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Highland Park Press, 11 Feb 1943, p. 2

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Give Blood At Chicago Center :M-hhl-‘-nhld Blood Donor service, 5 N. Waâ€" bash avenue, Chicago, during the period from January 22 to January 28. ‘The Blood Donor Service is one of the Red Cross activities supported by the American Red Cross War fund. Leonard Rieser Jr., 1525 Dean aveâ€" mus, Ravinia, George C. Moscley, 425 S. Sheridan road. GLENCOE Wed. Thurs. Feb. 17â€"18 Constance Bennett, Broderick Crawford "SIN TOWN‘"‘ OFFICIAL 1SSUING AGENT Bonds While You Wait! "HERE WE GO AGAIN" *TrUTTLES OF TAHITI® Charlie McCarthy, Ginny "MY FAVORITE SPY" Michele Morgan, Paul Henreid " JOAN OF PARIS" Kay Kyser, Eilen Drew Richard Dix "EYES OF THE UNDERWORLD®" Electric Power Speeds Torpedo Production in Northern Illinois l-mm'Andn'sflpofwthd electricity is a mighty production facility. Electricity illuminates the torpedo plant â€" the .a.kpepdnhhpqum.m Electricity is the power behindâ€"industrial sctivity :_..hpnl&‘thmdw'tmtwmbt- MOVIES AND AMUSEMENTS Fob. 12 & 13 Fob. 14â€"15â€"16 PUBLIC THURSDAY, Feb. 11â€" 7:30 p.m., Nell Taussig and FRIDAY, Feb, 12â€" 10 2. m., Game rooms open for play. 2 p.m., Game rooms open for play. 7 p.m., Center‘s Boys‘ club. 8 p.m., Chamber orchestra. SATURDAY, Feb. 13â€" 9 a. m., Art club. . ~ Troop 35. 10 2. m., Game rooms open for play. 2 p.m., Game rooms open for play. MONDAY, Feb. 15â€" 1:15 p.m., League of Women Voters 7:30 p.m., Table Tennis club. Civilian Defense first aid. 8 p.m., Civic chorus. Victory gardens. TUESDAY, Feb. 16â€" 10 a. m., Spanish class. 8 p.m., North Suburban Philatelic 8 p.m., Chamber orchestra. Game Room Open Friday Due to the fact that there will be 7:30 p.m., Spanish class. no school on Friday, Feb. 12, the Comâ€" munity center will be open all day for table tennis, badminton, checkers and ‘Table Tennis Tournament A tournament for high school table tennis enthusiasts is being planned at the center. Prizes will be offered. Playâ€"offs may be afternoons after school, evenings after dinner or Satâ€" urday afternoons. _ Community Chest board WEDNESDAY, Feb. 17â€" 10 a.m., League of Women Vo 1:30 p.m., League of Wemen Voters For further details call the Com munity center, H.P. 2442. Community Center Activities IC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Supplying Vital Blatric Power for War Production in Nortbern likineis Crafts club. and Bugle corps, Voters the New Year at the Highwood N.CC.S. operated U.S.0. club. On Saturday night the Italian Women‘s Prosperity club under Mrs. Sam Somenzi sponsored a party in coâ€" Educational Adviser To Address Congregation Israel Assisting Mrs. Somenzi in serving were, Mary Baldi, Mrs. Angelo Colo, and Della Sucehi, of Highwood. ‘The Rogers Park Catholic Women‘s club of Chicago sent up a large bus load of girls for the occasion, under the leadership of Mrs. William Spiâ€" gott, Mrs. Thomas Kelly, and Mrs. J. a special visit on this occasion as he said, "I could not think of ever losing out on Italian spaghetti." _ _ _ Mr. Max Freedman, Educational Adviser to the Canadian Military Headquarters in London and memâ€" ber of the Executive of the British Jewish Congress, will be the guest speaker at the regular services of North Shore Congregational Isracl, Glencoe, on Sunday morning, Februâ€" ary 14, at 11 o‘clock. Mr. Freedman brings a confidential report from Briâ€" tish Jewry to the United States. He will deal with various aspects of this report in his lecture and also consider the crisis facing world Jewry. operation with the juniors. . They served sandwiches, cakes and coffee to the large crowd of 600. On ing, the St. Mary‘ wfr”wwmmunq.; served an Italian spaghetti supper to more than 300 boys. # & The club director, Roy P. Bedore, again announced the big Valentine formal dance at the club on Saturday , Feb. 13. Favors will be disâ€" In smoothing down the torpedo asir flasks to a fise, sleck finith electricity is the power behind the machine. (Offcie/O. W. J. Photegrepb. Vital clectric power drivcs the heavy lathe that speedily shapes the torpedo baikhead to exact speciications. (Offcie/O. W. I. Photegraph.) Local USO‘s To Feature Community Singing Oren Lathrop Brown, one of U.S.O.