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Highland Park Press, 10 Jul 1947, p. 2

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From 1880 to 1890 she brought babies into the world and nursed their mothers. In 1889 she set up two rooms in a private home for the care of the needy sick and col lected funds for the maintenance of this forerunner of the Highland Park shospital. _ An old, yellowed newspaper clipping dated July 22, 1892, tells that through her efâ€" Aorts "nurses have been sent to four families, medicine and food for invalids have been provided â€" in two cases, beef tea has been made and sent regularly for sevâ€" eral months. _ Bedding has been loaned and a room furnished for a chronic invalidâ€"board has been paid for. the sick who had no homes." It is hoped that at leastâ€"a thousâ€" and dollars may be collected in her memory, so that some major piece of equipment may be purchased and marked with her name as a symbol of her unselfish devotion to the needs of humanity, Conâ€" tributions should be made to the Highland Park Hospital Foundaâ€" tion and mailed in, marked for the Mary _ A. _ Jennings Memorial fund.â€"(Contributed.) 6 Mrs. Jennings became blind in later yeargand died Dec. 21, 1921, shortly after leaving Highland Park. _ Her granddaughter, Mrs. Mary Phillips Pilliod, who lives in Scarsdale, N. Y., has added her éontribution to the fund now beâ€" ing collected. HOSPITAL MEMORIALâ€" (Continued from nage 1) Episcopal church, served as post: mistress of our city‘ and was liâ€" brarian for 30 years in the days when the library waselocated in what is nowâ€"the rear of the Comâ€" munity center. Thanks again for your pleasant ness! â€" I‘ll wager if you looked from now ‘til the end. of the Atomic Age you wouldn‘t find a friendlier, more cooperative group, A note of thanks, here and now, to all those swell persons around our post office. Do you have would measure ards? . ~ JULY THANKS .. _ _ ‘"You know," a close friend said the .other night, "a person really has. few friends during his lifeâ€" time. I mean real friends. Close friends. â€" Folks who would lend you $1000 if you needed it . . . and not ask any questions, Folks who you‘d let live in your home all summer. . Folks who you could count‘ on 24 hours of the day. Folks who you‘d want close to yow when tragedy came. _A man meets few people like this during his lifetime," my friend conclud* Page Have you tried the tasty food at Shelton‘s in Ravinia? Highest praise we can give the handsome, knottyâ€"pine eatery is to say the food served there is every bit as good as the food served at Shelton‘s in Highland Park. So . . . the Taftâ€"Hartley Bill is now a law, ~ Good.â€"â€"Andâ€"we‘re hearing a lot about Bob _ Taft, aren‘t we? F But . . .. what happened to Hart ley? + ste EASY JOB?. .. This hardly seems probable, but we heard an Exmoorite tell a fel low golfer the other day that his navy officer dut'y consisted mere: ly of "telling the Army _ when something went wrong." + THIS 1S ON FRIENCS . ; SHELTON‘S SCORES AGAIN! . . . If you haven‘t, please do so. We know you‘ll enjoy your visit. SUDDEN THOUGHT . .. True, say we Okay, Hope you WHIâ€"F 1 Let‘s Take a Look do many friends who up to these stand Young Man About Town Svecial to The Highland Park Press) N. § C Hâ€"Uâ€"L Tâ€"Z I Capt. Gill, at the luncheon, outâ€" |lined theâ€"steps that had been takâ€" en to reduce annoyances to the surrounding residents caused by I low flying aircraft. He expressed |his grutitude to the assembled ‘civic leaders for the cooperation | and . induigence gxidenced by the “rrpr(‘xnnll‘d communities. Hé alâ€" so stated that should further acâ€" {tionâ€"seem necessary to further reâ€" !duce the annoyance, he will be | glad to take positive action in that | direction. CREATIVE WRITERS MEET TODAY WITH ‘.» MRS DINGLE The North Shorb Creative Writâ€" ers meet . today (Thursday) at thevhome of Mrs. Florence Din gle, 515 S. Sheridan, for luncheon at 12:30. After a business meet ing