Wilmette amends Village Plan to halt street widening
The Wilmette Village Plan was amended by unanimous vote at the Tuesday board meeting. The amendment removes any references to widening major streets and renames several streets including Ashland Avenue and Thornwood Avenue, eliminating planned widening and altering street designations.
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Wilmette
Wilmette Plan Commission
Village Board
Public Welfare Party
Carbon P. Dobbs
Michigan Avenue
Sixth Street
Maple Avenue
Sheridan Road
Park Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Prairie Avenue
Isabella Street
Illinois Road
Locust Street
Hibbard Road
Skokie Boulevard
Lakewood Avenue
Ashland Avenue
Ridge Road
Forest Avenue
Highland Avenue
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
Skokie Valley
Main Street
Twenty Third Street
Greenwood Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Thornwood Avenue
Dartmouth Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Hold Joint Luncheon by Wilmette Optimist and Rotary
The Wilmette Optimist and Rotary clubs held a joint luncheon at Shawnee Country Club on Wednesday. A lecture on astronomy was presented to attendees.
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Wilmette Optimist and
Rotary Clubs
Shawnee Country Club
Candidates Reply to Questionnaire in Wilmette election coverage
The Wilmette League of Women Voters publishes candidates replies on pages 22 to 24 of this issue. The questionnaire asks for personal views on issues in the village election on April 21. The non-partisan league aims to aid voters in analyzing candidates’ qualifications and attitudes.
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Wi_METrTeE Live
Wilmette Voters
Wilmette League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
Defeat of Vacating Alley Ordinance in Block 24
Village board defeated an ordinance to vacate part of a public alley in Block 24 bounded by Lake Avenue Ellenth Street Central Avenue and Tenth Street. Vote 3 to 2, four needed. One vacancy after Hans von Reinsperg’s death. Trustees DeBerard Snyder Van Inwagen voted yes Cazel Rennekar voted no.
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Lake Avenue
Eleventh Street
Central Avenue
Tenth Street
Hans von Reinsperg
W. W. DeBerard
Ruth Snyder
Stanton van Inwagen
Ernest C. Cazel
Carl Renneckar
Tenth
Eleventh
Fowler Haack Reelected to Wilmette Park Board
Henry Fowler of 1404 Forest Avenue and Henry J. Haack of 1228 Gregory Avenue were reelected as Wilmette Park district commissioners at the annual meeting as terms that expired in spring were renewed.
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Henry Fowler
Forest Avenue
Henry J. Haack
Gregory Avenue
Wilmette Park District
Wilmette Park district election results reported
Henry Fowler won 301 votes and Henry J. Haack 267 in the Wilmette Park district election held Tuesday. D C Leach, not on the ballot, received 77 votes. Other commissioners listed are Louis K. Gillson president C N Roberts and Floyd L Bateman.
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Park District
Fowler
Mr. Haack
D. C. Leach
Forest Avenue
Wilmette Park District
Haack
Louis K. Gillson
C. N. Roberts
Floyd L. Bateman
Students to Attend Wilmette Lutheran Convention
College students from across the country travel to Wilmette for the Lutheran Student's convention at St. John’s Church Wilmette and Park Avenues. Sessions set for April 18 and 19 include delegates from the Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America with Dr. Paul Bretscher of River Forest Normal School as principal speaker.
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Wilmette
St. John’s
Park Avenues
Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America
Paul Bretscher
River Forest Normal School
Debates Highlight Wilmette Village Campaign
The Wilmette Civic party issues a challenge to Carlton P. Dobbs of the Public Welfare slate to a free public debate with Frederick J Newey. They seek a sponsor such as the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce or Wilmette Civic League and set time and place pending acceptance.
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Wilmette Civic Party
Carlton P. Dobbs
Public Welfare Party
Civic Party
Dubbs
Frederick J Newey
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
Wilmette Civic League
Dobbs
Howard School
WitmerTre Liff
Candidate for Trustee Undergoes Operation
Floyd B. Weakly of 946 Locust Road, a Civic Party candidate for village trustee, is confined at St. Elizabeth's Hospital recovering from an appendix operation performed Tuesday. He had been facing the procedure for some time, relatives state.
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Floyd B. Weakly
Locust Road
Civic Party
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Weakly
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Chamber
Paul C. Bang
Alder Tighe
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