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Highland Park Press, 21 Dec 1950, p. 3

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Studebaker Sales & Service Ravinia Motors, Inc. Howard Moran |l| -r.|...;|. o.n-, Service Plumbing & Heating Phone Glencoo 532 CENTRAL AVE. , Merry x â€"Christmas 314 GREEN BAY RD. calt? 19504« REPEAT THE THIS CHRISTMAS. 22â€"24 So. First St. 512% Tel. HL 2â€"1854 Tel. HI. 2â€"0271 .*hm SHERONY HARDW ARE To all in our town May you enjoy a â€" M KB II Fon "2.3& Ill 200 GREEN BAY RD. Ma scrubbing the house And making life irksome For microbe and mouse. At the door, Pa sheds rubbers And tiptoes with care. He‘s even forbidden His favorite chair. Head tied in a kerchief, . A scowl on her map, Ma‘s household engrossment Spoils Pa‘s Sunday nap. Monday morn at fourâ€"thirty There arose such a clatter He jumped from his bed To see what was the matter. A noise from the parlor, A thump and a crash. . . . With a catapult downward, Pa made a wild dash, When what to his wondering Eyes did appear? Ma perched on a ladder "I‘was the week before Christâ€" At the glass chandelier. Then, hopeless, he wondered If Ma was a‘fixin‘ To wash, the whole world. What a prancer, a vixen! And he vowed that, come Springâ€" Recourse would be flight. Every season meant }Cfl!bbill‘: Duke City is in the throes of Christmas shopping. To me, a midâ€" westerner, it is difficult to think of Christmas under waxy blue skies and bare ground. Iâ€"ani fascinated by the types of Christmas shoppers I see. The other day in the toy section of a big store I enjoyed a bit of banâ€" Merry Christmas? ? GOOD NIGHT! â€" 290 Greeawced Avenue Marmalade ter between Santa Claus and a dignified old lady. r Two ladies entered the almost deserted (at that hour) aisle of dolls, electric trains ete. The younger was smartly dressed and escorted an elderly woman whose gray locks.escaped her feathered hat and hung in sad wisps about her wrinkled face. She walked haltingly and seemed bewildered at the display about her. No doubt she was remembering simpler Christmases, She seemed pensive. Santa Claus spied her and quite suddenly he called out: . "Hiâ€"yah, Grandma; come over here." ‘ Evidently a lady of the old school, she raised her head a bit higher, chin firm, But she could not resist the Christmas spirit. Cautiously she looked about, then turping to Santa saluted him with a hearty laugh as she said: years!" Wesley Carolers Will Visit Shutâ€"Ins "Look, you old rascal, I‘ve known -’H about you these many A ‘bright and ;uppy Christm'is, youâ€"all. â€" The confirmation class of the Wesley «Methodist church will meet Saturday, December 23rd in the pastor‘s study, and the young people will meet in the basement at 10:00 a.m. for their weekly workshop. At 7:00 p.m. everyone is invited to share in the annual custom of visiting the homes of the shutâ€"ins with songs of Christmas. Be sure to wear warm clothing and meet at the church promptly â€"at 7:00 p.m. urges Mrs. Ira Breakwell, chairâ€" man of the caroling. A dentist is about the only man who can safely tell a woman when to open and shut her mouth, €12Â¥)0ne wants 4o Electrical Gift !i & Dry Cleaning Co. Phone HI 2â€"4551 MORAINE SERVICE STATION % Yuletide. "LV 5L. ,",! May your . ~" happiness PQR ti&.p #/ Always, THE P RESS3 TEL HIL 2â€"1047 putyolthdhlmnoiboe- enbu-:fl.‘l?m-iflqoinhrp has plann an afternoon of ghrist.nuurvh.nme-mdn- _ The party will be held at Recreâ€" ation Center, 120 N. Green Bay road at 3 p.m. In charge of plans for the afternoon are Mrs. Frank Ronan, chairman, Mrs. Cora St. John, Mrs: Rachel Kronthal, Mr. Henry : Keys, and Mr. Robert Merriman. The committee will be assisted by the Golden Circle board conâ€" sisting of: Mrs. Orray P. Knight, Mrs. M. G. Fisher, Miss Deane White, Miss Cora Hendee, Miss M. B. Walther, Mrs. Darrell Beam, Mrs. Frank Selfridge, Mrs. James Reilly, Mrs. James Lyman, and Miss Musa I. DeMouth. freshments. The Chicago Commons auxilâ€" iary will provide refreshments and transportation for the afternoon. Girl Scouts from the Highland Park Council will serve. Library Presents History Of Theatre ‘"Theater â€" From Ritual to Broadway," an exhibition preâ€" pared by the editors of "Life" magazine, will be on view at the Highland â€" Park Public library through December 31. The exhibit traces the history of theater from its beginning in anâ€" cient ritual to its present familiar form in the Western World and undertakes to suggest some of the reasonsâ€" religious and socialâ€" for theater‘s perennial and univerâ€" sal appeal. ; Twentyâ€"five panels, which make up the exhibit, are arranged .in four sections: "The Beginnings of Theater," "Tragic Theaters," "The If some people had more horse sense they could say, ‘nay" a lot oftener. Perennial Life of Comedy," and "‘Theater in the Modern World." woman sure can settle him. trouble begins when you catch Man is nothing but dust, and a HIGHWOOD, ILL 110 8. FIRST ST. technical staff has had a minimum of 10 years experience 505 CENTRAL AVE. in Oelâ€"Craft Delevision Service We positively guarantee television set repairs regardâ€" radio and television : manufacturing corporations. Real know how saves you dollars and assure results. Tel:â€" HIL 23378 ® AUGUST MEYER BAKERY Thanks for your patronage KLEEBURG BUICK, Inc. 1 : x during the year and a Merry Christmas _ . 4 xz 4 to you allâ€" To all the good people of our town we wish the sum of all happiness. .TEL HIL 2â€"0193

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