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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1924

Page

23

Skokie Valley Land Purchases Stir Forest Preserve Debates

Cook County Forest Preserve commissioners push toward full Skokie Valley acquisition while facing delays from property disputes. They recently purchased 850 acres from Allen Mills in Glencoe and previously dealt with Washburn property appeals to the Supreme Court, affecting progress on the five mile long tract.

Cook County Skokie North Shore Forest Preserve District Skokie Valley Forest Preserve Commission William D. Washburn Forest Preserve Winnetka Supreme Court Allen Mills Glencoe Dundee Road

Former Local Pastor Harry Heald Dies After Illness

Reverend Harry Briggs Heald of Pittsburgh and former rector of St. Augustine's church died April 17 after a short pneumonia illness. Born September 1887 in Moravia New York he studied at St Stephen's Johns Hopkins and General Theological Seminary. He held posts in Minneapolis Evanston Port Chester Jefferson Pittsburgh and Wilmette leaving a widow and two daughters. Services were led by Bishop Alexander Mann at St Andrew's Pittsburgh with diocese clergy present and burial in Kensico New York.

St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Harry Briggs Heald Pittsburg Mr. Heald Moravia Cayuga County New York St. Stephen's College Johns Hopkins University General Theological Seminary Parker Edsall Gethsemane Church Minneapolis the John's Church Lindenills Leslie M. Donovan Heald St. Luke's Church Evanston St. Augustine's Church Wilmette St. Andrew's Church Pittsburgh St. Peter's Church Port Chester Church of the Holy Trinity Jefferson New Hampshire Alexander Mann St. Andrew's Protestant Episcopal Church Kensico Cemetery

Kenilworth Gymnastics Exhibit Set for May 3

The Community House at Kenilworth hosts an annual gym class exhibition on Saturday evening May 3 at 7 30. Boys and girls demonstrations feature along with Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls acts. Night classes end after the show while day classes continue with the playground ball league led by the Tigers.

Kenilworth Boy Scouts Camp Fire Tigers

Unclear fragments hint at names in local notice

Reading shows scattered names and titles without a clear event or action. The text suggests a local notice or social mention involving individuals such as Mason, Ariette Cozzen, Mrs Herb Bodd, Mrs J M Cam, and McCue.

Treasow Different Mason Ariette Cozzen Herb J. B. Bodd McCue J. M. Cam

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