Recreation Events Pupils to Compete in Big Track Meet
Wilmette Public Schools stage their 24th annual track and field meet at the Village Green on Tuesday. The Junior meet for grades 2 3 4 5 begins at 11 a m with 40 yard dash and standing broad jump. The Senior meet for grades 6 7 8 starts at 1 30 p m and features 50 yard dash running broad and high jumps shuttle relay. Local officials and volunteers organize officials and helpers while Central Laurel PTA sells refreshments to fund medals.
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Wilmette
Village Green
Community Center Closes for Summer Season
The Wilmette Playground and Recreation board sponsored Community Center closes Saturday May 29 for summer. Since opening November 1 the center has drawn over 24 000 participants in activities such as handcraft knitting dramatics free piano lessons tap dancing square and folk dances social dancing table tennis and leathercraft. Notable programs include the North Shore Table Tennis tournament Mock Major Bowes Amateur Hour Hobby Show Valentine Social dance Handcraft exhibit and several dramatic plays. The WPA funded recreation instructors making the program possible.
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Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
Daniel M. Davis
States
North Shore
Recreation Board
WPA
Struggles of Youth In Brave Years novel summary
William Heyliger portrays John and Linda facing closed doors to their careers. They persevere with grit, aided by Aunt Hattie and a run down farm under a long term mortgage. The Cooperative Association helps them find a fuller, happier life.
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Appleton Century
William Heyliger
John
Linda
Hattie
Carrolls entertain guests from Springfield Ill
Mr and Mrs H C Carroll of 504 Fifth street hosted last weekend Mr and Mrs A M Young of Springfield Illinois as house guests staying with them during the visit.
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H. C. Carroll
Fifth Street
A. M. Young
Springfield, Ill
Howard Wins Playground Board Track Meet At Village Green
Howard school clinched a 74 to 72 victory over Stolp in a close two day meet at Village Green. Lee Mitchell won the pole vault to seal the win as events across high jump, hurdles, dashes, and weight events favored Howard with multiple firsts for Mitchell, Benson, and Ben son.
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Playground and Recreation Board
Howard School
Stolp
Lee Mitchell
Howard
Harold Buzan— Stolp
Robert Mann—Stolp
Jack McQuide
John Bauer__Howard
Jack Benson
Dexter Benson—Howard
Charles Cederberg
Lee Mitchell— Howard
John Milhope Stolp
Warren Hill—Stolp
Allen Thompson—Howard
Bob Dodds— Howard
Jack Benson—Howard
John Brandt
Bob Canning- Stolp
Bruce Smith Stolp
Harold Buzan—Stolp
Bob Mann
Dick Idler
Bob Ellis
Bob Canning
Dave Walworth
New England Poetry Society Honors John Hall Wheelock
The New England Poetry Society awards its annual prize for distinguished poetry to John Hall Wheelock for Poems 1911 36. Mrs Wheelock spoke at the May 27 dinner in Boston where Wheelock accepted the honor and read from his work. Previous winners include Archibald MacLeish Robert Frost and Edwin Arlington Robinson.
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New England Poetry Society
John Hall Wheelock
Returns From New York
James C. Shepherd of 315 Fourteenth Street has just returned from a ten day business trip to New York City.
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New York
James C. Shepherd
Fourteenth Street
New York City
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George Savage
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R. Gooch
Dorothy Davis
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John Melhope— Stolp
Bruce Smith—Stolp
Warren Hill
Lewis Travis —Howard
Lee Mitchell -Howard
John Hughes Howard
Dave Walworth- Howard
John Meltrope— Stolp
Allen Thompson Howard
Lake——Stolp
Lewis Travis - Howard
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John Hughes —Howard
David Walworth -Howard
Phil Deberard_ Stolp
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