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Highland Park Press, 11 Apr 1946, p. 1

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Recreation Board Plans For Easter Activities Vol. 36 ; No. 7 The Higbland Park Press along with those who drew "bys‘"* who were Tommy Brown, Frankâ€" h&lbogn.lonh?oddh.!‘nnki Humphreys, Harold Swanson, Kenâ€" neth Evans, Joé Sadri, Pat Nugent, Larry Berube, Buddy Robinson, Jim Weber, Bunny Bonamarte. Buddy Bock and Bob Pizzato will go into the semiâ€"finals and finals this Friday and next Wednesday with expectations of being chamâ€" pions and bring home the chamâ€" pionship trophy. Ninety two boys were : entered in the tournament with Highland Park enrolling 36. The boys have had a chance now to taste the spotlight and publicity of being with the "big fighters" of the ‘day. . A Chicago paper has featured two pictures of our boys on the front page of the sports page as a token to the local heâ€" roes. The officers of the ~club winning by TKO‘s in something less than ten seconds putting them in the finals and from our predicâ€" tion champions of their weight diâ€" visions. _ Other winners included Dick Roberts, Geno Pizzato, Geo. Bock Jr., and ©Dominick Turki. With 20 points the Highland ‘Park Boys‘ Boxing club led the field for the boys boxing conferâ€" ence of Lake county at the Illinois Athletic club last Friday. The highlight of the evening featured Don Riddle and Chuck Schramm Advertising program, Morton Singer, chairman, J. Carl Ahrens, Bert Crawford, Sam ‘Bouurdi, Mullins and, Bock; tkk-‘ ets and postersâ€"Ray Sheahen, chairman, John Sweeney, Leo Larâ€" son, Edward Welch, Edward Morâ€" oney Jr., "Bud" Moon, Larry Crawley, Arthur Bess, Maynard Schramm, Ray Sheahen, and memâ€" bers of the lodge; arrangementsâ€"* Emmett Moroney, chairman, Ernâ€" est Belmont, Dick O‘Brien, Robert Mailfald, Edward Dostalek, = ton Berube,â€"and Emmett Duffy; publicity â€" Morton Singer and Mullins; construction and mainteâ€" nance â€" Joseph Carbonargi, chairâ€" man, "Bud" Moon, Irving Carling, John Hickey, Edward Schwalbach, Highland Park Boxers Lead The Field The Philathea class of Bethany Evangelical church will meet as a group for the church session at 8 finwfindfirfig‘ Back your boys Friday and Wednesday Philatheans To Hold pm. Tuesday, April 16. _ Afterâ€" ward there will be a short business meeting and refreshments in the Bruno Zaccanti, Lloyd Sheahen, Roy Wennberg, .. John Sweeney, Ray May, Dickâ€" O‘Connor, Earl Georgeson, Arthur Bock and Leo The following Elks are assisting Mullins and Bock with the arrangeâ€" ments: Tickets for this outstanding sports event are now on sale and may be purchased from any memâ€" ber of the Elks lodge. They also will be sold at the door the night of the show. The allâ€"star wrestling bouts will present AAU and Notre Dame uniâ€" versity champs in action. Referee will be Lou Talaber, former midâ€" dle weight wrestling champion of the world. This year‘s crops of amateur boxers is larger ang better than in many years due to the end of the war and the return to civilian life of a number of young pugilists, according to Lou Radzienda, CYO boxing director. â€" Consequently, the boxing card to be presented at this second Highland: Park show will feature a picked group of ‘CYO and Golden Glove champions, including Ted Spicer, 1945 CYO 160â€"pound runnerâ€"up, George Butâ€" ler,; 1946 Golden Gloves 126â€"pound novice runnerâ€"up, and Boyd Higâ€" gins, who lost a close decision for the championship to Julius Menâ€" endez in the 147â€"pound class of the 1946 Golden Gloves. Elks Will Sponsor 2nd Annual Boxingâ€"Wrestling Show Monday, April 22 Last year‘s show, the first of its kind in Lake county in many years, drew more than 1000 ring fans from the countyâ€"Nonth Shore area. Aneven larger crowd is anticipatâ€" ed this year. Highland Park Elks lodge will sponsor its second annual boxing April 22, at 8:30 p.m., in Highland Park ‘high school gymnasium, it was . announced yesterday by "Mel" Mullins, chairman, and Geo. Bock, coâ€"chairman of the event. Highland Park, WMinois, Thursday, April 11, their of School Board 107 The fisca} year of School