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Highland Park Press, 16 Nov 1944, p. 3

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% . se‘ ful hope that after her exeursion into fame, our Biddy Bligh would ‘The years she frittered in society Readers may miraculously, or may not remember the poems dedicated to Buddy Bligh on the oceasion of her "Making the Line," entitled "Remarks from the A POET‘S DEFENSE !-: quite silent and amused beâ€" %mmthu that were aimed me. My eyes, disguising hunior, dropped am lower, ; To brand me slacker in sight not highâ€"hat our local column. Due to her absence from town, her answer comes belated: ‘The halfâ€"done swenter fiaunted as When a gabby, sleek tongted tabby Starts sounding off, but hard, «Just give the dope a periscope To scan her own backâ€"yard. She thought would somehow help When scandal drips from acid lips, And broadcasts, it‘s for sure, ‘The dame‘s dim past (we‘re hep at last) Is often not so pure. .«‘ sadly? f 0s "You are‘ on my Ration list, KFor you waste my time points You are on my Ration list. Why, then, do you still persist, When you know you bore me When you‘re gone you‘re nevet You are on my Ration list, _ For you waste my time points MHeaven bless our Writers‘ Class! This you know I‘ve always said; 'l\(::,!’ll never write, alas, H bless our Writers‘ Class. When you all come out en masse, I‘m on deck so you‘ll be fed. Heaven bless our Writers‘ Class! This you know I‘ve always said. €Coyly dodging the vegetables) Irma, my witty one,* * Editorially, we blush. *\More of the same. ‘Though timid as the violet, We learned to write a triclet. / «There‘s no such thing as biolet, However likelyâ€" it would seem.) We learned to write a triolet With set refrain and rhyming scheme. Give you one guess When my staff is printed in > ~Our goodly PRESS. But this fledgling writer must ‘lgonthcrvhp 3 In fields that look greener and Louad applause rings, s And then quite delighted she Vows not to roam, Because it‘s much nicer to Stay safe at home., We learned to write ‘a triolet With set refrain and rhyming FIDO, THE INTROVERT **It seems to me I feel a flea; Now let me see." Then Fido scratched his head. ‘The flea was black, And with a whack, Irma, my pet,** Don‘t you know I‘m the one Not to forget? â€" > Where my heart singsâ€"I will Thursday, Nov. 16, 1944 1 LIFT MINE EYES TO THE Fell on his back. _ ‘Then Fido went to bed. badly. / TOOUR WRITERS‘ CLASS (Though all in bre c ‘SE' 'l,\; hh TITTLEâ€"TATTLE SHALLOWS TO A BORE Highland Lassie. Mildred Haessler. Wisconsin Irma. Buddy Bligh. verse, it could M.L.H. y (LB.) * s Miss Brown is one of 263 stuâ€" dents who, on completion of their studiés at the end of the summer semester this fall, were granted either their first or higher degrees. High honors were earned by 20 students this year, while 85 stuâ€" dents earned honors. The total number of students awarded eithâ€" er horors or high honors this year amounts to 10 per cent of the uniâ€" versity‘s second year or sophomore class of last year. CHARLENE A. BROWN AWARDED B.A. DEGREE Madison, Wis. (Special)â€"Charâ€" lene A. Brown, 418 St. Johns PI., was granted the degree of Bacheâ€" lor of Arts by the University of Wisconsin board of regents at one of its recent meetings. ISNU PLACES TWO TEACHERS IN HICHLAND PK. It was announced recently by university officials that Elizabeth Nonna Weddell, Highland. Park, was one of 105 students at the University of Wisconsin who gained either honors or high honâ€" ors for the excellent work which they have done during their first two years‘ study at the university. During a year with such an acute teacher shortage that many employing officers stopped reportâ€" ing vacancies, 329 Illinois State Normal university alumni‘ have secured new teaching positions, acâ€" cording to a report by Dr. J. W. Carrington, director of the uniâ€" versity placement service. These alumni took new positions in 57 Illinois counties, nine