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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 20, 1939

Page

2

Congress set for adjournment amid Neutrality and Spending-lending bills

Washington columnist Ralph E. Church notes Congress faces a restless end of session as the Roosevelt administration presses two key measures the Neutrality Bill and the Spending-lending Bill. He cites Senate opposition led by Borah and Johnson and warns of possible filibuster and political calculations before adjournment.

Washington, D. C Congress Roosevelt White House Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Hiram Johnson California William E. Borah Idaho House Senate Great Britain

Museum Tours At Field Museum Highlights Natural History

On Thursday July 27 two general tours of anthropology botany geology and zoology exhibits will be offered at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The Friday 11 a.m. tour covers Minerals and Prehistoric Life and each weekday afternoon at 3 p.m. tours continue except Saturday and Sunday. Meet inside the north entrance for assembly.

Field Museum of Natural History

Miss Virginia Hays Visits Washington Sister

Miss Virginia Hays daughter of Clyde T and Mrs Hays left for Washington DC to be a houseguest for a fortnight at the home of her sister Mrs Alan Ferguson. She will bring her niece Margay Ferguson west to stay with the grandparents until the Fergusons arrive in Wilmette mid August.

Virginia Hays Clyde T. Hays Laurel Avenue Washington, D. C Alan Ferguson Mary Louise Hays Washington Margay Ferguson Wilmette Fergusons

Will Go to Michigan for Weekend Family Trip

Mr and Mrs Philip T Green of 914 Forest avenue will drive to Michigan this weekend with daughters Jeanne and Barbara. They will take the girls to a Newaygo camp near Grand Rapids for a two week stay. The Greens will spend the weekend as guests of Mr and Mrs Roland Cowell at their summer home in Whitehall Michigan.

Philip T. Green Forest Avenue Michigan Jeanne Barbara Newaygo Camp Grand Rapids Mrs. Green Roland Cowell Whitehall, Mich

Mrs Grant Ridgway and daughter pick up Tom Ellis

Mrs Grant Ridgway and her daughter Mrs Leon Ellis of 207 Cumberland Avenue Kenilworth drove to International Falls Minnesota last week to collect Tom Ellis who had been at Camp Kooch-i-Ching since school ended. Tom's brother Bobby remains at the camp.

Grant Ridgway Leon Ellis Cumberland Avenue Kenilworth International Falls Minn Tom Ellis Camp Kooch- I-Ching Tom Bobby

Brookses Visit Camp Representing First Congregational

Mr and Mrs Gale M Brooks of 835 Fifteenth street spend the week at Tower Hill camp near Sawyer Michigan as representatives of the First Congregational church.

Gale M. Brooks Fifteenth Street Congregational Tower Hill Camp Sawyer, Mich First Congregational Church

American travelers savor mileage and meals on road trips

Americans take vacations seriously and roam continents without passports. Travel yields two culinary boons: discovering new dishes and returning home with ideas to elevate domestic cooking. Even if meals away are modest, home cooking will taste sweeter after the journey.

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