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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1931
Page
2
A son, Charles Shelby Wingate, was born on December 23 at Evanston hospital to Mrs. Edward J. Wingate of Honolulu. Mrs. Wingate has stayed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shelby M. Singleton, and her husband will soon leave for Washington D C for work with the Department of the Interior after the holidays.
Mrs. Charles Gilbert Davis of 615 Laurel Avenue and her daughters Miss Ann and Miss Caroline Davis will depart soon after the New Year by car for California. They will visit friends in Tennessee, New Orleans, and Texas en route and spend the winter in Los Angeles.
Mrs. Eiba L. von Glahn of 602 Fifteenth street spent Christmas week in Rock Island visiting her sisters.
Wilmette will be put on the air Tuesday January 13 in a thirty minute WLS Chicago program as part of the Swift Roundup. Swift and company sponsor and pay tribute to the community at 12 40 noon standard time with mentions of local products places and people. The Swift Rangers provide additional entertainment in this Chicago area series honoring communities.
Mrs. Flora Fader, mother of Mrs. Hermann Katz, died following an illness that led Mrs. Katz to travel from her home at 515 Central Avenue to Atlanta, Georgia to be with family.
Hardin Van Deursen, voice instructor at Huron College in Huron South Dakota, celebrated New Year’s Day with his family at 1101 Forest Avenue.
Mrs Gambrill leads as grandmother in The Blue Bird while starring roles fill The Boy in the Meadow and Katinka in a Russian skit. Emily Pope, Janet Fairbank, Helen Pope, Ruth Holloway and others perform as angels, soldiers, shepherds and cossacks in a festive program.
The Wilmette Baptist church Women’s Society schedules a reciprocity meeting for Friday January 9 with visiting Evanston Baptist women arriving for a 12 45 luncheon. Wilmette members meet at 10 30 for White Cross sewing and 11 30 for a business session. reserve by January 7. The luncheon is led by Link R and Mrs E O Anderson.
Spencer Booz a Cincinnati university student spends holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs Norton A Booz at 919 Forest Avenue.
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