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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1939

Page

14

Landi to Lecture During Northwestern Summer Program

Elissa Landi will lecture as part of Northwestern University's summer session at First Methodist Church on June 28 and 29, presenting The Role of the Audience and The Education of the Actor. The program also features plays, lectures, film shows, and educational talks by university leaders and visiting professors.

Elissa Landi N. U Northwestern University School of Speech First Methodist Church University Theater Robertson Ernest O. Melby School of Education Edward Alsworth Ross University of Wisconsin

Amateur Air Show At Curtiss Field Sunday

Girls from the Chicago Girls Flying club will participate in speed and novelty events at the second annual Amateur Air Show Sunday June 25 at Curtiss Field near Glenview. Nearly 300 amateur pilots from eight states will attend with ships under 75 HP.

Curtiss Field Glenview Chicago Girl’s Flying Club 991 Minnesota Nebraska Iowa Indiana Illinois Michigan Ohio Wisconsin E. Verne Stewart Elgin Col Roscoe Turner

Photos of Shore Homes at Theater

An exhibit of eighteen architectural photos by William C. Hedrich opens this weekend in the Esquire theater Little Gallery, 58 East Oak Chicago. The display runs about four weeks and features estates in Highland Park Winnetka Deerfield Lake Forest Wilmette and Forest Lake properties with Keck designs and notable residences by Marshall Weber and Bruning including the Florsheim and Mayer houses.

North Shore Little Gallery Esquire Theater East Oak Street Chicago William C. Hedrich North Paulina Street Esquire Art Leonard Florsheims Highland Park Benjamin Marshall Company Rudolph Pabst Bertram Weber de Windt Road Winnetka Elias Mayer Deerfield George Fred Keck Bertram Cahn Cahn Lake Forest Hedrich Herbert Bruning Keck Wilmette

War Referendum Debate Warns Against Safety of Nation

Mrs. Clifton M. Utley announces Columbia economist Harry D. Gideonse submitted testimony to the Senate Judiciary committee. He argues war referendum proposals undermine defenses, threaten diplomacy and navy, and could spur aggression by creating uncertainty in American policy.

Clifton M. Utley Department of Government and Foreign Policy Illinois League of Women Voters Harry D. Gideonse Columbia University Senate Judiciary Committee National League of Women Voters Gideonse University of Chicago Radio Round Table University of Chicago Press Congress Germany Italy Japan

Sir Adrian Boult Leads BBC Orchestra and NBC Appearances

Conductor Sir Adrian Boult, famed as BBC musical director since 1930 and knighted by George V, has appeared in the United States with the NBC Symphony and the Boston Symphony. He returns to Ravinia for two weeks before joining Toscanini and Bruno Walter at the Lucerne Festival.

Sir Adrian Boult British Broadcasting Company George V BBC Orchestra England Ravinia Midwest Sir Adrian United States National Broadcasting Company London Boston Symphony Orchestra General Motors NBC Symphony Artur Toscanini New York Carnegie Hall New York Philharmonic Symphony Lucerne Switzerland Toscanini Bruno Walter Adrian Boult Chicago Symphony Orchestra

State Opens New Office to Handle Jobless Benefits

Unemployed residents of the North Shore may apply for weekly cash benefits after July 1 at the Illinois State Employment Service office in Evanston. Applicants must register for work, meet insured job criteria, and file an original claim after July 1. Benefits range from 7 to 16 dollars weekly, up to 16 weeks, based on 1938 insured earnings.

North Shore Illinois State Employment Service Davis Street Evanston Illinois

Referendum policy stance on foreign policy risks future aggressors

A commentator argues that tying hands in foreign policy through referendum policy would invite future aggressors to believe they can act without consequence. The piece warns this occurs amid secret diplomacy broken treaties and rapid modern war developments.

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