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Newspaper

Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1924

Page

15

Opening Draws Vast Throng for Church Street Building Opening

About 1 500 guests attended the formal opening of Evanston’s Church Street building last Saturday. Guides led visitors through the lobby and offices while first floor stores featured special displays. The project, part of Church street’s growth into a major business thoroughfare, plans a six story future and complements nearby Orrington and Library Plaza hotels.

Church Street Quinlan & Tyson Ton Davis Street Evanston Orrington Library Plaza Church and Orrington Corner North Shore

Building activity in U S shows mixed trends May survey says

May building permits and plans rose by small margins in over 330 cities, led by New York gains while the Pacific Coast fell about 25 percent. The Middle West and South were near even, and the Eastern group rose about 30 percent. Construction costs eased for lumber and steel, with sand and gravel slipping in New York and Boston but rising in Chicago.

United States S. W. Straus & Co New York City Chicago Detroit Washington Seattle Cinnati Dallas St. Paul Baltimore Hartford Newark Pacific Coast Middle West South New York Five Boroughs Boston

Real estate staff details for Kenilworth broker

Hugh Littell of Kenilworth heads the real estate branch office of the firm. The item notes Littell's leadership role within the brokers' staff and his association with the Kenilworth office.

Hugh Littell Kenilworth

Realtors Plan Golf Matches for Evanston Board

The Evanston Real Estate board golf team, chosen at Wilmette Golf Club, plans summer matches with neighboring boards including Waukegan North Shore and Oak Park. Team members and alternates are listed, with a committee ruling allowing any member to challenge another for a place on the team.

Evanston Real Estate Board Wilmette Golf Club Real Estate Board H. T. Jenkins John F. Hahn & Co Evanston J. Rink Heinsen & Clark D. Mitchell Turnock & Palmer C. Clover B. B. Clover &Co Clyde D. Foster Quinlan & Tyson Ralph McKinnie McKinnie & Co E. C. Brownlee Smart & Golee Waukegan North Shore Oak Park

Crystal Lake Country Club to Open July Fourth

Crystal Lake Illinois will formally open its Crystal Lake Country Club around July 4 with two eighteen hole courses in development. Key officers include H H Kuhl Wilmette Edward Kirchberg Crystal Lake Louis B Springer Wilmette Claude A Edmonds Kenilworth and Elmer D Becker Wilmette. The club house sits on former C S Dole estate and plans include tennis courts bathing beach two bath houses and year round country club activities. North shore residents are invited to visit.

Crystal Lake C. S. Dole North Shore

Speed Builds Northwestern Golf Club House Near Forest Preserve

Construction on the Northwestern public golf links clubhouse progresses on forest preserve land west of Harms road and south of Harrison street. Drain tile covers the 500 acre site leased for golfers. greens one and eighteen moved, clubhouse rises at the eighteenth with reinforced concrete walls, two two story wings house showers and lockers, a 48 by 48 lobby, a second floor dining hall, and roof gardens. The club room should be ready for occupancy late summer per manager Charles F. Speed.

Forest Preserve Harms Road Harrison Street Charles F. Speed

Jaeger Joins North Shore Realty Firm

Ralph M. Jaeger of Winnetka has joined the Frederick B. Thomas and Company real estate firm on the North Shore. Jaeger brings prior real estate experience and is well acquainted with the local market.

Jaeger Ralph M. Jaeger Hawthorn Lane North Shore Frederick B. Thomas and Company Winnetka

Northwestern graduate Magnuson earns commerce degree

Glenn D. Magnuson son of Mr and Mrs Gus Magnuson of La Porte Indiana earns a bachelor of science in commerce at Northwestern University. He worked as lifeguard waiter table salesman freshman football coach and other jobs while pursuing studies and earned three football two track and one basketball letters. He played eighteen games in his Northwestern career and stood firm in the final Iowa game despite injury. He is a Phi Delta Theta member and has held ROTC captaincy and military instruction roles.

N. Y Glenn D. Magnuson Gus Magnuson la Porte Indiana Northwestern University Magnuson Northwestern University of Iowa Thistlewaite Ole The Purple Chicago Stagg Field Phi Delta Theta Fraternity Delta Sigma Pi Deru N. U Recen Tasalae

Vassar Graduates Visit East with College Friends

Miss Helen Cresap and Miss Eleanor Eckhart, recent Vassar graduates, are spending time with college friends in the eastern states this June.

Helen Cresap Eleanor Eckhart Vassar

Fraternity Delta Zeta Opens Tenth Biennial Convention

The Delta Zeta fraternity opened its tenth biennial national convention on Monday June 23 at Hotel Orrington Evanston. The gathering drew more than 200 delegates and will run through June 28.

Delta Zeta Fraternity Orrington Evanston

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