Wilmette Public Schools Open With 1550 Pupils This Fall
The Wilmette district plans a September 10 start for the 1928 29 term enrolling about 1 550 pupils across Central Tenth Street Stolp Laurel Howard and Logan schools. Teachers return with several new staff members and a new librarian at Howard.
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Wilmette
Central
Tenth Street
Stolp
Laurel
Howard
Logan
Howard School
17Th Street
J. R. Harper
Hartford
Mich
Mabel I. Park
Wisconsin
Reena Mulford
Chicago
Nellie Moore
W. 5. Gray
University of Chicago
Orrel Davis
Dorothy Nash
Nash
University of Illinois
Lulu Johannsen
Germany
Marjorie VanHorne
Lowell F. Todd
Elizabeth Hesse
Ruth Slown
Margaret Loftus
Lois Berry
Roberta Corcoran
Aleda Larson
Betty Scheidler
Clara Groves
Violet Madsen
Pearl P Beat
Lucy Stalling
Go-Getter Marshall Corns Tops Wilmette Bank Campaign
Regular employee Marshall C. Corns receives congratulations from fellow bank workers for exceeding his original quota by more than 500 percent in the Wilmette State Bank New Business Campaign which ended last week.
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Marshall C. Corns
Wilmette State Bank
Mr. Corns
Air Mail Surges in Wilmette After New Rates
Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz reports a thousand percent rise in air mail at the Wilmette office since the five cent first ounce and ten cent each additional ounce rate began August 1. Chicago area air mail volume is up eighty percent since the month’s start, postal figures show.
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Wilmette
Joseph E. Shantz
Public hearing set on Twelfth Street widening plan
The Board of Local Improvements approved a public hearing for the proposed widening of Twelfth street from Lake avenue to Central avenue. The session is Tuesday at 7:30 p m in the council chamber of the village hall.
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Board of Improvements
Twelfth Street
Lake Avenue
Central Avenue
Village Hall
Board of Local Improvements
Village Board
Village Board of Local Improvements
Police Chief Leggett Takes Two Week Northwoods Trip
Wilmette police chief Charles W. Leggett began a two week automobile vacation in northern Wisconsin. He is accompanied by Mrs. Leggett and their daughter Dorothy. Capt. Henry Brautigan will oversee the department in his absence.
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Charles W. Leggett
Wilmette Police Department
Wisconsin
New Business Campaign Nets $591 035 34 for Wilmette State Bank
The New Business Campaign at Wilmette State Bank closed last Wednesday with a total of 591 035 34 raised between May 22 and August 15. Top honors went to Marshall C. Corns for quota achievement, with Carl E. Clifton and C. W. Schaefer over 300 percent, George Estes over 200 percent, and every employee team above 100 percent. Budinger credits village cooperation for the success.
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Wilmette State Bank
J. M. Budinger
Marshall C. Corns
Carl E. Clifton
C. W. Schaefer
George Estes
Budinger
Wilmette to award bids for Main Street widening project
Wilmette officials plan to open sealed bids September 4 for the Main street widening and paving project costing about 200000 dollars. The job includes a 52 foot concrete pavement from the village south limits to Elmwood avenue with partial county funding and estimated autumn completion.
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Wilmette
Main Street
Tenth Street
Chestnut Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Kenilworth South
Omner
Kenilworth
Chicago and North Western Railway
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Virginia Delana
May Whitmack
Gladys B. Herron
Lena Butts
Logan School
Julia Davenport
Shantz
Leggett
Northwoods
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