states outâ€" side Tlinois, and in Alaska. A _ The program will start at 2 p.m. and wil} tell with story and music ‘"How Your Money Goes to School," and will be presented ‘by Mrs. L. B. Sinclair, who has served as stewardship chairman for nine continuous years.. She was the first president of the missionary '.ocioty which later was one of three groups organized to form the presâ€" ent Woman‘s association, and she will tell in her own manner where the funds allocated to missions are used. & f The schedule for the day follows : 10 a.m. Sewing, hospital dressâ€" ingg, knapsack library; 12 noon, chancel service conducted by Mrs. Harry M. Pier; 12:30 p.m., lunchâ€" eon ;â€"2:00, program.. â€" ; 2s Among the new appointments in this community are the following: Doreen Donaldson, primary, grade school, Highland Park.; Erwin Stuâ€" art, industrial arts, \'I Highland Park. * hok INFORMAL: DANCE FOR SWING CLUB NOVEMBER 18 Swing club, under the auspices of the Highland Park Woman‘s club, will hold its second informal dance on Saturday night, Novemâ€" 18, from 9 to 12 p.m. at the Womâ€" an‘s club, The hostesses or the eveniing will be Mr. and Mrs. Ray C. Meddaugh and Mr. and Mrs.i Oliâ€" COA3T GUARD MOVIEs AT TUXIS MEETING The Woman‘s association of the Presbyterian church will hold its regular allâ€"day meeting Monday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. throughout the afternoon. Mrs. R. C. Johnson and ‘her group will serve luncheon and Mrs. L, C. Schultz‘s group will have charge of the food sale. Money Goes to School Women to Learn How The first half of the program is being given by Annie Rachel Gorâ€" don, Niney Bovmn&t"- Lawrence Schnadig, Greta Lun , Miâ€" chael Perlman, Lewis Visor, Lawâ€" rence Rubel, Anne Stevens, Clemâ€" ent Bartoli, Lois Leonardi, Bernice Okey, Patsie Larson and Judy Siljestrom of Highland Park, and David Johnson of Wilmette. ~The second part is by three of Miss Mcâ€" Connell‘s students of high school age, Mary Urbanowski, Adele Rodâ€" bard and M:fiia Bett of LaSalle, and is complimentary to Miss Mcâ€" Connell‘s students, â€" patrons and friends. Representative composers of this halfâ€"of the program are Bach, Handel, Mozart, Mendelsâ€" sohn, Schubert, Gottschalk, Grainâ€" ger and Guion. Miss McConneli will be at the second piano for all numbers on the program. The public is invited to attend. After the program the students will be ‘guests of Miss McConnell at a party at the Highland Park pharmacy. r Sarah McConnell, teacher of piâ€" ano and theory, who »â€"maintains music studios in Highland Park and La Salle, is presenting 17 of her students in a twoâ€"piano reâ€" cital, Sunday afternoon, Nov. 19, at 2, at the Highland Park Comâ€" munity Center. Miss McConnell to Present Piano Pupils Mr. Raiph, a native of Kent, England, is 88 years of age, and came to this country 72 years ago. Mrs. Ralph, nee Bridget Agnes Rogan, three years his junior, was born in Ireland. Most of their marâ€" ried life has been spent in Highâ€" land Park. © Their desceendants inâ€" clude 12 grandchildren and 12 greatâ€"grandchildren. j A reunion and family dinner marked the 62nd wedding anniâ€" versary of the Wm. Ralphs, Sr., 164 Clifton, on Wednesday of last week. Two sons and four daughâ€" ters were among the guests. _ Highwood Man Serves as Interpreter in Italy It is hoped that members will give their friends the opportunity of hearing so vital a subject = Recehtly promoted to corporal, Mario Carnafi, 88, 217 North Aveâ€" nue, Highwood, has completed his sixth month of service overseas, with a Liberator bomb group comâ€" manded by Col. Arnoid L. Schroeâ€" der, Glentale, Calif. Caraffi was formerly a chautâ€" feur before entering the army in June, 1942, Overseas since last April, he has been authorized to wear the Europeanâ€"Africanâ€"Middle East theater ribbon with one batâ€" . : Caraffi is in complete charge of the Italians that labor on the base, besides being the g{fic:l interpreâ€" ter