New Trier Township to elect one high school trustee Saturday
Residents of New Trier township will vote Saturday in a special election to fill the vacancy on the New Trier High School board caused by the death of Arthur J. Taylor. William H. Ellis of Wilmette is the sole candidate listed on the ballot. Precincts 1 through 5 outline district boundaries and polling locations, including No Man's Land area in Wilmette.
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New Trier
William H. Ellis
Greenwood Avenue
Wilmette
Wilmette Police Pension Fund
Wilmette Village
New Trier Township
Glencoe
Cook County
Thhipois
Winnetka
Whois
Kenilworth
Tilmall
Precinet No
Vilage
Ridge Avenue
Lake Michigan
Optimists Triumph Over Rotarians In Village Ball Game
An epidemic of stiff joints spread through Wilmette as Optimists and Rotarians clubs played a baseball game on Wilmette Day. Health Commissioner Hawkins termed the contest the cause of the malaise. The final score was 19 to 19, leaving players with sore necks backs and impaired arches and prompting lighthearted commentary from local business and professional folks.
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Wilmette Optimist
Rotary Clubs
Hawkins
Wilmette Dax
Qumist Club
Pease
Rollin Simonds Wins Holiday Horseshoe Event
Rollin Simonds claimed the Wilmette Day holiday horseshoe tournament crown by defeating his brother Mark 21-8 and 21-18 in the finals. Sixteen entrants competed in the elimination event.
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Rollin Simonds
Sixteenth Street
Rollin
Mark
Police Chief Moves to New Private Office
Superintendent of Police Henry Brantigain moved into a new office in the Village Hall. The quarters occupy part of the room once used by the Village Health department and are across the corridor from police headquarters. An open house for friends was held this week. Brantigain says the office has “everything.”
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Henry Brantigain
Police
In This Issue Automobiles and Society News
The issue lists sections including Automobiles Book Comment Boy Scout Affairs Church Page Classified Pages Editorial Shore Lines Junior Life Society News Theaters. It outlines the paper’s content blocks and page references for readers navigating features and notices.
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Boy Scout
Shore Lines
Society News
Methodists Prepare for Formal Opening of New Church Home
Wilmette Parish Methodist church prepares to open its new Community Hall and facilities with series of services. Dr H O Holter of Kansas preaches August 18 and Dr George Hollister on August 25. Pastor Horace G Smith resumes duties September 1.
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H. O. Holter
Kansas
Wilmette Parish Methodist
George Hollister
Horace G. Smith
Realtors Discuss Plans for Illinois Convention
North Shore Real Estate board members met in Highland Park to outline October Rockford state convention plans and features for the August session at the Green Tea Pot. C J Perkins will speak on Advertising after dinner, with Miss Isabella Harkness reporting on the Boston real estate convention. Charles Hutson of Los Angeles visited Willis Hutson of Elmwood Avenue.
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Rockford
North Shore Real Estate Board
Green Tea Pot
Nighland Park
C. J. Perkins
Skylines
Chicago
Isabella Harkness
Boston
Wilmette Day Highlights Community Holiday Sports
Wilmette citizens enjoyed a field day at Glenview Forest Preserve with athletic events, contests, and a large crowd despite clouds. Races, a shoe scramble, a pie-eating novelty, and a tug of war highlighted the afternoon as merchants and residents mingled amid no concessions.
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Wilmette
Glenview
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
Playground and Recreation Board
North Shore
Hanes
Paveround and Recreation Board
Rivarly
Stuart Fitzhugh
Central Avenue
Liuenrmanst
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New Trier Post
Illinois
Charles Hutson
Los Angeles
Willis H. Hutson
Elmwood Avenue
Dad
Chamber of Commerce
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