Wilmette Boys Go to Camp Custer for Citizens MilitaryTraining
Seventeen Wilmette youths entrained for Camp Custer Michigan, escorted by Col H C Boyden and Maj T E Bullivant. A St Augustine parish meeting briefed parents on the four year course and training, aiming to enroll 100 boys in 1925. The local recruiting committee led by Col Boyden plans continued growth in the Cook county district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmette
Michigan Central
Camp Custer
Ichigan
War Department
H. C. Boyden
T. E. Bullivant
St. Augustine's Parish
West Point
Colyden
Cook County
Evanston
Wilmette Prepares for Local Water Carnival
Wilmette plans a large water carnival for swimmers and bathers later this month. Arrangements are underway with races for form and distance and events such as boat tilt, water polo, water baseball, life saving demonstrations, and stroke exhibitions. Young participants practice daily, keeping details secret with smiles.
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Wilmette
Seceres
Waukegan Nine Defeats A. C. In Hotly Contested Game
The Wilmette A. C. lost to Waukegan by a score of 5 to 2 in a crowded contest. Waukegan opened with two runs in the first inning and added three more in the fifth. Wilmette answered with two runs in the third on Rosberg’s single and Barre’s home run. Kusmertz was spiked at the plate while attempting a tag. Next Sunday Waukegan faces Evanston Tigers in the city league.
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Waukegan
A. C
Wilmette A. C
Rosberg
Barre
Wilmette
Kusmertz
Evanston Tigers
Legionnaires Plan August Hospital Entertainment
Peter J. Huerter and Evanston posts coordinate with Winnetka Post No 10 to entertain disabled war veterans at the Great Lakes Naval Training Hospital on August 20. Residents of the north shore are urged to donate baskets of fruit for distribution to incapacitated veterans, with details to follow in this column.
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Winnetka Post
No. 10
American Legion
Wilmette
Peter J. Huerter
Evanston
War Veterans’ Organization
Great Lakes Naval Training _— hospital
Naval Hospital
North Shore
American Red Cross
Legion
Wilmette playground development cuts ridge bank for ground
Work on Wilmette municipal playground near Ridge school converts half of the quarter mile track into playable ground. An abrupt cut created a crescentshaped bank with 12,000 cubic yards of dirt moved. Costs totaled 13,713.81 for year ending March 31, 1924, with 12,973.27 spent in 1923 on labor, machinery, drains and backstop. Sewer and water mains were laid at no cost to the playground board.
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Wilmette
New Ridge School
W. A. Schuler
Myron H. West
The
American Park Builders
Local Children Invited to Sunday Kindergarten Class
Sunday August 3 marks the third session of the open air Kinder Garten at the home of Mrs. Douglas Smith Bluff Edge Hubbard Woods. Assembly at 10 30 o clock. Sessions continue each Sunday in August for north shore children interested in attending.
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Douglas Smith
Bluff Edge
Hubbard Woods
North Shore
Wilmette Chamber Secretary resumes work after course
Miss Ruth Forberg resumed her duties as secretary of the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce this week following a two week course for Chamber of Commerce secretaries at Northwestern university. About 250 secretaries attended the annual classes supervised by the School of Commerce.
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Ruth Forberg
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Northwestern University
School of Commerce
Return of Mrs Flannigan After Five Months in Europe
Mrs Charles W Flannigan of Chicago well known in Wilmette returned to Chicago on July 22 after a five months trip to Europe She received a private interview with the Pope at the Vatican during her travels
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Europe
Charles W. Flannigan
Chicago
Wilmette
Flannigan
Vatican
Wilmette Traffic Drive Enforces Parking and Speed Rules
Wilmette President Edward Zipf issues a village wide traffic order to police demanding strict enforcement of all regulations. The notice sets parking with left wheels to curb as a violation and requires headlights at night with arrest and prosecution for violators. Speed limits are 25 mph on Sheridan and Ridge, 20 mph in residential areas, 10 mph in business districts, with a general warning that violators will be prosecuted.
