November Building Permits Show Mixed Local Gains
November permits total 359 577 a 28 percent drop from October yet a year over year decline halves. Gary leads with over 66 000, Niles Center 64 000 and Evanston 45 000 while Wilmette Maywood Glencoe and Homewood report smaller gains. Comparisons with 1931 show mixed results with notable year over year increases in several suburbs despite the overall year decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Niles Center
Evanston
Wilmette
Maywood
Glencoe
Homewood
Crystal Lake
Knott Family Plans Christmas Visit with Crowes
Mr and Mrs Laurence T Knott and daughter Suzanne of Larchmont New York will spend Christmas with Mrs Knott's parents Mr and Mrs Burt A Crowe at 222 Raleigh road Kenilworth New Jersey. Mr Knott will attend the Tribune convention at the Drake hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence T. Knott
Bethany Jane Crowe
Suzanne
Larchmont
N. Y
Mary McNulty to Return Home for Christmas
Mary Elizabeth McNulty daughter of Bernard L. and Mrs McNulty of 720 Ashland Avenue a Connecticut College junior will arrive home on Saturday for the Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth McNulty
Bernard L. McNulty
Ashland Avenue
Connecticut College
Local Teens Return Home for Christmas Holidays
Jacinta Kampmeier of 32 Crescent place will come home from Oberlin next Wednesday to spend Christmas with her parents Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Kampmeier. Jack Kingery of 519 Forest avenue returns from the East for the holidays. he is a Dartmouth sophomore. Teddy Riley of 730 Lake avenue has been ill with influenza for the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacinta Kampmeier
O. F. Kampmeier
Crescent Place
Oberlin
Jack Kingery
H. W. Kingery
Forest Avenue
Jack
Dartmouth
Teddy Riley
H. F. Riley
Lake Avenue
International affairs reviewed by Mrs Wright at Wilmette Voters meeting
Mrs. Quincy Wright addressed the Wilmette League of Women Voters luncheon describing World Court, war debts, Disarmament, Manchuria, and Philippine independence. She outlined presidential and congressional powers in foreign matters and urged mindful consideration of debt funding, Hoover plan, and upcoming international talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Wright
Wilmette League of Women Voters
Wright
Congress
Cook County League of Women Voters
National League Board
United States
House
Hoover
France
Germany
Italy
England
Philippine
League
Clarke
J. D. Kinnear
H. E. Ringholm
J. Wis Behr
Frederick Rye
Wilmette
Kenilworth
Winnetka
New Illinois League of Women Voters Directors Named
Mrs. FE W McCready announces three new board members for the Illinois League of Women Voters Jane Broomell Chicago is a former WelLesley club leader and active on the Chicago College club advisory board. Mrs Laurence Stepp Paris has led Edgar County League and served on the state organization committee. Mrs Anton Johannsen Chicago has long been active in the Women's Trade Union League. The radio program by Mrs Forrest Ray Moulton previews the league’s legislative program in Springfield and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois League of Women Voters
FE. W. McCready
Oak Park
Francis FE. Broomell
Chicago
Wellesley Club
Chicago College Club
Broomell
United Charities
Parents and Teachers Association
Sullivan
Lawrence Stepp
Paris
Edgar County League of Women Voters
Anton Johannsen
Women’s Trade Union League
League of Women Voters
Forrest Ray Moulton
Springfield
Washington
Radio Talks On Education And Ideals Schedule
WMAQ Chicago Daily News lists December 13 session on Reduction of Living Costs by Education with Mrs. C Whittier followed by December 20 Hope Centralized on Springfield with Mrs. Laura Hughes Lunde. December 27 covers American Ideals with Professor F M Merrifield of the University of Chicago and January 3 Current Events in the League with Mrs. Paul Rittenhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WMAQ
Chicago Daily News
C. Whittier
Hope
Springfield
Laura Hughes Lunde
F. M. Merrifield
University of Chicago
Paul Rittenhouse
Christmas Guests From Crowe Family Visit Four Relatives
