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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
3
Sophomore halfback candidate De Correvont of Northwestern University gained five pounds while serving as counselor at Coach Jack Vance’s boys camp near International Falls this summer. His weight rises to 185 but should drop to about 180 by the season opener.
Al Keller and Tony Engels both of Wilmette and Gordon Engels of Highwood departed last Sunday for a motor trip to Wyoming, departing together for travel.
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Wilmette will hold Sunday services at 11:00 a.m. on August 6 in the 1003 Central avenue edifice with a Sunday school session at 9:45 a.m.
Mr and Mrs Norris Burchmore of Evanston announce the birth of their daughter Gail Margaret born Monday at Evanston hospital. Her mother is the former Margaret Wegner of Wilmette.
The July 30 lesson-sermon across Christian Science Churches centers on divine Love and eternal life. Key citations include Jude 1 21 and Jeremiah 31 3, stressing God s enduring love and drawing power. The Science and Health passages reaffirm God as universal eternal Love changeless and nonevil, guiding infinite Mind.
Mrs. Victor A Olson and three friends left Wilmette July 20 to attend the Sunday School Association conference at Cedar Lake Indiana representing the Evangelical Free Church of Evanston. Mr Olson and three others joined later for the convention's last day before returning home.
Miss Patricia Hughes of Wilmette registered at the Girl Scout Chalet in the Children's World during a New York World’s Fair visit. The Chalet reproduces Our Chalet, the international meeting place for Girl Scouts and Guides from around the world in Adelboden Switzerland.
Edwin Phelps of 260 Woodcourt is on a three month business trip to California and Nevada to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Sebring Phelps now in San Antonio Texas. Mr Phelps expects to return in September. Leslie C Harbison Jr and wife of 845 Michigan Avenue visited their daughters Sandra and Susan at the House of the Three Bears near Fond du Lac Wisconsin last weekend and hosted eight guests at a Deering’s house party.
Mr and Mrs Paul A Knaplund of Madison Wisconsin spent last week end visiting Mrs Knaplunds parents Mr and Mrs W J King of 611 Forest avenue Mr and Mrs Harry C Nicholls of San Diego California are visiting Mr Nicholls sister Mrs Harry J Himes of 801 Fifteenth street
Marion T. Martin announces 15 year old John Cummings Lindop Jr of Winnetka becomes the first junior associate of the North Shore Property Owners association formed to preserve the area's residential character. Lindop, a North Shore Country Day student, joins with other youths in civic affairs.
Joseph D. Steffens of 400 Prairie avenue was injured when his car left Ridge road near Wilmette avenue at 3:40 a.m. Monday and struck a telephone pole. John Carlson of 2606 Central Park avenue Evanston found him and took him to Evanston hospital with cuts a broken nose and a left arm laceration. Steffens said another car cut him off and did not stop.
Mrs Elizabeth B Nourse of Chicago will give a talk on How May Man Speak With God at 3 30 PM Sunday August 6 in Foundation hall Baha i Universal House of Worship Linden Avenue and Sheridan Road Wilmette The Children's Hour will be held Sunday morning at 11 o'clock in Foundation hall
Miss Cassie Empfield daughter of Mr and Mrs D Porter Empfield of 915 Greenleaf Avenue departs with two Grinnell College friends for a motor trip to Iowa. They will spend a week at a Grinnell house party and then travel to Sioux City for another week.
Mr and Mrs Alvin C Sandberg of Chicago formerly of Wilmette announce the engagement of their daughter Lois to Willard Nelson of Omaha Neb The engagement was announced at a tea on Sunday July 30.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Branch and their three children have returned to Omaha Nebraska after visiting Mrs. Branch’s mother Mrs. George E Shipman of Kenilworth for about five weeks.
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