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Wilmette
President Zipf
Zipf
Sheridan Road
Ridge Road
Lake Avenue
Ridge and
Glen- View
Occ Craces
Edward Zipf
Pent
Wilmette Fire Chief Takes Vacation Near Appleton
Walter Zibble, Wilmette fire chief, left the village this week to enjoy a vacation near Appleton, Wisconsin. When asked if he was going away for vacation, he replied that a fine vacation would be staying close to home. He resides in the apartments above the fire house.
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Walter Zibble
Wilmette
Kutten Returns From Alaska Trip
Joseph J. Kutten of Kutten Brothers Coal returns to Wilmette after a three week tour of Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. He says Alaska weather mirrors Wilmette’s current season and notes the party visited several stops along the route.
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J. J. Kutten
Alaska
Joseph J. Kutten
Kutten Brothers Coal Company
Wilmette
Mr. Kutten
Pacific Northwest
Wilmette Tackles Boy Problem With Community Support
Wilmette leaders report a positive approach to youth issues at a Tuesday luncheon. Carl Renneckar lists four main boy problems: home conditions, street influence, physical and mental health. Local health, education, and police efforts, plus church and youth programs, are cited as effective.
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Wilmette
Jems
Carl Renneckar
Lake Shore Terrace
E. E. Moore
J. Harper
Lillian Dortham
Ren Mines
iFce Eathier
Fine Day for Work His Holiday Creed
Earl Orner marked his 23rd anniversary as station agent for the Chicago and North Western at Wilmette by working extra hours and joking with locals about humidity. He notes Wilmette’s growth from a small village to a major North Western suburban station and calls the community a big family. He fell ill at the station recently and returned to work the next morning at 7:30, Central Standard Time.
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Earl Orner
Wilmette
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Earl
Mrs W H B Stephens Dies After Major Operation
Mrs William H Stephens died Saturday morning at Mercy hospital in Chicago following a major operation last week. She had been recovering when a fatal heart attack occurred. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday with Rev Rbaeton Myers of Chicago presiding and Rev Francis C Stifler of Wilmette assisting. She is survived by her husband and a son Brice.
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William H. 5. Stephens
Broadway
Mercy Hospital
Chi
Mid-Summer Meditation Sermon at First Presbyterian
Rev. George P. Magill will preach on A Mid-Summer Meditation at First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning August 3 during 11 o clock services. The sermon is part of a popular series titled appropriate summer time sermons.
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George P. Magill
First Presbyterian Church
Wilmette Day Set for August 20 With Parade and Games
Wilmette Day, approved for August 20, will be the annual outing sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and formerly called New Trier Day. William Rossberger leads planning with Carl Sterner, George White, and George Baldwin assisting. events include a street procession, parade awards, carnival attractions, games for all ages, and a Wilmette A C baseball game versus an Inter-City league team. The grove at Ridge and Lake avenues will host the activities with stores closed for the community picnic day.
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Wilmette
Chamber of Commerce
Ridge and Lake Avenues
Wilmette A. C's
Chamber of Commercce
Burtner wins multiple awards at YMCA camp in Michigan
Robert Burtner son of Mr and Mrs R D Burtner 810 Oakwood Avenue returned from Camp Eberhart Corey Michigan with two silver medals and a swimming honor roll. He will be a junior at New Trier Township High School and earned a silver for largest fish in a casting contest and a silver in the camp singles tennis tournament.
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Robert Burtner
R. D. Burtner
Oakwood Avenue
Camp Eberhart
Corey
Michigan
Obert
New Trier Township
Carl Strides After Car Theft Prompting Pedestrianism
Carl E. Sterner conducts long hikes after his green touring car was stolen near the Village theater. He has had no word on the missing vehicle since the theft and asks that readers report the car if found. license 512-297.
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Carl E. Sterner
Carl
Reverend English to Preach at First Congregational Church
Rev. William F. English Jr of Wilmette, secretary of the American board for foreign missions, will preach at morning services during August while Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd, the pastor, is on vacation.
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William F. English, Jr
Wilmette
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
First Congregational Church
Stephen A. Lloyd
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M.T.C
KOLD
Col. Boyden
Ilmette
Col
A. L. Denman
Claude E. Fitch
George R. Harbaugh
R. Malcolm McKerchar
Dan G. Stiles
Winnetka
W. H. B. Stephens
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