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Highland Park Press, 17 Feb 1949, p. 2

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Page 2 Notes About Town Thanks to likeable Fred W. Richman, and to his fellow Kiwanians, for inviting the PRESS to their reeullt meeting. ons in th f t was a pleasure tting wi is group 0 su:eemfullligghndParkleufirs.... The food was tasty. The conversation interesting. The informalâ€"but well delivered!â€"speech by Fred W. Burkhardt, thoughtâ€"provoking. &1 Mr. Burkhardt spoke about his recent visit to bombâ€"gutted Germany. His views were new and informative about a bombedâ€"out nation attemptintf to reâ€"build. a bHighland Park can be justly proud of its Kiwanis ub. Thanks to Mr. H. J. Beik, the new president, and to all the others who made the evening enjoyable . ... :i'a"i&_'m"fi.'idfi r'lh.o-o addreaa the writer. Lester 8. Olson, Publisher. R. B. Olson, Editor. WONDER WHO? . . . Wonder who that athletic womâ€" an is who bicycles up and down the North Shore each day? You‘ve seen her, I know. Rain or shine, she‘s out, pedalâ€" ing away. Usually garbed in attractive clothes, she is, always seenâ€"by this writer, at | leastâ€"pedaling southward on Greenbay Road, and rather early in the morning, too. We‘re told the steaks are just| us good . ... I Recommend a visit there one| day soon, Mrs. Highland l’:nlu-r!; PARTING THOUGHT . . . Remember, it‘s more fun to give than to receive. publication must We admire her for her tenacity of purpose . . . . Are those new lights being inâ€" stalled on the south side of the street, by Garnett‘s? If so, they‘ll surely do a good job of lighting our Central Aveâ€" nue, a street that gets betterâ€"lookâ€" ing all the time . . . . FINE STEAKS, CHICKEN . ... We‘ve only sampled. the chickâ€" ensâ€"and they‘re real tastyâ€"at the new Highland Market. There‘s no better exercise than bicycle riding . . . and her apâ€" pearance reflects health . . . . NEW LIGHTS? Mrs. Maurice Pollak Heads State Board Of Women Voters Mrs.â€" Maurice Pollak, of 605 Bronson avenue, who has for two years held the office of Ist Vice President of the State Board of the League of Women Voters, has succeeded â€" Mrs. Walter Fisher, former president, who is resigning. THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS Entered as second class matter March 1, 1911, at the Post Office at Highland Park, lllinois. Subscription rates: $1.50 per year; 5 cents per single . $3.00 Egy_cctnfl‘oo( h:'fionw. Mrs. Pollak, who is at present vacationing in Jamaica, is the mother of Steve and Louise Polâ€" lak, now attending college. Her husband is a member of the school board of District 108. 552 Waukegan Ave. Highwood,IIl. Cervi Sales & Service Tel. H. P. 1197 Schwinn built heary duty Whizzer bicycle, special BICYG LE S $65. 26, 24 and 20 Schwinm bicycles (SPECIAL TO THE HJGHLAND PARK PRESS) WHITT NORTHMORE SCHULTZ LET‘S TAKE A LOOK: | _ Miss Marie Lawler, who won an | award in the Harvest Moon Festiâ€" val in 1946, and a chance to sing on Bob Hope‘s program, recently had a chance to. renew the acâ€" quaintance of that genial gentleâ€" man. According to Kup‘s column in Friday‘s Sunâ€"Times, Hope, who | was in Kansas City at the time \she was singing at the Bellerive | Hotel, recognized her and paid her the compliment of a visit, giving a halfâ€"hour show there, himself. Miss Lawler left on Monday night for Des Moines, Ia., where she has a two weeks‘ singing enâ€" gagement. She is the daughter of Mrs. Grace Lawther of Highwood. Singer and Comedian Renew Acquaintance In Kansas City Girl Scouts Of Troop 24 Feature Sleighride Party visited Garnett‘s recently and heard a talk on clothes and fabrics by the manager. The girls of this troop also gave a party recently, with their leaders, Mrs. George Spiel, Mrs. Wyatt Jacobs and Mrs. H. F. D‘Sinter, with boys of the Bracside 8th grade as their guests. A sleighride and later a supper prepared by the girls were feaâ€" tures of the evening, as well as square dancing and games. 