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Highland Park Press, 28 Jul 1949, p. 1

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The game then went back to the same pattern as the first thre® inâ€" nings and it was not until the Thomas was out at third. Fioechi struck out Grandolas and made Miller ground out to end the inâ€" ning. t Then came the breaks, all bad for the Highwood boys. After reâ€" tiring the first nine batters in order before things began to hapâ€" pen Zapotocky hit a long fly bail to left field and Picchietti misâ€" judged the ball allowing the batâ€" ter to reach third with a triple beâ€" fore he could get the ball back to &oh!hld.hbctitv--onlyhi-‘ remarkable throw to third that kept Zapotocky from getting a home run on the bail. Bapotocky was held at third as Mboumn,u‘, then scored on Wests and The game was a pitchers duel between Bobby Fiocchi of Highâ€" wood and Johnny Gebhard of Belleville. Shakey support (in spots) by the Highwood team kept Fiocchi from keeping pace with the Belleville hurler and for the first three innings the game looked as though it might go into extra inâ€" nings before the winner could be declared. Coach G. G. Piacenzi‘s scrappy American Legion Junior Baseball team, coâ€"sponsored by the Highâ€" wood Post 501, The American Leâ€" gion and Purnel] and Wilson, Ford Dealers of Highland Park, looked at their first real left hander last Saturday at Kankakee and came out on the short end of a 2 to 0 score against a sharp Bellevillé team in the semiâ€"finals of the downâ€"staté tournament. x‘ In losing this game the Highâ€" wood lads were playing practically the same team that last year capâ€" tured the State title and finished third in the National tournament. Fighting Junior Legion Team Bows Out Of Downâ€" State Tournament 2â€"0 A chiropractor says we slump on the ends of our spines instead of sitting up "as nature intended." Ordinarily, we avoid argument withâ€".one who is, or should be, an expert in his own field, but we wonder if nature really intended us to "sit up" anymore than she intended that posture for dogs. Maybe we‘re just looking for an excuse to recline. * That‘s one factor that is often overlooked in soâ€" called "evaluations" of American lifeâ€"the fact that the frontier "Good Neighbor" policy is a vital, living thing nere:~Anyone who is incfined to feel that ours is a moneyâ€"grubbing materialistic country would do well to reflect on the fact that almost any misfortune to a group or individual is met with a spontaneous and communityâ€"wide effort to help. | e ARGUING WITH AN EXPERT Butâ€"residents of a little town in northern Wisâ€" co.in dug deep into their jeans to raise funds to buy artificial feet for a little boy. The lad lost his feet saving his pet dog from death in the blades of a haymower. Wfin news of his misfortune reached the iearbfivcommunitfyr,' someone suggested raising the .fund. Everyone thought it was a good idea and everyone helped. f2 . In general, the news wasn‘t too happy. Russia was reported to be arming; Yanks were warned to flee South China; a typhoon killed 20 in Shanghai ; a pilot terrorized a town and dived his plane into a graveyard ; a 17â€"yearâ€"old girl was on trial for murder ; the weatherman promised more heat. . e GOOD NEIGHBORS Vol. No. 39; No. 21 Up To Now (Story In By Bill Thomas \djoining Column) Bobby was master throughout the A cocky bunch of lads came over fram Deerfield to hand the Highwood boys their first whipâ€" ping in District play (that‘s what they thought) and went home a much wiser gang of boys as they dropped a 9 to 3 decision to Highâ€" wood as Bobby Ficechi turned on the heat again to chalk up his 10th !h__dih-“mh..‘ | _ All in all_the Highwood boys | played a nice game of ball and are ! to be congratulated on the fine | showing of/ sportsmanship disâ€" 1 played after the last out was made. Highwood should be proud of these , lads, who to date have won 13 and | lost only 1 game so far this season. Gene Bogatti led the hitting attack for Highwood with a triple and a homer in three trips to the plate. Swamp Deerficld 9 to 3 Renzo Marchetti did the pitchâ€" ing for Highwood and gave up 5 hits lurln He did not walk a man struck out 9 Libertyâ€" ville batters, to chalk up his third straight win of the season. On Monday evening the Highâ€" wood team took a 10 to 1 win