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Highland Park Press, 10 Aug 1944, p. 1

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@64 tw *4 ATTENTIGN! vicToRY 1 _ Please do not waste vegetables. Give surplus to Highland Park Soâ€" cinl Service. H.P. 4000 between 9 and‘12 the dgy‘ previous to donaâ€" Pul Newtor Bell, lyst of interna be the speak cluding â€" erature, are deve structive nounced In a récent board meeting, at which the) p1 ent, Mrs, Michael MeNulty, iden, plans were made by the different Hepartments of the League â€" social service art, literaâ€" ture, program, datc., for the year‘s activities. â€"Mrs. Gerard Ungaro, proâ€" gram chairman, has planned an inâ€" teresting. and ingtru year. At the opening meeting, October 10, an American born d tie ‘lyric soâ€" prano, Sylia Lubl will appear. Frank ESmothers, outstahding authority on foreign affairs, bolumnist and ediâ€" tor, will speak aft an evening meetâ€" ing, November 14. This meeting is arranged esp ly for the husbands and guests of} ht members. The League‘s| own drama group will entertain mptbers with an ap propriate Christthas ‘play on Decemâ€" ber 12. On Janubry 9, members will have an opportuhity to hear a timeâ€" ly presentation $f the persotal exâ€" periences of a Cfatholicâ€" chaplain reâ€" cently returned From foreign battle The League‘s will entertain m propriate ber 12. On Jan have an op ly presentation pvrkl:eu o'f“:d cently retu fronts. â€" /: . Rapidly approacrhing is the openâ€" ing of the elub year for the North . Shore: olic <« Woman‘s League. But su during the which it was, orge The very eapable war activities chairman, Workers on ‘5th war loan reâ€" port a g« response to their efforts. â€" Mrs. is assisted in this work by the following members: Mrs. Richard and Mrs. George Baier, Jr., as ¢pchairmen. â€" The members from Park ~on this‘ . committee: \are Mrs.: O. R. Hunche, Mrs. JoHn McCaffrey, Mrs. Arthur . Sehro and Mrs. E. C. Weissenberg. * League â€"â€" social servic ture, program, * / activities. Mrs. gram chairman, pl teresting and the opening , 0 American born prano, Sylia Lubi will & Smothers, ou , foreign affairs, tolum: tor, will speak aft an c ing, November 1%. Th Mrs. Albert Woh!, has vontinued through the sum to give parties at the Highland «and: Highwood USO centers, a buffet supper at Fort Sheridan for men in service. ‘9 survey of members shows the majority of‘ working for variâ€" ous ~â€"war organizations â€" blood ‘donors, G#ay. Ladies volunâ€" teer home se , nurses‘ aid, Red As there will be no Red Cross collections this . . the Red Cross will agai participate each Friâ€" day night beginnihg August 18. .. Last Friday Old Timers conâ€" tinued their wi streak by deâ€" feating the I Center Ofâ€" figers team. from(Fort Sheridan by a score of 14â€"4.] The: Old Timers hammered out runs in the first inning, and t both . pitchers fought a real ng duel for the balance of the game. Fort Sheridan‘ selected a real all star n from its 16 post teams to try and the Old Timâ€" ers a . real and the record crowd should see ks fine a game as has ever been under. the lights at Sunset k: Everyone is urged to buy a. benefit ticket from one Jthc stores or at Sunset Park :on, night of the game; The entire kollection for this game goes to M Richardson. Unless one to Sunset Park well in ur- the ©‘9:00 p.m. game time .this c¢ Friday eveâ€" ning, Aug. 1F it tvill be "standing room only" |as ord%e of theâ€" largest trowds ever| to ess a softball game is expected|to zee the Highâ€" land Park Old play the Fort Sheridan All for the benefit of Mrs. Wilson Ri n, who was injured at the gairde on July 4. Expeaj Record Crowd at |â€" Benefit Game Friday Night Vol. 34 ; No. 2 knitting and surgical dressâ€" COMMITTEE FOR ~._ FoOop GARDENS, commentator â€"ana; mal relations will ‘at the March 18 departments, inâ€" ‘tours, art and litâ€" thropic projects, nteresting and. inâ€" which will be anâ€" out the year. £80 Laurgl Ave.. Highland Park, I1l. Public¢ Believe it or not, but the Fédezral CGovernment sends out one out of every 16 letters mailed in the Unitâ€" ed States. ‘Federal departments use the mails enough to send every on‘e of the 80| million in this eountry an average of. 60 letters a !."fl j $ ‘.