Voters Defeat Tax Increase Proposals in New Trier Township
In a decisive vote, New Trier Township High School voters rejected two tax rate increases. Proposals to raise education levy from 1.0% to 1.5% and building levy from 0.375% to 0.5% failed, with about 386–726 and 366–723 counts. The defeat occurred in all four villages amid a strategic campaign arguing necessity to avoid further school funding cuts.
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New Trier Township
Wilmette
Winnetka
Kenilworth
Glencoe
Glenecoe
Birthday Dinner Dance for Miss Peggy Lou Doering
Miss Peggy Lou Doering 1335 Chestnut avenue hosts a birthday dinner dance honoring her birthday. Twenty four guests are invited to Exmoor on Saturday August 11 for a social event at the residence.
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Peggy Lou Doering
Chestnut Avenue
Exmoor
Guest preacher to lead service at First Presbyterian
In Mr Veneklasen's absence the First Presbyterian church will have Rev Willis B Townsend of Roseland Presbyterian conducting Sunday services. His sermon titled Masters or Mastered will address authority and control in daily life.
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Veneklasen
First Presbyterian Church
Willis B. Townsend
Roseland Presbyterian Church
James T. Veneklasen
First Presbyterian Church of
Wilmette
Grand Haven
Mich
New Trier High Board Seeks 735000 Tax Levy
At its regular meeting the New Trier Township High School board approved an annual levy totaling 735000 dollars, split into 525000 for educational purposes and 210000 for building. The figure matches recent years and may change once assessed valuations are known.
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New Trier Township
Recreation Director Begins His Vacation
Daniel M. Davis Wilmette recreation director will leave Saturday noon with Mrs Davis and daughter Dorothy for a vacation trip They plan a motor trip to the north woods and may stay weeks at a Wisconsin lake resort Glen W Gathercoal another staffer also starts his vacation Saturday He plans visits to Lake Geneva and Detroit during his break.
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Daniel M. Davis
Wilmette
Dollar Day Sale and Traffic Jurisdiction Changes in Wilmette
Wilmette merchants launch a two day Dollar Day sale offering heavy value on home and personal goods. The New Trier township board asks state and county authorities to direct police arrests for traffic violations to the nearest justice of the peace, reducing travel for defendants. The measure, proposed by Justice Burke and Calhoun, was adopted at the August meeting amid citizen complaints of distant arraignments.
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Wilmette
Wilmette LiFe
Wilmette Merchants
State Highway Department
Cook County Board
Emmett Whealan
Board of Auditors
New Trier Township
Justice of the Peace
Winnetka
Township Board
Edmund Webster Burke
James K. Calhoun
Glencoe
Wilmette Man Auditions for Rare Bison Specimen
Harry Snyder of Wilmette leaves for northwestern Canada with M. J. Shearer and George Goodwin to search for wood bison. The 60 day expedition aims to secure specimens for the National Museum of Canada and the American Museum of Natural History. Snyder previously saw the bison and expects to locate their habitat.
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Harry Snyder
Blackhawk Road
Wilmette
Canada
M. J. Shearer
Rifle
Colo
George Goodwin
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Snyder
National Museum of Canada
Ottawa
President Roosevelt to traverse North Shore Thursday
President Franklin D. Roosevelt will pass through the north shore this afternoon en route from Minneapolis to Chicago by the Chicago and North Western railway. The special train will show the Mayfair division through Evanston and Wilmette, with no stop, arriving at 4 49 p m Central daylight saving time.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
North Shore
Minneapolis
Chicago
Chicago and North Western Railway
Canal Block Tower
Central Street
Evanston
Mayfair
Evanston Township High School
Wilmette
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New Trier High School Board
Mr. Burke
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