over Libertyville at the latters diamond. as they picked up play in the 10th District race to remain undefeated in the District play. y Fioeehi struck out 8 batters and gave up only 1 walk and 1 earned run in the contest. Whip Libertyville Thomas hit a long triple to left center and scored as Walz threw wide to the plate in an efort to catch Thomas. Had the throw been good the Belleville runner would have been out by many feet. However, here again, the breaks were with Belleville and they won the game by playing heads up ball. eighth that Belleville again was able to score. The Higbland Park Presgs | A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers tric. Both games are twilight affairs beginning at 7 p.m. * Haven Gets Plaummer At last week‘s meeting between the 16 inch league, the Haven was 19th Hole against the Monarchs and Fell‘s against Western Elecâ€" Fioechi‘s faces the lowly VFW tonight under the Sunset Park arc lights in a game starting at 8:45 Highland Park, Hlincis Thursdaj', July __ The Haven, currently leading the 16 inch league, faces Russells tonight (Thursday) at Sunset Park. With only four games reâ€" maining following tonight‘s schedâ€" ule, the Haven is favored to win the 16 inch crown. Last week the Haven took care of Fell‘s, and if they can get by Russells tonight, will have only fiol’fillohnd'mm.e-‘ tric to fret about. Tonight‘s Games At Sunset Park _ ______â€" By Ray Geraci and entertain exâ€"servicemen who are hospitalized," the AVC anâ€" nouncement added. "It‘s a way of doing a little now as we ail did so gladly in wartime." ‘"There‘s plenty of opportunity lorA North Shore citizens to visit After the Tenthouse players leave in time to appear in their nightly show, pianist Fletcher Butler will keep the pot boiling with his keyâ€"tickling improvisaâ€" tions, An act from one of their sucâ€" cessful Highland Park summer plays will be the Tenthouse Theaâ€" tre‘s contribution to a gay evening for the Downey men. Just which part of the theatrical company‘s repertoire will be chosen for the occasion hasn‘t yet been decided, the picnic‘s organizers said. . Entertainment, door prizes and a steak barbecue were among the features of the picnic announced for the AVC Program Committee, which includes Robert F. Walker, Jr.; Highland Park. Members of many Downey Hospital wards enâ€" joy parties, the AVC chapter said, and like the break in routine as well as the chance to meet people. The Veterans‘ Affairs Commitâ€" tee of the AVC group has a wellâ€" established program of visits and entertainments at the VA hospital west of Great Lakes Naval Staâ€" tion. Tenthouse Will Put on Play Members of a ward at Veterans Administration Hospital, Downey, will be guests at a picnic supper to be given on Sunday, August Tth by North Shore Chapter of the American Veterans Commitâ€" AVC Plans Picnic For Men At Downey Everyone is urged to visit the site of the hospital addition to see how rapidly the work is progressâ€" The gradi@g for the new parkâ€" ing lot at the end of Glenview Avenue has now been completed and it is being surfaced with stone, so thatâ€" it may be opened for servâ€" ice to hospital patients and visiâ€" tors sometime next week. The basement of the new lobby wing will contain a large room which will be used for meetings of the medical staff, hospital perâ€" first floor will be devoted to waitâ€" ing rooms, the information desk, telephone switchboard and other reception facilities, The second floor of this wing will contain 2â€" bed rooms devoted primarily to the care of convalescents. The work of pouring the conâ€" crete footings for the new east wing of the Highland Park Hosâ€" pital has now been finished and the walls are being prepared for the placing of the basement winâ€" dows and the starting of the brick work. Concrete is also being poured in the area adjoining the former rear entrance on Glenview Avenue, preparatory to erecting the new 2â€"story lobby wing which will form the new entrance to the hospital. Work Progresses Rapidly On New Hospital Addition New Parking Lot Toâ€" Be Ready In 10 Days worship hour Mr. Tenison will be received into the membership of Mr. Jack D. Tenison, senior at Eastern Illinois State College, will occupy the pulpit of the Wesley Methodist Church next Sunday Morning. His sermon topic will be The Men‘s Garddn club of High~ Ind Park will