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Highland Park Press, 25 Jan 1951, p. 3

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bet," the story of the author and his wellâ€"known father‘s much pubâ€" licized trip to Tibet in 1949; and John Dos Passos‘s, "The Prospect Before Us," which he finds as "one of mighty effort against great odds but . ... not all black." Reflections on current evena are also voiced in A. J. Toynbee‘s "War and â€" Civilization," which points out that preparation for an execution of war has caused ‘the breakdown of every civilizaâ€" tion employing it; A. Wigfall Green‘s ‘‘The Epic of Korea," which sharply underlines the isâ€" sues at stake in Korea; and Ellis M. Zacharias‘ "Behind Closed Doors," which reviews Russia‘s moves in various areas of the world and evaluates Russian and U. S. strength. . Philosophical meditations â€"of man form theâ€"content of Antoine de Saint Exupery‘s "Wisdom of the Sands," translated by Stuart Gilbert from the French. On a lighter shelf for those with a yen for human interest stories, adventure, or just plain humor are Gilbreth‘s "Belles on their Toes," er by the Dozen;" Louise Rich‘s "My Neck of the Woods," a conâ€" tinuing record of the author‘s life in the Maine woods; new Benchâ€" Kaltenborn‘s "Fifty Fabulous years," a compound of personal history, American history and world history; Lowell Thomas, Jr.‘s "Out of this World, Across Library Offers Books For Winter Evenings Winter evenings, it would seem, were meant to be disposed of leisurely, The Highland Park Public Library suggests as a recipe for these evenings books, books to mull over, and books to relax with; books to augment one‘s hobâ€" by, books to expand one‘s educaâ€" Currently affording material for serious thought are the folâ€" Iowin_g bt‘)oksrnow at the library: ‘The father is a furrier and used to go each summer to northern Alaska to buy his furs. The son was an engineer on a merchant marineduring the past war and has the rank of Lieutenant. He Both father and son of the famâ€" ily are always experimenting, and they have a very interesting little three sided ;house, one side open for air and sunshine. There are shelves all loaded with large and small pots, each containing someâ€" thing in the experimental stage. Moisture, fertilization and growth are what they are looking for. / raspberries, black berries etc., and a prune tree that bears apricots (grafted of course). Then one cannot help but notice the beautiâ€" ful pepper trees and the rows of The house is in the center of a huge garden plot which contains a riot of blooming flowers. There is even a black lily. On the other valleys where the sunsets are simply beyond deseription. parture from the ranch, ‘This California ranch is in a most beautiful spot. On one side one looks up to Old Baldy, with its crown of snow, and from the other side one can see for miles * FRESH MEATS AND POULTRY 635 CENTRAL AVENUE â€" PH. HL 20597 Phone HI 2â€"3804 Thayer‘s Dairy & Delicatessen orange and other fruit FUEL OLL * ICE CREAM (our own make) IF YOU LIKE GOOD THINGS TO EATâ€" GET ACQUAINTED WITH THE Written for the practical side of entertainment is Nellie Thompâ€" son‘s "High Times," a handbook of 700 suggestions fer social actiâ€" vities for the teenâ€"age set priâ€" marily. _ ~â€" s 7 ley portraits in "The Reel Benchâ€" ley," and another lighthearted family story in Felicia Lamport‘s "Mink on Weekday‘s." First of a proposed annual collection, "Best Humor, 1945â€"1950" includes conâ€" tributions from Celeveland Amâ€" ory, Benchley, Langston Hughes, S. J. Perelman, Ogden Nash, and H. T. Webster. Adventure stories par excellence are Allcard‘s "Sinâ€" gleâ€"handed Passage," Paul. Brickâ€" hill‘s "Great Escape," Williant S. Moss‘ "Ill Met by Moonlight," and Thor Heyerdahl‘s "Konâ€"tiki." The Eternal Question Jimmy, seven, dropped in. Maybe He bent above his tiny task, Then, straightening, triumphantly, Announced: "I think he looks like He feigns delight unending. . . . The dog does not dissimulate. His growling warned of danger. Contrariwise, a man conceals He looked like such a friendly their garden on January 7th, 1951, when the newspapers were full of zero weather in so much of our country. ‘The Christisa Scleace Montsor o...