Dorothy Lindgren Wins Lyons Township Music Camp Scholarship
Dorothy Lindgren of Lyons Township High School has been selected as the scholarship girl to attend Interlochen Music Camp in Michigan. In a letter to Mrs. Waldo G. Simonson, projects chairman, she expresses gratitude and describes her experiences. She holds first chair in cello, participates in sight-reading concerts, quartet work, and multiple orchestral ensembles, benefiting from two weekly private lessons.
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Lyons Township
Dorothy Lindgren
Interlochen
Mich
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Latticed Meat Pie Suggests Cheese Pastry Top
A recipe note describes frying a lattice top on a meat pie with strips of cheese pastry. It highlights pairing the lattice pie with ham or corned beef as particularly tasty.
Precautions for Motor Trips to Summer Resorts
The Greater Chicago Safety Council offers safety tips for drivers heading to summer resorts. Avoid high rear baggage that blocks vision and remove windshield stickers not legally required. Slow on loose gravel and never stop on curves or hill crests. If stopped at night, keep tail and parking lights on and avoid blocking them with your body.
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Greater Chicago Safety Council
Joseph F. Stech
Council
Stech
Gala Floor Show Planned for Corral Dance Night
High school couples only will be admitted to the August Amble dance at the Corral Friday night August 9. Dick Chase will host a color filled floor show featuring the Sophomore Chorus with Ann Phillips at the piano. Don King plans piano numbers and Kent Taylor will sing. Jim Polivka says Dick Martin's orchestra will play from 8 30 to 12 30. Decorations are by Pat Clark and several sophomore girls, with posters by Marjorie Mitchell displayed around the village.
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Corral
Ip Beit
Dick Chase
Chorus, Inc
Ann Phillips
Don King
Kent Taylor
Bing
Jim Polivka
Dick Martin
Pat Clark
Marjorie Mitchell
More People Are Receiving Social Security Benefits
Social Security benefits in the Cicero area rose by 462 since January 1, with 3219 people in force on June 30, 1945. Monthly benefits total $70,421.12, with women and children comprising over half. Lump sum payments of $86,451.68 were issued in the six months to June 30. The maximum old‑age benefit is about $44 monthly, and the highest possible combined retirement and wife benefit is about $66. Ruggles urged all over‑65 workers to contact the office to assess eligibility and timing, noting filing does not require immediate retirement.
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Cicero Social Security
Charles’ B. Ruggies
Cicero
Berwyn
Brookfield
Congress Park
Forest View
Hodgkins
Hollywood
LaGrange
LaGrange Park
Lyons
McCook
Riverside
Stickney
Western Springs
Ruggles
Pups to Compete For Cups Sunday
Puppies will compete in a four division puppy show on the grounds beside the Old Spinning Wheel restaurant on Ogden avenue near Hinsdale. The show sanctioned by the American Kerinel club begins at 8 o clock and features divisions for under 3 months 3 to 6 months 6 to 9 months and 9 to 12 months.
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Cocker’ Club
Spinning ‘Wheel
Ogden Avenue
Hinsdale
Scum in August: Duckweed and Algae Form Aquatic Life
In August the phrase Dog Days explains hot humid conditions. Scum forms on swamps ponds and streams from two plant groups: duckweed the tiny floating plants and algae the filamentous life. Algae support a food chain from protozoa to bass and crappies.
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Rome
Middle West
Flower Show This Week End at Garfield Park Conservatory
The Illinois Gladiola society hosts a two day flower show at Garfield Park Conservatory on August 10 and 11. Entries close at 12 30 Saturday with judging starting at 1 pm. Public hours run 2 30 pm to 9 pm Saturday and 9 am to 9 pm Sunday. Schedule copies available from show manager G L Pierce 486 South Summit Avenue Villa Park.
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Garfield Pay
Conservatory
Amyone
G. L. Pierce
South Summit Avenue
Villa Park
Lift Restrictions On Parcel Post To Overseas Points
Wartime limits on parcel post mail outside the United States are lifted effective immediately with weight and dimensional limits reverting to pre April 20 1942. Exceptions remain for Austria Bulgaria China Dodecanese Islands Eritrea France Germany Great Britain and Northern Ireland Greece Italian Somaliland Italy Japan Korea Netherlands Indies Philippines and Vatican City State.
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United States
Austria
Bulgaria
China
Dodecanese Islands
Eritrea
France
Germany
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Greece
Italian Somaliland
Italy
Japan
Korea
Netherlands Indies
Philippines
Vatican City State
Rice yield report across regions shows wide variation
Rice yields are reported to exceed 100 bushels per acre in Spain with 90 bushels in Italy, 80 in Japan, 60 in Egypt, and 45 to 60 bushels in the United States, indicating regional differences in productivity.
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Spain
Italy
Japan
Egypt
United States
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