-:zl 1»'dwwa-w The ~matter of hiting one addi tional policeman was op .. The money ‘paid for his salary) it was argued, could be well a toâ€" ward paying for the new .truck. . Mrs. Gpace Richardson, victim of a freak accident at the:July 4th ball game at Sunset Park, continues to improve at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stuart l‘nlkz-qbn.' 656 l(iehif,::; Her hnlhnd,,.i*ghst fr 0. Wilson, Sr., returned o his a base in Africa from'wm he flew npon learning of Mrs. » n‘s injury. Wilson, Jr., USN, flso called "o his mother‘s bedside, has returned to his base on the west coast. The aldermen are apparently still rankling at the mayor‘s selecâ€" tion of an "outsider‘ asâ€" thief of police, although Chief Singer apparâ€" ently has all the, qualifications of an excellent man for the x: . Observers. are wondering when these officials will quit mhngnt cross ‘purposes and start pulling toâ€" gether, which date will mark the beâ€" gimning of some real advancement. The matter was presented to the'l council at a meeting last! Friday evening, and at once put.to vote, overriding the mayor‘s reqrest for a discussion of the type to be selectâ€" ed. The mayor was prese with data concerning the purchdse, that he might acquaint himself the facts concerning it. LE > f Continues to Improve Highwood ‘will Ft a $7,500 Afire truck in the near future, thg alderâ€" men having made their own selec tion of the type purchased out consulting Mayor Charles Portilia. Still at Cr«oul’t.:rpof?dJ Santo. The installation firvmfiy‘ be conducted by Tenth I Comâ€" mander C. W,. Boyd and other disâ€" trict officers. _ F2 z. Delegates and Alte # Delegates to the department conâ€" vention at Springfield, Aug. 25, 26, 27 and 28, elected at the: ting of July 27 are: £..«; Highwood Council Members Alternates: Raymond M. Hayes, Peter J. Duskey and John SWeeny." At an open meeting,â€" Thursday, Aug. 10, to which members of the Auxiliary and the wives, sweethearts and friends of Legionnaires fare inâ€" vited, the following officers are beâ€" ing installed : . q1 k Commanderâ€"DeWitt J.: Manasse. Senior vic: commander â€" Saylor D. Shanafelt.=~ â€" ul Mr. ‘Nash states that he plans to continue the present arrangements. Among other organizations, the threeâ€"story building ‘has served in the â€"past as a meeting place for the Highland Park post of the American Legion, the Royal Neighbors" of America, &he Sheridan â€" Rebekah lodge and the Odd Fellows, in addiâ€" tion to the Masoni¢ orders. . The North Shore Boy Scouts organizaâ€" tion headquarters is housed here as well as the Open House tea room and Neild‘s\sport shop. / | Dumaresq Spencer Post Installs New Officers | , In 1982 the lodge defaulted on the original bond issue. : Bondholdâ€" ers willreceive about 60 cents on a dollar, according to Fred E. Humâ€" m:l. federal trustee, who made ‘tbe sale, Â¥â€"t I Built by the Masons in 1924 at a cost of $100,000, the Highland Park Masonic temple at 21 N. Sheriâ€" dan, was sold recently for $45,750. The purchaser was John B. Nash of Vogue Cleaners, 329 N. Green Bay. Joseph W. Cox acted as attorney for A. 0. Fay lodge No. 676, A.‘F. & A. M., seiler. Highland Park Masonic ‘ Temple Sold at Auction Sergeantâ€"atâ€"armsâ€"Ernest R. De 43 Â¥r W, Schreiner, g!hnk*.!.'p‘rz‘ipoy. * TRVL uguibe anb it s wl $ t k NY ®2 s 0 g‘-a‘% unc is w h iskl . .‘ Lijkusssa Highland Park‘s NEWS Papber for 33 Years Highland Park police last week were on the lookout for a Victory garden thief with a taste for green tomatoes and no taste ‘all for beet tops. One Victo deper reâ€" ported the theft of nl?'er e n toâ€" matoes, while another reported that a thief had pulled uprail fig beets, then leisurely removeil the tops and left them strewn in the. rder beâ€" fore departing with his stoleh food. Victory Garden 'flucf:f‘ Shows Himself Choosy He is survived by his widow, a son, Donald E. Kimbal II of Wilâ€" mette, ‘and. two daughters, Mrs. Doris Sidellâ€"Fish and| Heleng Wel ler Kimball of Winnelh. furk. us