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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1939

Page

11

Young Producer-Director Finishes Dickens Tale Filming

North Shore teen filmmaker David Bradley completes his fourth film Marley’s Ghost an adaptation of Dickens Christmas Carol. At seventeen he finances with $40 for film and makeup and uses amateur local talent plus a world premiere at his Bradley residence.

David Bradley North Shore Marley Bradley A. B. Bradley 808 Willow Road Winnetka David Bradley Theatre Scrooge Jack Sheppard Richard Roth Jack Walker Ann Northrop Bill Benoist Robbie Barton David Wilder Mrs. A. B. Bradley Ruth Goodhue Peter Kidd Renny Kidd Jean Burkheimer Betty Hanisee Stacey Mosser David F

Australians Will Be Baha i Speakers at Wilmette Talks

Two speakers from Australia will address the Baha i platform in Foundation hall at the Baha i Universal House of Worship Wilmette. Dr. Mariette Bolton speaks on Woman's Station in the New Age and Dr. Stanley Bolton on The New World Pattern. The Children's Hour is scheduled for Sunday at 11 in Foundation hall.

Australia Foundation Hall

Safety Slants and Second Half Spirit in Driving

A cautionary piece links football grit with road safety urging motorists to apply a persistent second half mindset. It notes Illinois 1939 trends mirror past performance and highlights 1940 car models stressing safety features. The column closes with a famous last words quip about stopping on a dime.

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Swartzes Announce Birth of Son Wesley at Evanston Hospital

Mr and Mrs Thane T Swartz of 317 Maple avenue announce the birth of a seven pound son Wesley at Evanston hospital on August 26. Mrs Swartz is the daughter of Dr Leon L Hammitt former Methodist pastor here now minister of First Methodist church Aurora Illinois.

Thane T. Swartz Maple Avenue Wesley Evanston Hospital Swartz Leon L. Hammitt Methodist Church First Methodist Church Aurora, Il

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