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Highland Park Press, 11 Nov 1948, p. 1

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Coordinating Council To Discuss Local Park schools. A group discussion of their efficacy in broadening the understanding of young people will follow under her able leaderâ€" land Park Coordinating Council will be held cn Thursday evening, November 18, 8:00, at the Highâ€" land Park Community Center. In attendance at the meeting will be delegates from all Highland Park organizations together with presiâ€" dents and other officials. Also, the I-Eai& Group Presents Films At Tues. Meeting Mrs. Handberg of the high school faculty will explain the This meeting will be especially meaningful to mothers: P.T.A. members and all interested people in the community are urged to YWCA World Fellowship Bazsaar Mrs. Arthur Raff is Interfaith President and Mrs. Benedict Goodâ€" man Program Chairman. of the community. i Three speakers will be presentâ€" ed: the first being Mr. A. Gordon Humphrey, member of the City Council, who will discuss briefly the topic, ‘"Problems and Needs of Your City Today". The second speaker will be Mr. Edw. Steele, Knowledge of the Taftâ€"Hartley Labor Law apâ€" tly comes tinder this category. On one hand we gzve those who know that it "protects the rights of the workingman," and on the other, those who know that it is a "slave labor bill." * e COMMENTARY ON CONTEMPORARY LIFE Members and friends of the Interfaith Group will view "Bounâ€" dary Lines" and "Man One Famâ€" ily" at 10 o‘clock on Tuesday, November 16th at the YWCA. PTA presidents will be among inâ€" The Interfaith Group is requestâ€" ing used books for sale at their The ‘N: â€"*&.fi Mre. briefly the subject n lor_s_I!::li Program in Highland Hitler‘s Germany taught us about the blitzkrieg and the dive bomber, but, brother, what we are about to do to the vanquished shouldn‘t happen to a dachâ€" An item in one of the Sunday rélates that mrea:;ut_to unleash:floodogeonl;;ebooksdef ‘t:g confession type" magazines on ea! E:pnheeWhatfllismydotoapeoplewhothnsfar ve had to learn to live with nothing worse than the Nazi Gestapo, Allied mass bombing and the Russian OGPU, is anybody‘s guess. _ _ _ _ _ Yah, the Kaiser taught ‘em Kultur, "Unser Schoâ€" ener Adolf" taught ‘em Naziism, and now we give ‘em comic books and true confessions yet. | We wonder if the higherâ€"ups have given any thought of what may come of all this. A year from now we may be reading of a couple of German urchins landing a jet plane in New York. â€" They just climbed into it in Berlin and moved the contn){s like it said in the comic books. And the magazine editors â€" snowed under by a pile of manuscripts, all starting out, "Only seventeen, I was, and came along this so tall, dark and handsome staff sergeant." e IGNORANCE Â¥ A mnagin‘a;‘g editor we ance knew said that the only really rous t of ignorance was that which consisted lgneKNO%YIe‘IG things that were NOT shund. Vol. No. 38; Na. 38 â€"Kconvict released on parole, has been returned to prison at his own request because he "couldn‘t make enough to live on, on the outside." This must prove something. Maybe we should put all the crooks out of prison, and let all the honest (or undetected) people in. By Bill Thomas & CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT The fall mecting of the Highâ€" avenue. of is open to all in Books" table at the at Up To Now Park Young ‘has resided in Highland Park, the community, according to club officials, has accepted him as a friend, an understanding counselor, and a leader in his proâ€" fession. In addition to his distinâ€" guished record of accomplishments during fifteen years of service as ninflna(tblinthm Church of Peoria, Iilinois, he is known as an outstanding lecturer, humorist, author and philosopher. This affords an opportunity for the men of our community to M_Da'u..vboynne-fly affectionately known as "Bill", and recently the Ad Club of that city tendered him a farewell dinâ€" ner to celebrate "Bill Young Day". Dr. Young‘s active particiâ€" pation in the civic and religions affairs of Peoria have earned for him an enviable reputation, and our community is indeed fortunate to be able to count him among Dr. Young will use as his