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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
12
Obscured street corners cited as traffic hazard on July 27 1939 urging owners of corner lots to trim hedges and shrubs to improve sight lines at intersections. Emphasizes shared responsibility between motorists and village authorities to prevent injuries and fatalities.
A local opinion piece critiques new activism like the American Plenty for All League Inc based in Chicago and discusses a July 23 address by California congressman Jerry Voorhis. It also urges upgrading New Trier villages street signs for safety and cohesion and recalls President Roosevelt and a Washington era prayer for national unity and virtuous citizenship.
A column blends light readers’ opinions with trivia about cemeteries in Marion Illinois and new residents in Glencoe and Highland Park. It riffs on Methuselah’s age, attire trends, the evolving face of shaving devices, and humorous bits about elephants shaved with blowtorches, ending with a wry note on August fur sales.
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