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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1926
Page
4
The fourth twilight musicale Sunday August 22 features Elizabeth and Ellen Townsend of Chicago. The program begins 8:30 pm with duets, followed by excerpts from the opera Carmen. The sisters have concert experience across the United States and Paris training, and have been coached in grand opera in Chicago.
Mrs. Rayvmond Claussen of LeMars Iowa was a guest for several days with Mrs. Br T Hemmick at 1030 Linden avenue and left Saturday to return home.
Officials announce two new concrete thoroughfares on the north shore will open within two weeks. Dempster street surfacing from McCormick boulevard to East Prairie road ends this week and the final link of the forty foot McCormick highway under the C. and N. W. bridge will finish in ten to fourteen days. Rain delayed Dempster street work while Jaiks Brothers Construction directs the project and widening plans follow. The completed three block gap of McCormick boulevard under C. and N. W. tracks will make the route a main Chicago north shore artery.
Mr and Mrs Jules Greiner and Mr and Mrs David Darlow left last weekend to spend two weeks at Saugatuck Michigan enjoying a coastal retreat by the lake.
Hinton G. Clabaugh of Winnetka presided at the Illinois board of pardons and paroles first meeting after appointment as chairman. He pledged public protection from parolees, independence from politicians, and a transparent, politics free handling of cases with no fixer influence and no standing for shy ster lawyers. He said he would resign if interference occurs and would explain decisions to the public.
Harvey A Craig sold the white colonial residence at 14 Indian Hill Road Winnetka on an acre overlooking Indian Hill Golf to Walter A Glos. The undisclosed price is noted. Frank M Orndorff of Quinlan Tyson Inc acted as broker and Melvin H Hawley represented the sellers as attorney.
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