hold its annual flower and vegetable show on Satâ€" urday and Sunday, August 13 and 14, in the auditorium at Lincoln: school. Flowers and vegetables may be displayed by anyone in the community. There will be prizes for the best exhibits. * Tenison To Preach At Wesley Methodist Men‘s Garden Club Plans Show Aug. 13,14 At Lincoln School On August 5th Mrs. Harvey, Mrs. Chris Matthiesen and Mrs. Bernard Shechee will leave to atâ€" tend the American Legion Auxâ€" iliary convention to be held in Chicago, f The president, Mrs. Ellery Harâ€" vey will preside. Mrs. Harvey has just returned from a sixâ€"week trip in the East and the New England States, Legion Auxiliary Delegates To Attend Chicago Convention The last regular meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary for the current year will be held August 4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Legion hall on Sheridan road. Concerto for Piano ....Tchaikovsky Sarabande .......................... Debussy Pines of Rome ..._..._...._.Respighi Sunday, Aug. 7, 1949 at 4:00 p.m. Artur Rubinstein, soloist Five Etudes ........................Mueller Concerto for Piano ........Schumann Symphony No. 6 .......Tehaikovsky Tuesday, Aug. 2, 1949, at 8:30 Passacaglia ..............Bachâ€"Respighi Symphony No. 6............Beethoven Swan of Tuonela ............Sibelius Don Juan .....*.....................Strauss Thursday, Aug. 4, 1949, at 8:30 "Oberon" Overture ............Weber Forest Murmurs ................Wagner Symphony No. 1 ............._.Brahms Saturday, Aug. 6, 1949 at 8:30 Artur Rubinstein, Soloist Overture "Benvenuto Cellini" Monteaux‘ concert programs will include the performance of two Ravinia "firsts." Debussy‘s ‘‘Sarabande," orchestrated by Maâ€" urice Ravel, will be presented on Saturday evening, August 6. "Five Symphonic Etudes" by Florian Mueller, first oboist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, will open the Sunday afternoon, August 7â€"conâ€" cert. Rubinstein also will appear as a member of an unprecedented Ravinia trio during the seventh Festival week. With Heifetz and Piatigorsky, Rubinstein will play solos and in duets and trios during the week‘s series of four concerts on August 9, 11, 13 and 14. Artur Rubinstein will be soloist at the Saturday evening, August 6, and Sunday afternoon, August 7, concerts. He will play Tschaiâ€" kowsky‘s "Concerto for Pianoforte, No. 1, B Flat Minor, Opus 23" on Saturday, and the Schuman "Conâ€" certo for Pianoforte, A Minor, Opus 54" on Sunday. Rubenstein and Monteau To Highlight Ravinia‘s Sixth Week Concerts Most famous of the contempoâ€" rary French conductors, Monteaux has been conductor of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra since 1935, He returns to Ravinia for his ninth season as guest conductor of the Chicago Symâ€" phony Orchestra, opening his week‘s concert series on Tuesday evening, August 2. Two Ravinia allâ€"time favorites will distinguish the sixth week of the 14th Festival seasonâ€"Pierre Monteaux, the "dean" of Ravinia conductors, and Artur Rubinstein, among the world‘s greatest and most popular pianists. ALLâ€"TIME FAVORITES AT RAVINIA The program follows: p.m., with an evening dinner and many fine prizes. The climax will be the presentation of the loving eup to the grand winner. The cup On August third, members of the Highland Park Lion, Rotarian -lm-e:x:.-m-hoh staging a golf at Sunset club. Business Men To Feature Joint Highwood 6 â€" Grays Lake 1 Highwood 7 â€" Rockford 5 (2nd Division semiâ€"final game) * Highwood 14 â€" Joliet 1 (2nd Diâ€" vision final) Highwood 0 â€" Belleville 2 (downâ€" state semiâ€"finals) Highwood 10 â€" Libertyville 1 Highwood 9 â€" Deerfield 3 Here‘s How The Legion Junior Baseball Team Has DoneSoFarThisYegn: Highwood 3 â€" Fox Lake 0 Highwood 4 â€" Lake Bluff 0 Highwood 6 â€" Waukegan 3 Highwood 11 â€" Lake Forest 3 Highwood 7 â€" Deerfield 1 Highwood 13 â€" Zion 1 Bighvod’â€"N‘orthClliaco( . Highwood 17 â€" Libertyville 2 On July 20, 21 and 22 the Anâ€" nual Fire drill was held at the High school by the Highland Park Fire department. Present were Mr. Ray Remick of Kewanee, Illinois, and John Hutchins, Macomb, Illiâ€" nois, both instructors from the Department of Safety division of Fire Prevention. Drills were held pertaining to the use of fire equipment and modern methods of attacking fires. 