of his unit. "We have a lot of Italians employed here," said Carâ€" affi, "and there is always a misâ€" understanding. I‘ve been gotten out of bed at night to straighten out some trouble." ed the Good Conduct medal for "character and .efficiency inever rated below excellent." t 44 ~ ‘The hostesses will be Mrs. Geo. W. McSweeney, Mrs: Geo. O. Strecker, chairman and viceâ€"chairâ€" man of the social committee, asâ€" gited by Mrs. Wm. C. Melohn, Mrs. Oliver E. Weed, Mrs. Geo. B. Daâ€" na and Mrs. Harry M. Limback, Wm. Railphs, Sr. Celebrate 62nd Wedding Anniversary Mr. Thomas is fearless, inspiraâ€" tional, stimulating, and he does not sidestep facts. Whenever he apâ€" pears at war production plantsâ€" and he is doing so constantly â€" it has been proven that produstion speeds up and absenteeism deâ€" creases. 6 4 X tle During the summer of 1944 he was again overseas to see the inâ€" vasion of Europe and brings that glorious story of Dunkirk in reâ€" verse to audiences here under the title "We Return to Conquer." _ In the fail of 1948, he returned from Alaska with another great "I Was There" account of military action in Alaska and the Aleutians. Under the auspices of the Britâ€" ish ministry of information, he lecâ€" tured in more than 50 British citâ€" ies; lived in Scottish highland training camps with the commanâ€" dos, then virtually ‘unknown; and crossed the English Channel and the North Sea on several raids as a press observer,. Returning to America, he became the first man to write, to broadcast, and to tell about these <already‘ legendary fighters. _ To see the world during college and high school days, he shipped as a sailor on all sorts of craft plying the seven seas. In 1941, as a corâ€" respondent of the San Francisco Chronicle, he shipped to England on a Dutch ship in convoy. Mr,. Thomas is a vigorous, in quisitive young man from San Francisco, a graduate of the Uniâ€" versity of California, class of ‘28, with a nose for news, and has packed into his years enough adâ€" venture to fil} several lifetimes. The speaker is Bruce .Thomas, war correspondent, who in less than three years, has become one of the most widely sought speakers on the platform. He spoke at one meeting of the elub last year and the memâ€" bers were so impressed that the program committee made plans to present him at the evening meetâ€" ing this year so that husbands and friends might benefit. . _ f The story that has been unfoldâ€" ing in everyone‘s minds and hearts these last few months, and of the invasion of Europe, will be told in all its full drama by one who has been on the spot, at the meeting of the Highland Park Woman‘s elub on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 8 p.m. War Correspondents to Park Woman‘s Club vuull;: hr;:w.;o wItn One .Dat .Gond Cnndnotb.n“-l l.-: THE P RESS Seven Births at The H. P. Hos ‘Semzine his consternation, thereâ€" fore, upon learning that ‘the paâ€" jJama‘d three were mental cases esâ€" C from a Great Lakes hospi~ really desperate characters, who undoubtedly would have welâ€" cmd a chance to bop their beneâ€" factor over the head and make their getâ€"away in his car. He is still gasping. °* j \| Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ahiberg, Rt. 2, Waukegan, boy, Nov. 9. .â€"Cpl. and Mrs. C. D. Wood, 419 Oakdale, Glencoe, girl, Nov. 10. _ , Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Haynes, 824 §..St. Johns, boy, Nov. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Arne Makela, 1816 Deerfield Rd., girl, Nov. 12. . Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kildew, 104 8. Second, boy, Nov. 12. "Mrs. Jaycee : "Goodness, George, this isn‘t our baby. It‘s the wrong Mr. Jayceee: ‘"Shut up, this one has rubber tires."â€"Excavating _A certain â€" young .revierend| of tbiam at SM‘qon‘o :,: morhing about two weeks ago, was| . -t:?hd to see three folornâ€"looking | 7p* figures, clad only in p.j.