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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1936

Page

2

Safety rules issued for cycling and skating by Chicago groups

Children receive safety rules on bicycle and roller skating from the Chicago Motor Club via schools and civic groups. The card list urges obeying traffic laws, signaling, using lights and reflectors, avoiding riding with others on moving vehicles, and dismounting to cross busy intersections. Skating tips warn against hitching to vehicles, skating in streets, or carrying sharp objects, and emphasize blocking streets for play.

Chicago Motor Club Charles M. Hayes Motor Club Trafic

Insurance ad touts 40 percent policy plan savings

Norman R. Williams, North Shore agent for State Farm Mutual Auto Ins, promotes a continuous policy plan claiming about 40 percent cost cuts. Legal Reserve rated A-Plus by Best's, with Coast-to-Coast service and authorized representation. Contact Glencoe 246, Highland Park 1478, Deerfield 250.

Norman R. Williams North Shore State Farm Mutual Auto Ins. Co Legal Reserve Best's Tel Glencoe Highland Park Deerfield

Birds as insect enemies and their value to mankind

Orval Simpson argues birds control pests and defend crops. He cites USDA data on insect and mouse losses, lists stomach findings from 5,000 birds showing mosquitos, caterpillars, lice, and ants hunted by species such as purple martins, cuckoos, warblers, and flickers, and urges protection over hunting.

Orval Simpson Winnetka Izaak Walton League U. S. Department of Agriculture United States U. S Department of Agriculture

Dubbs Family Return from Bermuda Easter Trip

Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Dubbs of 1004 Michigan avenue returned Saturday from Bermuda with their daughter Betty and friends from Wellesley college. They revisited son Carbon P. Dubbs Jr. in Boston near MIT, who expects to graduate this June. The couple then left for Los Angeles to visit Mr. Dubbs' mother for about three weeks.

Bermuda C. P. Dubbs Michigan Avenue Betty Wellesley College Carbon P. Dubbs, Jr Boston Massachusetts Institute of Technology Carbon Dubbs, Jr

Home Arrival of Mrs. Cowdery from Los Angeles

Mrs. E. G. Cowdery of 245 Sheridan Road Kenilworth returned home with Mrs. William B. McConnell who accompanies her and lives with her after spending the winter in Los Angeles California.

West E. G. Cowdery Sheridan Road Kenilworth Los Angeles Calif William B. McConnell McConnell

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