Rites were held T eodaf:i rc the Kimball home in Winnetka, | * _ Tragedy struck at tkmoor try elub Sunday afternoon w Weller Kimball: of Wflnnetfi lapsed after playing a tennis and died before a physician administer help. 6. oij Lt. Reinhart is the son G. C. Moseley, 25 Egandale, Mr. Kimball, 54, a Cmugo arieâ€" ier, was associated with the jnvestâ€" ment banking firm of Glorey Rorgan & Company, and was a member of the Chicago stock exchange,| â€", > â€" Although only 21 years of |age, Pvyt, Bellei had already realized two life ambitions. He had visited iRome, where ‘he viewed Michael lo‘s paintings and had been regpeived, with other Americans, in. $ lal audience by Pope Pius XIL. ) |â€" Burviving are his ’pnnut‘p.- two sisters, and a twin brother, R coxswain in the U. S. Coast Guard, stationed: in Greenland for over a year. C } ; y Lt, Peter Reinhart, army a?t force pilot, who was forced down in Yuâ€" goslavia last March and rescued by Gen. Mihailovitch, later his way back to Italy, where he ered an invaluable service, | He asksisted his pilot in landing a dh d| Bâ€"17 safely.‘ For this service he been awarded the Distinguished ing Lt. Peter Reinhart ~ < Receives High Honor | Tragedy Follows Tenni Match at Exmoor Club An alumnus of the local school, class of 1942, Pvt. Ednjund entered the service in Fe! ry, 1943, ~receiving his Wnit, at Camps: Howze and Sam Houston, in‘ Texas, and left for foreign service in December, 1943.. Since January, 1944, he had served in the front lines in Itaiy. { Put. Edmund Bellej:'J ‘Ens. David Johnson Lost on Italian Front |Loses Life in Action 2o 24 _ You are cordifily i vited to visit our shop af 516 Laurel Avenue to see the Press in the process of proâ€" ductton.":_"‘. : : L (* 4x ‘ Cpl. Brandt. "Bus" |Olson, who ‘recently spent a furlough, â€"in Highiandg ark after 28 months with the Marines in the South 5 cific, will take his place in the Press organizatiofi after|the close of the war, as partner and coâ€"publisher.:!. _.[._} . ‘<_}; sttlae ced The Press staF tod4y compriges Lester S, Olson, owner and publisher, R. B. Olson, editor, George E. Patterson, operator (and typographer, and Frank Blacker. wose g, c cgs A new modern linotype and newspaper folder are the most recent ‘:Eiditib s to our equipment. Equally as important is the addition of George E. Patterson, former Highland Park Press linotype forman, to our staff. ho o s Ee N afay o 9f M Te _ This goal has now been reached. This issue was typeâ€"set, printed, 'f#olde@, trimmed and addressed in our own shop. Every operation in the production of this newspaper will henceforth take place here. f .. Another mlme the progress of the Highland Park Press has egqched. Since the purchase by Lester S; Olson, its former superintendent and vice president, it has Heen the constant aim of the Press organization to add to the printing facilities those maâ€" chines which would enable.us to print the Press in its entirety in our own shop. : Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, August 10, 1944 WE PROGRESS oun \CflT colâ€" 1atch, could There is an urgent néed for both men‘ and women to serve o ( as Red Cross workers, Chicago hm& quarters American Red" Cross anâ€" nounced : yesterday. . Women â€" beâ€" tween the ages ofâ€" 25 and 30 are needed to do recreational work and to serve ur"st;zf :ush?nh.’ Men aged between 30 and 50 are needed .. _Persons interested in doing overâ€" seas work can leatn by what proceâ€" dure to make l»llcatfoh by calling at the Highland Park Red Crogs center in the Public Service stote. A short wave message from a friend, interned with him, mention: ing Koon‘s name,, was intercepted by a radio listener who relayed the message to the parents. Later the news was confirmed by wire from. the War department, . .. â€" / Urgent Need for Overseas Workers Indirect word ‘has been réceived by Mr. and Mrs, Floyd Koon.JN"I 8. Sheridan, from their son, John Leland Koon, 22, petty officer 2/c¢, USN, who <was taken prisoner by the Japanese with the fall of Corâ€" regidor. H6 is now in Tokio, â€" > There will be no limit on the numâ€" ber of entries