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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1929

Page

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Plan for Western Wilmette Mail Delivery Expansion

Post Office inspectors J. E. Kenny and C. H. Burrows with Postmaster J. E. Shantz survey Wilmette west of Ridge road to extend delivery. The plan adds area from north to south limits west on Glenview to Westmoreland Golf Club and Lake avenue to Locust road, including Indian Hill Estates. Residents outside must install box posts at convenient intersections and obtain house numbers from the village. Delivery expected by July 1, 1929.

J. E. Kenny C. H. Burrows Joseph E. Shantz Wilmette Ridge Road Mr. Shantz Glenview Road Westmoreland Golf Club Lake Avenue Locust Road Indian Hill Estates Shantz Greeley Avenue Elmwood Thornwood Kenilworth Avenues Illinois Road Thornwood Avenue Ashland Chestnut Kenilworth Beechwood Wilmette Post Office

Night school ends for foreign birth students in Wilmette

The civics department of the Woman's club of Wilmette held the night school closing last Monday with about eighty five attendees. Teachers added ice cream and cake to make the session more social.

Civics Woman's Club of Wilmette

Kenilworth Educator Edward J. Phelps Elected New Trier Board President

School Board Head Edward J. Phelps of Kenilworth was elected president of the New Trier High School Board of Education, succeeding J. R. Gathercoal of Wilmette. Phelps has served eleven years on the board and retired January 1, 1929 as president and manager of the Northern Trust Safe Deposit Company after thirty one years. He plans to devote more time to New Trier's interests.

Edward J. Phelps Kenilworth New Trier High School Board of Education J. R. Gathercoal Wilmette Phelps New Trier Board Northern Trust Safe Deposit Company New Trier High School

Layton to Play Billiard Match at Shawnee Tonight

Johnny Layton world champion three cushion billiardist will face C A Storer director of players for the National Billiard Players association this evening in the Shawnee Country club ball room. The program includes a lecture on the diamond system and a demonstration of fancy shots followed by a table dhote dinner at 6 30.

Johnny Layton Shawnee C. A. Storer National Billiard Players Association Shawnee Country Club

In This Issue Automobile News and More

The page lists sections across topics including Automobile News on pages 45 to 49, Boy Scout Affairs on page 30, Book Comment on page 42, Church Items on pages 52 and 53, Editorial Shore Lines on page 36, Junior Life on page 50, Sports Recreation Ed on page 54, Society News on page 38, Travel Corner on page 44, and Theaters on pages 63 and 68.

Automobile News Boy Scout Hei RG Soenies Te Ween Shore Lines Society News Travel

Daylight Saving Time Begins Sunday Across Community

Turn your clock ahead one hour this Saturday night as clocks jump to 2 A M Sunday. Churches across the community will hold services on the new Daylight Saving time, and those who miss the change may wake up an hour late.

Purchase of Glenview Tract for Curtis Flying Field

R M Johnston and company Wilmette realtors represented buyers in the purchase of 136 acres south of Lake Avenue adjoining the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway. Chicago Air Terminals Inc tied to Curtis Flying Service bought the land for a Chicago flying field with 294 acres across Lake Avenue. Total land investment about 750000 dollars with improvements near 250000. Wyatt and Coons of Glenview represented the sellers.

R. M. Johnston and Company Wilmette Realtors Lake Avenue Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Glenview Chicago Air Terminals, Inc Curtis Flying Service Chicago Curtis Service Wyatt and Coons

New Trier Honors T N T Club and Society Members

New Trier High School announced its honor society and T N T club members at an assembly. The T N T club selects upper ten percent scholars from both genders and honors 12 girls and 12 boys this year, with six seniors and six juniors in each group and six holdovers.

New Trier High School Honor Society T. N. T. Club Jane Barr Wilma Borovicka Faith Burge Ruth Drayer Martha Etzbach Josephine Farley Margaret Gordon Marion Hilpert Betty Holmes Eldora Hopkins Elizabeth Kelley Marie Koepke Lottie Kuenkele Janet Marshall Annie i Edith Taylor Dorothe West James Baker George Brown Robert Brown Dorland Davis Paul Drebes John Fetcher William Gibson Jack Kaufman Bob Marcus Morton Mergentheim Kenneth Moeller John Reynolds Frank Roth Warren Schmid Roy Wilcox Steven Windes Carl Hall Leena Johnson Grace Stanley New Trier Mary Louise Cotton Gretchen Drever Martha Teacher Mary Elizabeth Townsend John Spetak Martin Cassell Leon Dickinson Alan Hoagland Beth Brower Jean Forrest Louise Hubsch Janet Shepard Jean Thackeray Willa Snyder John Atwood Tom Hicks Marshall Ling Arthur McIntosh Carleton Schroeder Richard Schuettge Mary Forrest Mary Elizabeth Parker George Cogswell Hunter Hicks Morris Nelson Way Thompson Arthur Wienecke

Benefit bridge at Mrs. Yarian home announcement

The Lake Shore Conclave order of True Kindred No. 57 will hold a benefit card party tomorrow afternoon at 1021 Central avenue. The event features bridge five hundred and banco with prizes and refreshments and a charge for admission.

Lake Shore Emmett D. Yarian Central Avenue

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