Wilmette Park District adopts higher appropriation total
The Wilmette Park District approves a 67 065 dollar appropriation for the new fiscal year up from 61 237.50, with operating expense rising to 27 310 dollars. Increased costs come from lighting improvements and higher rates after Sanitary district ends electricity sales. Flood lights will be installed in Washington park parking area and turned off at 11 PM, with all visitors required to leave.
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Wilmette Lire
Wilmette Park District
Sanitary District
Park District
Washington Park
Udell Named to Head Odd Fellows in Wilmette Lodge
A. T. Sherman Lodge No. 892 I O O F elected officers with B. B. Udell as Noble Grand and E. H. Kerr as Vice Grand. Installation set for Thursday July 11. District encampment meeting in Wilmette Friday June 21. Evanston lodge to install new officers Monday July 1. Wilmette members invited.
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A. T. Sherman Lodge No
Noble Grand
B. Udell
E. H. Kerr
H. G. Cazel
A. H. Hoffmeyer
H. H. Abegg
Wilmette
Evanston
Public School Teaching Staff to Remain Intact
The Wilmette public schools will largely retain their staff for the 1935 1936 term starting in September. One sixth grade teacher Miss Trenna Scott will take a year of study on leave, with Miss Vera Thaley replacing her. Superintendent J R Harper will again lead the system.
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Wilmette
Trenna Scott
Central School
Vera Thaley
J. R. Harper
Village Loses High Court Ehrlich Suit Over Apartment Permit
Illinois State Supreme Court sustains lower courts in Benjamin Ehrlich versus Village of Wilmette ruling. Mandamus denied to compel permit for Fourth street Laurel avenue project. court limits building to a store and apartment mix with 25 foot setback and maximum 45 feet in height. Village attorney notes no impact on general zoning and a rehearing may be sought.
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Illinois State Supreme Court
Benjamin Ehrlich
Wilmette
Fourth Street
Laurel Avenue
Ehrlich
E. A. Zimmerman
219
Sixth Street
Civic League Invites Golf Day at Illinois Golf Club
The Wilmette Civic League hosts a June 26 golf party at the Illinois Golf Club on Dundee Road. Luncheon starts, then golf in the afternoon and dinner in the evening. Non members are welcome. Elmer D. Becker of 519 Linden Avenue is league president.
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Civic League
Wilmette Civic League
Illinois Golf Club
Dundee Road
Elmer D. Becker
Linden Avenue
Two Churches Plan Joint Summer Sunday Services
The Wilmette Baptist and First Congregational churches will hold a Sunday morning union service at the Baptist church on June 30. Dr John G Hindley of the Congregational church will conduct services throughout July.
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Wilmette Baptist Church
First Congregational Church
Baptist Church
John G. Hindley
Congregational Church
Public Hearing on Village Paving Projects
The Streets and Alleys committee will hold a public hearing in the Village hall council chamber on Friday evening June 28. The proposal covers repaving Wilmette Avenue from Lake to Elmwood and Tenth Street from Elmwood to Chestnut, funded by the gasoline tax. Only Wilmette Avenue blocks will be paved this year and streets must be widened to 36 feet to meet state requirements. Property owners and interested citizens are invited to attend.
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Village Board
Iliff
Webb and Hoffman
Council Chamber
Village Hall
Wilmette Avenue
Lake
Elmwood
Tenth Street
Chestnut Avenues
Masons to Attend St John’s Day Service in Wilmette
Wilmette Masonic lodge members will attend St Augustine's Episcopal church Sunday morning June 23 at 11 o'clock in a body. They meet at the Masonic temple and join the service led by Dr. Hubert Carleton rector of St Augustine's. The lodge also holds its monthly birthday party at the temple Thursday evening June 27.
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Wilmette
Measles, Contagions Rise in Wilmette Week
Health department records show twenty six new German measles cases for the week ending June 15 in Wilmette. During the same period there were two new measles cases and one new case each of chicken pox mumps and scarlet fever.
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Wilmette
Village approves 1936 tax levy and adds squad car
The village board in regular session passes the fiscal year 1936 levy totaling 176183.69 dollars, with 101304 for general purposes and 74879.69 for special funds including library and pension accounts. The Police and Fire committee proposes an additional squad car and rejects a 100 dollar ambulance offer.
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Bower
Judiciary Committee
Police and Fire Committee
Cochran
Ace Motor Sales, Inc
Mainstreet
Hoffman
Webb
Sewer and Water Committee
William Moore
Township appoints weed commissioner to curb noxious growth
The New Trier Township board names L. J. Thalmann of Wilmette as commissioner of noxious weeds for two years. He will inspect land, notify owners to cut weeds, and may enter property to do the work if owners fail, with costs charged to landowners.
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New Trier
L. J. Thalmann
Lake Avenue
Wilmette
Thalmann
Harper On Farm
Since Wilmette public schools closed last week September Jack Harper has stayed at his farm near Hartford Michigan. He spends much time there each summer and only occasionally returns to Wilmette.
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Wilmette
Jack Harper
Hartford
Mich
Harper
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B. B. Udell
Odd Fellows
WASC
Girl Scouts
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