ject, "Fixed Points". A goodly number of turkeys will be given away at the annual preâ€"Thanksgiving party for the Elks and their friends on the eveâ€" ning of Saturday, November 20. Jukebox dancing and refreshments will complete the evening‘s enâ€" tertainment. C uh the Smmonity o ab Men‘s Fellowship Club Of Preshyterian Church To Meet On Nov. 17 Presbyterian Church will address the members of the Men‘s Fellowâ€" ship Club at their first dinner meeting of the season on Wednesâ€" day, November 17th. Lucky Elks Wil Take Home Turkey Time will be allowed following these talks for discussion and questions from the floor. The purâ€" pose of the meeting will be primâ€" arily to scquaint delegates and needs community allow time for discussion by repâ€" Dr. William Atkinson Young, The Higblands Park Press | A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers and Miss Josephine Minorini. The Alteration Work Room will be unâ€" der the capable direction of Mrs. Edgar A. Stevens, QQQNWM‘M tion will be conducted by Misses Irene Dumas and Mary Santi, sonnel in the new store are, on the sales staff, Mrs. M. A. Rosenâ€" thal, Mrs. Wm. C. Reimbold, Mrs. A. L. St. Cyr, Miss Betty Kelly, Miss Grace Schuster, Mrs. Betty Greist, Mrs. Margaret Pagenkopf both of Highland Park. In charge of maintenance and engineering will be Mr. Battista Manfredini. It is the earnest hope of the management that the new store will become an established memâ€" ber of the family of Highland Park merchants and will function, not as a branch, but as an integral unit of the local community. On December 3, 4 and 5th the General Chairman for this event is Will Seguin. Paul Olson, of the Olson and Company, is accepting taking part in this show. Other committee chairmen are Martin Campbell Lodge Plans Celebration With 12 Birthday Cakes which the feature will hl’m*m for each month of the year. Highland Park Store _ | pleasure store at 386 Central. Avenue, Noâ€" vember 15. Executed by one of Chicago‘s foremost architectural firms_ C. E. newly and finest in modern design. The unique decor, the restful lighting are all planned to make shopping in the new store a relaxing and Through the trying years of the war, the business continued to grow and late in 1947 it was deâ€" cided that a store in the rapidly expanding community of Highland Park, Illinois would prove an adâ€" vantageous move. A long term lease was therefore negotiated with Messrs. Huber and Purdy of that city through the Evanston office of Mr. H. L Lucas for a building to be constructed at the site of 386 Central Avenue. sofar as possible, the personnel of the new store will be composed of Highland Park people. Miss Martha Bliss and Mrs. Louise Pirie will be transferred from the Evanston store to act in a superâ€" visory capacity in the readyâ€"toâ€" Ethel Omar, while the office funcâ€" Moon, director of publicity; Fred Schweiger, director of program; Otto Cortesi, in charge of refreshâ€" ments. Some of the exhibit chairâ€" men are as follows: Dr. Frank Trangmar, hunting and fishing; Ed Weeks, weight lifting; Ray Naeglie, badminton; Bob Pease, The November 17 meeting of the Campbell Lodge OES will be the last under the direction of the outgoing officers of 1948. A social enjoyable experience. Hart in charge of finmnce; Fred Employ Local Personnel the management of Mr. K. P. Conarchy who previously served in an executive capacity for 13 North Shore shoppers are in for new adventure in shopping casure with the opening of Edâ€" Among the Highland Park perâ€" Highlandâ€"Park, lHilinois, Thursday, Nov. 11, 1948 will ‘be under of of Concertâ€" Starts At 8:15 In Auditeorium Of No stranger to Highland Park because of his appearances as guest conductor at Ravinia, the distinguished conductor, George Szell, brings his own orchestra, the Cleveland Symphony, here tomorrow night (Fri Nov. 12) as the first attraction of the Comâ€" munity Concerts season. Starting at 8:15 o‘clock in the high school auditorium, the concert is open to those who hold season memberâ€" ships only. There are no reserved Besides Mr. Szell, the Cleveland orchestra has the services of Ruâ€" dolph Ringwall, associate conducâ€" tor, who is a member of one of this country‘s best known musical families, and who is famous in musical circles in his