAND PARK, ILL 521 Central Ave., Highland Park At Application blartks and full informaâ€" tion as to experience and other reâ€" quirements may be obtained from the Labor Board at Great Lakes or at the Highland Park, Deerfield and Highwood post offices. The applications, when filled out, must be filed with the recorder of the Labor Board at Great Lakes. If you plan to spend up to $25 PFor people who take pride in serving snacks to their guests, a toaster with tray and service dishes is perfect . . . or you can give a complete electric roaster for this amount of moneyâ€" something you‘ll be thanked for as long as you live! While we‘re thinking about the kitchen, don‘t forget that nothing adds more fun to cooking than an electric mixer . . . and does it save a lot of work ! For someone you‘re particularly anxious to pleaseâ€"a beautiful floor or table lamp will bring years of If you‘re an "unmlgwc,thtwcodufnlnewdetfic blanket is the gift you‘ve been trying to think of . . . keeps people warm all night regardless of changing room temperaâ€" mhfighu-h&e.&m‘%.zsmmpkuvifim former and adjustable thermostat control switch. It‘s ideal for bedroom, sleeping porch or college dormitory. And for a really big Christmas for the whole family, an elecâ€" tric refrigerator, range or water heater! I think an investment in the home shows a mighty smart bit of foresight this year! The United States civil service comâ€" mission yesterday reported that until Jan. 9â€"it will accept applications for an open competitive examination for attendant at the U. S. Naval hospital, Great Lakes Naval Training station, with the pay scaling from $1,080 to $1,140 and $1,200 annually. Hope I‘ve helped you fill out your list. Until Christmas Eve . . . Goodâ€"bye, and Good Shopping / For more suggestions, stop in at your neighborhood dealer‘s or Public Service store. Don‘t put off shopping . . . do it now while selections are best: . . . and Electricity is Cheap ! GLENCOE "‘Nine Lives A: Not Enough‘ "CHARLIE CHAN IN RIO" ‘CITIZEN KANE *WEEKEND IN HEAVEN" Alice Fayeâ€"John Payne "THE SMILING GHOST" Wayne Morrisâ€"Brenda Marshall ""SWING IT SOLDIER" Home building was $106,833 with nine permits for homes being issued. For November of 1940 the total was $145,687, $38,854 more in volume than this November. Twelve homes were included in the total for November Building permits in Highland Park for November totaled $125,371, an inâ€" crease over the $97,745 reported in Choice seats are‘available and may be purchased at the loop office through G. Zaffina, Room 1231, 127 No. Dearâ€" born St., Telephone Dearborn 1685, Any person with basic training may join this organization by calling Mr. Zaffina. No obligation. Building Permits Total $125,371 Highland Park The Midwest Opera Company is a nonâ€"profit corporation organized for the purpose of promoting the social intellectual and cultural welfare of its members b} developing the appreâ€" ciation of classical music, and to deâ€" velop the musical talent of its memâ€" bers by the performance of operas, dperettas and concerts. Midâ€"W est Opera Company Will Present La Traviata The Midwest Opera Company will present Verdi‘s La Traviata Sunday, December 28, 1941 at 8 P. M. at the ‘Trinity High School Auditorium loâ€" cated at 1443 West Division Street, Chicago. Maestro Giovanni Berrafato, is conâ€" ductor and Joseph M. Tessmer, stage ‘The principals consists of: John Contrafatta as Alfredo; Elenora Bedâ€" rit as Violetta; Algrid Brazis as Gerâ€" Wallace ‘"‘Mrs. Franchot Tone" and Lynda Gray. They‘re New Orleans films to be made simultaneously. A bicycle or a motorâ€"driven wheel chair seems to be the only solution to the problem of getting from set Robert Benehley‘s all set to be a busy man. All set for the role of a stage producer in Paramount‘s "Out of the Frying Pan," he discovered that he was also booked to be Rosaâ€" "Get a job as an airline stewardâ€" ess." Mary Sheppard is the latest recruit who took that route; she was taken off an airliner and given the lead role in Pete_ Smith‘s short, *‘What About Daddy?" _____ By VIEGINIA VALE _ _ (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) CUNNING Nancy Walker is the latest Broadwayite to win Hollywood favor. Nancy‘s busy at present with a feaâ€" tured role in the stage sucâ€" cess, "Best Foot Forward," and will report at the Metro studios when the final curtain comes down on that delightful comedy, in which she is makâ€" ing her theatrical debut. Want to go into the movies, girls? 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Suces, Prop. at Students of the Oak Terrace and St. James schools were entertained by members of the Highwood Lions club at a Christmas party Friday night in the Oak Terrace auditorium. Nick Tomei, Highland Park magiâ€" cian, performed at the party, which is an annual affair. Motion pictures were shown and candies were distributed to the children. Magician Awes School Audience ODDS AND ENDSâ€"Several well as which makes ts bow on CBS 1 Tth . . . William L. Shirer always holds 4 sn uj is Irradimg . __ uk Shepherd, of "Joyce Jordanâ€"Girl Inâ€" Man‘* series, has a piague al bis own, to hang in his dog house. B was awarded by the McKiniey Kes nol club of Canton, Ohie, for "out serne," posed for publicity pictures at .N.’fiwmudy.-‘n- she‘s "interned" for all her spare time. . . . Irene Rich, farftous on both radio and screen, has been given a leading role in Metro‘s "Just Between Us" dogdom is, of course, that few dogs belong to people like Myrua Loy. Nelson Eddy has coâ€"starred with Jeanette MacDonald in cight films. but.only recently found out what she really looked like. During the filmâ€" ing of their recent picture, "I Marâ€" ried an Angel,"" he asked if he might model a head of her. ‘"You never know what a :z looks like till you paint or that person," said he. Seems that her jaw line wasn‘t as he‘d remembered it, and her eyes were set differently. Said she, ‘"He knows what 1 look like now! He peered at me so much and so long that I was embarrassed." seasons ago, and later incorporated *‘Buck®" has become his nicknameâ€" the rest of the cast never calls him â€"â€"K%.._« ODDS AND ENDSâ€"Several well knoun singers will be starred in the Thich makes its burs on CHS Jumary Tth .. . Williem L. Shirer always hold, David James, the 11â€"monthâ€"old baby whom Marlene Dietrich was carrying in her arms when she tripped over a light cable and broke her leg, recently resumed his film career, in Rosalind Russell‘s new picture. This time Fred MacMurâ€" m‘ummam the onlookers nowadays when he shows up for that radio program hula for this new picture; he did the huls recently at a broadcast rehearâ€" his ‘‘Buck Benny‘* routines that were his role in RKO‘s ‘‘Tuttles of Tahiti." Incidentaily, if Laughton goes on making pictures he‘ll be an expert "Alohs Oe" on the piano. looks like a Fortyâ€"niner, with an Jack Benny has never lived down required for 25, 1941 1%4