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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1935
Page
1
Lawmakers pass a bill to lower motor vehicle license fees for 1936, promising further cuts later. Savings range from 6.50 to 22 dollars depending on horsepower. A new traffic code repeals the 45 mph limit and adds compulsory vehicle inspection, brake standards, and limited right turns after stops.
Commissioner of Public Works and Mrs. C. C. Schultz depart by train for Los Angeles for a three weeks vacation. They will visit two of Mrs. Schultz's sisters in the coast city, one whom she has not seen in fourteen years.
The Economy Shop run by the Woman's Club of Wilmette requests golf balls and clubs middy blouses men s summer underwear wash tubs a clothes wringer mason jars with screw tops radio parts and many other articles to pass on to new homes.
Mathew Francis Photo R L F Biesemeier head of the manual education department and purchasing agent at New Trier High school will be formally installed as president of the Wilmette Rotary club Wednesday July 10 at the Shawnee club luncheon. He returns this week from Mexico City where he attended the Rotary International convention as Wilmette club delegate.
Wilmette freshman William B. Katz of 415 Washington Avenue earned a perfect 5.0 average for the second semester, announced by Dean M. T. McClure. A list of 93 superior scholars was released, noting Liberal Arts and Sciences as the university’s largest college with 3,744 students enrolled this year.
The exhibit of wood sculptures by Christian Frederick Carsten at Worthen's department store on Wilmette Avenue draws wide attention from art lovers. The collection contains eighteen "pictures in wood" and the showing runs through Saturday July 6.
The Rev. F J Tromp assistant rector will lead the parish in July while Rector Dr Hubert Carlton and his family vacation in Canada.
Wilmette Sunday Evening Club weighs broadening its scope to the north shore with meetings at New Trier High School auditorium. E R James elected treasurer succeeding B Anderson. A survey among north shore villagers planned to gauge support and impact on club future service.
The Rev John G Hindley of First Congregational Church opens a July sermon series on the religion of famous Americans at Wilmette Baptist Church Sunday at 11 00. His topic this Sunday is Robert E Lee Christian Gentleman.
Evanston Camp No. 57 Spanish American War Veterans postpones the July 4 meeting and will convene July 11 in Wilmette Village hall. Many members reside in Wilmette.
The Wilmette Streets and Alleys Committee held a public hearing on widening Wilmette Avenue and Tenth Street, but residents overwhelmingly opposed the plan. Only one speaker favored widening, while Paul C Lang and W T Hopeman criticized traffic impact and safety. The state highway department required widening to 36 feet to使用 tax funds, prompting the village to seek citizen sentiment.
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