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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1928

Page

2

World War Vet Robert B M Wilson Dies at 46

Funeral services were held in the Graceland chapel for Robert B M Wilson who died Saturday at 839 Park Avenue Wilmette where he lived with his mother Mrs Amelia D Wilson He was 46 and a former major of the 311th Engineers A E F He also supervised Southern Pacific engineering in Mexico and worked as a mining engineer there before World War I.

Graceland Chapel Robert B. M. Wilson Park Avenue Wilmette Amelia D. Wilson Wilson 311Th Engineers Southern Pacific Mexico

Thayer Daughter Returns from Connecticut College

Eleanor Thayer daughter of Mr and Mrs N C Thayer Jr of 500 Fifth Street returned last Wednesday from Connecticut College. Last weekend she attended a university dance in Champaign.

Eleanor Thayer N. C. Thayer, Jr Fifth Street Connecticut College Champaign

Eight-Year-Old John Meyers Dies of Pneumonia at Home

John Walter Meyers eight of 1721 Highland Wilmette died Sunday night after a nine day illness likely pneumonia. He was a third grade pupil at Howard school. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2:30 pm at the Meyers residence with burial in Memorial Park Co C Carnahan reported a successful hunting trip in Stuttgart Arkansas. Margaret Page daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Page 901 Ashland avenue returned home for holidays from Rockford college Tuesday.

John Walter Meyers August H. W. Meyers Highland Avenue Wilmette John Howard School Meyers Memorial Park Margaret Page Albert N. Page Ashland Avenue Rockford College

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