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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1924
Page
15
An excerpt from Frank B. Gilbreth surveyed fatigue causes beyond workload. It cites eye strain from lighting and glare, poorly placed desks, and close visual tasks. The piece urges reorganizing offices to reduce fatigue and improve efficiency.
The North Shore Golf club on Glenview road will have a formal opening on Saturday August 30 with a dinner dance and several tournament rounds. Members entering the events will start the new course, with qualifying rounds for the Labor Day two ball mixed foursomes and an 18 hole match play championship.
Miss Sue Osmotherly the Wilmette Free Public Library librarian is on vacation. Assistant librarian Miss Winifred Wright is in charge during Osmotherlys absence.
Mr and Mrs A R Eddington of 1228 Elmwood avenue return from Paw Paw Michigan after a weekend. Betty Monro visits Mrs Thompson in Three Lakes Wisconsin and will return by September 1. Mrs Ralph Porter and family of 710 Linden avenue spend weeks at a summer home near Traverse City Michigan. Mrs S M Singleton of 1104 Forest avenue heads to Sycamore Hill Illinois to visit Miss Eva Hall a former Wilmette teacher. The Presbyterian porch party Spoke number 4 meets at Mrs Gillispie 1039 Linden avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Mr and Mrs F E Fike of 1241 Forest avenue return from Sterling Illinois where they visited relatives. Mr and Mrs J P Roth of 1123 on where they have been for seven weeks.
A defense day program is outlined with a 7 am siren signal to hang flags and a roster lists Wilmette’s defense personnel including R. Harbaugh, O. R. Co. chairman, Lt. Col. S. H. Vowell, Capt. J. Peters, and local civic groups.
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