Princess and the Swineherd at Village Green August 9
Miss Bushnell directs the play Princess and the Swineherd at Village Green playground on August 9. Cast includes Marjorie Etienne as the princess Marion Zorzi as the swine herd Grace Engels as the king's attendant Marion Hens as maid of honor Lorraine Napoli Henrietta Pape Eileen Barre and Virginia Sargent. All are invited.
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Miss Bushnell
Village Green Playground
Marjorie Etienne
Marion Zorzi
Grace Engels
Marion Hens
Lorraine Napoli
Henrietta Pape
Eileen Barre
Virginia Sargent
Alice Meyer
Village Green
Treasure Hunt List Read by Alice Barre at Village Green
Alice Barre describes a weekly treasure hunt at Wattman park and lists the items found last Saturday including a dog three cherry stones two worms a glass of water a brick a feather a bobby pin a raffia needle one piece of coal and one match at Village Green.
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Alice
Wattman Park
Alice Barre
Village Green
Local Playground Track Meet Draws Ribbons and Pride
Children at Wattman and Village Green playgrounds held a two day track meet on July 25 and 26. Events included the dash running broad jumps standing broad jump high jump and ball throw. Mary Woodbury notes the community pride in the ribbons awarded.
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Wattman
Village Green
Mary Woodbury
Annual Tennis Tourney for Seniors This Week
The annual tennis tournament for senior boys and girls was held this week in Vattman. Four winners advanced to the finals at Village Green with Alice Wagner from Vattman Park among the finalists.
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Vattman
Alice Wagner
Vattman Park
Jars Wrapped in Rope Paper Project at Wattman Park
At Wattman Park children gather jars of various shapes and sizes to cover with twisted rope paper. They use colored paper and egg beaters to create patterned vases, then shellac each piece. Marjorie Johnston coordinates the craft activity.
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Wattman
Marjorie Johnston
Wattman Park
Tough Dolores Lundy Finds Park Joy Despite Hay Fever
Dolores Lundy from Wattman park says she suffers hay fever and severe asthma in summer yet can still visit the park regularly in August by coping with symptoms and breathing through her mouth.
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Dolores
Dolores Lundy
Wattman Park
Village Green Children Visit Beach Day
The children of Village Green visited the beach by truck and Mr Davis car on Friday July 20. Fifty five or sixty five rode back in the truck.
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Village Green
Going to Beach Friday
Eileen Barre notes a trip to the beach on Friday with Mr Mackie driving the truck. The writer says they have a lot of fun when they go to the beach at Village Green.
Wattman Girls Baseball Win In Three Innings
It was a hot Tuesday July 24 as Wattman girls played their sixth game at Village Green. They cooled off under a sprinkler before a short three inning game, Wattman winning 27 to 9 for the four and one tally in the series.
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Wattman
Village Green
Vattman
Beatrice Leal
Vattman Park
Vattman Park Children Make Vases with Egg Beater Twist
Children at Vattman Park busy making vases from crepe paper twists. A clever idea using an egg beater halves the time required. Bottles take varied shapes such as jelly jars and peanut butter jars. Marcia Anderson reports from Wattman park.
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Vattman Park
Vattman
Marcia Anderson
Wattman Park
Village Green Hosts Wiener Roast for Children
Village Green playground hosted a wiener roast attended by over fifty children and several teachers. Teachers present were Miss Bierer Miss Buehler Miss Bushnell Miss Hoagland Mr Sinco and Mr Mackie. They roasted wieners and marshmallows and all had a good time.
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Village Green
Miss Bierer
Buehler
Bushnell
Hoagland
Sinco
Mackie
Marie Coutre
Vattman Senior Girls Craft Boucle Purses
Senior girls of Vattman park crochet purses from boucle yarn and crepe paper rope. Several finish their purses while many continue working. The paper rope for the jars is wound with an egg beater by Dorothy Davis Wattman.
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Vattman
Vattman Park
Dorothy Davis
Wattman Park
Vattman and Village Green Seek Summer Kickball Championship
Vattman has three wins and Village Green two after seven summer games. One more Vattman victory clinches the championship. Reported by Lucy Nilles at Vattman Park.