‘s and bathrobes, ~plodding along | the M street. _ His natural impulse was to play the good Samaritan and set sc their feet in the right path. He| m« even stopped his car. But someâ€"| co thing, probably his guardian anâ€"| on gel, stayed his hand. . Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lindbloom, 100 Walnut, girl, Nov. 9. ; f Sgt. and Mrs. Myles Gaythwaite, Prairie View, boy, Nov. 11. Engineer. Representatives from the Highâ€" land Park high school executive board and from the student counâ€" cilâ€" will attend this. meeting. If there is enough transportation, Mr. Wolters says that some of the othâ€" er students may also attend. Student Councils to Meet At Maine November 18 The student councils of the high schools from the northeastern diâ€" vision of the state are to hold a meeting tomorrow, â€" Nov. / 18, at Maine i’owmhip . high school in DesPlaines. f t Since January of 1942, when the present USO club was opened, Mrs. Paul Jester has been serving re~ freshments every Thursday night. In March of that year, Mrs. Harry Earhart joined her and they havé been at the club faithfully evéry Thursday: night for the past two and oneâ€"half years, with refreshâ€" ments, Last year Mrs. Donald White and Mrs. William J; Bab cock have been members‘ of the committee also, Their loyal servâ€" ice every week and their generosity is greatly appreciated by the USO. This behindâ€"<theâ€"scene cooperation is greatly responsible for the sucâ€" cess the club enjoys. 4 . Tuesday, Nov. 21, there will be a dancing party. The 740thâ€"M.P. band will furnish the music. Durâ€" ing the intermission there will be a variety show. . Wednesday, Nov., 22, the Marâ€" ried C€Couples club wiil meet at the USO for supper at 6:380. / At 8:15 the Highland Park Kiwanis will give a gpecial Thanksgiving day prograim. j On Friday, Nov. 17, at 8 p.m., there will be a special party for an out going unit. Servicemen) and GSO girls will dance to the music of the 344th Army band an;' will be entertained by girls from the Chi Omega sarority of Northwestâ€" ern university in a variety show. GLENCOE SUN., MON., TUE., Laraine Day, Alan THEATRE â€" 630 Vernon Ave. Highland Park 606 FRL. and SAT. Nov. 17â€"18 Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth "YOU WERE NEVER ~The Service Mothers‘ club, headâ€" ed by Mrs. George ~Greene, has done much to make the service men, and women feel at home at the Highland Park USO. The third Sunday in every month Mrs, Josâ€" eph Stipe and her committee serve a special breakfast for the 10 a.m. meeting of the Java club. | The members of the Service Mothers‘ clu bare to be commended for their excelléent work. :‘ Party for Outgoing aeereedenternreeneceneneereeenenreenen en en en e en en neere n Unit at U.S$.0,. Nov. 17 ’ NOTES FROM® YOUR There IS a Santa Claus "Bride by Mistake" : | LOVELIER" lolflWWln‘l Lo sc mc Tt m== || AliceReanty Salon || Nov. 19â€"21 ‘The third HPHS Chorus Conductor . Migh | School _ The annual Community Thanksâ€" giving services will be held Thanksâ€" giving morning, Thursday, Nov, 23, at 11:00, in the Winnetka Bible church, 886 Eim street, Winnetks. The choir of the church will preâ€" sent traditional Thanksgiving anâ€" THANKSGIVING SERVICE aAT WINNETKA BIBLE CHURCH These talks are to be given at ‘the raté of about two a month, exâ€" cept for February, and the sophoâ€" mores iwill be permitted to attend them if there is enough room. At the end of the talk, the students will be given a chance to ask the speaker questions. â€" & t The teachers who wil} attend the tea and meeting are from Elm Place, Green Bady. Lincoln, Ravinâ€" ia, Braeside, and Ridge. Meeting at HPHS Nov. 20 The teachers council at the high school is going to entertain the members of the grammar school councils in the English club room on Nov. 20, ‘at 3:30. Miss Bean, of the home economâ€" ics department, will be in charge of the refreshments. > is The Rotary. club has coâ€"operated with high schools all over the counâ€" try in this vocational