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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1937

Page

4

Gordon Wells wins suburban table tennis event

Gordon Wells of Wilmette won the holiday round robin at the North Shore Table Tennis Club defeating Dan Kreer of Winnetka and other Chicago area players. Wells remained undefeated as Northwestern student and prep for the suburban championships January 13 to 15 at the North Shore club. The competition featured Illinois state champion Kreer and other notable players with sanction given by the Illinois Table Tennis association for the upcoming event drawing many entrants from Chicago suburbs.

Gordon Wells Wilmette North Shore Chicago Wells Northwestern Vernon Avenue Glencoe Dan Kreer Illinois Kreer Winnetka Princeton University Bill Terrill Abbott Nelson Carlton Prouty Stan Evans Evanston Herman Freundlich North Shore Club Illinois Table Tennis Association

Meier Couple Heads West on Three Month California Trip

Mr and Mrs Albert Meier of 311 Ridge road Kenilworth plan a motor trip to California departing January 10. They will visit many friends en route and in California with former Wilmette residents. They expect to be away three months.

Albert Meier Ridge Road Kenilworth California Wilmette

Youthful Boys Launch Small Santa Venture for Baskets

Two eight year old boys Bernard Black and James Ingwersen devise a plan to raise money and procure food baskets for needy families through the Wilmette Family Welfare association. They borrow shovels, seek customers, and enlist Barbara Ingwersen to assist, then deliver net receipts to Mrs. Iris Hartmann before returning to their holidays.

Iris Hartmann Wilmette Family Welfare Association Bernard Black Beechwood Avenue James Ingwersen Louis H. Ingwersen Kenilworth Avenue Barbara Ingwersen Family Welfare Association Hartmann

Homecoming of George Waidner From Hollywood Hullabaloo

George Waidner son of Mr and Mrs W N Waidner 1046 Greenwood Avenue arrived home December 12 from Hollywood California where he spent seven months. On the return trip he drove 2900 miles and made the journey alone in a small Austin automobile.

George Waidner W. N. Waidner Greenwood Avenue Hollywood Cal Austin

Welch Family Entertained by Leemans at Christmas Eve

The Richard FE Welch family of Glencoe enjoyed a Christmas Eve visit hosted by Mr and Mrs S E Leeman of 1004 Lake avenue Wilmette. Fred Leeman, home for the holidays from Northwestern Military Academy at Lake Geneva, will resume studies next week.

Richard FE. Welch Glencoe S. E. Leeman Lake Avenue Wilmette Fred Leeman Northwestern Military Academy Lake Geneva

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