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Vattman
Village Green
Lucy Nilles
Vattman Park
Sand Modeling Contest at Wattman Park
James Schaefer announces a sand modeling contest at Wattman Park Beach on Friday August 3. A large group of children are expected to participate in the event and display creative sand sculptures.
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James Schaefer
Wattman Park
Wilmette Parks Delight Doris Carlson in Village Note
Doris Carlson writes from the village praising Wilmette parks and expressing preference for the local scenery over Chicago. She mentions enjoying a jar and a basket she is making, highlighting community greenspace and craft activity.
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Wilmette Parks
Chicago
Doris Carlson
Village Green
Organize Ball Team at Vattman Park Forms Midgets
David Leach notes Vattman Park hosts a newly organized baseball team named the Midgets and they are slated to play on Friday.
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Vattman Park
Midgets
David Leach
Village Green Wins Kickball Clash
On July 26 Colette Lundy of Wattman reports Village Green defeated us in a local kickball game, noting Village Green as the winners.
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Village Green
Colette Lundy
Wattman Park
Visit to Wattman Park by Wilmette resident
Jack Morris from Wilmette recalls daily visits to Wattman Park where he used to live. He expresses happiness at returning to the park during his stay and mentions visiting his cousin David Leach.
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David Leach
Wilmette
Jack Morris
Wattman Park
Helen ONeill Describes Weekend Projects At Village Green
Helen O Neill writes about making a paper mat and a picture frame and notes a treasure hunt on Saturday morning. She mentions plans for a sand modeling contest and recalls going to the beach yesterday.
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Helen
Helen O’neill
Village Green
Kickball Victory Over Watt Man Park Team
Patsy Welter reports a twelve inning style tense kickball battle at Watt Man Park lasting forty five minutes. Our side won 8 to 6 in a hard fought game.
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Wattman Park
Patsy Welter
Village Green
Plan Play at Vattman Park
Mary Elizabeth Bacon announces a good production at Vattman Park titled Mother Goose's School. The event promises an engaging play performed outdoors for local audiences.
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Vattman Park
Mother Goose’s School
Mary Elizabeth Bacon
MODELS DUCK IN SAND PRACTICE NOTICE
Juniors intermediates and seniors are practicing for a sand modeling contest on August 3. Marian Hens from Vil says I am making a duck.
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Marian
Village Green
Purses Made From Bias Tape At The Park
Lorraine Winkle describes making purses at the park using bias tape. She plans a pink and white purse and notes they are very pretty in a Village Green setting.
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Lorraine Winkle
Village Green
Pocket Books Project Underway by Village Girls
Older girls construct pocket books with Stella Keller nearly finished while Dorothy Etienne notes progress at Village Green. The endeavor showcases student creativity and community classroom activity.
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Stella Keller
Dorothy Etienne
Village Green
Local youth track meet sets multiple records at Village Green and Wattman Park
The event lists numerous first second and third places across age groups with winning times and distances. Marian Hens Dorothy Davis Douglas Huck lead in sprints and jumps with strong showings from Ruth Mestjian Mary Woodbury and others at Wattman Park Village Green and Vattman Park.
Local youths contest at Village Green with wide range of events
Park events note winners across ages in Village Green and Vattman park. Blanche Kreusch wins first in girls 10 and 11 long contest at Village Green with 16 feet. Peggy Butler tops girls 10 11 dash at Vattman park in 10.3 seconds. Boys and girls compete in 75 yard dashes and playground ball throws with multiple first place winners and distances or times listed for each age group. High jump results report tallies up to 4 feet 4 inches for older groups.
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Douglas Huck
Vattman Park
Roger Lynch
Village Green
John Mitchell
Dorothy Davis
Wattman Park
Blanche Kreusch
Alice Wagner
Beatrice Leal
Carter Hadley
Ray Tripicchio
Ray Ambler
Richard Farmer
Peggy Butler
Dorothy Ortegel
Harriette Jones
Florence Jaenes
Robert DeVinny
Earl Barre
Arthur Cicchini
John Hopp
Lucille Heerens
Mary Ann Miller
Doris White
Ann Sorre
Eric Samuelson
James Badger
Marcus Meier
Nancy Henderson
Martha Leach
Doree Hammond
Vattman
Betty Ericson
Mary
Woodbury
Anna Barre
Warren Peterson
Harlow Triplett
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