Wilmette Public Schools Field Day Showcases Dances and Events
Wilmette public schools held a Field Day at New Trier field on Tuesday June 3 featuring a morning pageant with dances including Swedish Dutch Hungarian and Wooden Soldier outfits led by a school band and orchestra. The afternoon saw boys and girls grades 7 and 8 compete in baseball and a field meet with top finishers named in multiple events.
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Wilmette Public Schools
New Trier Field
Martha
Virginia Prost
Jane Lyons
George Eaton
Harold Thompson
James Alder
Russel Horn
Brice Stevens
George Alder
Ae Eaton
Sasha Green
Cyrus Calloway
Henry Huffman
George Pattison
Alvin Bartholomew
Bob Urben
Edwin Fowler
Eugene Hardt
George Brown
Myron Cottrell
Bill Ericks
William Herbon
Grant Blasdell
Bill Erickson
Stanley Seiler
Edwin Kunz
Bennet
Mans
David Beasley
Junior Moore
Overrberg
Illinois Road Tour Heads Toward Major Cities
The article describes a transportation focused road tour with delegates from Illinois and other states traveling through Tennessee Iowa and Pennsylvania. Officials led by Col. Bates and the State Director Engineer plan a route from Chicago toward major points visiting highway projects and country clubs while discussing improvements and sanitation methods. The tour includes stops in Illinois Wisconsin and ends with upcoming maintenance and construction debates.
Modern Banking Promises Simpler Finances At Your Bank
Efficiency demands easier methods for running homes and businesses. Just as electric appliances transformed tasks, checking accounts changed how payments are made. Safety and convenience reduce errors, and this institution is chosen by many locals as their bank. Your account will be welcomed too.
Josslyn New Smith Book Follows Deadlines
Henry Justin Smith of Wilmette profiles suburban life in Josslyn, contrasting the quiet village with urban encroachment. The piece paints Elmwood, its trees, birds, and lakeside scenes before detailing street excavations, tree felling, and the loss of woodland beauty. Chicago glimpses and arts are noted.
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Josslyn
Henry Justin Smith
Wilmette
Elmwood
Mr. Smith
Chicago
Arts
Wilmette Bathing Season Opens Quietly in Cool Lake Michigan
Early in the morning a group of bathers tested Lake Michigan as the unofficial bathing season began. The water proved a bit cool for an immediate plunge, though some ventured in after a tease with a crinkled toe.
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Wilmette
Lake Michigan
Wilmette squeaks by GL Navy in Memorial Day shutout
Local baseball fans watched Wilmette defeat the Great Lakes Naval training station 1 to 0 on Memorial Day. A few hundred fans missed the Taylor Trunks at the 17th street diamond. Next Sunday the locals host Fort Sheridan Doughboys at municipal grounds amid fieldwork and rough footing. Miss Nettie Kauffman travels to Mendota for the summer to visit relatives.
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Wilmette
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Taylor Trunks
17Th Street
Fort Sheridan
Lakes
Bayles
Braun
Bilecke
Rosberg
Strelkax
Brewer
Hull
Boesch
Kelly
Schmidts
Foster
McCrad
Schultz
Borre
Pederson
Kusmertz
Heinzen
Jeff Heinzen
Advertisers Spotlight Full Page Ads and Prominent Names
A Chicago area ad piece discusses the impact of full page advertising to capture attention and memory. It highlights roll of honor listings and names like Gilbert Johnson & Bro, Meyer Coal & Material Co, Winnetka Coal & Lumber Co, Shoreen Motor Co, and The Orrington among others.
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Gilbert Johnson & Bro
Meyer Coal & Material Co
Hubbard Woods Lumber & Coal Co
Winnetka Coal & Lumber Co
Jack Rabbit Car Wins Great Desert Race
Don C. Mc Cord of 4 Bros. Automobile Co announces the Apperson Jack Rabbit Six Phaeton won first place in the eighth Yosemite enemy Run. The car used 18 gallons of gasoline for 400 miles from Los Angeles to Camp Curry, carrying four passengers. mileage was 22.22 miles per gallon, better than the other eight entries.
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Don C. McCord
4 Bros. Automobile Company
Kokomo
Indiana
Los Angeles
Camp Curry
County plans vast road widening and new gravel builds
Major George A. Quinlan outlines Cook county 1924 highway program adding twenty miles of gravel roads and new surface on fifteen miles with oil tar and asphalt on about sixty miles. He notes 334 miles paved and 225 miles other roads under state aid and details widening at Glenview Waukegan Dempster Milway Ballard Rand and River intersections.
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Glenview
Dempster Street
Waukegan
Milwaukee Avenue
Cook County
George A. Quinlan
Waukegan Roads
Milway Avenue
Ballard Road
Rand
River Roads
Wheeling
Ill
Forest Preserves
Division Street
Grand Avenue
Niles, Ill
Evanston
Miwaukee Electric Railroad
Western Avenue
Eighty-seventh Street
Ninety-ninth Street
Ninety-fifth Street
Crawford Avenue
St. Charles Road
Bellwood
Mannheim Road
Ninety-sixth Avenue
Wabash Railroad
Wor
Summer Season Boosts Gas Use Report Says
The northern Public Service Company territory sees heavy gas demand with rising use in spring to summer due to good roads many cars and many hotels and restaurants. A boosting plant at Barrington operates to ease distribution while Chicago Heights extends a high pressure four inch main to Olympia Fields aiding suburban growth.
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Public Service Company
Barrington
Chicago Heights
Olympia Fields
Wilmette Couple Welcome Son Howa George Klemn
Mr and Mrs Raymond C Klemn of Wilmette celebrate the birth of a son named Howa George on May 3. The family announces the new arrival with warm congratulations from relatives and friends.
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Raymond C. Klemn Wilmette
Howa
George
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