Wilmette Picnic Seeks Community Get Together Details
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce plans a village picnic on August 14 at the forest preserve west of Wilmette along Harms road near Glenview road. A golf tournament starts at 9 am at Northwestern Golf Course with races and contests at 2 pm and a 4 pm horseshoe event. Prizes include merchandise certificates and cigars for winners. activities are limited to Wilmette residents and lunches will be brought.
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Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
Wilmette
Forest Preserve
Harms Road
Glenview Road
Chamber of Commerce
C. H. Eldred
Wilmetiz
Toronto Family Visiting In Indiana This Summer
Mrs. H. A. Innis and her children from Toronto visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Quayle at 38 Crescent Place for the summer spent Wednesday in Plymouth Indiana at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd R. Quayle.
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H. A. Innis
Toronto
Fred R. Quayle
Crescent Place
Mr. Quayle
Plymouth
Ind
Lloyd R. Quayle
Burglar Captured At William B Montgomery Home
Police Capt. Albert Barre and Officer Joe Schmidt of the Wilmette Police captured a would be burglar at the Montgomery residence 640 Gregory avenue about 2 30 Tuesday morning The suspect Alfred Martin 28 of 1315 Jackson boulevard Chicago admitted coming from Cuba and was taken to the Chicago identification bureau He had prior arrests for con games and robbery in Kansas City and Chicago
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Albert Barre
Joe Schmidt
Wilmette
William B. Montgomery
Gregory Avenue
Alfred Martin
Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Martin
Captain Barre
Schmidt
Montgomery
New Trier Instructor Honored by Indian Chief at Hot Springs
Evanston teacher Miss Josephine Altman of New Trier High School received a Sioux honor at Hot Springs City, where one hundred Sioux Indians gathered for a Miss Original America contest. Chief Whiteman Bear asked to rename her Zit-ka-zi-win and adopted her as his daughter after she consented.
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Josephine Altman
Evanston
New Trier High School
Hot Springs
M. C
Miss Altman
Whiteman Bear
Singing Bird
Wilmette hosts annual water carnival at the beach
The Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board with Beach authorities announce the annual water carnival on Thursday August 5. Registration opens immediately with Davis Wrenshaw Stone and Skidmore. Medals will be awarded for top three in each event. The program lists multiple age based swims, a North Shore championship, and a diving event for quarters in flour.
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Wilmette Beach
Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
James Wrenshaw
Daniel M. Davis
Davis
Wrenshaw
Dudley C
North Shore
English Lutherans to Lay Cornerstone August 11
The Wilmette English Lutheran church at Greenleaf avenue and Seventh street will lay its cornerstone Sunday August 11 at 3 PM. Rev. Carl I. Empson, pastor, is coordinating the program with several outstanding church leaders expected to attend.
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Wilmette English Lutheran Church
Greenleaf Avenue
Seventh Street
Carl I. Empson
Youths Sail to Travel Continent Via Bicycles
Robert Cochran of Winnetka and Robert Fitzgerald of Springfield set sail this Saturday on the Leviathan for Europe. They will bicycle through southern England and northern France with no fixed itinerary, taking six weeks to explore before returning home.
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Robert Cochran
John R. Cochran
Chestnut Street
Winnetka
Robert Fitzgerald
Springfield
Ill
Europe
England
France
Voters to Decide on Wilmette School Site Purchase
The Wilmette Board of Education sets Saturday August 3 for a special election in School District No. 39 to authorize buying a five acre site north of Lake Avenue and west of Ridge Road for future school use. Polls run 12 to 7 with Village Hall as the center.
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Wilmette Board of Education
Lake Avenue
Ridge Road
Ridge Avenue
Dartmouth Avenue
Elmwood Avenue
Indian Hill Estates
Rev Alvin Wagner to Preach at St Johns Wilmette
The Rev Alvin Wagner assistant pastor of St John s Lutheran Forest Park NL will preach at St John s Lutheran Wilmette Sunday morning July 28 at 11 o clock services. Pastor Herman W Meyer is absent. C Picson a Concordia graduate now at the University of Chicago will preach there next month.
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Alvin Wagner
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Forest Park
Wilmette
Herman W. Meyer
C. Picson
Concordia College
University of Chicago
I O O F Picnic Held by Sherman Lodge in Braeside
Members of A. T. Sherman lodge No. 892 I O O F Wilmette will hold their annual picnic at Forest Preserve on Green Bay road Braeside near the county line Sunday July 28. The event is open to members and families with games races for all ages and special favors for children. An indoor baseball game highlights afternoon activities.
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A. T. Sherman Lodge No
Wilmette
Green Bay Road
Braeside
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Chamber of Commerce Committee
Indiana
New Trier
English Lutherans To Law Cornerstone
Automobile
Shore Lines
Junior Life Real Estate
Society
Board of Education
Ridge
St. John’s
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