Republic party pioneer’s kin in Kenilworth celebrate 80th birthday
In Jackson Michigan last Saturday the 80th anniversary of the Republican party drew attention to Florence Baxter Case and Elisabeth Case Lind daughters and granddaughter of Levi Baxter the temporary chairman of the original 1854 convention. Mrs Case at 88 recalled her father’s anti slavery work, Michigan mills and political career shaping the party. Elisabeth Lind, a garden designer, shares Baxter heritage and continues political and civic involvement.
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Jackson
Mich
Kenilworth
Florence Baxter Case
Elisabeth Case Lind
Case
Levi Baxter
Jonesville
Hillsdale County
Frey
Jackson, Mich
C. Z. Potter
Jackson’ Committee
Wilmette Life
Lincoln
White Pigeon
Michigan
Hardy
Tecumseh
Detroit
Lind
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad
Hillsdale
Baxter
Harry Gordon Selfridge
London
British Isles
George C. Lowell
Wilmette
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
George Maniere
Milwaukee
Wisconsin “Colonial Dames
Marjorie Case
Chicago
Republican Party
Olson Family Returns From Pembine Wisconsin Trip
Mr and Mrs Victor A Olson and family of 2145 Chestnut avenue returned home last Sunday after ten days at their cabin on the lake in Pembine Wisconsin near Marinette Emil Gilberg of 233 Woodcourt who stayed with the Olsons during the trip remains in the cabin for a week longer and joins the Olsons hosts for the extended visit.
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Wisconsin
Victor A. Olson
Chestnut Avenue
Pembine
Wis
Marinette
Emil Gilberg
Woodcourt
Olsons
Olson
Mrs Arlington Visiting Friends in Pittsburgh
Mrs D C Arlington and her daughter Mrs George H Redding of Elmwood Avenue are hosting guests in Pittsburgh. The Reddings are entertaining Mr and Mrs John E Graham and their son Billy from Pelham Manor New York this week.
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D. C. Arlington
George H. Redding
Elmwood Avenue
Pittsburgh
Reddings
John E. Graham
Billy
Pelham Manor
N. Y
Leo Kopp to Lead Jewish Day Celebration Music
Leo Kopp named musical director for the 1934 Jewish Community day celebration on July 29 at Soldier Field. He will conduct a 75 musician symphony for the epic Epic of a Nation, drawing on authentic Jewish themes and works by A Z Idelsohn and historic Hassidic material.
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Leo Kopp
Soldierfield
Kopp
Soldier Field
Germany
United States
Koenigsberg
Chicago Civic
Cincinnati Zoo Opera
A. Z. Idelsohn
Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati
Idelsohn
Miss Alice King Returns From Syracuse Ed Post
Miss Alice King daughter of Mr and Mrs Karl D King 914 Greenwood Avenue has returned from Syracuse New York where she teaches physical education and English in the high school She plans to spend the summer in Wilmette and resume teaching in the east next fall.
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Alice King
Karl D. King
Greenwood Avenue
Syracuse
N. Y
Wilmette
Redding Brothers Spend Month at Sunny Creek Farm
George and Jack Redding sons of Mr and Mrs G H Redding of 1516 Elmwood Avenue spend a month at Sunny Creek Farm near Clintonville Wisconsin. George recently returned from two weeks at Camp Ma Ka Ja Wan and joined his brother on the farm last weekend.
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George
Jack Redding
G. H. Redding
Elmwood Avenue
Sunny Creek
Clintonville
Wis
Camp
Wisconsin visitors plan Wilmette trip this weekend
Madison residents Mr. and Mrs. Paul Knaplund and their two children will visit Mrs. Knaplund's parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Kings at 611 Forest Avenue Wilmette after arriving Saturday. Mr. Knaplund heads the UW history department. Mrs. Walter H. Williams hosts her brother William A. Rohman visiting from Attleboro for several weeks. Evanston couple Thomas Rogers Wigglesworth Jr and wife announce the birth of their son Thomas Rogers Jr at Evanston Hospital on June 30.
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Paul Knaplund
Dorothy King
Madison, Wis
Wilmette
Walter H. Williams
Earlston Road
Kenilworth
William A. Rohman
Attleboro
Mass
Thomas Rogers Wigglesworth, Jr
Evanston
Thomas Rogers, Jr
Evanston Hospital
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