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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1924
Page
6
City officials call for stricter enforcement of traffic rules and grade separation to improve safety. They also urge construction of a through traffic road to ease congestion and connect key neighborhoods.
Wilmette merchants, led by the Chamber of Commerce and the New Trier Commercial Association, announce Opportunity Days on July 22 and 29. The event promises first quality goods at fair prices with metropolitan shopping, neighborly service, and a carnival of exchange designed to draw householders to local stores.
The Public Service Company of North ern Illinois won the 1923 Charles A Coffin medal for outstanding achievement in electric light and power. The award reflects a year of progress and a history of development in public utility service, as cited by the National Electric Light association Coffin Prize Committee.
The accolade cites six points: thorough personal service policy, initiative expanding electricity use, organizational efficiency, improved construction for reliability, generation and distribution efficiency, and extending service to unserved homes and rural areas. The award highlights a vast operation serving 137 communities and delivering gas and electricity to hundreds of thousands of customers.
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