--.u.n-â€"u.-.m The man goes on pretending. My amity was fleeting. r, while he wagged a : l.n“ a cheery greeting . . . the letrers start. Then mwdmm flhmm enjoy this daily -ull‘m world news . . . and as neces sary as your HOME TOWN Use this coupon for a Special Introductory subscription â€"26 listen Tuesday nights over ABC m Christian Please sead me am introductory subâ€" BUY U. S. SAVINGS BONDS paper in the U. S. . . ." "'.V‘*thlhnfi- ’Nn.:;bc.hm and fair. . .« . "I‘he Monitor surely is a does heâ€" look like?" he â€"&.C.0. R.B.0. licity; Mrs. John Seabury, corresâ€" ponding secretary; and Mrs. John Channer, representative to the junior board. Several new members have also been welcomed into the group during 1950. They include Mrs. Bartholomay,. Mrs. Boehm, Mrs. new officers for 1951 occupied an important part of the meeting, and taking the gavel as the new president was Mrs. Robert Nereim. president; Mrs. Andrew Timson, second vice president; Mrs. Robert Bartholomay, recording secretary; Mrs. Glenn Keats, member. at care for needy mothers, and it is the responsibility of the #mg group to have two members attend on . alternating Mondays for apâ€" proximately four hours each time. They assist the doctor and nurses on duty in the examining room, office work. Robert Boehm. Installation of is maintained by the Infant Welâ€" Shows 100% Attendance At Chicago Clinic } Members of the Highland Parkâ€" pointâ€"with pride to their 1950 recâ€" ord of 100 per cent attendance at Coâ€"hostesses for this first meetâ€" is PAST / modern electric range to help you beat the clock. Cooking gets under way in a hurry on today‘s newest ranges because an initial surge of heat brings the unit to fuill cooking temperature quickly. If your time is precious (and whose isn‘t)â€". .. cook the speedy electric way! See the new electric ranges at your dealer‘s or our Convenient Terms . . . on your monthly Service Bill THE PRESS of is comsidered one of the major honors at the college. Miss Laing, a sophomore, is a member of Kappa Delta sorority. director who founded the organâ€" ization in 1930, will conduct. lembenhlp in the touring choir MEMBER OF LAWRENCE CHOIR 1 Kathie Laing, 274 E. Park aveâ€" nue, is among the 73 members of the Lawrence college choir which will go on â€"tour of metropolitan eoncert halls for its 21 consecuâ€" tive year. Concerts will be given in Chicago on Darch 5, Kenosha, March 6, and Milwaukee, March Reebel, Mrs, Howard R. Will, and Miss Nancy Bock. > lnypln:"-ndh:mdlc coming events, including a forâ€" mal gpring dance, a picnic, an inâ€" _lonullnnp;ty.ndthunul A Surprise Awaits You If You Have Not Visited THIS BEAUTIFUL GARDEN CEMETERY Northshore Garden of Memoriesâ€" GREEN BAY ROAD & 18TH ST. PHONE MAJ. 1067 PRESS WANT ADS GET RESULTS VERY REASONABLE can count on Por Insfance: You can make cocoa in 3 MINUTES:! // goodbye to John Keim and Jerry Olson who are to leave soon for active duty in the Navy. Yacht Club To Enjoy Saturday, February 3 Midwinter event for the North Shore Yacht Club will be a smorâ€" gasbord dinner and dance at the Swedish Glee Club in Waukegan, cuisine is reputed to be the best Mrs. Josephine Pearson, club soâ€" cial chairman, assisted by Mr. and & Dry Cleaning Co. Phone HI 24551 day, January 28th at 9:45 a.m. chosen for his sermon topic "Footâ€" work." The Methodist Youth Felâ€" lowship will meet at 6 p.m. and Mike Cummings will be in charge Rev. Albertson To Parkâ€"Highwood will convene Sunâ€" adult division. At the 11:00 o‘â€" elock morning worship, the pastor, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 and 12 noon. + Holy Days â€" 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 10:00. Weekdaysâ€"6:80 â€" 8:15. Decrfield & Green Bay Rds. Fridays and Holy Days Bernard E. Burns. Morrison, Pastor. CONFESSIONS it

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