Wilmette Recreation Board Starts Pre-K Play School
Beginning January 15 the Wilmette Recreation Board will open a play school for 3 to 5 year olds at the Wilmette Community Center. Enrollment is limited to twenty with sessions from 9 to 11 30 a.m. each weekday. Mothers may attend a meeting January 15 from 9 to 10 a.m. to review details.
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Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
Wilmette Community Center
Daniel M. Davis
Davis
Wilmette Avenue
Ridge Avenue
Paddle Badminton Doubles Tournament Signups Open
Sign ups open for a paddle badminton doubles tournament with four teams already registered. The first round is scheduled for next Monday evening.
Model Airplanes Offered At Wilmette Recreation Center
The Wilmette Playground and Recreation board invites youth to join model airplane classes at the Community Center craft shop. From January 8 through spring, sessions run daily 3 to 5 30 pm and evening hours 7 to 10 pm on Monday through Wednesday. Those with unfinished models may bring them for completion and those with finished models may display them.
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Wilmette Avenue
Ridge Road
Wilmette
Social dancing and crafts classes at the Community Center
Friday social dancing runs 3 30 to 4 30 with square and folk dancing. Children learn toys and woodwork projects with weekday classes. Story hour Wednesdays features the English fairy tale The Fairy Nurse next week.
Jitterbug Session Set at Community Center
Wednesday evenings reserved for jitterbugs at the Community Center from 7 to 10 p.m. Couples can bring a partner and enjoy the Jam session every week.
Gym girls class resumes at Howard gym tonight
The recreation board announces Thursday evening girls gym class will meet this evening at 7 o clock in Howard gym. The class did not meet during the holidays.
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Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
Howard Gym
Christmas Dance Brought Joy to Thursday Gym Girls
The Christmas party for the girls in the Thursday evening gym class was a merry event with plenty of fun and festive spirit shared among attendees.
Dancing for Adults in Wilmette Recreation Plans
The Wilmette Recreation board and local PTA will sponsor public dances for adults if demand exists. Dances would be held at Howard NAME ADDRESS and Stolp gymnasiums on Saturday evenings with a good orchestra. Admission would cover expenses. interest indicated by January 16 at 914 Central Avenue.
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Wilmette Recreation Board
Parent
Howard
Stolp
Central Avenue
Wilmette
Shawnee Water Polo Team Faces Beilius Natatorium Friday
Shawnee Country Club water polo team, fresh from a 10 4 victory over Independence Park, travels to Beilius Natatorium for a Chicago Park District league game Friday January 12 in the Beilius pool. Coach Eckert’s squad then hosts Central YMCA and Northwestern in successive home matches.
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Shawnee Country Club
Independence Park
Beilius Natatorium
Chicago Park District
Shawnee
Central Ymca
Northwestern University
Eckert
N. U
Shawnee Country Club Opens New Ice Rink
The Shawnee Country Club at 911 Michigan Avenue Wilmette completed a new ice skating rink and warming house. Athletic chairman Charles Genge says the rink will be open day and evening and plans include exhibitions competitions and social events to boost the area’s best ice season in years.
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Shawnee Country Club
Michigan Avenue
Wilmette
Charles Genge
Shawnee Athletic
Chicago
Girls Host Elegant Evening Under Miss Lamson
Eighty boys and girls enjoyed dancing games and refreshments under Miss Dorothy Lamson's supervision. Each girl invited a boy as her guest for the evening with thanks extended to hostess Mrs Hubert Hoffman and Mrs J Lewando and pianist Mrs Bessie Bailey.
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Dorothy Lamson
Hubert Hoffman
J. Lewando
Bessie Bailey
Howard School Gym Offers Badminton for Adults
The Howard school gym welcomes adults to play badminton on Tuesdays and Fridays. The recreation board provides rackets and birds for a small fee, and staff offer instruction to new players.
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Howard School
Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
Northwestern and Chicago Set For Weekend Conference Clash
Northwestern and Chicago renew Big Ten rivalry at Patten Gym Saturday night January 13 in a key conference matchup. Chicago relies on height and zone defense led by Lounsbury and Richardson to counter Northwestern star Dick Klein who scored 21 against Minnesota.
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Chicago
Maroons
Patten Gymnasium
Wisconsin
Midway Five
Schwartz
Badgers
Illinois
Joe Frank
Illini
Capt
Dick Lounsbury
Ralph Richardson
Lounsbury
Dick Klein
Wildcat
Minnesota
Klein
Wildcats
Richardson
Stampf
New Trier Swimmers Top Proviso Lads in Dual Meets
New Trier township’s varsity and freshman sophomores defeated Proviso Township at Maywood School with scores 43-20 and 50-16. Winners included New Trier swimmers in relay and sprint events, with multiple NT placers across breaststroke, freestyle, backstroke, and diving as Proviso took few top spots.
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New Trier
Proviso Lads
New Trier Township
Proviso Township
Maywood School
Proviso
D. Lippincott
Jones
Menary
Bennett
Eaton
Mizener
Mickstow
McGrath
J. Wiese
Wells
Seabrook
Bricker
Krause
Bayard
Ware
Kunz
Attridge
Slamin
Seiler
Stubbs
P. Reese
J. Cobb
Duncan
McKeown
Byles
MacDonald
D. Ball
R. Wiese
McCarthy
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Ray Rapp
Freshma
New Trier High School
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J. Anthony
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G. Davis
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