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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1936
Page
2
The article profiles Mr. Orner a former Wilmette Village clerk and Village president who remembers the shift from horse drawn transport to modern streets and the citizenship changes he witnessed over many years. He recounts events and people connected to Wilmette’s earlier days.
Mrs Walter C Doering of 1335 Chestnut avenue and her daughter Betsy Ann spent two weeks touring the east during Betsy s Easter vacation from Roycemore school. They visited Connecticut college in Conn Betsy has been accepted for admission next fall and were guests of Dr and Mrs F W Graef in New York City where several parties were held in Betsy s honor. They also viewed eastern colleges and returned to Cleveland where they were house guests of Mr and Mrs Charles McCrea.
Mrs Hubert E Holdaway of 723 North Est Avenue spent four days in Omaha Nebraska visiting her daughter Mrs Wayne Collins. After returning she proceeded to St Louis for another brief trip.
New Trier began its 1936 season by tying Deerfield 4 to 4 in extra innings before losing to Proviso 5 to 0. Both games were away. Weather halted the Deerfield game before a winning run scored. Battery was Glover and Roberts. in the Proviso game Bruhn started, Grater relieved after the second inning and Roberts was the catcher.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor Jr. of 431 Essex Road Kenilworth arrived home around April first from Berkeley California where they spent months with daughter Mrs W B Gerould. In December they visited Summit New Jersey with another daughter Mrs Frank A Gerould for Christmas then sailed to California via the Panama Canal remaining there through winter.
The North Shore Master Painters and Decorators association will hold a dinner meeting at Shawnee Country Club on Friday evening April 24.
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