This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1939
Page
12
Mr and Mrs Bayne O'Brien of 43 Locust Road Winnetka announce the birth of twin daughters at Presbyterian Hospital Chicago on June 18. Kathleen weighs 4 pounds 10 ounces and Sheila 5 pounds 6% ounces.
Rita Strauss aged 13 and her sister Margit 11, Jewish refugees from Germany, arrived on the North Shore to live with Wilmette families for the summer. Rita and Margit will stay with the Leon Sager family at 501 Laurel avenue and with the Katz family at 410 Washington avenue. They arrived in March and had been living in Peoria with relatives. The hosts hope the arrangement inspires others to provide homes for refugees.
Mr and Mrs John L Wilds of Kenilworth hosted Ch Carmel by the Sea Calif Mr and Mrs Zene Potter for several days Their daughter Constance visited Miss Virginia Graham Winnetka The Potters travel to New York for daughter Margaret s wedding to Carl Hansen of Minneapolis
The Nebraska Alumni Association of Chicago hosts its second annual Cornhusker Roundup on Saturday June 24 at Guy Reed’s estate four and a half miles west of Half Day. Events include swimming in Reed pool horseshoe pitching baseball a buffet supper and a moonlight song fest on the lake shore.
Evanston Legion organizes a six day Western rodeo from July 24 to 29 in a specially built arena at Main Street and Fowler Avenue. Chairman Arnold Sebilius says nearly 100000 attendees are expected with seating for 7500 per show and new lighting and PA systems. Indians led by Chief Thundercloud visited for a peace council and will participate in tepees and rodeo activities. The program features bucking horses bulldogging steer roping bronc riding and other Western acts over two hours.
Kildeer Country Club launches its junior season under active committee leadership to foster young golfers. Mrs. Baskin and Mrs. Sanderson announce competitions for boys and girls starting Tuesday June a on the water course near Prairie View. Trophies include the Hartstrom Metzger cup and Harrison Giddes cup with weekly prizes as incentives. Charles Schuester, club president, aims to uncover talent for national recognition.
Miss Martha O Connor daughter of Mr and Mrs John O Connors of 149 Kenil worth avenue Kenilworth has hosted Miss Ann Navin of Boston as a house guest for two weeks. The pair, former Trinity College students in Washington DC, traveled from there to Buffalo New York and Boston to see school friends.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.