the afterncoon will be spent in reading and criticizing the â€" manâ€" uscripts of the members,., This is the last meeting before Fhe Midâ€" western Writers conference which ?. the following Monday at Cordon club in the Fine Arts building, Chicago. A \Mayor Robert Patton ‘Attends Air Show ‘"Black Magic‘ To Be Featured on Wednesday At Sunset Day Camp "Black _ Magic" ‘will be the theme of the general program for the regular weekly day camp at Sunset park, July 16, according to Stanley McKee, camp director and member of the playground board staff. Approximately 200 of Highland Park‘s younger set gather at Sunâ€" set park each Wednesday for the day camp sessions. * Featuring the program will be Karl Velde, Highland Park magici an, who will entertain the children with "now you see it, now you don‘t" tricks, _A surprise treas ure hunt also is being planned by Kenneth Crowell, day camp staff member. «, Mayor and Mrs. Patton ex~ pressed their gratitude at having been invited as representative ‘of the city of Highland Park; for the airplane ride over the surroundâ€" ing communities, and the luncheon that followed at the officers club. His Honor Robert F. Patton, mayor of Highland Park, was a personal guest of Cgpt. Cecil B. Gill, commandingâ€" o{ficer of the Naval Air station, Glenview, at the station‘s first anniversary parâ€" ty, Juné 28. » ._Perhaps.. your _ windshield is wiped with these new red paper towels service station attendants are using nowadays. But I still prefer the cleanâ€"softâ€"clothâ€"windâ€" shieldâ€"cleaning method. Of course there were a couple of unnecessary vulgarities . . . and the French madame, Odette Myrâ€" til by name, should stick to her Hollywood:dréss shop business, I think. THIS 1sS ON ‘THE RED MILL‘ ... After considerable urging, we were finally persuaded to leave ourâ€"cool porch and venture windyâ€" cityward toâ€"see "The Red Mill." It proved an engaging play, gay, light and bright â€" good hot â€" summer â€" evening entertainment, STILL NO BONUSâ€" GRRI ... And after we‘d been promised it by the Deputy Director of the Service _ Recognition. Board in Springfield. * *T Sorry, fellows. But we‘ll stay after them to get that bonus through fast. Keep up your hopes! % PREFERS CLOTH ... Highland Park, I dislike cheapness . . .. and I‘m afraid Odette, ably assisted by exâ€" burlesque â€" stars Jick Whitihg and Buster West, lingered amongst the lewd mostâ€"ofâ€"the night. But the play is recomprended . . with the above reservations. As this is typed, our state bonus still has not arrived.. & ifâ€"you want to leave {Local Legion Baseball lu.a-ln....c..a- \Team Makes Two Wins Now At Its Best Home runs, Lewandowski; 3b hits, Johnson; 2b hits, Berryhill: struckout: by Hunter, 10 in 8 in. ‘Fh Sheridan â€" Bigiake, ef ... Reickel 3b ... Hunterâ€"p .. Lewandowski c Berryhill 2b ... Adams If ..... Glasco 1b ... Cauara rf ... Jobnson ss ... Konalski rf ... Homerun: Rudg!ph. G Hans. Kane Powerful hitting in each test was neccessary as the got off to a shaky start in games. 2 base hits, R and G. Chambers; home Yuns, Landau, Kane, G. Chambers; struck out: by Haas 4. Zion Merchants Ab K. H Crandal ss ._._>.s..oc6 2 1 Watcher 1b 5 . % 2 Randall â€"¢ ; 6. 2 4 Whiteside cf ...._.....6 2 3 Cliff if h 0 1 Scoring 13 ‘runs to defeat Fort! â€" Lovers of roses everywhere will Sheridan July 4, and 14 runs to |get a real thrill out of seeing the take the count of.the Zion Merâ€"|beautiful Memorial Rose garden chants July 5, the Legion nine|established by the Men‘s Garden made a successful debut at Sunset |club of Highland Park park. This year the flowers are more In the Fort.Sheridan game July 4, timely hitting by the team â€" each starting player getting at least one hit and with hitting in the clinches by Hass â€" Rudoiph and Sjoberg outdoing their team mates, Davis, relief: pitcher, was the winner with a credible perâ€" formance. _ Next Sunday the team travels to Half Day and another victory is predicted. On the 20th, the team travels to Lake Bluff, and op the 27th ‘plays Highwood at finut park. & Â¥+ Come _ out and support your Highland Park team â€" they will appreciate it. ; H. P. Legion ‘ Ab OR ;. H Sjoberg 3 b 5 $2;.91 A. Davis s s hy M * 1 1 R=Chambers 1 f 5 0 9 Sackman 2b .... * 1 2 Céenni 2b .. .. 