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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
10
Mrs. Charles Ware of 325 Abbott's Ford Road Kenilworth sails from Montreal for Glasgow Scotland. She travels across Scotland to Denmark Norway and Sweden with companions Mrs. H B Freeman Hinsdale Wisconsin Mrs H G B Nixon Hartland Wisconsin and Mrs L W Mansted New London Wisconsin. She plans to return to Montreal aboard the S S Kungsholm on August 11.
Henry G. Zander III of 736 Cummings road Kenilworth plans a two and a half month trip with his grandmother Mrs Henry G Zander of Barrington. They will travel down the west coast across the Andes to Rio de Janeiro and up the east coast on return. Henry graduated last Friday from Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth.
The Twentieth Century Limited of the New York Central marked its first anniversary of streamlined service and the 37th anniversary since its 1902 start. Officials say streamlining boosted patronage by 50 percent, with total Century revenue exceeding 140 million dollars in 37 years, excluding dining cars. Each 16-car section costs 1,384,000 dollars to operate, including the locomotive and Pullman cars.
J G Wray of 625 Washington Avenue Glencoe recently returned from a two day business trip to Bogota Colombia. He travels with Mr and Mrs Lynn Joseph of Bogota and the Josephs official at Bogota Telephone Co. They sailed to Miami and will drive to Washington DC where Mrs Wray will join them before visiting Philadelphia. The party plans to return to Glencoe in two or three weeks after a New York fair trip.
Two Wilmette graduates received Bachelor of Arts degrees at the 86th University of Wisconsin commencement in Camp Randall. About 2,000 bachelor's and higher degrees were conferred before more than 12,000 attendees as C. A. Dykstra, university president, presented the diplomas and gave the class charge.
The Harris school begins its summer program on July 17 at 2400 Lake View Avenue Chicago. Sessions are individually paced so students can advance rapidly, with many mastering months of work in a few weeks. Students prepare for College Board exams and preparatory school tests, with emphasis on organization and achievement across all subjects.
Miss Mildred Flashered of Wilmette has left for Mexico City and plans to spend several weeks there.
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