4 The‘girls of troop 20 of Ravinia school recently attended a perâ€" formance of King Midas, given at the Children‘s theater of Northâ€" western university. munity Center (H.P. 2442) not later than Friday noon, February 18th. Troop 24 of Braeside school By Garnett Honor Roll At 4 A‘s â€" Barbara Alexander, Evan Appleman, James Arnson, Nancy Bartell, Barbara Clemence, Robert Demichelis, June Eichler, Lawrence Feldman, Ann Ferguson, Barbara Flynn, James Goldsmith, Kenneth Harder, Beverly Johnâ€" ston, Douglas Keare, Nancy Lundâ€" gren, Jill Moore, Malcolm Nelson, Harold Schick, Caroline Schwarz, Nancy Smalley, Sally Spriggs, Myâ€" ron Szold, Raiph Wanger, Diane Weeks, and Janis Zabel. 3 A‘sâ€"1 Bâ€"Peter Armstrong, Geraldine Bailey, Carolyn Baird, David Baum, Carolyn Botker, Barâ€" bara Britton, Bruce ulmer, Mariâ€" lyn Clark, Raiph Darling, Alice Gilbert, Thomas Glick, Jeane Herbst, Ann Lawton, Leo Lenzini, ettina Lubke, Bruce McClure, Lila Meitus, Bruce Mudge, Anthony Newey, Norman Peterson, Jay Plotkin, Joanne Ronzani, Allan Smart, Douglas Smith, Vir‘i’nia Stone, and Regina Wirth, 2 A‘sâ€"3 B‘sâ€"Helen Gardner, Thomas Keim, Edwin Kerrihard, Margaret King, Richard Stallman, and Jean Troxel. 2 A‘sâ€"2 B‘sâ€"Manly Anderson, Sue Barker, Kate Becker, Stephen Behr, Ann Boyd, E. Lorraine Bridell, Lawrence Brown, Donald Carr, Russel Clark, John Cleary, Joseph Cleaver, Philip Dorough, Patricia DiSinter, John Goodman, Donna Growney, Thomas Hall, Diana Harris, Kean Block, Roxana Harris, James Kilpatrick, Patricia Kilpatrick, Kathie Laing, Alyn Loeb, Frances Manfredini, Eugene Montgomery, Rosemary Piacenza, Benj Ruekberg, John Sears, Bruce Spencer, Audrey Uhiman, Fred Westgard, Janet Williams, Rita Witta, and Penny Zeisler. Second Honors 1 Aâ€"3 B‘sâ€"Louise Loewenthal. 1 Aâ€"3 B‘s â€" Lynn Ahrens, Mary Andrews, Susanne Apple, Paul Arenberg, Robert Bushey, Nancy Cahill, Harman Canon, Shirley Capitani, John Churchill, Suzanne Clarke, Charlotte Cleary, Carl Coash, Robert ohler, Randall ox, Richard Crane, Charles Elbert, Leo Ferrari John Finch, Diane Forsythe, Marjorie George, Barâ€" bara Glick, Elsie Greco, Willard Hadiock, Marilyn Hagie, Lottaine Hammond, Jean Howard, Stanton Kessler, and William Kiddle. 5 A‘sâ€"Joan Avery, Jeanne Bertrand, Carol Coppens, Thayer Forbes, Lewis Goldberg, Laurie Nath, Michael Phelps, Helen Schwarz, and Tom Swift. 4 A‘s â€" 1 Bâ€"Arthur Buller, Karen â€"Reinking, and Barbara Scott. 3 A‘sâ€"2 B‘sâ€"Grgeory Armâ€" strong, May Compere, Jane Darlâ€" ing, Jean Jones, and Emily Perâ€" reault. High school headed the honor roll this period with 5 A‘s, They and other students who did outstandâ€" ing work are as follows: Thomas Leopold, Susan Levy, Mary Lloyd, Joan Mandel, Beth Metzenberg, Carole Metzenberg, Mildred Nanni, Patricia Peterson, Evelyn Pritchard, Nancy Rabatâ€" tini, Elizabeth Rademacher, Hugh Nine students at Highland Park THE PRESS One More Dad‘s Smoker To Be Held This Year The date of the Smoker will be determined by which one of seyvâ€" eral programs Mr. Finch selects for presentation to the