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Highland Park Press, 4 May 1950, p. 2

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* The new Ford (1951), scheduled for fourth quarter, ‘50, introduction, will have an automatic ie transmission, we‘re reliably informed : . .. § ___â€"~_ Parting Thought . .. §f * js md â€"FMK Averageâ€"femson is awaeke about +5 hoursâ€" # ay. Â¥ s $ ; â€"â€"~ ~~~"*is a big hit! Issued Thursday of cach week ‘by the Highland Park Press, 516 one side of the paper only, and be signed with the name and o he j addreng Lester S. Olson, Publisher. 567. Entered as second class matter March 1, 1911, at the Post Office at Highland FPark, IMinois. Subscription rates: $1.50 per year; 5 cents per single eopy. $8.00 per year outside of Lake County, THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS Wesley Methodist To Present Swedish Glee Club, May 17 ofâ€" Swedish Glee club under the direction of Dr. Viktor Hedgren, will appear â€" at the Highwood church. The committee in charge â€" At the most, I‘m told, he spends five minutes a day saying his prayers. ' * Five minutes only in a 900 minute day! . _ Not enough. f You can‘t expect the Good Lord to do much for you if you only give Him five minutes a day. ____ _â€"__ Remember, the more time you spend in God‘s work, the happier you‘ll be! _ > The _ $Weish â€" Glee â€" club ~of Waukegan~Will appear in a â€"conâ€" cert. at | the Wesley Methodist church, Highwood . avenue _ and Everts ‘plm'c. on _ Wednesday, May 17th at 8:00 p.m. underâ€"the sponsorship * of ~. the _ Methodist Men‘s club: This club, one of the oldest musical groups in Lake County is an outgrowth of the Swedish Male Quartet foupded in 1892. After several personnel changes and periods of inactivity, they finally emerged as a fullâ€" fledge chorus in 1913. â€" In June 1948, the club was host to the midwest division of the Union of Swedish Singers, when they held their convention in at Highland Park‘s new Elm House. We saw the Dr. J. P. O‘Connells and the James Lytles enjoying a tasty dinner there the other evening . ... > Add More News Notes . . .. * _ We who worked for The Chicago Sun (now the Sun Times) in its first publication days are disapâ€" pointed. It could be a great newspaper . .. if it would spend. more time trying to better Chicago and less timeâ€"trying to whip the dauntless Tribune which, incidentally, seems to be getting stronger . . ... ‘It‘s good to see the Fell Co. growing. 4 Progress will always come to those who sincereâ€" ly serve . . . and the Fells do! .. .. x*=~, WAA\-.MU'I%(D: Another Hit! * Notes From Here And There _ The many North Shore friends of Northwestern‘s likeable Joe Miller will be mighty pleased to know that his 1950 WAAâ€"MU Show, "Look Who‘s Talking !" Howell Murray and all the others surely deserve great credit for the impressive new pavilion and for scheduling the finest in music. _ â€" There are about 50 members. in the club including men Trow Châ€" cago, Kenosha, Lake Forest, Zion, Libertyville and North Chicago. Random News Notes . .. o § * â€" Season ticket reservations for Highland Park‘s Tenthouse Theater are coming in fast. i+ Summer stock in Highland Park is going to be better than ever this year ... > â€" Nope, it won‘t be long before we‘ll all be hearing beautiful music under the stars at Ravinia. * â€"__ It‘s too bad Chicago doesn‘t support the theater more. . e a 72 > Well, L suppose Chicagoans would if they had more plays like Joe Miller‘s WAAâ€"MU show! â€" And, Joe, here‘s my request for tickets to your 1951 show. PH wager that one will be a winner, too! plays is a" dandy . . . and so true. About thirty to forty members And that satire on Chicago‘s treatment of good meeting _room, the Auxiliary, Mrs. Streeker said, has decided to utilize this new frcility. It is with reluctance that the move is made * ch As Dr. Harris and his Woman‘s Auxiliary Of Hospital Foundation Moves Headquarters Mrs.â€"G. O. Strecker, President of the Woman‘s Auxiliary of the Highland Park Hospital Foundaâ€" tion, announced yesterday that the Auxiliary is planning to move, May 10th, into new quarters at the Hospital. Heretofore the Auxâ€" iliary has been conducting their meetings at the Trinity Church. Now that the construction proâ€" gram at the Hospital has completâ€" ed the new board, staff and The public is invited to attend, and tickets .may be purchased from any of the members. staff have been exceedinglycoâ€" operative â€" and ~gracious. "But," stated ~Mrs.