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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1937

Page

2

Prohibition Leader From Scotland Guest in North Shore Home

Mrs. J. Mackill of Wilmette hosted her sister Mrs. Helen Barton of Glasgow Scotland at her North Shore home. Barton, 81, attends World WCTU conventions and toured the United States including radio work and meetings with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. She praised Glasgow curfew reforms and predicted the Glasgow exposition with a display of global inventions. The sisters plan a August 20 sailing back to Scotland on the Caledonia, where Barton will visit Glasgow and nine of her children.

Warren Treadwell J. Mackill Central Avenue Wilmette Helen Barton Glasgow Scotland Barton Constitution Hall Washington, D. C Women’s Christian Temperance Union United States Jean Dunlop Australia Franklin D. Roosevelt Pittsburgh Great Britain

Mrs. Thierman Returns to Portland After Visit

Mrs. M. S. Thierman returns to Portland Oregon after a six months stay with her son I. B. Thierman and family at 317 Park Avenue Wilmette. A farewell party was held a week ago Sunday and a luncheon followed on Tuesday.

Miss Hutchins Plans Springfield and Boston Visit

Miss Madeleine Hutchins of 1614 Spencer Avenue left last Friday for Springfield Massachusetts and Boston to spend a month or six weeks visiting relatives and friends.

Madeleine Hutchins Spencer Avenue Springfield Mass Boston

Graduate follows cooperative plan with work in firms

Bloom, a Central High Omaha graduate, studied under Antioch plan half year in school half year on the job. He worked as laboratory assistant for Indianapolis Water, at Bloomingdale Department Store in Brooklyn, and as junior accountant for Lybrand Ross Bros. & Montgomery in Chicago. After graduation he will stay with Lybrand Ross.

Antioch “Cooperative Plan Bloom Indianapolis Water Company Bloomingdale Department Store Brooklyn New York Lybrand Ross Bros. & Montgomery Chicago Central High School Omaha Neb

Midget Auto Championship Resumes at Riverview Speedway

Sunday night racing at Riverview Speedway Addison Street near Western Avenue restarts the midget title chase. Five leaders Marshall Lewis Paul Russo Ted Johnson Wally Zale and Shorty Sorenson loom as contenders with Lewis from Los Angeles and Johnson in a tight race for top honors. Lewis backs the Elto special while Johnson campaigns a Duesenberg to capture the crown.

Riverview Speedway Addison Street Western Avenue Marshall Lewis Paul Russo Ted Johnson Wally Zale Shorty Sorenson Lewis Los Angeles Johnson Duesenberg

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