Village Board Adopts Levy Law At Regular Meeting
The Vil lage board met Tuesday night with M. J. Sporrer presiding. The levy ordinance and tax anticipation warrants were approved. A Board of Local Improvements was authorized with current members to serve. Chamber of Commerce and Citizens Safety and Traffic Commission correspondence discussed. Ridge road and Wilmette Avenue paving contracts were awarded to Mid-West Construction and Rockroad Construction of Chicago for bids of $17 118.15 and $3 496.25, pending state highway approval.
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M. J. Sporrer
Wilmette Chamber of Commerce
Citizens Safety and Traffic Commission
George W. Barton
Forest Avenue
Police Department
Ridge Road
Birchwood Avenue
Mid-West Construction Corporation
Chicago
Wilmette Avenue
Lake Avenue
Tenth Street
Ilmwood Avenue
Chestnut Avenue
Rockroad Construction Company of
State Highway Department
Correction in Wilmette Life Speeder Case Named Wrong Defendant
In the May 28 Wilmette Life a correction states the defendant in a Wilmette police court speeder case was John W. Pearson of 2009 Thornwood Avenue not Arthur G. Pearson. Pearson says he was ticketed on Ridge Road at a speed within the posted limit. Arthur G. Pearson had no connection.
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Wilmette Life
Board
Speeder
Arthur G. Pearson
Thornwood Avenue
Wilmette
John W. Pearson
Deerfield
Ridge Road
Six North Shore Students to Attend Springfield Boys State
Six New Trier High School students from Wilmette Winnetka Kenilworth and Hubbard Woods are chosen by local civic groups to attend the annual Boys State session in Springfield starting Sunday. The program gathers outstanding youths to learn state government via mock campaigns conventions and elections, mirroring real democracy.
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North Shore
Springfield
New Trier High School
Paul Gullickson
Greenwood Avenue
Wilmette
Tower Road
Hubbard Woods
Winnetka Post
American Legion
John Dix
Oxford Road
Kenilworth
Tri-Ship Club
New Trier
Village Awards Contract for Auditing of Accounts
The annual village audit contract has been awarded to Howard Kroehl and Company CPAs of 105 W Adams St Chicago. Charles M Burlingame of 812 Greenleaf Ave is a partner in the firm and the work is already underway.
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Village
Howard
Defer Town Meeting to July for New Trier Poor Relief
The New Trier township three mill levy town meeting set for June 23 is postponed. Secretary Margaret S. Pierson states the session cannot occur on that date and says notices will announce a new date after July 1.
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New Trier
Margaret S. Pierson
Plan Symphony Concerts to Be Held at New Trier
Tentative arrangements propose two series of eight matinees and eight evening concerts in the New Trier High school auditorium by the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Matinees will be school assemblies free of charge. evening shows will mainly serve parents and cover minor transport costs for seventy musicians with a nominal season admission.
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New Trier High School
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
New Trier
Lake Front Park
Prospect
Max Bendix
Harry C. Kinne
Wilmette
Federal Music Project
Works Progress Administration
Village appoints pro tem manager after Platt resignation
At last week's village board meeting President Harry C. Kinne was named acting village manager without pay until a successor is selected, following Boyne H. Platt's resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry C. Kinne
Boyne H. Platt
James McGill Named to Wilmette Playground Board
James Magill of 1011 Lake Avenue is appointed to the Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board by Village President Harry C. Kinne and the board of trustees. Magill, president of the Wilmette Optimist Club, has long been active in efforts for underprivileged boys and girls.
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James McGill
James Magill
Lake Avenue
Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
Harry C. Kinne
Mr. Magill
Wilmette Optimist Club
Brown University Awards Doctor of Philosophy to Edwin G Hunter Comfort
Edwin Gustavus Hunter Comfort of Wilmette received the doctor of philosophy degree from Brown University Providence R I. His thesis topic focused on the preservation of Holder properties of initial conditions in wave equation solutions.
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Brown
Edwin Gustavus Hunter Comfort
Prairie Avenue
Wilmette
Brown University
Providence
R. I
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Mid- West Construction
A & P Bremner Bros
Florida Fruit Co
Jewel Food Stores
Lakeview Quality Market
National Biscuit Co
Schloesser
van Deusen’s
Winter, Geo. B
Illinois Symphony
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