â€"Strecker, "weâ€"feel that our groupâ€" and its activities can ben._serve the hospital by our program committee, consisting of Atigust Baracani, Ragnar Fredâ€" rickson, William Christensen, Vicâ€" tor Thorup, and the officers. being within the hospital itself." of arrangements is the club‘s Highwood Glass & Paint Co. 863 Waukegan Ave. All Phones, HI 27211 Window Shades Mirrors â€" Glass Tops â€" Glazing â€" VENETIAN BLINDS The Christopher‘s movie "You Can Change the‘ World", starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Rochesâ€" ter, Jack Benny and Irene Dunne, taken from the book of the same title by Father Keller will be shown::..â€".. â€" ° Make your reservations early as a large group is expécted. Reserâ€" vations may be made after masses in the church vestibule, or by calling Mrs. Charles Craddock, chairman of the luncheon, HI 2â€"6705, Mrs. J. R. Conway, HI 2â€"6382, Mrs. J. M. Phelan, HI 2â€"4831, or Mrs. E. Piacenza HI 2â€"2582. Tickets are available from Mrs. Grace Kemper, 705 Oak Street, Winnetka, III., or may be purâ€" chased at the Box Office at Orâ€" chestra Hall. Mothers‘ Guild Of Immaculate Conception To Luprth at Moraine All members of the parish and their friends are invited to the Annual Spring Luncheon of the Mothers‘ Guild : of Immaculate Conception School, Highla n d Park, to be held at the Moraine Hotel, Tuesday, May 9th at 1 :00. tions. : Mr. Harold N/ Fineh, director of instrumental music at Highland Park High School, helped to orâ€" anize the Youth Orchestra four years ago, and is on the board of diréctors. â€"* 5 $ f There are 110 young members of. this organization, representing 47 parochial and high ‘schools throughout ‘greater Chicago. The: program for the spring concert, which will be under the baton of Tauno â€" Hannikainen, . Associate Conductor of the Chicago Symâ€" phony Orchestra, will includeâ€"the: Fugue in G Minor, by Bncb;‘ Symphony No. 5, "From the New} World," by Dvorak; Concerto for Cello, A Minor by ~ Saintâ€"Saens, featuring _ Philip ©Blum, Lanc-i Technical High School, as soloâ€" ist; Concerto for Piano, A Minor.! by Grieg, with Mayne* Miller, Maine Township High School, as soloist; and Capriccio Italien, by Tschaikowsky. + The boys and Girls Glee Clubs, under the direction . of Father Runkle and Sister Patrice. resbecâ€" Meeting of Highwood Legion Auxiliary The Youth Orchestra of Greater Chicago Wvill present its annual spring concert at Orchestra Hall at B:15 P.M. Friday,. May. 12th. Two Highland Park Highâ€"School students are members of the orchestra, Caroline Schwart, vioâ€" linist, ‘and Edith Hirsch, viola player. Edith, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Hirsch of Wurrly Road, attended the National Music Camp at Interâ€" lochen, _ Michigan, during â€" the summer of 1949. Caroline, daughâ€" ter of Mr; and . Mrs. Irving Schwars of Beech St., has played with a string group in Glencoe. Both ‘girls are members of the Highland Park High School Orâ€" chestra, and haye done string ensemble . work in variqus proâ€" grams at the high school, includ= ing the Girls‘ Club program dast fall, and" more recently Student Stunts. * Highwood Unitâ€"No:â€"501, Amerâ€" ican Legion auxiliary will meet at the Legion home, 220 Green Bay road, Highwood, Monday May 8th at 8:00 p.m. During the business, the naminating committce will be appointed, toâ€"select officers to be elected at the June meeting. Mrs. Arthur Cervetti, president, will preside. . _The family of Duilio Biagetti wishes to thank friends and relaâ€" tives for the sympathy and many kindnesses shown â€"in their recent bereavement. * DO YOU NEED A JOB? TRY A PRESS WANT AD VETTER ELECTRIC SERVICE electrical installation electricians in a safe Highland Park, Illinois . Phd;ue HI 22222 Nome, commercial, building, party, power, range, het water heatâ€" Ing, heat and special wiring. Underground and overhead services Oe eep en t on eo o eote MDCCCT, PMTC, 17000, TTee, special and bullding fixturess Copp:'t and weatherproof lanterns amd brackets. Metal and vogl turned posts. lete line of modern, florescent, reflectot, 27 Years Rlectrical Service in This Community and entire satisfaction at all times. everal "Vetter and Better Always" THE PRESS Smartâ€"Stay Sharp with Vetter and Better Ravinia Woman‘s Club Dinner Dance Members of the Ravinia Womâ€" an‘s club will climax a year of varied activities with a lungcheon and a dinner dance this month. The annualâ€"luncheon and closing mgeting of the year will be held May 10, at 12:45 in the Ravinia Village House. Mrs. ‘William Alâ€" derman, president, will introduce members of. her new board and will call for reports from retiring board members. ‘"Too often the beginning gardâ€" ener does not know the relative height of flowers, theft season of bloom, and how to plan so the flowers â€"will all get enough sunâ€" light and appear to the ‘best adâ€" vantageâ€" throughout the entire blooming season, . Mr. Edwin L. Gilroy, vice presiâ€" dent of .First Securities