for each ‘class, and no entry charge. Morton G. Shamberg, 271 Cary, will supply entry blanks upon application, f Parents Receive W ord of John Leland Koon Ens, David:â€"loved flying, Even in private life he was a licensed.pilot. It is probable that, given a choice, he would have preferred.to this way, if go he must. He entered the service in‘ October, 1942, receiving his wings and commission in June, 1948, at Corpus Christi, Texas. A fighter pilot, he gave his lileg: the Pacific theater of war on July 24. Annuals,. â€" perenpnials, _ gladioli, roses, dahlias and the like will be exhibited as well as fruits and vege: tables, with special prominence givâ€" en to camnned fruits and vegetables. Men‘s Garden Club Plans 4th Annual Garden Show ‘ All amiatur gardeniers mre inâ€" vited ‘to participate in the 4th anâ€" nual garden show to be held Sept. 2 and 3 on the grounds, of, Lincoln school. . The show will be sponsored by the local Men‘s Garden club. . hP coAo y l i oo o on ts har i ry e T nc s c culf: Tsd .o & 3+ iw4 # Bleeding Serbia, the Gray Enrope, was the subject of cle portraying the pitifal ; that country. It was descri land of famine and pestilen #6 by the Germans and the _._‘Mre. Lois Carlos, a .colle [!hf North Shore line, sustai tal injuries. when she miss footing in alighting from th at the Highwood general off Monday night. hi K l Dr. Risjord was summon#}, and at first her injuries did no ar to be fatal, but later in the ' she succumbed. f T BLEEDING SERBIA In stepping from the t evidently missed her footi foot was caught and she was a short ‘distance before t could be stopped. Other members of the ; committee present were Mrs L. Umans, Mrs, Mary B. Eas John Doull, E. Carlson and â€" C. Kenry. s f Well liked by patrons of Mrs ‘Carlos‘ death will be gh protted.," «; , Steps From Train to Mcet Fatal Accident «‘Talks were made hfll!. F. of Deerfield and E. B. Sher Highland Park, who represen Greater Chicago War Fund c tee. : C NA c ation designed to provide a WWkee rights are due him, what p available and what employment} y portunities open, will meet agil® in September, on a date to be selW@ - by Ray Hayes, service o ied .’o the American Legion, and e â€" plug of the committee, to difguss obtaining funds, an effice an| ;, e necessary help to operate the @érvâ€" ice. ¢ n .The ijmportance of this should not be underestimated. Â¥ith some 2,000 Highland Park in the .armed services, it ‘is o us that such a service will be an + tial part of the community f ie time after the war is over Lfi' boys are home. deptis it ing | <|/ The newly formed. Higt@ood Community and War Chest eoiwmitâ€" tee met on Wednesday, Au: (‘_: 8. Plans were made to start theif a early in September, The follÂ¥in officers were elected: 'fl Mrs. Margaret Dean, chai (A Mr. A. Ladurini, chairman,|| {Mr, E. Mocogni, tuanrtr. I Miss Joan Robasse, secrets vj, â€"~ Other members of the e hutis committee are Robert Saiellij {obn Pasquesi, Mrs, Eva Phillips$ Wb Sam Somenti and Roy Ru U Present indications are that | land Park will do its part.. community committee, sponsor the ‘American Legion, has vat expand to not more than 15 & members so that all activities ar ganizations in Highland Park can “und want to help may d This committee, which has beer ing the groundwork for an org Highwood Community And War Chest Drive Giving the disabled men and a pension, giving the othe 0 need it unemployment compen for a time, so that they can be d over the period of readjustn is not enough. What is ne is on integrated plan to channel men, handicapped or not, a useful ?lace in the civilian they left. 4 While not discounting the |Â¥4 that there â€" well may be hny months of bitter fighting andiÂ¥fill more bitter losses still ahead|{ the advances being made by our fiide: all over the world makes it incfiegsâ€" ingly apparent that it is by) ho means too early to consider Wiat sort of life our service forcei ;: find at homeâ€"and to see whatfd be done to assure that it is. they want and deserve. . . R & With the full fury of the atiiek mounting in France, and with ffl'fi forces pushing ever nearer the ; 8p anese