300 firemen from Lake and Cook counties were present. > Fire Department Holds Annual Drill At High School in that lost portion. All of the students from that territory have gone to the Lake Forest School since that High School was conâ€" structed, and all the voters in that territory live in the City of Lake Forest. Hence, it is easy to see that it would be impossible to obtain the necessary signature$ to such a petition. in the many problems created ITy Mr. Petty‘s order. The Board appreciates the inâ€" terest which everyone is taking Any petition to detach the lost portion of West Deerfield Townâ€" ship would have to be signed by twoâ€"thirds of the voters residing; of those making this suggestion are â€" confusing ,West Deerfield Township with the Village of Deerfield. The lost territory is confined to the City of Lake Forest, the Village of Lake Bluff, and uninâ€" corporated territory lying north of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff. It does not ineludg any portion of Deerfield, Bannockburn, Highâ€" wood, or Highland Park, It does not include any territory from which , students were customarily assigned to â€"the Highland Parkl High School. / order of County Superintendent Petty detaching territory from our High School District and creating a new High School District. Highland Park V.F.W. Post Carnival At Sunset Aug. 4â€"7 Certain residents of our High School District have suggested that the Board of Education should endeavor to recapture the lost portion of West Deerfield Townâ€" ship, instead of contesting the Open Letter Dear Sirs: Highland Park Press, Highland Park, Illinois Upon inquiry, I find th; Very truly yours. Harold W. Norman President, Board of Education District No. 113. / may be had by calling the Highâ€" Parents are urged to attend in the afternoon. An exhibit will be #a By Ray Geraci All of Highland Park‘s playâ€" grounds will unite on Wednesday, August 3 in presenting a carnival at Sunset Park. A variety of games and sports will be offered for the children. The carnival is expected to begin at 12:30 p.m. Playground Carnival At Sunset Park Wednesday, August 3 Appoint Chairmen For Community Chest Drive Mr. Spencer Keare, President of the Highland Park Community Chest, has announced that the following chairmen have been apâ€" pointed to handle the fundâ€"raising drive for the Community Chest this Fall: Mr. Francis D. Weeks, Chairâ€" man, General Campaign; Mr. Byâ€" ron K. Perreault, Asst. Chairman, General Campaign; Mr. David J. Harris, Special Gifts Chairman; Mr. Edward J. Loewenthal, Asst. Special Gifts Chairman and Mr. Robert Koretz, Publicity Chairâ€" Car raffileâ€"Ray Mann, George Marshall, John Moran, Hugo Schneider; Suppliesâ€"Lloyd Moon ; Grounds and Electricity â€" Frank \ lqmm;y‘,..~ ll;nry Witten; Registraâ€" tionâ€"Mrs. J.skoon. Kenâ€"Griffith, Don Strenger; Finance â€" James Lorimer, Al Gerken, Jerry Mcâ€" Caffrey, Emmett Moroney; Bingo â€"Wm. Moran, Dr. Wallis, Henry Schotanus, Zeke Farmer; Ham and Bacon â€" Henry Scheskie, Wayne Jahnigan; Bottles and Catsâ€"Hank Erickson, J. McKillip; Hooliganâ€" R. Moran; Jar Dealâ€"J. Clavey; Addâ€"umâ€"up dart gameâ€"Sgt. Boâ€" gart; Athletic Equipmentâ€"Timer Inman; VFW Ball Tean â€" Hi Striker, Moe Pearson; Refreshâ€" mentsâ€"Wm. McArthur, Mike Miâ€" otti, Tom Garrity, Jack Kelly, Ledo Marcucci, Tom Homma, and Auxiliary, without whose help it would have been impossible to plan The following Post members have already shown their willingâ€" ness to help make this forthcomâ€" ing Carnival a huge success:â€" Commanderâ€"Pat Bergman; Ways and Meansâ€"Gordon Clavey; Carâ€" nival Chairman â€" Don Cameron; Auxiliary Chairman â€" Marilyn Moran; All rides and the Popcorn The main feature is the 1949 Chevrolet to be presented the last evening, Sunday August 7, 1949. Other grand awards to be given away are an electric Roaster. an ever held in our fair city. Valuable prizes donated by our local and surrounding merchants will be awarded from our Regisâ€" Aw‘-&‘.ll*'lnrkth. daysof'.lheVeulmolFold.- Wars, Highland Park Memorial Post No. 4737 second annual Carâ€" nival in Sunset Park. nclading Talpathe Including Prizes Awarded West Ridge Highland Park Schools Wastepaper Pickup done by the children. Berâ€" Highland Park‘s a eopy ; $1.50 a year A _ August 3 August 5

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