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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1939

Page

13

Fort Sheridan to Host Three Day Horse Show in September

Fort Sheridan prepares a three day event featuring forty one competitions across eight classes from September 2 to 4. Maj. Paul H. Morris leads the committee with Capt. Cary B. Hutchinson as secretary. Notable attractions include Maj. Isaac L. Kitts and his horse American Lady. Polo games will also be played Sundays at 3 30 in Fort Sheridan.

Fort Sheridan Paul H. Morris Cary B. Hutchinson Isaac _ L. Kitts United States Army Town and Country Equestrian Association Harms Woods Golf Harms Roads Middle West Maj P. H. Morris

Beach Arrest of Ernest Haines for Indecent Exposure

Ernest Haines 35 formerly of Wilmette was arrested by Kenilworth police for indecent exposure at the beach. Coast guardsmen aided the capture as he refused to exit the water. He faces a hearing before Justice of the Peace David Elmgren and questioning by the state attorney sex offense bureau.

Ernest Haines Wilmette Kenilworth U. S Haines Justice of the Peace David E. Elmgren State’s Attorney’s Office

Local Residents Return from Short Vacations

Miss Geraldine Hoffman arrives home from a three weeks vacation including two weeks in Colorado with parents and a week in Lexington Missouri visiting Miss Carey Ellen Boone. Duane Koenig son of Mr and Mrs Adolph Koenig visits Madison Wisconsin. Mr and Mrs George Halvorsen return from a two and a half week stay at Lake of the Woods Canada.

Geraldine Hoffman Forest Avenue Colorado Lexington Carey Ellen Boone Duane Koenig Adolph Koenig Maple Avenue Madison, Wis Koenig University of Wisconsin George L. Halvorsen Chestnut Avenue Lake-of-the-Woods Canada

Wilmette Library Adds Broad Range Of Volumes

The Wilmette public library expands its collection with many titles for pleasure reading. Notable fiction includes Bonefield April Boo Long Journey of the Flame Uncle Calebs Niece All the Brave Rifles and Death in Fancy Dress. Non fiction covers Children from Seed to Saplings World’s Oldest Writings and Dictionary of English Synonyms.

Wilmette Public Library Ann Whitmack Fierro Blanco Reynolds Soule du Bois Shepardson U. S Orr—Health Insurance Science and Luckiesh Conant Hegner Allen Calahan Monk Yates Hartnack North America Business Books Weiss Woodward Greene Nystrom Hurst Wright Tallmadge America Richardson Fielda Music Copland Bekker Richard Wagner Peterson Coulton Carr

Reinert and Pape Head to Denver for Two-Week Trip

Mr. Joseph Reinert and his nephew Arthur Pape left Saturday for Denver. They will be gone two weeks.

Joseph Reinert Arthur Pape Denver

Visitors from Canada entertain Winnipeg friends

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Anderson of 1130 Oakwood Avenue hosted Mr. and Mrs. A. Taylor of Winnipeg Manitoba for two weeks. Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Taylor were schoolmates in Scotland.

Canada J. C. Anderson Oakwood Avenue A. Taylor Winnipeg Manitoba Anderson Taylor Scotland

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