Main Street widening urged by Wilmette merchants
More than 100 business and professional people, including North Shore Real Estate board, Wilmette Optimist club and Wilmette Rotary club members, attended a Wilmette Chamber of Commerce meeting to back prompt Main street widening. Village President Karl E Orner praised the plan and noted a $100 000 county appropriation for paving 40 of 52 feet of the roadway, while trustees who opposed the resolution were invited to explain their stance.
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North Shore Real Estate Board
Wilmette Optimist Club
Wilmette Rotary Club
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
Karl E. Orner
Main Street
Wilmette
Omner
Schmidt
William Busse
Orner
Board of Local Improvements
John Clark Baker
Beach Opens June 11 For Wilmette Summer
Wilmette believes weather permitting the foot of Lake avenue beach will open for the 1927 season on Saturday June 11. A five dollar season card is required per household. single admissions are charged if no card is held. The small refreshment stand is ditched for this year but may return with a larger bathhouse later. Joyce B Smith is beach master and Mrs Charles W Hilton head matron. Four full time playgrounds will operate at the beach Laurel school Wattman park and the Village Green with daily hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 and Village Green evenings to dark except Saturdays.
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Wilmette
Lake Avenue
Wilmette Park Board
Park Board
Lake Michigan
Joyce B. Smith
Charles W. Hilton
Playground and Recreation Board
Laurel School
Wattman Park
Walmette Life
Legion Auxiliary Seeks Clothes for Flood Victims
Wilmette Post 46 asks for clothing donations for flood victims with Mrs. A C Johnson and Mrs. Harry Hopp in charge. A June 22 picnic is planned at Washington Park for members and families, following a year end meeting and sewing session at Mrs. Christensen’s home.
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C. P. Christensen
Oakwood Avenue
Camp Wilmette Summer Session Opens June 27
Camp Wilmette operated by the Wilmette Parish Methodist church opens June 27 for boys from June 27 to August 11 and for girls from August 11 to 25. Registrations are coming in with space still available for north shore youths. The camp sits on twenty four acres near Watervliet Michigan.
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Wilmette
Wilmette Parish
Would Limit Time for Car Parking in Business Area
Wilmette Civic committee recommends a two hour parking limit in the business sections to increase shopper access while reducing all day parking by commuters leaving for Chicago or elsewhere. Hoyt King directs the study and draft letter to the Village board outlining the proposal.
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Wilmette
Civic Committee
Chicago
Logan-Howard P T A Announces Big Picnic
The Logan-Howard P T A will hold its annual picnic for the children on Saturday June 18 at 1 30 at Wattman Park. Daniel M Davis recreation director will lead the program and members expect it to be the best picnic yet. Save the day plan to come bring your supper and enjoy the good time.
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Wattman Park
Logan- Howard
Parent-Teacher Association
Daniel M. Davis
Wilmette Village Board Meeting Scheduled for June 14
The Wilmette Village board will hold a session Tuesday evening June 14 at 7 30 in the Council chambers of the Village hall. The meeting was postponed from June 7.
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Wilmette
Churches Unite for Children’s Day Observance
Wilmette churches plan Children’s Day services on Sunday June 12 with baptismal rites promotion exercises and special programs. St John’s Lutheran First Presbyterian Wilmette Baptist and others host cantatas choruses and combined services at 9 30 or 10 30 a m including award of certificates and infant dedication.
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Wilmette
St. John's Lutheran Church
First Presbyterian Church
de Armond
Wilmette English Lutheran Church
First Congregational Church
Wilmette Parish
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church
Wilmette Scouts Hold First Annual Fun Jamboree
Wilmette Boy Scouts about 150 strong plan a fun jamboree in Washington Park at the lakefront on June 15. D C Leach leads with help from the Sea Scout troop for arrangements. The highlight is an Inter Troop Shoe Scramble with all nine troops, 150 boys scrambling to rescue their shoes, followed by hot dogs and refreshments.
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Wilmette’s
Boy Scouts
Washington Park
Lakefront
Central Avenue
D. C
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North Western Railway
Oak Park
Playground Board
Camp Wilmette
Logan
Howard P. T. A
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