Company of Chicago, addressed the Ecoâ€" nomic Club of Lake Forest Colâ€" lege Wednesday, May 3, at the Louis Durand Lounge on the campus of the coltege. Margaret Freck Brown, artist, p,'.lnist and travel lecturer, will be the feature. of the afternoon with her interpretation‘ of Portuâ€" gal and Spain today. Mrs. Brown, who has traveled extensively in Europe and South America, tells of her personal experiences in foreign lands with a background ofâ€"piano illustrations. The buffet luncheon will be served by members of the house committee in charge of Mrs. Daâ€" vid €ox. Reservations may be made with Mrs. Clyde Van Hecke, und will be .closed Monday noon. To help these hopeful gardâ€" eners , St. Maptha‘s . Guild of Trinity church is making a plantâ€" ing chart to be given to all paâ€" trons of their annual. garden sale." Highland Park Man * _ Addresses College Group County Quota Announced For Savings Bond Drive A quota of $883,000 in Series "E" U. S. Savings bonds has been set for Lake County for the Inâ€" dependence Drive, May15â€"July 4, it is announced by James F. Stiles, und will be .closed Monday noon. A Cruise. Ball on Saturday evening, May 13, will end the scries of dinnerâ€"dances held this year. â€" Mrs. George | Kirkgasser, social chairman, and her commitâ€" tee have planned unusual decoraâ€" tions in keeping with the theme of the party, which will be inâ€" formal. Dinner will be served promptly at nine o‘clock, followed by dancing withk music furnished by Frank Hart and his orchestra. ~The deadline for cancelling â€"reâ€" servations has been set for Wedâ€" nesday, May 10. ; Planting Chart Available At Garden Sale The sale, which is to be ‘May 27 in downâ€"town Highland Park, is an annual event held by the Guild. .. £ : ~ His subject was "The Importâ€" ance â€" of Investment Trusts‘ in Your Future Financial Welfare". North Chicago, Chairman, County Savings Bonds Committee. "The women of St. Martha‘s Guild are making a planting chart to help amateur gardeners in planning their beds and borders," says Mrs. Rodney Mason, coâ€" chairman of;. the Garden Sale Committee. ‘A~ oneâ€"ton fullâ€"scale . Liberty Bell copper replica will tour IMiâ€" nois as a Drive feature. The Bell will appear in Chicago, May 15â€"21. BRAUN BROS.. OIL _CO, 360 Cc*-l Highland Park ”l Phone HI 2â€"3804 AND SERVICE FUEL OIL Many Competitors For Michaels Memorial Music Award i na y The award will Beâ€"given annualâ€" ly to the music student preparing to launch his professional career. Besides the $1,000 scholarship grant, the award includes a perâ€" sonal appearance as guest soloist with the Chicago Symphony orâ€" chestra at Ravinia park in the summer of ‘51 and a personal apâ€" pearance with three other finalists on radio station WGN in June with Henry Weber conducting the WGN_symphony orghestra. Two hundred .ppllcat‘m Rave been received from students comâ€" peting for the $1,000 Michaels Memorial Music award established to commemarate the lives of two Highiand Parkers; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Michaels, who were killed in an air collision over England on Feb. 19, 1949. a Auditions will be held Monday and Tuesday, May 22 and 23, in Orchestra hall, Chicago. Ravinia Festival association is conducting the competition. Old Sandy Macpherson was seriously ill. There was little hope for his recovery. He had been wheedled ‘into making a will by relatives who were now gathered *‘Christian Science : The Hope of Mankind"‘. - by Claire Rauthe, C.S. | of London, England Member of The Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST 387 Horel Avenue . Highland Park, HMlinois 635 CENTRAL AVENUE â€" PH. HI 2â€"0597 HI 2â€"0567 ® LIGHT GROCERIES * DELIC. * DAIRY PRODUCTS * BE ~ ® ICE CREAM (our own make) ©â€"FRESH MEATS AND POULTRYâ€" Thayer‘s Dairy & Delicatessen YOU ARE INVITED to attend a/ The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, Massachusetts , All Are Wel¢ome IF YOU LIKE GOOD THINGS TO EAT Thursday Evening, May 11 at 8:00 o‘clock in the Church Edifice * Boxed Candy Sheaffer Fountain Pens _ _ Boxed Stationery GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE COMPLETE LINE OF MOTHER‘S DAY CARDS L A R S 0 N‘S around his bedside watching him laboricusly try to sign it. He got as far as "Sâ€"aâ€"nâ€""â€" and fell back, "Dee!" ejaculated the old Scot, feebly, but withâ€"indignation, "TH avaricious wretc ness people who are not A Great Convenience for busiâ€" to "D, UncleGandy, D." exhorted The New Secretary Thursday, May 4, 1950 be in during business hours. and Mail Serviceâ€" 397 Central Ave. HI 2â€"1553 Telephone 37 So. St. Johns * Glencoe 1559 520 Drexel * DELICATESSEN * BEVERAGES ATTRACTIVE BIRD HOUSES

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