Disâ€" trict No. 107 has ended and the members of your board herein reâ€" port on the affairs of your school to the parents of 700 children, to business men, each of whom is viâ€" by a healthy school system. have spent long hours in the conâ€" sideration of school problems, the establishment of policies for the Member of Executive Committee. DONALD TRUMBULL, Coordinator & Member of Execuâ€" tive . Committee. Issue Vote April 13 tion and administration. _ At the start of the year many new . situations confronted us along with those that are ever present. . By diligent application on the part of all, we feel that considerable progress has resulted in finding answers both for immeâ€" diate action and plans that are maâ€" turing for future installation. Gen. Chm. & Mergber of Executive Committee. | By Donald 8. Trumbull, who signs for her with her permission. The combination of the effects of the long war years and inflaâ€" tionary tendencies intensified the need of careful planning. Accum. ulated maintenance of buildings and equipment was becoming acute â€"desirable facilities long planned chairman, Mrs. Walter Rubens, former salvage chairman, and Mrs. Lotta Ringer, chairman for the collection of tin cans, we respectâ€" fully recommend that $300.00 of the present funds be expended for vocational guidance and other proâ€" fessional advice to the other Highâ€" land Park veterans returning from war service, and that $2,000.00 be given to the Highland â€"Park hospiâ€" tal foundation to beâ€" used for a permanent memorial, in some useâ€" ful form to the Highland Park men and women who served in our armed forces in World War II. We would like to be permitted to conâ€" fer with the hospital authoritiés about that and then submit for your approval any definite proâ€" posal they may make for the use of the funds. for were still lacking. . Most imâ€" portant, the teachers, who are the backbone. of the school, were facâ€" ing rising living costs along with (Continued on page 5) for the city ................. 1,170.00 War bond drives â€" exâ€" â€" penses not provided by the Federal Govt. ........ 1,200.00 Clothing drive for destiâ€" tute people in foreign gountries .................. 75.00 Letters and postage to § citizens re housing > s problem ...................... _ 18000 Vocation guidance and a other professional ad. vice to veterans returnâ€" : > â€" ing from service in World War II ........... 200.00 Cash on hand Mar. 1, "46 2,325.00 _ We hand you herewith typewritâ€" ten copies of his monthly reports for that period. Since the appointment of: the tre asurer, nearly the enâ€" tire amount of receipts (with the exception of about $2100 raised from $1.00 a family contributions for equipment) has+been through the collection of ’?‘.per and tin cans. Operating expenses for period of 4 yrs. (all services on voluntary Equipment _ ........_..__._._._._ Snow plow and inhalator To Members of the * City Council of Highland Park. Gentlemen : Summary of Approximate Figures of Receipts and Disbursements. This report covers the period from the date of the appointment of our treasurer, Mr. Fred P. Boynton, in April 1942 to March 1, 1946. District 107 Residents Urged To Vote At Elm Place on Saturday, April 13th Office of Civilian Defense Reports to City Council With the concurrence of. Mrs. [-t’.n * C_o_rwith; Jr., salvage Total $9,300.00 ‘have been filed for the following: } Member, 3 years â€" Mrs. Hazel Cederborg. Member, 3 years â€" Hamilton R. "hh-. Two board members and one president are to be elected. These candidates are the choice of the Dist. 108 caucus committee. Petiâ€" tions for all three have been cirâ€" culated and filed with the secreâ€" tary of the Board of Education. No other petitions for board can> didacy have been filed. The election will be held on Satâ€" -m.mtl..lt.h.-di election will be from 12 noon to 7 p.m. The polling place for West be at school, and that for Ravinia and Bracside will be at the The Trinity church, 123 Laurel, will hold its semiâ€"annual rummage sale on Thursday and Friday, April 25 and 26. â€" Doors will be open at 9 a.m. . Mrs. David T. Sanders is chairman of the sale. The terms of E. J. Fucik and Harold W. Norman have expired. Mr. Norman has filed petition to succeed himseif, and there are two other candidates for the vacanâ€" cies :Jess Halsted and V. William Briddle‘ The threeâ€"year periods of the remaining three board memâ€" bers are unexpired. 