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~____ Of Duke City *A ~theory‘s but a hunch, â€"wellâ€" friends at each voting place. One of these friends would take the voter by the arm, ask him whom he was going to vote for, and if he wasn‘t for the party the friend was interested ‘in, would gently steer him to the nearest saloon, treat him to a drink or a cigar, then put the RIGHT ticket in his hand, take him ‘back to the voting place and see that the ticket was put in the box. The friend would then be ready for the next voter. and have the vote." In those days there was no seâ€" cret ballot. A man running for office would have a couple of women given the privilege to vote. For many years I served on elecâ€" tion boards in Highland Park. I sions were voted in the first time. It was all very interesting. and I would like to quote a part of a speech I read this morningâ€" "It is high time that we stop tions, and start ‘thinking patriotâ€" ically as Americans about nationâ€" al security based on individual freedom." That is a good motto from top to bottom and from coast to coast. It was said by Mme, Senâ€" ator . Margaret Chase Smith of Maine. Hurrah for that senator! Let us put more like ber in our My father was called into the Great Beyond before the secret Governing groups in Washington. A man of humble station, Are countereed by a brain, unread But lightened with a golden thread Of logic. Wise the sage who said, Without the bitter weighed with the sweet? ' So, if a sand storm is our due No doubt an unprejudiced jury Would condemn aâ€"sand storm in Highland Park Artist Represented In State Fair Exhibit (You make me SQ mad!) â€" : How could one know perfection But in spite of the grit â€" > We put up with it, And forget the whole thing in a And Don‘t Forget . . .. Gave this land to the Duke for The sand, in that day, north suburban artists who will be represented at the 4th Old Northâ€" west Territory Art Exhibit at the who is showing his "Moonrise in m.h!nneeiyqlfurg;u other prizes for his works, many of which are at the Chicago Art DAV Identoâ€"Tag keys to E. W. Krueger of Highâ€" Attached to the keys was a DAV Identoâ€"Tag, miniature license tag for keyâ€"rings, which is distributed to 30,000,000 motorists each year and the replica of their state liâ€" cense plates enables the DAV to return 5,000 keys a month from its national headquarters in Cinâ€" cinnati, which handles more than 100,000 requests each year. The DAV Identoâ€"Tag plant is owned and operated, by the DAV in the interests of disabled veterâ€" When I was a little girl I reâ€" What I‘m By college education. be beat! TRY A PRESS WANT AD THEY BRING RESULTS July 20, 1950 â€"Marmalade but never hear so far away from a body of water. I recognized the I see by Deeps & Shallows that our good friend, A.C.O., is having bird difficulties. Perhaps I‘ve setâ€" tled into a state of serenity, but when it comes to Nature‘s behavâ€" ior, I just say, "Wait and watch." For instance, take our mountain mockingâ€"bird. At this season of: the year he dominates the entire bird kingdom, and a bit more, for he loves to tease cats and small dogs, and I‘m quite sure he teases us, too. He‘s right cocky; but even he met his match the other day. That morning I was up early enjoying the cool patio and watchâ€" ing the display of sunrise colors creep silently over the Sandias. newcomer instantly as a redâ€"wingâ€" ed blackbird. that perch he could look down the miles to the Rio Grande where the tangle of willows and silted shrubs beckoned him. At any rate he was An Instance Of The ‘birds, however, were awake and glad with song. That is until the mocking bird mimicked them with feathered laughter and outâ€" located‘ him high in the top of: a The mockingbird swung brazenâ€" ly in a neighboring tree. He‘d look up at the redâ€"wing, listening inâ€" tently, his head cocked impishly, then he‘d try a note on two of song. He‘d stop. He‘d listen, then peated Â¥dr some time. But he just couldn‘t master that tone of pureâ€"ecstacy that comes only from the golden throat of a redâ€"winged blackbird. The song in the elm tree continued in unâ€" intcrrupted rapture. Finally the mimic gave up and sullenly flew to the other side of the garden, where he pouted dejectedly, and refused to sing, although robins Then the mocking bird recoverâ€" ed his poise. In hilarious song he silenced the robins and finches. He tormented the neighbor‘s pupâ€" py. He flew about doing all sorts of absurd tricks. I‘m almost sure he knew that I had seen him meet nia tells of a cat which was coverâ€" ed with threeâ€"cornered scarsâ€" perâ€" gun;alib inflicted by blueâ€"jays. tist Church‘s place of worship, 374 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park, being closed for the Sumâ€" mer, the church services are going own melodies. one glorious burst of praise, flew off toward the Rio Grande. us know what goes on. Highland Park Baptist Church Carrying On vices in Highland Park, in Septâ€" ember. The church membership is growing nicely. Plans are being anniversary of the church the third Ed‘s note: A friend from Califorâ€" Tuesday nights in the YMCA, 1014 Park, if space is available, otherâ€" wise it will be held in Waukegan. Suddenly I was alerted to a new Perhaps A.C.O.