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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1928

Page

5

Mosquitoes Fight Back as North Shore Abatement Pushes On

North shore residents face renewed mosquito pressure amid ongoing drainage and abatement efforts. The Chicago Sanitary District presses ahead with blasting to open channels, while Northwestern entomologist A H Meier and local worker Charles Howe bolster the fight. The operation, begun weeks ago after spring floods, aims to end the pests but demands patience from the public.

North Shore Skokie Chicago William Edwards A. H. Meier Northwestern University Charles Howe Kenilworth

Little Symphony Ensemble on Art Institute fall program

The Art Institute in Fullerton hall presents the Little Symphony ensemble led by George Dasch with a series of lectures and concerts this fall. October includes talks by Henry Barnard on Wedgwood Pottery, dances by Mme Vera Mirova, and lectures by H R Shekerjian on Oriental Rugs, with Rollo Walter Brown discussing George Bellows.

Fullerton Hall Art Institute Little Symphony Ensemble George Dasch Henry Barnard England Wedgwood Pottery Mme. Vera Mirova H. R. Shekerjian Rollo Walter Brown Harvard University George Bellows

Namboujou Club Develops Lake Superior Site Project

The Namboujou club initiates a $250000 summer development on a 3300 acre lakefront reserve 125 miles north of Duluth. Plans by Holstad and Sullivan call for 150 rooms golf tennis baths roads and an electric plant with 10000 horsepower from upstream falls. About 600 members from business and professional circles will build summer homes on 7500 square foot tracts while enjoying a timbered fire free Arrowhead locale near Brule river.

Urbana Thomas Owens D. & I. Railway Company Two Harbors Minn Charles J. Kelly Lake Superior Arrowhead River Holstad & Sullivan Arrowhead Nanboujou

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