1 1 0 Pas§inni If | ......025 2 2 Potterip :............:.8 . 0 1 ‘2 base hits, Watcher, Randall, Whiteside Sackman; Whiteside H. P. Legion In the Zion game, Jimmie Kane, hard hitting center fielder, was the hitting star of the day with a walk, two singles, and a ninth,inâ€" ning home run after two were out and a runner on first, for the tyâ€" ing and winning run., First base coach Bob Bess and H. Rudolph, 3rd base coach, were the life of the game. To them the team must give credit for their work, well done in this victory. Bob Davis made the catch of the day â€" one in right field, labeled for a home run in any park (nice going, Bob). Bob Chambers demâ€" onstrated he has a throwing arm to compare with that of Andy Pofâ€" sco of the Chicago Cubs. R, Davis r f .. G. Chambers c C. Rudoiph 1b Landau, 2b > : Kane c f Haas p . at low cost. See our samples and prices today. We offer the most â€"modern styles of leftering, highest quality paper stocks and first An engraved Letterhead or Business Card is a business asse! lending Dignity, Prestige and Stability to your Firm Name. The hnrmdwmu%&mbm at low cost. See our samples and prices today. Wa affar tha mast 500 LETTERHEADS _ * 500 BUSINESS CARDS BUSINESS Séationety,. 40 _ 13 _13 eruns, Sjoberg; 3 base hits, h, G. Chambers; 2 b hits, Cane; struck out: by Bess, 1â€"3 in.; Davis, 12 in~6 2â€"3 516 Laure! Avenue Passini; 3 base hit, home runs, Randall and _struck out: by Potter, THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS Ab Ab R * !l T H EP R ES S con" boys both tThe Blats I 0 | NORTH SHORE LINE |Park and the Chicago & Northâ€" | western Railway, Highland Park !mtion. each way, as often as reâ€" | quired, will be received by the | Postmaster of Highland Park unâ€" {til Saturday, July 19th. * No experience. necessary. Free transportation. Good pay »with time and a half for overtime, Paid vacations. Attractive life, acgident, health and group hospital insurâ€" ance plans available. Retirement annuities, sick and unemployment benefits under Railroad Retireâ€" ment Act. This year the flowers are more profusé and more beautiful than they have ever been since the gar~ den was established. ~There are many . .. interesting and unusual species in a setting that shows them to the best advantage. The garden â€"was, planned, deâ€" signed, dug and planted by memâ€" bers of the Men‘s Garden club of Highland Park, ‘and presented to the citizens of their community to commemorate the horticultural achievements of three men who helped to develop the city. rying the United States Mails (in~ eluding parcelâ€"post mails) on Mail Messenger Route No. 236106 beâ€" tween the Post Office at Highland ‘Proposals must be made at a yearly rate and persons wishing to bid should inform themseltes of the amount and ‘chsracter of the service. _ The acceped bidder is paid morthIv. _ * A suitable truck is necessary and referencesas to character and deâ€" pendability are required. 9!nnk bids "may be secured from hthe Postmaster of Highland Park, toâ€" gether with other information deâ€" sired. § ; DANIEL L. _cmm’:7 4 i# Postmaster. Highland Park‘s first rosarian, Wm. C. Egan, who proved that the "Queen of Flowers" could be sueâ€" cessfully grown in this elimate. The native â€" landscape . with "Players Hill" characterizes the ability of Jens Jensen to use inâ€" digenous plant mpterial in its proper setting. . The native garden with Rocky Ledge pool reflects the character of Jesse Lowe Smith whose gift for interpreting nature in all its beauty inspired all with whom he associated. hoxcs 2 _ The garden is conveniently loâ€" eated next to the Highland Park city hall and is open to the public. Every word of Churchill‘s dolâ€" larâ€"aâ€"word memoirs will .be of great interest to the English inâ€" come tax collector.