This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1929
Page
1
Dr. E. E. Moore reports 536 contagious and other disease cases in Wilmette during 1928, down from 641 in 1927. Measles fall sharply from 425 to 3. influenza and pneumonia rise. chicken pox mumps and whooping cough increase. Deaths drop from 150 to 123 and births from 36 to 30, with note births often occur in hospitals outside Wilmette.
The village board passed an amendment to the village building ordinance restricting non fireproof garages. One car garages may not exceed 260 square feet, two car garages up to 400 square feet, and three car garages up to 560 square feet. Side walls must be at most ten feet high and not exceed eighteen feet above grade. If storage is above the main story it may not exceed half the building content.
Vacation ends Monday morning January 7 at Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth. Pupils have enjoyed a two week break.
The Wilmette Sunday Evening club welcomes Dr. Alonzo Ray Petty pastor of the Baptist temple Philadelphia and successor to Dr. Russell H. Conwell. Petty will discuss New Thinking for a New Day with Mme Edith Rideau Normelli as soloist.
A Wings board meeting discussed moving dog license fees to January 1 to align with a single calendar year. The proposal aims to avoid license limits spanning two years and was referred to the public service committee for consideration.
Wilmette police warn parents not to let children skate in Wilmette harbor near the canal. Chief Leggett says the ice may look solid but is unsafe. Police also warn against hitching sleds to moving automobiles or trucks.
Wilmette Public School students will return to classrooms on Monday morning January 7 after a two week vacation.
Violin virtuoso Albert Spalding will present a recital for the Winnetka Music Club Artist-Recital series on Monday evening January 7 at the New Tunes High School auditorium. His return engagement follows high local demand and comes as a second appearance on the club program.
Mrs A Setherston of the Elizabeth McCormick Memorial Fund will speak on Health the Childs Greatest Asset at the Logan Howard Pre School Circle meeting on Wednesday January 9 at 8 PM. All members urged to attend.
The Kenilworth Village board announces a January 7 meeting after postponing the January session due to New Year’s Eve. Regular meetings occur on the first Monday each month.
Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board readies for the third annual Ice Skating Carnival at Village Green tomorrow at 2 pm with an entry list exceeding 200. Morning events begin at 10 am with multiple dash races for boys and girls of various ages, officiated by Elmer Williams and Dr. C B Blake.
Dr. D. C. Cully of the Presbyterian Christian Education board will preach at First Presbyterian Church Sunday morning January 6 at 11 o'clock. His sermon title is At the Pool of Bethesda.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.