guidance. . The subjects for these taiks were chosen by the juniors and seniors. Some of them are on raâ€" dio, engineering, chemistry, aviaâ€" tion, and cadet nursing. The speakers for these talks are Jocal authorities on the subjects. Through the Rotary club and Mr. Knox, Mt. Wolters, principal of the high scho01, has secured varâ€" ious speakers to come to the high school and give vocational taiks to the juniors and senijors, To Give Talks to Pupils Ten of the Chicago suburban high schools are to participate in the program at the annual Hlinois Hufimn;:‘:uenon association in Northwestern‘s Music hall,. These schools will be Highland Park, Waukegan , Lake Forest, New Trier, Evanston, Maine, Morton, Oak Park, Proviso, and Leyden. None of our students will be in either of these choruses, but sofme of them will be in the band and orâ€" chestra at Northwestern.. They are Louis Caldarelli, Tony Bitteti, Joanne Huhn, Joe Michaels, Hugh Potter, Bob Peterson, Howard Caro, Pete Mustric, Mike Hirsch, Paul Potter, "Dibby" Getzb:l::\l Kaatz, Bruce Robinson, Bill e, Bob Madneson, John Laurie, John Lind and Jerry Peterson. â€" The chorus, which is made up of members of the high schools from the surrounding towns, is run on the same principle as the clinic band, orchestra, and chorus meetâ€" ings at the music hall at Northâ€" western on Dec. 9.; The purpose is to bring teachers up to date on ned ideas of how to teach music, and to give them a repertoire of new numbers. x1 ‘ Mr. Achenbrenner ,the chorus diâ€" rector at the Bw?d Park high school, is to direct & clinic chorus tomorrow, Nov. 18, at the Southâ€" ern Illinois college, in «{Larbondale. KE To Direct at Carbondale _ Telephone H. P 511 ©546 Central Avenue _‘ _ High Four Beauticians of Long Eepérience to Serve You Betiér â€" Holiday Specials =at Alice‘s e ymA i. Natural Looking Regular Price $156.00 THANKSGIVING ‘~SPECIAL CREME OIL COLD WaAVE Soft | .. Sitky .. . $12.50 on uc nds o Lo np Sn m Â¥ o f o0 0t o‘ + in i Monday, Nov. 27, the first game will take place against the South Shore team from Chicago. As yet, the time and place are unknown. . Four girls from the Highland Park high school have been selectâ€" ed: for the North snon#hoehy team. [ The honors go to Peggy Stair and Theo Zaeske, who made the first team, and Martha Haupt and Melissa Reinhardt, who made the second. Four HPHS Girls Make North Shore Hockey Team The affair will be held ‘at the Community Center from 8 to 11 :30 . The sophomores are in charge of the high school Open House which will be held Friday, November 24; ‘So far this year the Open Houses have been very successful, accordâ€" ing to Bob Cooksey, Open House chairman, iand the sophomores are going to try to surpass gnything yet seen. {f * pouk Sophomores In Charge NextFrichy’sOpanHou:‘e * terson played a fine game form ponies at the guard position,. Moorhead scored for the ponies and Reno :Vai made the extra point. | The froshâ€"soph lost 21 to 7 to a }bflv La Grange junior team. Jerty Meyer and "Sawedâ€"off" Peâ€" ~«In the locker roont after the game, Mr. Floyd, the couch, told the squad they had completed a very successful season. ‘‘The Little Giants scored in the first quarter when Art Eisenbrand, ecarried the ball across, and Bob Fiocchi kicked the extraâ€"point. From there on both teams played a good offensive dgpd defensive game. The score was kept low: until late in the game when Highâ€" land Park scored again on a pass from "Braza" Fiore to "Twim" Morelli,‘ who lateraled to Art Eiâ€" senbrand to "Jeep" Peterson, who stored, making a final score of 13 The Highland Park varsity comâ€" pleted their footbal} sexsort by deâ€" feating LaGrange high school, champions of the West Suburban league, by a score of 18â€"0, PADOL MACHINEâ€" LESS PERMANENT Varsity Beats La Grange West Suburban Champs Regular Price $10.00 â€"THL THANKSGIVING CHANGE OF TIME! An All Oil Page 3 PR\ ies

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