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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1929
Page
34
Richelieu pineapple sold 5 slices per can for 19 cents per can. Catsup by Richelieu offered 14.5 ounce bottles at 21 cents. Heavy duty broom priced 69 cents. Olives in pint jars 25 cents. Sun-Tint peaches come as 6 halves per can. American Family Soap box of 80 bars priced 5.25 dollars.
Wilmette Day Tuesday on July 23 gathers at the North Western terminal in Chicago for the Chicago Plant Flower and Fruit guild to receive garden flowers from Wilmette owners. Visiting nurses will distribute to Chicago's sick and poor. Mrs. John Clark Baker chairs the event and accepts flower donations by phone at Wilmette 4262 for delivery to the station.
Mrs Melba R Betts of Wimette Public School Office spends two week annual vacation in Waupaca Wisconsin. Herbert Newport son of J H Newport of 520 Abbottsford road returns to Kenilworth after visit to his parents. Mrs R N Ogden and sister Mrs J Lardner of Deadwood South Dakota visit Miss Laura Davy at 427 Ninth Street. Mr and Mrs Guy S Osborn at 330 Cumnor Road Kenilworth spend week at summer home. Rock Rapids Lodge Hayward Wisconsin hosts Mr and Mrs Edward F Hamm of 517 Sheridan Road returning to Kenilworth from a week in New York City.
Thomas Quinn Beesley of Winnetka urged a central agency to tackle racketeering in Chicago. He cited a rise in bombings, higher average damage per blast, 86 active rackets, and limited local prosecutions while publicity has shut down 59 rackets.
Mr and Mrs Philip DeBerard of Louisville and Mrs C H Clarke of Louisville recently returned to Louisville after visiting the Arthur J DeBerards at 1220 Greenwood avenue. Philip and Jeanne will remain with their grandparents for about a month. Mrs John Trumbell Backus and Misses Theresa and Bettie Backus of Hamilton Ohio are spending a week in Wilmette visiting Mrs Backus sister Mrs Orville Jones at 1615 Forest avenue. The Backus family formerly resided in Kenilworth.
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