Carol Service Draws 600 Villagers In Wilmette
On Christmas Eve more than 600 villagers gathered around the Wilmette Village hall Christmas tree for the ninth annual community carol service. Children from Wilmette public schools joined a chorus directed by R. D. Burtner and Joseph C. Schumacher with band accompaniment led by Robert Klemm. Village President Earl E. Orner spoke, with choruses trained by Mrs. Stella Maher drawn from grades one through six.
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Wilmette
Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
Public Service Company
R. D. Burtner
Joseph C. Schumacher
Robert Klemm
Earl E. Orner
Stella Maher
Village Green Ice Ponds Open Daily During Holidays
Ice ponds at the Village Green and Greenleaf avenue offer public skating from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. during holidays, with Saturday and Sunday hours through the season and a 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. schedule after Christmas vacation. The toboggan draws larger crowds and a hardpacked snow runway extends to Howard school. Over three days 2,800 villagers skated at Village Green and more than 1,000 at the Golf Course.
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Greenleaf Avenue
Howard
Playground and Recreation Board
A Winter Scooter Adaptation For Snow
When snow covers the ground boys can still ride scooters by adding wooden runners cut from one inch boards six inches wide. Runners run ten to sixteen inches to fit the frame, and may be edged with tin or strap iron to keep screw heads flush. A toe grip from a skate strap with three pop bottle caps provides the propulsion.
Women's Basketball Roughnecks and rivals trim scores across meets
The Roughnecks beat ITNT 40 to 2 with Geraldine Weber Marjorie Iverson Vera Johnson Pamalee Burpee and others leading. Purdue defeated Brownies 34 to 10 with Eva Berndston Gladys Engels Mary Lauer among top scorers. Wisconsin routed Illinois 36 to 0 as Anne Stempel Virginia Fitzhugh Rita Weber and Jaine Burberick starred. Chicago hosted O Kays as Geraldine Mick Phyllis Dally and Elizabeth Hoffman helped, while borothy Rosechill Catherine Didier Winnifred Barry and Harriet McDermott also contributed.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Anne Stempel
Virginia Fitzhugh
Rita Weber Jaine Burberick
Elizabeth Faber
Marie Arndt
Ruth Smith
Helen Hunter
Catherine Pearson
Borothy Rosechill
Catherine Didier
Winnifred Barry
Harriet McDermott
Chicago
O'Kays
Geraldine Mick Phyllis Dally
Elizabeth Hoffman
Borothy Smith
Marion Weber
Elsie Paterson
Louise Coglianese
Eimma Hicks
Bernice Gould
Mary Hoffman
Jeanette Brennan
Lita Weber
Unclear historic basketball game lineup and officials
A dense OCR style list shows multiple teams players and referees across several colleges such as Methodist, Engl Luth, Presbyterian and more. The fragment mentions John Quse Jobo Robert Koenen Victor Deintein and referees Scultz Nord Wolff Griffis Paterson among others with school and league tags.
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Pres II
St. Joseph
John Quse Jobo
Robert Koenen
Victor Deintein
Frank Reynolds
Rollin Simonds
Sherwood Palmer
Stanley Hawkinson
Fred Russell Carl Yost Haarloft
Intramural Basketball Rosters and Scores Spreadsheet
Readable intramural basketball list shows teams Howard Stolp and St. Francis with multiple players listed. The document pairs team identifiers with player rosters and match outcomes, indicating game results and participant names.
Recreation Calendar Ice Ponds Open at Village Green
Calendar lists daily ice pond openings from December 30 to January 11 at Village Green and nearby schools. Events include dancing classes for married couples at Stolp School, a public dance at Hewnard School, and an annual Ice Skating Carnival on January 11.
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Iice Ponds
Counles
Stolp School
Mil liken-Childs gifts Elkton Milliken Memorial House
Mrs. Mary Louise Milliken Childs donates the Milliken Memorial Community House to Elkton Kentucky. The $75,000 colonial building features a library assembly hall with stage bathrooms kitchen and living room. The facility will host all Elkton clubs and church and civic groups as a social center.
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Elkton
Mary Louise Milliken-Childs
Milliken
Burglary at 229 Sixth Street Yields Small Loot
A burglar pried open a first floor window with a bricklayer's hammer at the Hans A. Spanish residence on Sixth Street Monday evening while the family was away. The thief escaped with a ring a tie pin a necklace and other trinkets but nothing of significant value.
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Hans A. Spanish
Sixth Street
Girls' Club Dance to Help Fund Dues Deficit
Members of the Girls' Athletic club on the Playground and Recreation board plan a January 7 dance at the Howard school to raise money for the married couples dancing class deficit. The event follows a holiday ticket-drive with plans finalized at a Monday meeting hosted by Miss Joe Skidmore at 946 Spanish Court. Tickets will be sold at the door and in advance.
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Playground and Recreation Board
Howard School
Stolp School
Joe Skidmore
Spanish Court
New Trier Splits Swims With Englewood In Chicago Meet
New Trier High senior team edged Englewood 35 to 35 while the junior unit lost 28 to 25 in a city meet at the New Trier natatorium. Norman Roos led the seniors with wins in the 40 yard and runner up in the 100 yard, plus relays. Id Hoffman starred for the juniors, with a 40 yard breaststroke win and second in the 100 yard.
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New Trier High School
Englewood High School
Chicago
New Trier
Englewood
Norman Roos
Id Hoffman
Bud” Clabaugh
Boston to Use Trust Funds for New Recreation
Under Michael Francis Cahill's will the city of Boston receives the annual income of a $350,000 trust to fund "some new and special recreation." A committee of the mayor, the Chamber of Commerce president, and a third appointee will interpret the phrase.
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Michael Francis Cahill
Boston
Boston Chamber of Commerce
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Mecca
Roughnecks UN
Northwestern
Ohio
Purdue
TNT
Notre Dame U
Pet Presbyterian I
John Speredes
Robert MacMoran
Alfred Anderson
Lloyd Hallsberr
Carl Frankel
William Wade
William Shearer
Elmer Stone Stuart Edmonds Biglow
Haley
Howard IC II
Donal Scarft
Harvey Steffens
Fred Baker
George Schwall
Ted Matson
Paul Kaspar
Robert Dorman
Robert Christensen
Gordon Bolen
Charles Beck
Stolp SB
George Maxwell
Paul Soule
Ed Horn
John Bartholomew
Henry Hoffmeier
Dick Prestom
Robert Hermanson
Robert Kiel Thorne Edwards
Bernard Saxon
St. Francis II
Jack Byrnes
Stuart Fitzhugh
Paul Dempsey
Jack Lechner
Dan Logan
Village Green
Girls’ Athletic Club
Hewnard School
South Siders
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