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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1931

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Wilmette Village Board Debuts With Immediate Projects

The new Wilmette Village board met for the first time and moved quickly on committees, village collector and attorney appointments, local improvements board, and starting Wilmette’s share of the north shore through highway project on Main Street. Trustees sworn in include Dubbs Bennett Jee and Freehole. old board members presided over routine closure and honored retiring leaders.

Wilmette Board of Local Improvements Main Street Carlton P. Dubbs Stacy C. Bennett Arthur Lee A. W Freehole Ruth H. Snyder Carl C Renneckar W. W. DeBerard Dubbs California Bennett Arthur Jee A. W. Freehole Lea J Orr Charles H. Bartlett Franston Earl FE. Orner Carl C. Renneckar Stanton van Inwagen Er. C. Cazel Orner F. N. Joy William Panushka Samuel §. Dingee H. G. Drury George W. Springer Henry B. Gates Oscar W. Schmidt George P. Magill First Presbyterian Church Earl K. Orner I. C. Cazel Froehole and Lee

Community Center Idea to Be Pondered May 18

Local groups are invited to a Wilmette Village hall meeting Monday May 18. The aim is to form a permanent committee to plan the building and maintenance of a community house. The Chamber of Commerce will host the event, announced Alder R. Tighe, chair of the community house committee.

Wilmette Chamber of Commerce Alder R. Tighe Chamber

Trustees pick Bennett as president pro tem

The board proceeded with its business appointing Trustee Bennett as president pro tempore in the absence of President Dubbs.

Bennett Dubbs

Buying of Poppies Is Tribute to All Heroes

The American Legion auxiliary will distribute poppies on Poppy Day May 22. Volunteers offer the flowers in exchange for a contribution to help living veterans, with no fixed price. Every penny goes to aid disabled men and their families next year, honoring the dead and aiding the living.

American Legion Auxiliary Legion Auxiliary

Commencement Plans at Joseph Sears School

Commencement exercises at the Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth will be held Friday June 12. About forty three students will graduate. The annual exhibit showcasing the year’s work runs Friday June 5 a week before graduation with all rooms represented and large parent attendance.

Joseph Sears Kenilworth

Wilmette Approves Water System Bond for Improvements

Wilmette voters on April 21 authorized a $100000 bond to fund needed water system improvements. The village moves to prevent shortages by building a new meter pit on the Evanston line and installing a meter, with Evanston supplying fittings and a new meter. A temporary booster pumping station on Prairie avenue near Isabella street will be constructed with bids sought, at an estimated $2000, to improve supply.

Allfred Carl Hottes Better Homes and Gardens Magasine Wilmette Evening Garden Club of Sewer and Water Committee DeBerard Sheridan Road Roslyn Street Evanston de Berard C. M. Osborn

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