Wilmette Chamber Session on Village Budget
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce holds a luncheon May 4 at Shawnee Country Club at 12 15 pm. Village President Harry C Kinne Village Manager Boyne H Platt and Trustee George F Iliff speak on The Village Budget with a practical local focus. Civic league attendees praised last week’s presentation and urge strong turnout by residents and taxpayers.
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Wilmette
Harry C. Kinne
Boyne H. Platt
George F. Iliff
Wilmette Civic League
Peterson Elected N. T. Board Head
Reorganization of the New Trier High School board followed April 11 elections. A. R. Peterson of Kenilworth was re elected president and Mrs. Elizabeth Farwell of Winnetka named secretary. Holdovers include Otto R. Barnett Glencoe John Ballman Wilmette. Ballman to chair finance with Mulford and Barnett. Farwell and Mulford join education committee. Barnett Farwell Ballman serve on buildings and grounds panel.
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New Trier
Elizabeth Farwell
Winnetka
Otto R. Barnett
Glencoe
John Ballman
Wilmette
Peterson
Farwell
Ballman
Mulford
Barnett
Gate weights stolen at Linden and Oakwood crossings
Police report at Linden avenue and Oakwood avenue crossings of the Chicago and North Western railroad. Weights removed from safety gates, crossings put out of commission. police closed approaches until repairs could be made.
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Linden Avenue
Oakwood Avenue
Chicago & North Western Railroad
President Elected and Officials Named for Lang Administration
The roster lists Vice-president Henry J. Brandt of 816 Forest Avenue Secretary H. E. Ringholm of 1539 Lake Avenue reelected Treasurer William D. Leary of 430 Tenth Street reelected.
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Lang
Henry J. Brandt
Forest Avenue
H. E. Ringholm
Lake Avenue
William D. Leary
Tenth Street
Knights of Columbus to attend Mass at St Joseph’s
Members of the Ouilmette council of the Knights of Columbus will receive communion in a body on Sunday May 3 at 8 o clock in St Joseph’s church Lake avenue and Ridge road Rev Arthur R Sauer chaplain will celebrate the mass Breakfast will follow in the new school basement Father Sauers chairs the arrangements aided by George White and Anton Ludovice.
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Ouilmette Council of the Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph’s Church
Lake Avenue
Ridge Road
Arthur R. Sauer
Father Sauers
George White
Anton Ludovice
New Members Elected by Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
The Wilmette Chamber of Commerce last met and elected four new members: James D. Crabb a contractor Jack C Slown an oil burner sales and service dealer T H Alexander owner of the Wilmette Dress Shop and L Morgan Yost an architect.
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Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
James D. Crabb
Jack C. Slown
T. H. Alexander
Wilmette
L. Morgan Yost
Suit to obtain site for Wilmette gas station
A mandamus suit filed in the Circuit Court seeks to force the Village of Wilmette to issue a permit for a gas station at Main Street Ashland Avenue and Sixteenth Street. Plaintiff Dempsey owner, Pure Oil to build. Bagley possibly to operate. Village cites zoning ordinance which classifies the site as B commercial, denying the permit and defending its zoning power.
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J. Edwin Dempsey
Edward H. Bagley
Pure Oil Products Company
Wilmette
Main Street
Ashland Avenue
Sixteenth Street
Dempsey
Bagley
Theft of Erickson Delivery Truck Reported in City
A truck from Erickson Delivery Service was stolen on Forest Avenue while a driver made a delivery at 1236 Forest. It carried groceries valued at 75 dollars from A S Van Deusen and George B Winter Inc. A man named Christianson later phoned that the truck was abandoned on Drake Avenue in Chicago, but the groceries were not.
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Erickson Delivery Service
Forest Avenue
A. S. van Deusen
Central Avenue
George B. Winter Inc
Christianson
Erickson Concern
Drake Avenue
Chicago
Correction: Miss Frances Rapp and Miss Betty Jane Browning photos swapped
Through a mechanical error in Wilmette Lire last week, the pictures of Miss Frances Rapp and Miss Betty Jane Browning on page 21 were transposed. Miss Rapp’s image appeared on the left and Miss Browning’s on the right, contrary to the caption lines.
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Wilmette Lire
Frances Rapp
Betty Jane Browning
Miss Rapp
Miss Browning
Wu- Mette Life
Eighth Graders to Meet New Trier Teachers Next Week
Prospective freshman class members from Glencoe Winnetka Wilmette and Kenilworth are scheduled for meetings with New Trier High School staff led by Wesley L. Brown and Deans Elizabeth Packer and Ella Shaw. Sessions run 3 p.m. at multiple township schools with later visits planned.
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New Trier High School
Wesley L. Brown
Elizabeth Packer
Ella Shaw
Brown
Frederick Kahler
Chester Persing
Central School
Glencoe
Skokie School
Winnetka
Arthur H. Howard
Wilmette
Byron C. Stolp
Kenilworth
Joseph Sears
Mr. Brown
New Trier
Wilmette Townsfolk Invite 25-Year Members to Feast
Wilmette residents who have lived in town 25 years are invited to an annual reunion and dinner. The event will be held Tuesday evening May 19 at the Masonic temple. Directors met in a special session led by President D. M. Gallie to arrange details and membership information is requested from Miss Jean Upson or Dr. D. M. Gallie.
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Wilmette
D. M. Gallie
Masonic Temple
Central Avenue
Jean Upson
Washington Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Chamber groups to move offices in Wilmette
The Wilmette Chamber of Commerce and First Federal Savings and Loan Association will relocate from 1137 Central Avenue to the ground floor at 1126 Central Avenue. The move is scheduled for May 1 as rooms are prepared for occupancy.
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Shawnee Club
Civic League
N. T. Board
Paul C. Lang
The
Wilmette Harmony
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CIA
North Shore
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