‘s five national music advisers, arrived in Highland Park Friday to the cight North Shore U.S.O. clubs. US.0. inaugurated this service in response to the increasing popularity of group singing among the serviceâ€" men. Mr, Brown, an experienced choir leader and voice teacher, will train both civilians and servicemen in the art of clubs here, in Highwood and in Wauâ€" idan, the Glenview Naval Air base and the Skokie Valley camp, training song leaders within these posts. For cight years a member of the Old South church in Boston, Brown is well known in New England music circles. He is a graduate of the Colâ€" lege of Music, Boston university. At present on a special mission to Canada and the United States, Mr. Freeman was formerly editorial wriâ€" ter and columnist for the Edmonton (Canada) Bulletin and guest lecturer in contemporary European history at the University of Alberta. North Shore Congregation Israel is located at the corner of Lincoln and Vernon Avenues in Glencoe. Services are. held regularly every Sunday morning at 11 o‘clock and visitors are always cordially welcome. "There‘s nothing like a good song to keep up the spirits of men in service, whether they be in combat areas or in training camps," Brown said. "My job will be not only to give the men some good songs to sing, but to train leaders who can carry on singing with their own outfits after they leave this Besides his appearances at U.S.O. Lincoin‘s birthday will be a special occasion at Highland Park U.S.0, club, as the day will be full of interest. Folâ€" lowing the Wives club meeting Friday afternoon an exhibit of 52 unusual prints, loaned the club by the Assoâ€" ciation of American Artists, will be on view for the general public. ‘The evening program, sponsored by J.W.B., will feature North Shore talâ€" ent from the very popular musical comedy "Lagniappe," presented at New ‘Trier high school, by the Triâ€"Ship club, last Friday. The program will include Virginia Lee, who will present original monologues, Sue Shreiner and Orville Dailey, original songs and piano compositions; Marie Hefferan, torch singer; and Tom Brewer and Jack Trux, who will perform their showâ€" Davidson will be master of ceremonies. Barbara Peterson and Dottie Rose will be accompaniasts, and Bill Fox will direct the performance. Also present on Friday night will be the national checker chartpion, Milâ€" Saturday, Feb. 13, Mrs. Theresa Cook Brown of Waukegan will bring a variety show to the club, Mrs. Turâ€" ner of Highland Park will be in charge of. refreshments. Highland Park G.S.0. girls will act as dance hostesâ€" ses. There will be overnight sleeping for service men. Sunday morning, Louis Keller of Lake Forest college will address the Java club, A buffet supper will be served at 6 by the Carey Avenue group of Highland Park, Mrs. Harold Wamâ€" pler, chairman. Ireland, the magician, will present a spot variety program before the dance which will begin at Monday night the usua} instruction will be given in crafts, photo shop and dancing, and coffee hour will be in charge of Mrs. Willard B. Dunham. Tuesday evening the educational moâ€" vie "Steel, Man‘s Servant," will be shown at 7:45, followed by informal dancing. Wednesday night Howard Dodge. of the club with his mystifying tricks The Keeny dancers of Chicago will present a short program, followed by informal dancing, the Skokie Valley Military Police band furnishing the music. J.W.B. Thursday night film shorts will be shown, followed by informal dancing and coffee hour. HMinoisâ€"Hornet Hockey Game Postponed to Mar. 12 Iilinois squad already reduced in size, because of enlistments, ran into so much illness, both flu and measles, that according to Vic Heyliger, their coach, the game scheduled for Saturâ€" day, February 6th, at the Chicago Arena, will be postponed to March 12th. This game, with the Chicago Hornets, is a return engagement; the first game was played in Champaign last December. NHave fun, every Monday through Friday Tune in "THE MUSICAL MILKWAGON® WGN 