For the Christmas holidays Mr and Mrs Burt A Crowe of Kenilworth host Mrs Crowes father and mother Mr and Mrs Henry Pier of Flint Michigan and Mrs Frederick B Woodard Mrs Crowes sister and her daughter Florence of Owosso Michigan for a family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burt A. Crowe
Kenilworth
Crowe
Henry Pier
Flint, Mich
Frederick B. Woodard
Florence
Owosso
Mich
Ames Smithers to Return Home for Holiday Visit
Ames Smithers will be home this Saturday from Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts to spend the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Perry L Smithers at 711 Lake Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames Smithers
Deerfield Academy
Massachusetts
Perry L. Smithers
Lake Avenue
Local Students to Return Home for Christmas Holidays
Walter Lindblad son of Mr and Mrs W S Lindblad 720 Greenwood avenue a senior at the University of Arizona will arrive home Friday for the Christmas holidays Effie James daughter of Mr and Mrs Lawrence W James 701 Washington avenue is expected home this weekend from Sullins college Bristol Va for the holidays C E Thompson of Freeport Ill will spend the Christmas holidays with his nephew Ernest W Hewitt of 128 Laurel avenue
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lindblad
W. S. Lindblad
Greenwood Avenue
University of Arizona
Effie James
Lawrence W. James
Washington Avenue
Sullins College
Bristol
C. E. Thompson
Freeport, Ir
Ernest W. Hewitt
Laurel Avenue
Christmas Pageant Set For Sears School In Kenilworth
Jeannette Robertson will play Mary and Arend Knoop Joseph in a tableau and song Christmas program at the Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth Friday at 1 45. The cast includes Zo de la Chapelle Edith Gillett Charlene Driver as the Wise Men and Donald Stillman Arthur Cruttenden Benjamin Mac Kinnon as attendants. Shepherd roles go to John Weese Burton Smith and Bill Stebbins. The two year old production is under Miss M Louise Robinson and Miss Margaret Davenport. Carols will be sung in the halls on the last day before vacation with students returning January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sears
Jeannette Robertson
Mary
Arend Knoop
Joseph
Joseph Sears
Kenilworth
Zo de la Chapelle
Edith Gillett
Charlene Driver
Donald Stillman
Arthur Cruttenden
Benjamin MacKinnon
Highcrest Cagers to Engage Niles Center
The Highcrest boys basketball team travels to Niles Center Friday to play Cleveland. Monday they host Niles Center at the Highcrest gym. A College Hill game was postponed to this Wednesday. The Highcrest girls lost 18 to 2 to Des Plaines Croatian last week and head to face Niles Center Monday. An alumni girls team will face the Highcrest squad before Christmas vacation starting December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highcrest
Niles Center
Cleveland
Niles
Highcrest Gymnasium
College Hill
Kentucky Junior to Spend Yale Holidays with Harvey Family
Gaylon Harvey of Lexington Kentucky plans to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Schuyler Harvey at 214 Ninth Street for the Yale holidays. He is a University of Kentucky junior and a member of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Gaylon Harvey
Lexington
Yale
Schuyler Harvey
Ninth Street
University of Kentucky
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Amherst Freshman Edward Bristol to Return Home for Holidays
Edward Bristol son of Mr Mrs Arthur E Bristol of 1137 Forest avenue a freshman at Amherst college will return home for the Christmas holidays. Mrs Aaron Speer of 6006 Laurel avenue hosted her Tuesday luncheon bridge club at her home. The Tuesday bridge luncheon club was entertained this week by Mrs Frank Brown at the Edgewater Beach hotel. Mr and Mrs Gardner Henderson of 9 Cumnor road Kenilworth entertained their bridge club at dinner Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Bristol
Arthur E. Bristol
Forest Avenue
Amherst College
Aaron Speer
Laurel Avenue
Tuesday Bridge
Frank Brown
Kedgewater Beach
Gardner Henderson
Cumnor Road
Kenilworth
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilmette League
S. M. Singleton
International Relations Committee
Foreign Affairs
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