Wilmette considers major street resurfacing plan
Wilmette Village officials moved toward a comprehensive street improvement program. The board instructed Engineer Roberts to submit cost estimates for resurfacing Take, Forest, Park, and Prairie avenues and 15th street, using sheet asphalt. Main street widening also advanced with an ordinance referred to the Streets and Alleys committee. final action expected July 5.
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Wilmette
Roberts
Draver
Hedfman
Take Avenue
Michigan Avenue
Ridge Road
Forest Avenue
15Th Street
Park Avenue
Lake Avenue
Wilmette Avenue
Milwaukee
Heard
Zibble Learns Latest Fire Fighting Tricks
Fire Chief Walter Zibble attended the annual state fire chiefs school at the University of Thnois under State Fire Marshal Gamber. The four day program included fire prevention and attack lessons, training on a practice tower, hose handling, and a first aid course conducted by an expert from Cincinnati fire department.
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Zibble
Walter Zibble
Urbana
Til
State School For Fire Chiefs
University of Thnois
Gamber
Chicago Fire Department
Cincinnati, Ohio
Wilmette awards stop go light contract to Kseco Electric
The Village board awarded the street light installation at Wilmette Central avenue intersection to Kseco Electric. The bid was £1,798.80 and work will begin immediately.
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Wilmette Central Avenue
Kseco Electric Company
Camp Wilmette Names Orville Borchers as Manager
Camp Wilmette on the Paw Paw river near Watervliet Michigan appoints Orville Borchers former Northwest ern University athlete as general manager for a large group of Wilmette boys traveling there next Monday. A girls camp will open later this season with Borchers on the staff of Wilmette Parish Methodist church which sponsors Camp Wilmette.
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Orville Borchers
Northwestern University
Wilmette
Paw Paw River
Watervliet
Mich
Borchers
Wilmette Parish Methodist Church
Ars
New Trier Summer School Registers 680 Pupils
The New Trier High School summer session, under Principal Wesley L. Brown, reports 680 registering pupils, 75 more than last year and a 12 percent rise. Students show genuine interest and many attend on their own initiative to engage in coursework.
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New Trier High School
Wesley L. Brown
Mr. Brown
Village moves to rezone Ridge Corner to Class B Commercial
Village attorney was instructed by the board to draft an ordinance amending the zoning law to permit rezoning the southeast corner of Wilmette avenue and Ridge road to Class B Commercial. The other three corners at the intersection are already used commercially.
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Ridge Corner
Jackson
Wilmette Avenue
Ridge Road
Village Paving Hearing Set for Canterbury Court
The Village board of improvements has set Tuesday evening July 2 at 7:30 for a public hearing on paving Canterbury Court and 11th Street.
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Village Board of Local Improvements
Canterbury Court
1&Th Street
To Tour Holy Land Rev Francis Carr Stifler to Lead Final Sermon
Reverend Francis Carr Stifler of Wilmette Baptist Church preaches his final sermon before a long Holy Land tour. The journey includes New York departure on Homeric, stops in London Paris Egypt Constantinople Greece Italy and various Mediterranean ports, with multiple city visits and temple goals. The trip is organized by the Church Touring guild.
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Francis Carr Stifler
Wilmette Baptist Church
Holy Land
Stifler
New York
Homeric
Holy Lands
London
Paris
Egypt
Constantinople
Greece
Italy
Southampton
England
Shakespeare Country
Palestine
Marseilles
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Cairo
Jerusalem
Piraeus
Athens
Straits of Messina
Naples
Church Touring Guild
Three New Cops and Pay Hikes for Wilmette Police
The Wilmette Village board plans an ordinance through Village Attorney Jackson to add three patrolmen and raise salaries across the department except the chief. Proposed monthly pay would be chief 300, captain 215, lieutenant 195, three sergeants 183, two motorcycle officers 182.50, nine patrolmen 180, with current annual payroll at 39 000.
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Wilmette
Jackson
Hans von Reinsperg
Fire Destroys Home at 16th and Gregory Ave
Fire of unknown origin completely destroys the residence of William Langford at Sixteenth street and Gregory avenue. Damages to the adjoining home on the south estimated at $500. Firemen fought the blaze after a belated alarm as hundreds gathered from the village.
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William Langford
Sixteenth Street
Gregory Avenue
Fourth of July Boat Races Highlight Wilmette Festival
Wilmette’s Fourth of July celebration features Sheridan Shore Yacht Club boat races starting near Wilmette harbor with races visible from the lake front. The day includes bicycle and baby carriage prizes, a band, kiddie entertainment, and a parade of activities. Evening events in Dyche Stadium will include a fireworks display by Evanston Post of the American Legion and North Evanston Business Men's Association with advance ticket sales in local stores.
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Wilmette
Washington Park
Lake Front
Washington Avenue
W. W. Hawkins
Wilmette Post
American Legion
Sheridan Shore Yacht Club
Lake Front Park
Sheridan Shore
Evanston
The
North Evanston Business Men's Association
Wilmette Tegion
Legion
Summer Trip On Pacific Coast For Ruff Family
Mrs. Arthur FE Ruff and her children Warren and Carol will spend the summer on the Pacific coast from Los Angeles to Vancouver. Mr. Ruff will join later. They plan trips along the coast and return in September via the Canadian Rockies with Banff and Lake Louise noted. Gordon and Howard Ruff will camp on North Manitou Island, Michigan.
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Arthur FE. Ruff
Lmnl
Warren
Carol
Pacific Coast
Mr. Ruff
Los Angeles
Vancouver
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Lake Louise
Gordon
Howard Ruff
North Manitou Island
Mich
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RUSH
New Trier
Gregory Ave
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