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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1939
Page
8
Wilmette Life published Thursdays by Lloyd Hollister Inc at 1232-36 Central Ave Wilmette Illinois with Chicago Suburban Quality Group address in Willoughby Tower Chicago Central 3355 Five cents a copy two dollars a year August 17 1939
An editorial in the Milwaukee Journal argues Milwaukee dropped from first to fourth in traffic safety due to driver and pedestrian carelessness and police laxity. It urges a real dose of strict traffic law enforcement to restore safety and curb accidents citywide.
The piece lauds Ralph E Church representative of Illinois 10th district for five years of public service. It highlights his attendance, veto on detrimental measures, and focus on duties over campaigning, noting his minority party opposition and effort to expose wasteful appointments.
Officials he discovered misusing public funds faced scrutiny as Congressman Church refused to depart Washington until adjournment on August 5. He stayed to represent the body at the Oslo international parliamentary union, boarding the Pan American Clipper to reach Oslo in time for the conference opening, a service praised.
A bullet fired within Wilmette limits struck six year old Joan Schaefer through the brain as she played. The incident sparked calls to enforce village gun ordinances and to encourage citizens to file complaints against violations to protect public safety.
A columnist notes a surge in murders across the country many victims are young girls some innocent some linked to risky associations. The piece urges personal caution and reliance on official agencies when danger signs appear.
A Washington dispatch questions F D R s stance on a third term while income suits target prominent citizens. The column mocks enforcement gaps and applauds a Laporte publisher s fiftieth year, notes labor disputes, and ridicules unemployment cures and political pretenses. It comments on Boy Scouts, a philosophy professor congressman, and a satire filled look at public life with vacation tones.
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