5A Rummage Sale to He Held at Trinity Church District 108 School Ravinia school. . The caucus comâ€" mittee urges the importance of all citizens voting at this school elecâ€" judge; and Thomas Kennedy, sheriff. *Â¥ * Members To Be Elected April 13 On Saturday, April 13, from noon until 7 p.m., the Board of Education of the Highland Park high school will held election of of: confidence by supporting him by Yates Rowe, who won the nominaâ€" tion for the office of state treasâ€" urer by a nice margin; W. C. Petâ€" race with his opponent for the ofâ€" fice of county superintendent of schools; Charles E. Jack, probate judgeyoiinard K. â€" Hulse,â€"county # We also extend our congratulaâ€" tions to our fellow townsman, Charles R. Rouse, who won, on the Democratic ticket, the nomination for the office of Lake . county ©Hon. Ralph E. Church, in whom the people of the 10th district of particulars of which have already appeared in the daily press. We tender our congratulations to the HAIL TO THE WINNERS! The candidates for the school by an overwhelming majority. Felicitations are due the victors he was named general counsel for the Jewel Tea Co. at Barrington, nl'--d-pdhqd that company in 1942. He has resided in Highland Park since 1936. A native of Hope, North Dakoâ€" ta (375 residents), Mr. Lunding financed his education at the Uniâ€" versity of North Dakota by workâ€" ing during the school months in rant and traveling by bicyclo durâ€" m‘-hv nights at George university, ‘Washingâ€" ton, D.C., he worked full time durâ€" jhflnhu&.lh-ydc.- gress and at the U. S. Chamber of Commerce research department to finance his studies. _ Mr. Lunding, who has a 10â€"yearâ€" group as a Potential Board of Edâ€" ucation member because â€" of his broad legal and business backâ€" ground. As president of the Jewel Tea Co., he has faced all problems school district. Before giving his decision to run for election he inâ€" spected the schools, familiarized himself ~with the policies of the school board, and checked the years, has withdrawn as a candiâ€" date for reâ€"election. â€" Realizing the importance of filling this vacancy, a group of citizens canvassed resiâ€" dents of the district. of organization, financing, mainâ€" tenance, and construction in addiâ€" tion to directing the personnel reâ€" lations of 4500 employees: Admitâ€" ted to the bar in 1928 at Washingâ€" ton, D.C., Mr. Lunding served as attorney for the Federal~ Trade "I subscribe 100 per cent to the m--dmdfiflnl as outlined to me," said Mr, (Continued on page 5) _ Robert J. Koretz, who has servâ€" ed on the board for the past three years, has consented to serve again for a threeâ€"year term because of hbhwhwu the program â€" origi by the board. Therefore his name will be on the ballot for reâ€"election. Three â€" of his four sons are of school age. He is an executive of Foote, Cone and Belding, Chicaâ€" school board member for three _ With the lifting of wartime reâ€" strictions on building, the school system faces an extensive program of construction and financing. Sound and progressive plans careâ€" fully jaid by members of the school board during the war years require © administrati o Arthur H. Swanson, president of the beard and a member of that body for 13 years, is running for reâ€"election to a oneâ€"year term. A local business man, Mr. Swanâ€" son is particularly wellâ€"equipped for the supervision of the physiâ€" cal maintenance of the schools. Through his years of service he has proved unstinting of time and effort in this public service. high standards of District 107, inâ€" schools, citizens of Highland are urged to vote in the annual school board election Saturday, April 13, from 1 to T pm. at Elm Place ‘school kindergarten buildâ€" Because of the press of business To 5c a copy; $1.50 a year and anm 8â€"yearâ€"old . 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