0:30â€"n00am. Dancing will follow the program, Highland Park U.s.0. ‘The World‘s News Seen Through » _ CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM “ & * 4& Nerth Shorkien Read 6. AR -w râ€"-‘ -ufi&é E en u:a * in in Pornbio e igrge o vew nanes is oo Tmortiendcarts Mexsbibre Anderson Play, *‘Eve of St. Mark‘ At Harris T heatre with more instantancous and solid success than has Maxwell Anderson‘s stirring drama, "The Eve of St. Mark," which the playwrights‘ Comâ€" pany is presenting at the Harris Theaâ€" tre in Chicago. Following in the lead of the New York production which opened on Broadway last October to be immediately hailed as the "most important and entertaining play of the season," the Chicago company which had its premiere last week, is now established as the first dramatic hit of this year. To quote Lioyd Lewis, critic of the Chicago Daily News, "Here is not only one of the season‘s best dramas, but one of Maxâ€" well Anderson‘s, too." â€" Queen." has turned out one of his most affecting plays in "The Eve of St. Mark" is the consensus of all who have seen the war drama. Tracy York of the Chicago Sun wrote: "There is tremendous emotional power in "Phe Eve of St. Mark.‘ You could sense the tension and unity of the audience at the Harris last night as the piece, once under way, swept through the house, scene after scene, like a wind through wheat." That noted playwrite, who in the past has written such exciting theatre fare as "What Price Glory?," "Winâ€" terset," "Saturday‘s Children," "Both Your Houses," and "Elizabeth The # # H. P. Public Library "Reading Just for Fun" "A poor life this is if, full of care We have no time to stand and stare." Children start with leisure of mind. It is a dangerous thing to rout that, for life without leisure in one or anâ€" other form is indeed a drab» joyless existerice. It is important for our spirâ€" itual as well as for our physical wellâ€" being to keep the proper balance in this respect. A love of good books is indeed a key to an inexhaustible realm of spiritual joyâ€"always available when needed. Especial praise was accorded the distinguished cast assembled by the Playwright‘ Company for the Chicaâ€" go presentation. Cecil Smith of the Chicago T ribune remarked, "The Playwrites‘ have not sentâ€"us a ‘road company.‘ ‘The casting is notably fine, the direction on the Playwrites‘ own highest level of excellence. You will not want to miss "The Eve of St. Mark,." A notable honor was conferred on the play and its author recently when the committee in charge of the Presiâ€" dent‘s Birthday Ball celebration chose the play to give the "command perâ€" formance" this year in Washingson. The proceeds of the performance which was given before a distiguished audience at the National Theatre in Washington, were turned over to the National Foundation of Infantile Paâ€" ralysis, Bishop. Hilarious tale of a man who searched for his head. Dash and Dart â€" Buff. Beautiful port‘c story oi two baby fawns during their first year. Jobie â€" Garrett. ; A warmly felt story of a family on a dairy farm far away from the busy highway. New Town in Texas â€" Johnson. How lively Abbie Thompson saw history made in the little new town of Denison. Twig â€" Jones. Twig‘s own world, â€" as she felt it and saw it. A Book of Myths â€" Buifinch, Favorite legends of all times. Beauâ€" tifully illustrated by Helen Sewel. Tom Whipple â€" Edmonds. A Yankee youth of the carly times â€" on a sailing ship to Russia. Tall Hunter â€" Fast. A dramatic and poctically told story of Richard Hammond whose wife was captured by the Indians. "Jim Brewster flies for the U. S Coast Guard." They Loved to Laugh â€" Worth. A family of boys and a girl who suddenly found herself in their midst. TUBDAl:."l;dL 16â€" 10 a. m., aith group with Mrs. Arthur Ra“mfi- Eye View of the Negro Problem and Forces at Work Toward Its Sotnâ€" THURSDAY, Feb. 18â€" 6:30 p.m., Friendship dinner aad Of all the new plays that have been Hudson Frontier â€" Best. Life and intrigue in the beginning Washington birthday party. Y.W.C.A. Calendar Lost H‘s Head 11,

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