Phelps resigns from New Trier board after fifteen years
Edward J. Phelps of Kenilworth retires after fifteen years on the New Trier High School board. He praises students as 97 percent dependable, credits Yale ties for gymnasium and field, and notes his goal to raise capable problem solvers to meet life. He recounts a varied career from Yale to Northern Trust and Civil Service work, stressing personal contact with students as key to his success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Molly
Edward J. Phelps
Kenilworth
Mr. Phelps
New Trier
Phelps
Washington, D. C
Yale
New Haven
Hartford Courant
Chicago
Chicago Record Herald
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Reform League
East
Middle West
Frederick E. Clerk
Matthew P. Gaffney
Board of Education
Pietro Newfoundland Dog Sought by Neighbors
A black Newfoundland named Pietro, friendly to all visitors, disappeared in the 900 block of Forest Avenue near 901 Forest. Hayden Hodges owns him. Police and locals including the milkman are helping search for Pietro, who has a black shaggy coat with a white vest and white paws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pietro
Forest Avenue
Hayden Hodges
Hodges
Chicago swimmer John P. Barden among award recipients
John P. Barden of 270 Fairview Avenue Winnetka and fellow University of Chicago swimmers received awards this week at the close of the swimming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Barden
Fairview Avenue
Winnetka
University of Chicago
Church Groups Offer Transferable Fair Ticket Books
Spokes 4 and 8 of the First Presbyterian church of Wilmette sell a transferable book of ten admission tickets for the Century of Progress exposition. The book covers entry to the exposition and to Fort Dearborn or the Llama Temple, at the price of a single regular ticket. Tickets go on sale Friday March 31 at Wilson's Bakery or through church members Mrs. R H. Henderson Mrs. Stanley Smith or spokespeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Wilmette
Fort Dearborn
Llama Temple
Wilson’s Bakery
R H. Henderson
Stanley Smith
Chicago
Seven Hundred Attend Joseph Sears Hobby Show in Kenilworth
Seven hundred visitors attended the Joseph Sears school annual hobby show and gymnasium exhibition at Kenilworth Memorial gym last Saturday night. Robert Townley praised the event for attendance pace and variety. Scouts staged a fire by flint contest with fifty boys. Robert Trump set a regional fire in three seconds, breaking the Kenilworth record. Plans call for a spring circus to replace the hobby show next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sears
Kenilworth Memorial Gymnasium
Kenilworth
Robert W Townley
Flint
Robert Trump
Arend Knoop
Oriental Rug Sale by Jorjorian at Lord's New York
S. K. Jorjorian, a rug expert from Evanston, offers Oriental rugs bought before a price spike. Rugs purchased a month ago at low prices are now being sold at the contracted rates, with the importer compelled to honor them through Lord's New York office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advance
S. K. Jorjorian
Lord’s
Evanston
Jorjorian
Sorority Inductions At Northwestern Admit Two Kenilworth Members
Jane Sowers of 537 Abbotsford road and Jane Dement of 337 Abbotsford road in Kenilworth were made members of Delta Gamma at Northwestern last Saturday night. Caroline Roberts of 328 Warwick road in Kenilworth joined Alpha Phis two weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Sowers
Abbotsford Road
Kenilworth
Jane Dement
Delta Gamma Sorority
Northwestern
Caroline Roberts
Warwick Road
Alpha Phis
Mr and Mrs Herbert B Taylor Return From Hot Springs Trip
Mr and Mrs Herbert B Taylor of 631 Abbotsford Road Kenilworth with friends from Winnetka came home Sunday after a weeklong visit to Hot Springs Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert B. Taylor
Abbotsford Road
Kenilworth
Winnetka
Hot Springs
Ark
Film Group Examines Movie Trends From Past to Future
Wilmette Better Film group hosted a discussion at Mrs. Robert Halliwell's home on Lake Avenue. The talk traced cinema history from early devices to Birth of a Nation and sound film, noting rising demand for artful movies and predicting a shift toward romantic themes and fewer jazz-age films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmette Better Film Group
Robert Halliwell
Lake Avenue
Wilmette
Aristotle
B.C
Athanasius Kercher
S. J
Thomas Edison
George Eastman
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Girl Scout Director Will Present Course in Kenilworth
A preliminary Girl Scout course will be presented in Kenilworth by Elizabeth Grobben director of the New Trier Area council. The three sessions run Friday March 31 Tuesday April 4 and Friday April 7 at 9 am in the Joseph Sears school Girl Scout room. Mothers will learn about programs aims and leadership and have questions answered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenilworth
Elizabeth Grobben
New Trier
Joseph Sears
Jacques de LaChapelle
Girl Scout Committee
Highcrest PTA Donates Mirrors and Teeter-Totter
The Highcrest Parent-Teacher Association funded two large mirrors for each school lavatory and purchased a teeter totter for the rear playground. The toy is intended for kindergarten and primary pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highcrest
Pauline Spiegel Vacation at Home From College Trip
Pauline Spiegel of 140 Melrose Avenue Kenilworth has spent a week at home with her parents. She attends Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Spiegel
Melrose Avenue
Kenilworth
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, N. Y
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!