own right. Josef Gingold, concertmaster, has had a brilliant career as a violinist although.he is not yet 40. The violin he plays is a Stradivarius, dated 1683. The November medting of the Highland Park Music Club will be held Wednesday, November 17th, at 2:00 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Eben W. Erikson, 515 N. Sheriâ€" He appeared as conductor, pianâ€" ist and composer at,.a concert of the Berlin Philharmonic. At 18 he became a protege of Richard Strauss, and at 20 had succeeded Otto Klemperer as principal conâ€" ductor of the Strausbourg Muniâ€" Now in his third season as conâ€" ductor of the Cleveland symphony, he established a policy of developâ€" -entandexnuion.monhfiu now numbers 100 musicians. Not only the strings, but the woodwind and brass choirs have been enâ€" Of fl Music lelj‘.lim."t His New York debut came in 1941 as guest conductor of the NBC Symphony orchestra at the invitation of Toscanini. Engageâ€" ments followed with the prchestras in Boston, New York, Philadelâ€" troit and Cleveland, as well as with the Metropolitan Opera. long standing, and at present soloâ€" ist at the local Presbyterian Church, will be the guest artist of the afterncon. Mrs. Reynolds will sing a number of operatic airs. Formerly of Birmingham, Alaâ€" Also on the will be two d&ovflhmld-lny- er Mannings, who will accompany these talented girls. At the close of the program, Tea will be served by the Chairâ€" those fabulous musical careers which begins in early childhood. He gave his first public piano concert at the age of 11, and first appeared as a conductor at 16. Reynolds now resides in Evanston Mr. Szell has granted Highland Park listeners a special request, according to Mrs. J. V. Spachner, program director, by including a Schumann number in tomorrow night‘s â€"program. The many perâ€" sons who asked Mrs. Spachner to make such a request will be "hildi to know that the orchestra play the Schumannâ€" First Symâ€" phony (the Spring Symphony). Evelyn Reynolds, a contralto George Szell has had one of of WOMAN‘S CLUB TO HEAR CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, JR. Friends Of Library Announce Winners In Photographic Contest Richard Stallman, a Righ school sophomore, of 1218 Pleasant aveâ€" nue, received first prize for "Susâ€" pense" a candid shot of action during a high school basketball game. He also received honorable mention for a study of the Raâ€" vinia railroad station. Young Stallâ€" man was the only Junior class winner, An exhibition of the prizeâ€"winâ€" ning pictures in the photographic contest sponsored by the Friends of the Highland Park Library opened this week at the Library. Prizes â€" books and ribbonsâ€" were awarded in four classificaâ€" tions: Senior class portrait, canâ€" did and landscape and Junior candid. P Kenneth S. Anderson, 120 Prosâ€" pect avenue, won the first prize in the landscape group with "Cold," a study of winter ice formations on the beach at Ravine drive. Women Of The Moose Plan Amateur Show At the closed meeting of the orâ€" ganization plans were discussed for a children‘s party to be held Zionâ€"Benton 859 has exundedlnhmwmn 806 to attend a meeting on Noâ€" vember 18 with our officers and escorts to conduct a class initiaâ€" tion. It is the second anniversary of Chapter 859. The next meeting will be held November 17. Library® chairman Eleanor Pepping has asked Miss Boye, children‘s librarian from The residents of this, and neighboring con-n/llfi- will again be afforded &n opportunity to hear a free lecture on Christian Science. First Church of Christ, Scientist, Highland Park, is sponâ€" soring the lecture which wil} be delivered in the church edifice, 887 Hazel Ave., by Helen Appleâ€" ton, C.8. of Boston, Mass., a memâ€" ber of the Board of Lectureship Carole Metzenberg, 628 Wood Path, took top honors in the porâ€" trait class with "Yum," a porâ€" trait study of Emily Ann Perreâ€" ault. Ruth S. Anderson, 120 Prosâ€" vect avenue, with her shot, "Good Neighbors" took first candid class prize, a study of two children. Second among landscapes was -nnm‘. Stanley B. Whiteâ€" lock, 200 Belle avenug; third prize went to Ariene B. Goodhart, 2152 Pine Point drive. The prize winners will be on view at the Library for about anâ€" other week. Richard