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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1927

Page

5

Dwight Chapman Receives Sheldon Travel Fellowship

Dwight W. Chapman Jr of Wilmette has been named a Sheldon Fellow in Travel after graduating with high honors from Harvard. The award funds a year of travel or study in Europe. Chapman recently declined a UC Berkeley philosophy psychology post to accept the Harvard-based honor. He is a New Trier graduate who earned a Harvard Club of Chicago scholarship and served as Harvard debating council president and class day orator.

Dwight W. Chapman, Jr Elmwood Avenue Wilmette Harvard University Sheldon Europe Chapman University of California Harvard Neworier Township Harvard Club of Chicago Harvard Debating Council

Portrait Studio Opens in No Man's Land District

John Ridgely Marshall opened a photo graphic portrait studio on Tuesday at 916 Spanish Court opposite Teatro del Lago. He brings two years of Willam Fox film studio experience as associate cameraman on What Price Glory Cradle Snatchers Three Bad Men and Carmen.

No Man's Land John Ridgely Marshall Spanish Court Teatro del Lago Marshall Willam Fox Film Studios Carmen

Miss Gladys B Thompson Joins Heinsen Realty Sales Team

North Shore real estate dealers Heinsen Realty announce Miss Gladys B Thompson has joined their Wilmette office sales force at 421 Fourth Street. She was formerly with FE E Stults Realty company.

Heinsen Realty Company North Shore Wilmette Winnetka Gladys B. Thompson Fourth Street Miss Thompson FE. E. Stults Realty Company

Pave Street Intersections Awarded to Wilmette Contractor

Joseph Kneip of Wilmette was awarded the contract to pave the intersections at Lake avenue and 17th street and at Wilmette avenue and 16th streets. Village officials authorize opening of 16th and 17th streets prompting reconstruction of the approaches to connecting streets. Also notes family travel and visits by local residents including the Metone and Alder households and Miss Virginia French returning from Indianapolis.

Joseph Kneip Wilmette Lake Avenue 17Th Street Wilmette Avenue 16Th Streets J. W. Metone Mildred Forest Avenue

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Dwight Chapman Heinsen Realty Co Betty Alder Greenwood Avenue Red Cedar Lake Eloise Smith James W. Alder Jimmie Marie Canada Wisconsin Big Lake Virginia French Chestnut Avenue Indianapolis Evanston Henry C. Lytton & Sons and Church Evansto State and Jackson—Chica Lytton Geeet Weeks Neonares Camurcie
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