Wilmette Woman's Club Plans $75,000 Building Drive
The Wilmette Woman's Club approves a spring start on a $75,000 first unit for a new clubhouse to replace the present one at Tenth Street and Greenleaf Avenue. Architects Granger and Ballenbacher will draft the plans with a larger auditorium as the central feature. Building should begin late April with a use target of next October. financing includes $35,000 on hand, $10,000 more raised via 600 members purchasing non interest bearing notes, and $30,000 borrowed.
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Woman's Club of
Wilmette
Frank J. Scheidenheim
Tenth Street
Greenleaf Avenue
Granger and Ballenbacher
Wilmette Parish Methodist
Hayes McKinney
Frank Scheidenheim
Harvey A. Bush
Herbert B. Mulford
Thomas C. Moulding
N. P. Colwell
William A. Durgin
O. E. Thaley
R. E. P. Kline
Arthur J. Dixon
C. P. Evans
George W. Kibby
Halsey E. Poronto
J. C. Mannerud
C. P. Berg
F. O. Ebeling
Arthur H. Howard
Leslie Gates
Ralph T. Huff
Fred E. Parry
David Anderson
Fred M. Bowes
Wilmette Legion Granted Poppy Sale Permit
Permission to sell poppies in Wilmette on National Poppy Day May 29 was granted to Wilmette Post No 46 American Legion at the village board meeting Tuesday night. The board said the action is a formality under the ordinance.
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Wilmette
No. 46
American Legion
Carrico to Manage Worthen-Wauchope at Urbana Ill
J M Carrico who has led the Worthen Carrico Wilmette store will take active management of the Worthen-Wauchope company at Urbana Illinois. J E Worthen will head the Wilmette store. No personnel changes beyond the management shift were announced.
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J. M. Carrico
Worthen-Carrico Company
Wilmette
Worthen-Wauchope Company
Urbana
Ill
J. E. Worthen
Greenleaf Avenue
Carrico
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
Lights to Bring Temporary Illumination on West Wilmette Roads
Wilmette village board authorized a ten year contract with Public Service to install temporary lights on unlighted portions of Lake Avenue and Glenview Road in the western section. President Omer and streets and alleys chairman Ernest C. Cazel led the decision after a shorter contract duration was rejected by the company.
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Lake Avenue
Glenview Road
Wilmette
Omer
Ernest C. Cazel
Public Service Company
Forensic Enthusiasts to Eat and Talk Some More
New Trier High school debaters and forensic board members plus the New Trier branch of the National High School Forensic league will host a dinner on Friday February 8. Ches ter E Maclean New Trier debate coach announced the plan for frequent future gatherings to discuss and plan debate work. D EF Allen Jr of Foldington and Allen Wilmette brokers is in Texas this week on a business trip.
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New Trier High School
New Trier
National High School Forensic League
Chester E. Maclean
D. EF. Allen, Jr
Foldington and Allen, Wilmette Real Estate Brokers
Texas
Legion Members Pledge Aid to Village in Emergencies
Wilmette Post No. 46 American Legion pledged its services to the village for protection of citizenship rights at a regular meeting. The Village Board thanked the Legion and asked the clerk to reply formally. Legionnaires offered help to police and fire departments in unusual emergencies.
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Wilmette Post No. 46
American Legion
L. J. Orr
Legion
Legionnaires
Chicago Welsh Choir to Appear at Sunday Club
The Chicago Welsh Choir conducted by Daniel Protheroe will perform at the Wilmette Sunday Evening club on January 20. The program includes Welsh folk songs sung in Welsh. Critics praise the choir as one of Chicago's best, noting Protheroe's mastery and the chorus's varied tone and clear enunciation.
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Chicago
Daniel Protheroe
Wilmette Sunday Evening Club
Herman Devries
Protheroe
Dean of Girls to Speak at Parent-Teacher Meeting
Miss Elizabeth Packer, dean of girls at New Trier High, will address a Byron C Stolp school gym meeting of Central Laurel Parent-Teacher Association Tuesday evening January 22. She will discuss high school entrance requirements for seventh and eighth graders. Miss Helen Smith will present a brief musical program with Mrs Gilbert accompanist. The meeting starts at 8 oclock.
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Elizabeth Packer
New Trier High School
Byron
Train Collision Injures Car in North Fifth Street Crash
Mrs. H. D. Prosser of 803 Lake avenue escaped injury last Thursday afternoon when her car skidded north on Fifth street and struck a westbound Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee train on Greenleaf avenue. The vehicle sustained heavy damage.
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H. D. Prosser
Lake Avenue
Fifth Street
Chicago
North Shore
Milwaukee
Greenleaf Avenue
Wilmette Board Approves West Area Street Plan
The Wilmette village board endorsed the Plan Commission’s comprehensive street system for Wilmette and nearby areas west of Ridge Avenue. Drawn by planning engineer F A Cushing Smith, the plan covers Wilmette and zones up to one and a half miles outside village limits, aiming to standardize street names and improve health safety and convenience.
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Wilmette
Wilmette Plan Commission
Robert Stoddard
Frederick J. Newey
Frank C. Huffman
Julius D. Roth
Llevi C. Ayres
Ridge Avenue
F. A. Cushing Smith
Planning Commission
Auto Fires From Cold Weather Hit Wilmette Area
Wilmette Fire Department battled three car fires this week linked to radiator overheating and backfiring. The worst blaze occurred at Lake Avenue and Hibbard Road Sunday night when a radiator explosion damaged a car driven by James Kelley of Chicago. Kelley and his wife and child were badly burned. A separate Sunday morning fire at 229 Central Park Avenue damaged clothing and a vehicle, and a Wednesday blaze at 240 Leicester Road in Kenilworth caused minor damage from backfiring.
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Wilmette Fire Department
Lake Avenue
Hibbard Road
James Kelley
Marcella Avenue
Chicago
Elsa Anderson
Central Park Avenue
Allan T. Gilbert
Leicester Road
Kenilworth
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Village Board
West Area
Royal Arch Masons
Wilmette Chapter
Masonic Temple
Wilmette Legionnaires
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