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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1927
Page
1
A garbled, partially legible report notes Dr. Moore’s return in good health to a town described as Real Healthy Town. The text includes scattered names and phrases such as Parthen and Mirtle, with unclear dates and events, presenting a fragmented local news update.
Optimists schedule a day of golf activities described as plain and fancy with various events and exhibitions. The plan includes competitions, instruction, and social gatherings organized by local Optimist clubs in cooperation with volunteers and sponsors.
The article discusses Wilmette property issues and a proposed annexation plan aiming to secure improvements and development in the extreme west area. It cites annexation dated April 1296, defining boundaries along Lake Avenue and the Chicago River, Happ Road, and Illinois Road.
Judge Ira Ryner of Wilmette hauled the season’s biggest muskie from Big Saint Germaine Lake Wisconsin weighing 41 pounds, 51 inches long and 23 inches in girth. The catch came in just twenty minutes near the Jack Pine cottage and will be taxidermized as Exhibit A for public viewing.
Schultz reports rapid progress on paving projects across Wilnette with crews widening streets and improving alleys. Work advances on several avenues as crews tackle drainage and safety features while weather or delays challenge the schedule.
A Maine playground director attends a village event with Daniel M. Davis and Dorothy Davis as key figures. James Baker and John Clark Baker also named. They plan to return before the school opening next month.
Rev. Arthur C. Wickenden of First Baptist Church Myson City Iowa will preach at the Wilmette Baptist Church Sunday morning. His sermon title is The Way, the Truth, and the Life. Rev Francis C. Stutler is expected to return soon from a tour in the Holy Land and Europe.
Wilmette will send a large delegation to the American Legion sessions in Joliet August 28 and 29 led by Commander W. W. Hawkins. Local delegates include Chester Ambler Fred Lippen and Stanton Van Inwaven with others listed as al temps. The Wilmette post plans a district meeting and dinner with the North Shore group and the post jazz band will perform for the occasion. The state department aims to reach a 70 000 member quota at the opening of the convention.
Ida Kathryn Cummiskey and her dog Lindy take the first prize in the annual Wilmette Day Children's parade with a standout entry. Miss Canmaishey appears in orange and blue while Sandy models a decorative beaded look.
More than one hundred Kenilworth residents crowded the Kenilworth club on Wednesday evening to discuss enlarging the Joseph Sears public school. The debate centered on extending to the north under the Maher plan versus extending to the south of the current building.
C A Hawkins of Marybell Missouri is spending several weeks in Wilmette visiting his son Dr W W Hawkins at 245 Woodcourt.
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