homeland, the ‘ stillâ€"atâ€"home Americans throughgut the country have been turning fWdre and more to the problem of ;" e quate preparation for the retur l victorious troops, when, at long Sakt, they march their last “ d come back to take up their }| Ne where they left them. Â¥\ 1 Men‘s RepLfi‘llig?n Clgb 3t Committee Heads Named VUP TO NOW line, y reâ€" she Her on faâ€" her on on of it to Little Business Hit _ Approximatelyâ€" 70,000 retail stores have closedâ€" since Pearl Harbor, mostly among familyâ€"operated firms and thosé employing only a few M e? M!::‘ of h’:: fouingr wes mhe on ooentnint reports that must. be filed. _ _ Club || Playground activities have been tonducted during the summer ‘at raeside, Ravinia, Eim Place, Linâ€" ‘toln, West Ridge and Sunset Park grounds. 4 t |_ The final cityâ€"wide activity for theâ€"playgrounds was ‘the day camp [ ield day and picnic. Results of the ‘ us activities will be published in next week‘s issue of the Press, ‘. NOTICE To vIcToRY * GARDENERS ‘l!yti)u wish h;::rmhfion or advice regarding cann of garden proâ€" duce, ‘contact Mrs. Edson K. Rice, chairman of Canning ‘Division of the Food and Garden committee, OCD. Phone H.P. 4532, address 1724 8: Ridge Road, Highland Park, 111. f : CcOoOMMTTEE ON . o : FPOOD ANN cpnmm vities Intil the is 44 â€" 4irs an« During unity ~_William D. Copeland, assistant to the president of [.t; Forest : col< lege, will address the Highland Park Rotary club on Monday noon, Augâ€" nst 14 ,at their regular luncheon hour. The subject of his talk will be "Some Things Not Found in The speaker will be addressed by R. L. Sandwick. «> Temporarily ; e Highland Park Community Cénter, a part of the Playground Recreation board program of vities, will close for three weeks intil the Tuesday after Labor Day. is is to allow for necessary reâ€" Ja4irs and vacations. * > During the past summer the Comâ€" unity Center has been open for n open houses, game rooms for children, model airplane club, for children, model airplane club, ighland Park camera club, indiâ€" ’ use of shop and dark room. summer playground office. is ited at the Center. > M Playgrounds Close August 11 [| Summer playgrounds operated by e â€" Playground and Recreation board of Highland Park ‘will come | ‘Mr, Rushton is one of the South‘s colorful personalities," Presiâ€" dent McLain stated. "While his forâ€" mally announced subject will be Reâ€" conversion of America for Peace, he jwill â€"tell why he and his fellow induistrialists ‘south of the Mason Dixon line, will support Dewey for| president." t 9 Telephone calls to the officers of the ‘Men‘s Republican club indicated cityâ€"wide interest in Mr. Rushton‘s forth ing appearance, and: steps fiÂ¥e been taken to care for an overâ€" fiow crowd. While in the Chicago mt McLain confirming his enâ€" s > .« > cha ; members to be announced ‘ .~~_ Organization _ committee: ty B. Aiston, chairman; Frank J.. Ronan, Haroldâ€" Pfister, Harry Earhart and. William Witten. 4 .J. Rushton, Jr., president of the |Birmingham,â€" Ala., Chamber of Cr rce, guest speaker of the J 14 forum discussion, wired In |preparation for the first pubâ€" lic 1. meeting to be held at the Community Center, Monday eveâ€" ning, August 14, under the aus: jices| of the newly incorporated Men‘k Republican club, Harold O. M¢LA&in, president, this week named the Tflowing as committee heads: Méembership: Jerome P. Bowes, Jri; ichairman; Herbert Lautman, Ho Murray, Nathan S. Sharp, Gego Dana, Arthur‘ Swanson, Nosek, Elmer Freytag, Deâ€" Witt Manasee, Moses Shirers and Jam¢s Becker. Publicity committee: FEarl| Sproul, chairman; Arthur Marâ€" quétte and George Hartman. Politiâ€" cal Action and Candidates commtâ€" tee, |Paul Behanna .,Robert‘ Greenâ€" slade and others to be announced lafg . Ways and Means committee, Howell Murpray, chairman." Legisiaâ€" tion| ~committee, . Pau)l~ Behanna, o a close for the summer on the vening of August 11. : a MA 5¢i a â€"copy; $1.50 per year unity Center y h o uen Rarve & he h sebee a Bs id Cl q 0n en ‘2e .A cwe ea %&7 y msCE anera : 3 o id

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