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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1924
Page
15
Poem mourning the death of the nation’s leader's son by Adelaide Koenen. The piece expresses collective grief, faith, and consolation, noting life’s brevity, divine will, and hope for brighter days after darkest nights.
Village of Wilmette issued permits to L. E. Youngquist for an addition at 211 Fourth Street valued at 1500 dollars. A. Reichmann to build a garage at 600 Central Avenue 500 dollars. O. H. Hanson for a garage at 225 Central Avenue 700 dollars. Otto Stordeur for a garage 550 dollars. P. J. Joyce for a rear porch addition at 423 Tenth Street 200 dollars. Dr. and Mrs. Blake at 1009 Chestnut Avenue and Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Roberts at 1034 Greenwood Avenue spent last weekend at Spider Lake Wisconsin.
A village board meeting in Wilmette drew the year's largest attendance with wide civic representation. Attendees included Rev. Herman W. Meyer of St. John's Lutheran, local women’s groups, and leaders from the Chamber of Commerce Rotary and Optimist clubs. The agenda included widening Wilmette and Central avenues, and opposition to closing the upper end of Tenth Street, which was already effectively dropped.
Wilmette schoolboy Donald McKinnon rushed to a burning barn at the riding stables near the North Shore Golf Club Sunday night. After forcing a bolted door, he freed two horses, aiding a neighborhood effort that saved several animals while eight perished in the blaze.
Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz has petitioned village trustees asking permission to erect several relay mail boxes in various sections of the village. The streets and alleys committee will consider the request as a convenience to the public and to speed local mail handling.
Harriet Mons hosted a lunch and dance at 921 Oakwood Avenue for 16 guests all members of New Trier freshman class on Saturday June 28.
Northwestern railway station master Earl Orner of Wilmette, known as the busiest man in 17 states, fainted at the office Wednesday while on duty. He recovered quickly to return to work Thursday, after fatigue and a digestive ailment contributed to the incident amid his son’s illness.
Evanston realtor J. W. Work returned from a trip through the eastern United States and Canada visiting real estate boards. He attended the National Association of Real Estate Boards convention in Washington from June 3 to 6 and then went to New York as a guest of the New York Real Estate Board before continuing to Canada. Mrs. B. H. Clepp also returned from Minneapolis after attending the wedding of Miss Osborne to E. E. Nelson.
Fragmentary report mentions an armed incident at Ken twick road near New Trier campus and a naval baton or vessel context. Details are unreadable, with garbled phrasing and missing names or dates.
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