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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1926

Page

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Trustees Inaugurate New Municipal Year In Wilmette

The Wilmette village board held a brief installation of three re elected trustees John Clark Baker Clarence I Drayer and John F Wiedlin and new village clerk N J Miller following April election The ceremony drew Home party supporters and local schoolchildren who observed the council session President Orner led a rally style program and committee appointments covered public works police fire streets and other local commissions including a Wilmette Zoning Commission with six members.

Wilmette Home Party John Clark Baker Clarence I. Drayer John F. Wiedlin N. J. Miller Central School Orner Inisines Appeda Standina Zane Commission Villawe Hoard Minanee Commititee Loko Clark Pegkeer Ener Paul A. Hoffman Name Zoning Board Wilmette Zoning Commission Robert Stoddard William T. Hopeman Albert N. McKeighan Lloyd C. Ayres Frank Hufman C.C. Schultz Charles T. Jackson Edmond W. Kerr BK. FE. Moore Charles W. Leggett Walter H. Zibble W. J. Shiley J. T. Compton Ernest White George Neithaver

Leggett Named Wilmette Police Chief Amid Board Move

Charles W. Leggett, longtime Evanston police chief, is appointed Wilmette superintendent by Village President Earl F. Orner. He will oversee the local force, begin a police needs survey, and may relocate with his family to Wilmette. Leggett has 28 years in Evanston and prior business ties.

Charles W. Leggett Evanston Wilmette Earl F. Orner Village Board of Trustees Leggett Orner Board of Trustees Chief Legcett Knickerbocker Tee Company Armour and Company North- Western University Wilmettle

Start of Wilmette and Central Avenues Widening

Work on widening Wilmette and Central avenues in the central Tillerness area began this week with tree felling near the Village hall and paving prep. Contractors started paving the alley between Central and Greenleaf avenues. Officials expect full progress within a week and completion before summer ends.

Wilmette Tillerness Wilmette Avenue

Memorial services for Bradford Hutson set in May

Roosevelt troop invites all Boy Scout units in the village to attend the services for Bradford Hutson Eagle Scout and associate scoutmaster who died Tuesday. The services will be at the First Congregational church Sunday afternoon May 9 with troops gathering in the church basement beforehand.

Roosevelt Bradford Hutson First Congregational Church Bradford W. Hutson Congregational Church

Wilmette Dinner Urges Active Voters for Better Government

Wilmette residents are urged to attend a Civic Dinner at First Congressional Church on Monday May 1 at 6 30 PM. The event aims to prove Wilmette’s interest in the cause of better government with tickets nearly sold and Ralph Parlette as keynote speaker discussing Swat the Snake.

Wilmette United States Cook County Illinois

Big Sales Derby Gives New Trier Boys Europe Trip

Three New Trier High school students win a sales contest for Lloyd Hollister Publications earning an all expenses paid trip aboard the S S President Roosevelt for a European tour. Wilmette Winnetka and Glencoe youths compete to sell subscriptions with Holland Belgium tours featured among sights.

New Trier Europe Lloyd Hollister Lloyd FE. Hollister, Inc Wilmette Life Wilnetka Talk Grexcog News Wilmette Winnetka Glencoe

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