â€"Pathfinder, General Offices, Highwood, III. Medical examination required NORTH SHORE LINE SEALED PROPOSALS for car Permanent Railroad Positions Apply Employment Department CROSSING GATEMEN Now Available on the TRACK LABORERS TICKET SELLERS )3 90°* t10.95* emorializes Funeral services were held on Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Kelley chape! for Sven Hallstrom, 324 North avenue, who passed away the preceding Wednesday at the Highland Park hospital after a brief illness at the age of 89. Rev Herbert Linden of Zion Lutheran church, Highwood," officiated. * . Suryiving are two sons: H. L. MeFarlan of Chicago and . Melâ€" ville J. Mitcheli of Highland Park, and"two â€" grandchildren, Beverly ln? Robert. f nterment was made at Roseâ€" hill cemetary mausoleam. Is Laid To Rest A native of Sweden, Mr. Halâ€" strom came to this country in 1882, and a year later moved to Highland Park. A blacksmith by trade, he retired 20 years ago. He was a member of the Methodist church. Mrs. Olive Mitchell Is Taken By Death Preceded in death by his wife, Maria, six years ago, he is survi~ ved‘by two sons, Oscar and Malâ€" eus of Highland Park; three daughters, Ethel Hallstrom and Mrs. Linea Dickinson of Highland Park, and Hildur Sandy of Glenâ€" coe; six grandchildren; eight great grandchildren, and a brothâ€" er, Fred, of Waukegan. Interment was made at Oakwood cemetary, Wfifim Last rites were conducted Tues day afternoon at the Seguin Funâ€" eral Homé for Mrs. Olive Mitchell, who passed away Saturday noon at her home on 60 Elmwood drive after an illness of three months. Born in New York City in 1867, Mrs. Mitchell had lived in Rogers Park and Moline, IIl., prior to making her home in Highlam{Park seven years ago. â€" CENTRAL CLE*NERS & DYERS |CROSSWORD â€" » + By A. C. Gordon| PHONE H!IZHLAND PARK T â€"3 0 5 â€" ®© ‘Hunters © Jumpers ®© Pleasure ~Horses 11â€"Ocean south of Asia and east of Alrica 12â€"Swiss city l)â€"%flh )0-&.;.' 15â€"Chemical symbol for 26â€"PPriled of time 7/â€"lishen ootes â€" 31 MNVPILETE CLEANING SERVICE OF CLOTHING Tailoring _ Free pickâ€"up ahd § delivery service _ in the world _ _ _ _ 7â€"One of the Great Lakes 61 S. St KNOLLWOOD STABLES Located on the Knollwood Country Club w-’\l“, BOARDING and TRAINING CHILDREN‘S PONIES and RIDING LESSONS A ‘SPECIALTY WALLACE S. WAKEM Johns Avenue INVITES YOUR ‘INSPECTION LAKE FOREST : Around the W orld $$â€"Day of the week 48â€"Each (abbrev.) â€"Unit of liq “ (abbrev.) $15â€"Fexan city _ $1â€"Canadian proviace câ€"gu_-oduuu %- 2â€"Verb NMeuter (abbrev.) direction Ju«lmnertaat Reattih citw 6f a Semitic #â€"Profix signifying again , PP fpanaa h » of the Thursday, July 10th, 1947 Albert Snite Wins Carnival Award; Legion Wins Proceeds An especially succesful carnival season was climaxed last weekâ€"end for the American Legion by the presentingâ€"of the grand award â€" a 1947 Super Deluxe Buick sedan. This was an allâ€"round lucky fea, ture, â€"lucky â€"forâ€"Albertâ€" P. â€"Snite, 201 Central, who experienced the thrill of wifining, and lucky, also, for the Legion; for Mr. Snite, with his customary generosity (and beâ€" ing already _ wellâ€"stocked with means of transportation) sold the car and turned the over to the Legion. mmm hm:-th-uuthebnfldiu , Winners, of/ al} other awards, who have not yet claimed their own, lnk been notified by post Strangest bequest of the year was one of s}so.ooo to 14 cats. No wonder all kitties wear fur coats!â€"Pathfinder. SKOKIE VALLEY TREE .0 _ SERVICE Treating, Pruning, Spraying Dangerous Trees Removed : Also cabling and surgery. All propâ€" efty and men fully insured. New Aluminum . . . Steel . . . Wood Cleaned and Repaired 961 Waukegan Ave., Highwood Phone 531 Highwood Paints& Glass 322 HIGCHWOOD AVENUE HIGHWOOD, ILL. VENETIAN BLINDS New Tapes . New Cord Call us for estimates FIREPLACE WOOD Tel. H. P. 2653 Earl, Reynolds _,. N. 8. 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