Optimists Enjoy Day At Galitz Home In Wheeling
Members of the Wilmette Optimist club and about 60 guests visited the E. J. Galitz home in Wheeling last Sunday. Tables were set under trees for a bounteous dinner. The afternoon featured ball games, skipping rope, running races, and river scenery. The arrangements committee provided lemonade, ginger ale and ice cream. A rising vote of thanks praised the Galitz family and extended future invitations.
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Optimists
Galitz
Wilmette Optimist Club
E. J. Galitz
Wheeling
Camp Custer Boys Vie for Autograph Baseball
Major General Hale reports Babe Ruth has offered to autograph a baseball and bat for the outstanding player at Camp Custer Michigan in August 1924. The gifts aim to spur CMTC baseball interest with Louisville Slugger bats from Hillerick and Bradsby and Spalding baseballs from A G Spalding.
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Camp Custer
Babe
C. M. T. Camp
Louisville
Hillerick
Bradsby
Spalding
A. G. Spalding
Four More Stores Adopt Wednesday P M Closing
Carroll Ridgway and company Vanes Style Shop the Cecile Shop and Flinker and Flinker milliners will close Wednesday afternoons during July and August. This brings to twelve the Wilmette stores closing on Wednesday afternoons. Other stores with signs include R H Schell Taylor Drygoods Wilmette Glass Works Terminal Hardware Griffis and Wolff and Carl E Sterner Decorating.
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Carroll Ridgway and Company
Vanes Style
Cecile
Flinker and
Flinker
Mrs Elmer A Bear Dies. Rites Held in Wilmette
Mrs Elmer A Bear nee Florence Miner of 220 Greenleaf avenue died Sunday July 13 Funeral services were held Wednesday from her home to Wilmette Parish Methodist Episcopal church with burial at Memorial Park She is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs Marie Thompson and sisters Mrs Julia Dueringer Mrs Mae Hedlund Mrs Bessie Johnson and brothers John Leslie and Allen Miner
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Elmer A. Bear
Florence Miner
Greenleaf Avenue
Wilmette Parish Methodist Episcopal Church
Memorial Park
Greatest Business in the World sermon at English Lutheran
English Lutheran Greenleaf and Seventh conducts services for July 20 with the Fifth Sunday after Trinity sermon on The Greatest Business in the World. Luke 6:1-11 is cited and Bible School attendance and offerings are noted. A Lawn Fete July 24 on 627 Central hosted by the Missionary Society is announced.
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Greenleaf
William Guise
Jesus
Mr. Gush
Central
The
Missionary Society
Rathbone to Speak on Coffee Prices and Remedies
Congressman Henry R. Rathbone of Kenilworth will discuss the high cost of coffee in a July 21 radio talk from Kimball Hall Chicago on WTAS. He has introduced House Resolution 352 urging a government inquiry into the coffee market and possible remedies, noting Brazil's dominance and artificial output limits affecting U S consumers.
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Rathbone
Henry R. Rathbone
Kenilworth
WTAS
Kimball Hall
Chicago
House of Representatives
United States
Brazil
America
Circus Arranged for Kiddies at Ravinia Park
Ravinia Park hosts a Thursday afternoon program for children on July 24 featuring Fisher's Miniature Comedy Circus as the main act with ponies dogs and monkeys performing stunts. Eric DeLamarter conducts a musical program starting at 3 PM including pieces by Berting Grieg Wagner and Mendelssohn.
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Arthur George Bess, Jr
George Bess
Lake Avenue
Dean Klair
Clarion
Pennsylvania
W. C. Shurtleff
Arthur DeBerard
Evanston
Greenwood Avenue
Arthur Snyder
Galena
Ilinois
M. C. Hecht
Bible School
Lawrence Phelps
Our
Eveready
Adams Electric Shop
Fourth Street
Wilmette
Wisconsin Lakes
Three Lakes
River
Conover
Phelps
State
Pantech Rhinelander
Tomahawk Lake
Woodruff
Lac du Flambeau
Powell
Manitowish
Mercer
Winchester
Eenaria
Ashland
N. W. Ry
Talepbo
Gucaco
North Western Ry
Circus
Ravinia
City Market CO
Main ST
Armour’s
VMER
Aces
Glencoe
Winnetka
Copse
C. M. McDonald
Davis St
Woma
Mitter Shern
Citi
W. W.G Inc
Choi
Evansto
Winnet
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