Citizens Demand Change in Zoning Laws
Wilmette residents rally for grade separation as the Woman's Club adopts a resolution endorsing the project and urges village support for a petition to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The club's action adds moral pressure on the Village Board while noting Wilmette must collaborate with neighboring towns to advance funding and terms.
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Wilmette
Wilmette Woman's Club
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
Womans Club
Illinois State Commerce Commission
North Shore
Kenilworth
Winnetka
Glencoe
Highland Park
Woman's Club
Chicago and North Western Railway
Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Railway
Illinois Commerce Commission
George H. Redding Elected President of Community Chest
George H. Redding of 1516 Elmwood Avenue was elected president of the Wilmette Community Chest at a Thursday night meeting in Village hall. He succeeds Hector Dodds after two terms. Ralph H. Durham becomes vice president, replacing C Miles McDonald. Treasurer F Dewey Anderson is reelected and Mrs Leslie F Gates takes the secretary post from Mrs Paul L Roche.
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George H. Redding
Elmwood Avenue
Wilmette Community Chest Association
Village Hall
Hector Dodds
Ralph H. Durham
C. Miles McDonald
F. Dewey Anderson
Leslie F. Gates
Paul L. Roche
Charles A. Burrows
Lyman M. Drake
Clarence E. Drayer
Robert M. Johnston
Harry C. Kinne
A. B. Seibold
W. P. Seng
Dan G. Stiles
Robert Stoddard
Judson F Stone
O. E. Thaley
Community Chest
Community Chest Fund
Arden Shore
Infant Welfare
The
Salvation Army
Near East Relief
North Shore Librarians Meet in Glencoe
North shore librarians from Evanston to Lake Forest gathered in Glencoe for a meeting after dinner at Glen Gables. Miss Winifred Bright of Wilmette Public Library represented the Wilmette group.
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North Shore
Glencoe
Lake Michigan
Evanston
Lake Forest
Glengables
Winifred Bright
Wilmette
Wilmette Public Library
Petition seeks zoning change for buffer zones and high class apartments
174 property owners petition the Village board to rezone areas around Wilmette’s central district to permit buffer zones for apartments and to lift building limits for profitable, high quality apartment construction. The Greater Wilmette association plans a public hearing within three weeks, with a zoning commission report to follow.
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Village Board
Greater Wilmette Association
John H. Davies
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
A. R. Eddington
Earl E. Orner
Rober Stoddard
F. J. Newey
J. D. Roth
F. C. Hoffman
Lloyd le Ayres
Commission
Health Department reports eight new contagious cases
Wilmette Health department records eight new cases this week including four chicken pox, one scarlet fever, two whooping cough, and one mumps. Four scarlet fever and one whooping cough remain active. Four new pneumonia cases also reported.
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Wilmette Health Department
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Boy Scout News
Shore Lines
Girl Scout
Old Trier
Wanderer
France
Zoning Commission
Zoning Board
11Th Street
Wilmette Avenue
Forest Avenue
10Th Street
Linden Avenue
Central Avenue
I1th Street
Railroad
Lake Avenue
L1th Street
15Th Street
Park Avenue
Oakwood Avenue
North Shore Electric
Third Street
Greenleaf Avenue
4Th
5Th Streets
Village
Lutheran Church
Health Department
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