‘s linnets and oves will work things out togethâ€" . Tell her to watch and then let In spite of Highland Park Bapâ€" Highwood Glass & 963 Waukegan Ave. . All Phones, HI 27211 the ~red wing," with exercise was reâ€" by Mre. M. E. Tippey ‘_ It could be a magic road to folâ€" lowâ€"as in the "Wizard of Oz"â€" it could be a flagâ€"decked street for a paradeâ€"or the confusion of many bright colored party balloons â€"â€"this path of real delight. Ald Girl Scout News Park, surrounding . Sheahen‘s Service Station at the corner of Park avenue and St. John‘s aveâ€" nue. Planted by Johnny Sheahen in 1938 from one package of hollyhock seed, with the seed gathâ€" breathâ€"takingâ€"â€"beauty. Inside the fence, and carefully mowed grass, making this the neatest and best caredâ€"for of all our Highland Park u‘d'mhyo‘rndwvn:thil in a town where many of its merâ€" chants try to make their business places beautiful and make our town worthy of its nameâ€"Highâ€" land Park. These men should be appreciation for their service, . Another outstanding example is the eyeâ€"catching row of red gerâ€" beautiful setting for their offices, with a trim lawn, hedges of Canâ€" toneaster, a pair of evergreens at the door. Farther down the street, the Alcyon Theater has three urns of geraniums and petunias. The First National Bank has had window boxes, planted by Bahr‘s, for about 25 years. This year, they are filled with vinca vines lining ‘the roof over the Peggy Gordon‘ Shop. Mr. Leon Harris, of Alden‘s, had those planted by Bahr‘s about three years ago, and has kept it up ever since, alterâ€" nating with evergreens in the winter titme. Next door to them, H. son and Mr. Russell Benedict fillâ€" edA_the space mund_‘d_sg flag pole tum for the Kiwanis club. Willâ€" etrist, has a window box built right into the front ofâ€" his new office building on West Central avenue, and keeps it planted with Japanese Yews. The Thrift Shop, in its new quarters, has good space to show off plantings of zinneas, dwarf . marigolds, and petunias. Next door to it, the V. F. W. has geraniumâ€"filled window boxes.â€" iams Florist, by the post office, has beautiful window boxes of begonias and variegated ivy. Last winter, they planted Japanese yews in the same boxes. Bahr Flower Shop also has an outdoor planting, with new grass on the parkway and fubs of geraniums. Kelley and Spalding,~ underâ€" takers, have a fine window box of geraniums and W. J. Seguin, funâ€" eral home, has a large â€"garden of petunias, geraniums, and orange Larson‘s Garage has had flower plantings for years, and this year they have planted white pansies atâ€"the corner, and have a thick row along the building of the Mexican Fire Busb, a soft, fluffyâ€" looking green now, "and a fiery red in the fall. Highland Park Motor Sales has a garden of petuâ€" nias and zinneas in front of their and Central avenue has an ambiâ€" tious garden of gladiolas, petunias, zinneas, marigolds, and even toâ€" matoes and salad greens. It is worth taking the time to inspect the garden of Domenic DeSanto, gateman for the Chiâ€" cago and Northwestern Railroad. It is right on Central avenue beâ€" dayslilies. show room. Gordon Leonard‘s Pure Oil Service Station, at the VCZJ center of town, and no one could have a more complete or attractive flower and vegetable people who care how our town looks, and may they inspire us all to do what we can.to keep the fuiness of a neighbor, due to take the witness stand in a forthâ€" coming case. "Wal," said the farâ€" mer, "I »wouldn‘t exactly say Jed was a liar. But I‘ll tell ye this; when it comes time to feed his hogs, he has to git somebody else to call ‘em fer him!" neat and beautiful. The city lawyer was questionâ€" ing Farmer Purdy about the truthâ€" Girl Scouts can be proud to live Phone HI 2â€"3804 BRAUN BROS. oL co. ies. Drâ€"_.E. Lang, optom: FUEL OIL THE PRESS Barber Shop Warblers Conclude Second Year With Suitable Rites Carl Howard~ (officially dubbed "Mr. Barbershopper of Highland Park") was acorded a letter of appreciation by the members, and presented with the society‘s offiâ€" cial emblem for past chapter presâ€" idents. The local â€"chapter will conâ€" tinue to meet: regularly at the Sunset Valley Golf club. Mr. Watkins, a widower only a short time, was seen by a friend in the company of a charming young woman at a local restauâ€" rant. The friend called Watkins aside and said "Say, don‘t you reâ€" member what your wife told you? If you ever went out with a woâ€" man after she died, she‘d claw her way out of her grave and haunt you the rest of her life?" ~But Watkins only laughed and the friend, puzzled, asked "What‘s so funny?" 3 so funny?" â€". | ‘"Well, Bill," Watkins replied, "F buried my wife face down, so let her dig away." : | Rel#able Laundry & Dry Cleaning Co. Quality Cleaners No more running up and down sui'n‘to tend your water heater . . . you‘ll gave your energy and keep cool while a automatic electric water heater supplies you with plenty of hot water. You‘ll have hot water ‘round the clock ... with no effort on your part at all! 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