07 Dec 1939
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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1939
Page
1
The National Association of Broadcasters issued a revised code for radio program standards focusing on children. It calls for supervision, avoidance of horror content, no dangerous activity ads, ongoing study, and parental consultation to improve content.
The listing shows weekly and weekend broadcasts for youth and family listeners. Programs include The Dial Detective for Kg-2 on Mondays at 2:30 p.m. on WAAF and The Hour of the Magic Boots with seasonal activities, Malcolm Clair stories, Your Science Reporter adventures, and a Parents segment featuring Toscanini and the NBC Symphony on WCFL Sundays at 9:00 p.m.
Fifth graders studied natural resources using library books from Wilmette and school. Groups selected resources like oil copper gold silver and iron and presented reports after group research. The class also played games including Who Am I.
At Howard School the eighth grade boys who served last year form the safety patrol with Lester Ball as sponsor and officers including Captain Tom Carney and lieutenants Charles Regan Robert Montrose and Charles Haley. Dorothy VanAlstine captains the girls with Pauline Evert as lieutenant.
Howard school second graders toured the Chicago and North Western terminal in Chicago. Guides explained station functions and passengers roles while students rode a local train to the loop. They imagined tickets and learned baggage care, ending with a New 400 tour and producing booklets poems and charts.
President She secured first place in the spot landings event at the annual air meet and holds a private pilot certificate.
A series of health clinics are set at local schools and hospitals from December 8 to December 15. Sessions include dental exams at St Joseph and New Trier High, led by Drs Chinnock Bass Christie and Shaw, with RNs Hansen Stopka Bliss and I C Bliss. Eye and pediatric care also offered.
Dr. Olaf Norling-Christensen reports a magnolia tree dug up from his lawn on 730 Hibbard Road. The stolen tree stood between two plants near the driveway. one of two magnolias planted there.
Mrs. L. Lewis reports the disappearance of a platinum ring with a 1% carat diamond setting valued at $400. The ring was not insured. Police investigations have not located the ring.
A miniature station scene with a city backdrop showcases toy trains in place of real locomotives. The display explores the role of rail travel in transporting food and supplies and as a travel medium, highlighting the craftsmanship of the model and its imagined efficiency.
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