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Newspaper

Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1930

Page

8

Fire at Laura Jacobsen Home Causes 1600 Dollar Loss

A roof fire at Laura C Jacobsen's residence 336 Central avenue Saturday around 10 15 a m caused about 1600 damage. Sparks from the chimney lamp ignited the roof but Wilmette Fire department doused the blaze. A second call came fifteen minutes later to Romona road for a new fire and a third at Walnut avenue fence. A fourth run occurred at 418 Forest avenue where Catherine Troop’s car burned in the garage with 100 dollars damage.

Laura C. Jacobsen Central Avenue Wilmette Fire Department William F. Hunnewell Walnut Avenue Forest Avenue Catherine Troop Zibble

Seniors From Josephinum Visit Mallinckrodt for Program

The Mallinckrodt High School senior class enjoyed an afternoon program from Josephinum High School Chicago seniors. They performed musical numbers recitations and a gym demonstration. The closing debate asked who benefits a country most the warrior the statesman or the poet. Tea was served after.

Mallinckrodt High School Josephinum High School Chicago Josephinum Tameceheon

Angna Enters to Perform at North Shore Benefit

Angna Enters appears April 7 at New Trier High School auditorium in a benefit for school music and drama. Tickets selling fast. her past shows praise her as a revolutionary artist blending acting and dance with lighting and costumes of her own design. Tickets available at Renneckar’s Drug, Winnetka State Bank, and Swanson’s Drug Store.

Angna New Trier High School Miss Angwa Wsis Ales Roland Db Wintmancat New York Offies Eart HAHN London Parise Botraielle Gaveiooliends Stnters Scylla Charybdis

Local youths return home for spring vacation

Bentley McCloud Jr son of Mr and Mrs B G McCloud 338 Kenilworth avenue returned to Kenilworth from Phillips Exeter academy this week to spend his spring vacation with his family Miss Jane Burrill returns the latter part of this week from Rockford college to pass the spring vacation with her parents Dr and Mrs J A Burrill 812 Greenwood avenue

Bentley McCloud, Jr B. G. McCloud Kenilworth Avenue Kenilworth Phillips Ixeter Academy Jane. Burrill Rockford College J. A. Burrill Greenwood Avenue

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