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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1928

Page

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Wilmette Day popularity contest leads in final stage

Wilmette Day popularity race standings show Jane Krier leading with 720,700 votes and Howard Herbon ahead in the boys’ category by 36,100. The contest closes tomorrow with a parade and public announcement at Wilmette Day events.

Jane Krier Howard Herbon Wilmette Day Wilmette Miss Krier Herbon Elmwood Avenue Margaret Huerter Schiller Trave Deteseas Marcella Kummer Washington Avenue Clara Hoopenaee Wilmette Avenue Isabel Haskin Wilmet

Wilmette Day Parade Prep At Four Playgrounds

Four Wilmette playgrounds prepare for the Wilmette Day parade with large delegations and a morning float. The competition offers a Teatro del Lago party prize and a playground cup, to be won permanently after three victories.

Hamlin Teatro del Lago Wilmette Wattman Park Wilmette Beach Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board Wee Playgrounds

Kenilworth Village Board Meeting Set for August 8

The regular monthly Kenilworth Village board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday night August 8. The session will cover standard village business and public comment.

Kenilworth

Property list items for multiple residents and values

The fragment lists Howard Herbon 919 Twelfth Street with an amount .00 and Leon Steffens 1525 Wilmette Avenue with a coded value .c0cee, Chester Hanson 822 Elmwood Avenue with garbled text, Arthur Meier 2107 Washington Avenue with 168 500. The content resembles a damaged property or tax ledger with mixed addresses and a currency figure.

Howard Herbon Twelfth Street Leon Steffens Wilmette Avenue Chester Hanson Elmwood Avenue Co Arthur Meier Washing Wee Ton Avenue

Wilmette Day Events at a Glance

Wilmette schedule lists a morning band concert parade at 9 30 a m playground baseball and an afternoon band concert Children’s parade races a baseball game Wilmette against Kenosha selections by drum and bugle corps and open air dancing at 8 p m

P. m Drum and Bugle Corps

Librarian Miss Whitmack Returns to Wilmette Library

Miss Anne L. Whitmack, librarian on duty, returns from a six week trip beginning June 17 spent at Western Reserve University Cleveland studying German. She visited a friend in Detroit before resuming duties Monday morning. A new book order was placed Monday with names to be announced later.

Anne L. Whitmack Wilmette Public Library Wilmette Western Reserve University Cleveland

Wilmette Day Parade Set for August 8 Big Village Celebration

Wilmette plans its annual Wilmette Day on Wednesday August 8 featuring a morning parade starting at the Village Hall with over twenty floats. A 1:30 children’s parade, baseball games, and open air dancing follow, plus a band concert and prize awards for best floats and humorous entries.

Wilmette Deerfield Earl E. Orner E. C. Cazel Paul A. Hoffman Hans von Reinsperg Gordon F. Wilson C. M. McDonald Albert L. Grinnell Judson F. Stone Wilmette State Bank E. B. Knudtson First National Bank Wilmette Ice Company Ridge Electric Company Wilmette Playground Deerfield Municipal Band Twen

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