Easter Egg Hunts Planned for Village Children
The village playground and recreation board schedules Easter egg hunts for children next week. Daniel M. Davis, recreation director, announced hunts on April 3 and 4 with separate events for pre school to first grade students at Central Laurel and St. Francis on Greenleaf avenue and on Third street between Linden and Laurel. Second to fourth graders hunt on Third street between Linden and Laurel and on Lake avenue near Ridge road. Howard school district children meet at 2:30 p.m. at the Howard gym with the second group on Lake avenue. Thirty two hundred marshmallow eggs will be hidden, wrapped in wax paper for sanitary condition. Parents are asked not to help to avoid giving advantages. helpers will assist in the fields.
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Playground and Recreation Board
Daniel M. Davis
Central
Laurel
St. Francis
Greenleaf Avenue
Third
Linden
Laurel Avenues
Howard
Logan
Highcrest
St. Joseph
Howard Gym
Lake Avenue
Ridge Road
Stamp Club to Hear Air Mail Talk at Wilmette Center
Stamp collectors are invited to a lecture by E. H. Benson on United States air mail stamps at the Wilmette Community Center. The talk is scheduled for Thursday afternoon April 6 at 4 o'clock. The center is on Wilmette avenue, west of Ridge road.
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E. H. Benson
Wilmette
Benson
Community Center Stamp Club
the Center Stamp Club
Mr. Benson
Wilmette Avenue
Ridge Road
Local girls basketball results and standings update
The N T S beat the Jitterbugs 17 to 7 as Pat Penick led with six points. SOS crushed HHS 26 to 0, while HSS defeated SLS 22 to 14. Hornets remained undefeated with a 50 to 17 win over W W L, Dave Walworth scoring 31. Dumoc beat St Fran 20 to 16. Willies fell to Eagles 25 to 18 as Harold Langford scored 16 for the Eagles. League standings and top scorers listed.
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N.T.S
Playground and Recreation Board
Jitterbugs
Pat Penick
S.O.S
H.H.S
Hornets
W.W.L
Champs
Dave Walworth
Dumoc
St. Francis
Willies
Eagles
Harold Langford
Harold
L. Pet. Hornets
Sete
Beemer Eee
Dan McCallum
Cee
Ees
Nsee
James Clarke
Tom Colvin
Ted Dudley
Seldon van der Hoff
Een
Frank Ives
OSS
William Schmick
wWillies Beever
Oscar Beck
Sheridan Road Table Tennis Club Beats Center Team 18 7
A round robin at the center featured Sheridan Road Club facing the Community Center team. Art Cicchini was absent but the Community Center team still fell behind as Sheridan Road dominated the match to win 18 to 7.
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Sheridan Road Table Tennis Club
Community Center
Art Cicchini
Sheridan Road Boys
Sheridan Road Community Center
V. Law. L. McDougal
Fischer
Kulp
Pettinger
Markus
Heumann
Lewis
Fritch
Tark
F. Schneider
Deuce
Recreation Congress Heads to Boston for 24th Meeting
Boston hosts the 24th National Recreation Congress October 9 to 13, with theme Recreation and Democracy. The event honors Joseph Lee of Boston, birthplace of the playground movement, and marks the first Boston congress. An expected large Southern and Western attendance follows the New York World's Fair.
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Boston
America
National Recreation Congress
Daniel M. Davis
John H. Finley
National Recreation Association
Finley
Joseph Lee
Lee
Congress
Shawnee Invites To Exhibition Of Water Polo
Shawnee hosts a Sunday water polo exhibition at Shawnee Country Club poolside at 11 a.m. April 2. The Shawnee team, a Greater Chicago Park District finalist, meets the St. Louis Downtown Y.M.C.A. squad, national junior champions in 1937 and a leading senior team today, as part of a weekend doubleheader.
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Shawnee Country Club
Chicago Park District
St. Louis
Y.M.C.A
Mound City
Wilmette All Stars Top Evanston 35 to 25
The Wilmette All Stars defeated Evanston 35 to 25 in a fast hard fought game. Captain Jack Heitman led Wilmette with 10 points while Evanston’s Gaffney and Changelon each scored eight.
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Wilmette’s
Stars
Evanston
Wilmette All Stars
Wilmette
Evanstonians
Jack Heitman
All Stars
Gaffney
Changelon
Seifert
J. Heitman
Rogers
Peters
Seeees
Huck
Horn
Jewitt
Reinwald
Heitman
Shawnee Poised for Top Water Polo Match With St Louis Club
The Shawnee water polo team prepares for a Sunday game at full strength led by Lieut Stanley Connelly Ed Lange and Bob Fox returning from illness and studies. Fort Sheridan’s Connelly reappears at forward while Lange anchors the net and Fox joins the squad for the Central AUU championships. The St Louis visitors boast BC shot specialists in a bid to test Shawnee’s readiness. The teams met recently with St Louis prevailing 13 to 7.
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St. Louis
I.A.C
Shawnee
Lieut
Stanley Connelly
Fort Sheridan
Florida
George Eckert
Ed Lange
Bob Fox
Northwestern
Girl Scout Jamboree at Joseph Sears School
Kenilworth Girl Scouts hold a jamboree on Friday April 28 at Joseph Sears school. The event features hobby displays stunts Scout ambitions and surprises organized by committee chair Mrs. Harold Barnes.
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Kenilworth
Joseph Sears
Harold Barnes
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Howard School
Stamp Club
L. Pet
N. T.S. Rial
Alvin Tage
Abe
Padre Eae
HS Neale le
Ss. L. S
NS Sine
Recreation Congress
Pittsburgh
Des Plaines Bureau of Recreation
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