Sky Harbor to Welcome Rome Flyers in Chicago Parade
The city plans a grand Sunday welcome for Rome flyers Roger Q Williams and Lewis Yances after their New York arrival. A vast air fleet including blimps and a Zeppelin from Goodrich Rubber will escort fifty planes along Lake Michigan shore to Sky Harbor on Diamdee road west of Glencoe. The event features Ford Division units, a regimental band, and the American Legion drum corps with aviation leaders in attendance.
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Chicago
Rome
Roger Q Williams
Lewis Yances
New York
Scott Field
Paculow
Sky Harbor
Diamdee Road
Glencoe
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Goodrich Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Press Club of
Lake Michigan
Ford
Lansing
Roosevelt Road
Williams
Yancey
Loop
Ford Division
American Legion
Tri-Motor
Midland Club of Chicago
Clarence Rich
B. Gates Dawes, Jr
Eureka Security Fire Insurance Company
Charles Gates Dawes
RB. Gates Dawes
Pure Oil Company
Froman Smith
Paine Webber and Company
Kenneth Curtis
Curtis Lighting Company
Helen Spillane Wins Wilmette Girls Tennis Title
Helen Spillane, of 724 Ashland Avenue, defeated Elsie Paterson, 1724 Central Avenue, two sets to none 6-3 and 6-0 to win the Wilmette girls singles. Spillane qualified by beating Dorothy Bersch 6-2 6-3. Paterson beat Betty Barry to reach the final. A gold medal will be awarded Spillane at the playground board banquet. Paterson receives a silver consolation prize. Dudley C. Stone announces extended play for the men’s tournament with a deadline next week.
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Helen Spillane
Ashland Avenue
Wilmette
Elsie Paterson
Central Avenue
Miss Spillane
Dorothy Bersch
Miss Paterson
Betty Barry
Playground and Recreation Board
McDaniel Injured in Kenilworth Auto Crash Monday
Robert Bob McDaniel manager of the news stand and cigar store at 617 Mary street Wilmette suffered severe left knee injury and a broken something after his car crashed into an anchor air that supports a telephone pole near Melrose avenue and Richmond road Kenilworth. He was delivering papers when the crash occurred around 2 pm and was taken to Evanston hospital for treatment. The car front was damaged and the crash was blamed on the steering wheel locking.
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Robert
Bob” McDaniel
Mary Street
Wilmette
Melrose Avenue
Richmond Road
Kenniaworth
McDaniel
Kenilworth
Evanston Hospital
American Opera Triumph in Paris Leads with Preston
Howard E. Preston of Wilmette a Chicago Civic Opera member helped headline performances of Frank Harling's A Light From Saint Agnes at Theatre des Champs-Elysees. The production marked the first American opera staged in France with Preston in the role of Michel praised as a knockout by critics.
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Howard E. Preston
Wilmette
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Paris
Frank Harling
Saint Agnes
Theatre Des Champs-Flysees
France
Mr. Preston
Philadelphia Opera Company
Raffaelo Diaz
Metropolitan Opera
Pany
Howard Preston
Michel
Lohengrin
Rev M Grether Preaches at Oak Park Presbyterian Church
The Rev M Grether assistant minister of the First Presbyterian church Oak Park will occupy the pulpit at the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning August 4 at 11 o clock. He will preach throughout August during the absence of Dr Clyde Randolph Wheeland the pastor.
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M. Grether
First Presbyterian Church
Oak Park
Clyde
Randolph Wheeland
Water Carnival Entries Close Monday At Wilmette Beach
The Wilmette beach and Recreation Board plan a third annual water carnival on August 8 at 2 30 pm with entries closing Monday evening. Registrations are accepted at the beach or recreation office. Events include 20 yard and 40 yard swims, 100 yard breast stroke, and the 880 yard north shore championship. Gold silver and bronze medals will be awarded along with swimming suits for the first three 500 point scorers in the summer beach contest.
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Wilmette Beach
Wilmette
James Wrenshaw
Daniel M. Davis
North Shore
Bill Holmes
Robert Meter
Minister undergoes goiter operation at Augustana Hospital
The Rev. Herman W. Meyer pastor of St. John's Lutheran church Wilmette had a goiter operation at Augustana hospital Chicago Friday of last week. He is expected to return home next week and plans a vacation once recovered.
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Herman W. Meyer
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Wilmette
Augustana Hospital
Chicago
Meyer
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Airport Air Fleet
Paterson
Rev. M. Grether
Presbyterian Church
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