fathers. Barone, James Bergsman, Elaine Cheli, Lorena Coppi, Ann Curtis, lo Di Philip Dougli Edward George, William @eorge, James Gordon, Susanne Hartman, Nancy Jacoby, Alan Kidd, Kenneth 3 A‘sâ€"Donald Coleman, Doroâ€" thy Flinn, William Lawler, Walâ€" ter Marks, and Mary Vanoni, Simon, Doverah Smoler, Joan Smoot, Sue Sparling, Dolores Strauss, David Taylor, Carolyn Walker, Martha Weaver, Barbara Weil, Ellen Whitney, Gersan Widoff, and Raymond Zanarini. derson, Stephen Arnold, Marcella Rosenberg, Donald Rossiter, Robâ€" ert Schultz, Ronald Salyards, Fillis Riddle, Grace Ritow, Vaugh Ryan, Kraft, Phelps Langtry, Margaret Loesch, Griffith McMillan, Evelyn Moley, Carol Mooney, Dorothy Nichols, Adrienne Rebechini, Mark Schaffner, Harold Tasker, Robert Weddell, and Zana Willison. One more Dad‘s Smoker is being planned for the current school year, although the date has not been revealed as yet. Dynamic Wheel Balancing Auto Painting â€" Blacksmithing Body & Fender Repairing 322 N. First Highland Park 77 Auto Reconstruction ~Co. Au lb i\@ _ N D A HL S bâ€"~@»m* Tt was just 2:13 in the j [ afternoon when. an p Illinois Bell operator c answered a call on her ht 4 & switchboard and heard a ECA woman screaming. 3 Swiftly, she turned the call over to her supervisor, Mrs. Edna R. Lejcar, who succeeded in calming the frightened woman. Mrs. Lejcar, a mother of two sons herself, gave instructions on how to relieve the choking infant. Then she got the custana':?-omeaddrat.a!led the Fire Department and ordered an inhalator squad to the scene. "‘Please help me!" pleaded the voice. ""My baby‘s cfio':ingl Finally, she checked her emergency Trip To Sports Show Planned By Recreation Department Sat. Feb. : The Recreation Department has made arrangements for a trip to the Chicago International Sports and Outdoor Exposition on Saturâ€" day, February 19th. Children and adults are invited and many Highâ€" land Parkers have planned to make it a family party on Saturday afternoon. The bus will leave Highland Park at 1:00 pm. and return at 7:00 p.m. Through speâ€" cial arrangements the Recreation Department has secured advance sale tickets to the show, which makes the cost of the trip, includâ€" ing admission and transportation, very nominal. Reservations for the $195,000 .__â€" Lake County, Illinois School District 111 (Highwood and part of Highland Park) 2%% Building Bonds Due February 1, 1956 to February 1, 1969 Prices, according to maturity, to yield 1.85% to 2.50% Descriptive circular on request. Members Chicago Stock Exchange A direct private wire to 209 South La Salle Street REYNOLDS & CO. Chicago 4, lllinois® Who are Members New York Stock Exchange New York Curb and other Leading Exchanges Interestâ€"exempt from all present Federal Income Taxes _ SILLS, MINTON & COMPANY list of doctors, located one in the neighâ€" borhood and asked him to rush to the woman‘s home. All this took just two minutes from the time the first signal appeared on the switchboard . . . two minutes that averted a tragedy. Es Mrs. Lejcar received the Telephone Comâ€" pany‘s coveted Vail Award for her coolâ€" S headed efficiency. But * bnovieggs thet she wae t she was instrumental in saving the baby‘s life. The value of your telephone is imâ€" measurable in emergencies. And it‘s still a big bargain in everyday activities, too. It saves time, worry ... and money. Illinois Bell Telephone Company. P J \ A :: PaA 1 \ Thursday, Feb. 17, 1949 PURNELL &nd WILSON Llet us inspect your old carburetor FREE!

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