Legion Plans July Fourth Program in Wilmette
Wilmette Post of the American Legion outlines a Fourth of July event at the Village Green with a children’s party in the afternoon. Clark Leach chairs the committee with the playground board, planning games, prizes, clown entertainment, Punch and Judy shows, and a drum and bugle corps appearance. The day may include a local baseball game and a Dyche Stadium fireworks display in Evanston draws crowds.
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Wilmette
Wilmette Post
American Legion
Clark Leach
Legion
Leach
Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
Harvey Hopp
Wilmette Legion
Legion Committees
Dyche Stadium
Evanston
North Shore
New Trier Faculty Member Wins Phi Beta Kappa Key
Wilmette resident David E. Johnson head of New Trier High School commerce department is elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He studied at the University of Chicago where 55 students earned the key, honoring high averages and notable intellectual service and leadership.
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New Trier
David E. Johnson
Wilmette
New Trier High School
Johnson
University of Chicago
New Trier High School Graduation Photo Showcases 300 Students
The cover features a remarkable photograph of New Trier high school graduating classes with over 300 students visible. February graduates are not included in the image.
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New Trier High School
Northwestern University trustees fill vacancies with alumni appointees
Made N U trustee Mrs Arthur M Long of Wilmette was elected to the Northwestern university board at the annual meeting to replace Mrs Carl R Latham. Long formerly Winnie Richardson and dean of women for six years resigning last year and later marrying Mr Long. Also named to fill vacancies caused by deaths were Fred W Sargent of Evanston and Arthur W Cutten of Chicago.
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Arthur M. Long
Tenth Street
Wilmette
Northwestern University
Long
Alumni Association of the University
Carl R. Latham
Evanston
Winifred Richardson
Northwestern
Mr. Long
Fred W. Sargent
Chicago and North Western Railway
Arthur W. Cutten
Chicago
John J. Mitchell
Milton H. Wilson
No Delivery Unless Mail Boxes Are Put Up
Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz notes Wilmette Life reported plans to extend delivery to the western Wilmette area require mail receptacles and house numbers. Without them mail cannot be delivered and will be held for directory service. if the addressee cannot be located, mail goes to general delivery for ten days and then returns or to the dead letter office.
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Joseph E. Shantz
Wilmette Life
Wilmette
Shantz
New Trier Senior Wins Tri-Ship Silver Cup Honor
John Borncamp of Wilmette, a New Trier High School graduate, won the Tri-Ship Boys' club silver loving cup awarded for excellence in fellowship sportsmanship and citizenship. The award is student voted and highly coveted. He plans to attend Northwestern University next fall.
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John Borncamp
Sixth Street
Wilmette
New Trier High School
Tri-Ship
New Trier
John
Northwestern University
Health Center Dental Clinics Discontinued for Summer
The weekly dental clinics at the Grosse Point health center will be discontinued for the summer. Nurse in charge Miss Katherine Griffin will hold office hours from 10 to 12 each morning except Sundays during the summer months.
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Grosse Point Health Center
Katherine Griffin
Baha I Lectures on Christ's Supernatural Birth
Dr. Albert Vail will speak on Christ's Supernatural Birth as the sixth in a series on scientific interpretation of Bible miracles. The talk will be in the foundation hall of the Baha temple Wilmette on Sunday June 23 at 4 o'clock with free public admission.
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Christ
Albert Vail
Baha’ Temple
Wilmette
Kenilworth Beach Repair Efforts Ahead of Opening
Kenilworth Beach remains closed with repairs after recent storms. Lifeguard Jack Boyle returns this Saturday and will staff daily 9 am to 6 pm until school starts. A retaining wall may be built to protect the beach frontage, a new boardwalk and platform are due next week, and dressing rooms have been added at the village water works.
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Kenilworth
Jack Boyle
W. A. Knoop
Knoop
Kenilworth Village
Kenilworth Club
Ralph Starr
Open Branch Post Office in Carl Renneckar Store
Carl C. Renneckar wins contract to run a branch post office at his drug store 901 Ridge Avenue. Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz announced the station will open July 1 handling stamps money orders stamped envelopes insured and C O D parcels registered mail and other main Wilmette post office services excluding mail delivery.
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Carl C. Renneckar
Ridge Avenue
Joseph E. Shantz
Wilmette
Wilmette Beach Opens as 170 Bathers Register
The Wilmette beach opened the 1929 bathing season last Saturday with 170 bathers despite 38 degree water. Bathers rose to 53 degrees by Wednesday and attendance exceeded 800 on Tuesday and Wednesday, reported by bath house matron Mrs. Margaret Hilton.
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Wilmette Beach
Margaret Hilton
Bath House
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Kenilworth Beach
Carl Renneckar
Shore Lines
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