Mau, chairman. A gift of two dozen decks of playing cards will be sent to Hines Hospital in Chicago. Plans are, being made well in advance for a Christmas party with a gift exchange to be held at the closed meeting on Deâ€" cember 1. Mrs. Alvar Anderson of The Mother Church, The First In the Senior classes, first prizes were awarded as follows: Second prize in the portrait group went to Barbara Ann Robâ€" irgon, 33 Elmwood ‘drive and honorable mention was given to Mr. Whitelock. for Saturday, November 13, at the YWCA? The Women of the teur Entertainment Program unâ€" der the direction of Katherine Kuehne and Trine Zimmer. The fun will start at 8:15 p.m. You won‘t want to miss this display is chairtsan and has promised to invite Santa Claus, pordgs. ds Bm ms drcvi mt Wl m y sc no l c c c the public library to be guest speaker of the evening. Initiation will be held and birthday gifts presented to all, coâ€"workers who celebrate in November. Free Christian Science Lecture Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Mass., on Thursday eveâ€" ning, November 18th at 8 o‘clock. All are cordially invited to attend. "Europe Today" Will Be Topic Of Guest Speaker The annual evening meeting of the Highland Park Woman‘s Club will be held Tuesday, Novemâ€" ber 16 at 8 o‘clock in the club house. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., who has recently returned to the lecture platform, has been secured as the guest speaker for this occaâ€" sion. The club members will be proud to bring their husbands to hear this noted journalist, lecturer, solâ€" dier of fortune and author. His lecture on "Europe. Today" will be illustrated with colored motion pictures which he and Wallace Byam took this past summer on their trailer trek through Europe. The pictures will include closeups of noted people, His huge fund of firstâ€"hand inâ€" formation enables him to answer questions as to how the people of Europe are recovering from the war. What are they talking about? What are they doing about reâ€" building their countries: are they making a genuine effort to do so or just relying upon Uncle Sam? Do they still have festivals and fiestas? How do they feel about a third World War? Is Europe preparing for a third world conâ€" flict and if so when does she think Thursday evening, 8 p.m., Noâ€" yvember 18, should prove a most interesting and informative meetâ€" ing ozlor'tbe PTA of Green Bay school. Mr. Walter Kurz, member of the school board for district 108, will present colored slides on "Johnny Goes to School", unposed pictures taken of Green Bay school children during school hours. Those who have seen the slides found them highly interesting. Green Bay School PTA Sponsors Book Fair Immediately following, a book fair will be held in the teachers‘ room. Mrs. Henry Stein, chairman, reports a fine selection of books, and this year for the first time unbreakable phonograph records will be on sale, Attractively packâ€" aged, these records make excellent Christmas gifts, Also there will be a table containing gift paper, ribâ€" bon, tags, Christmas seals, paper napkins, children‘s and adults‘ it will break? Is Communism gainâ€" ing orâ€" losing strength? And what about the Socialistic experiment in Great Britain? All of these things will be discussed and will be â€" portrayed in lifelike color movies. d nlgmflngeufi.m ;:"htg:'f’:rwhlm * _ The fair will be open for chilâ€" dren all day Wednesday, Thursâ€" day and Friday, and especially for parents on ‘ Thursday evening. Second grade mothers will be Pretty Highwood girls are linâ€" ing up for stiff competition on the night of November 24, Thanksâ€" giving eve, when Miss Highwood of 1948 will be chosen at a dance in the Labor Temple. This Harvest Moon contest is an annual affair sponsored by the Highwood Amâ€" erican Legion post. North Shore Art League hostesses for the evening and reâ€" freshments will be served in the Teachers‘ lounge. Pretty Highwood Girls Compete For Crown ck h 'h-t wl in which w &lm“u.%innfimc.-. ity House is now being exhibited in the corridor of the New Trier High School where it will be on ;:--dlth-fll.dh Ciet piil Bectorier e tren o moved to the ibrary. Highland Park‘s O 5¢ a copy; $1.50 a year has appeared

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