Wilmette considers $340000 water works on lakefront
The village board may approve an independent water supply plant for Wilmette within two years. A tax neutral plan uses water fund certificates issued under state statutes and repaid from plant earnings. Benefits include lower construction costs, favorable long term financing, and land on the lakefront for filtration and pumping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmette
Paul A. Hoffman
Glencoe
Hoffman
Lake Front
North Shore
Wilmette Ponders Village Theatre Sunday Opening Question
Post cards and a letter go to all Wilmette residents asking for a yes or no on whether the village should have a theatre and if it should be allowed to open on Sundays after 1 30 PM. The Theatre committee cites a February mass meeting favoring a village theatre but notes reluctance to fund unless seven day operation is possible. Residents are urged to reply by May 14 and to contact committee members if they did not receive cards.
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Wilmette
Dan G. Stiles
J. M. Budinger
J. M. Carrico
Ernest C. Cazel
Stolp
Mothers Day essay on sons duty to mother and womanhood
Walter McPeek in Boy Scout Bulletin urges sons to become men of character and ideals. He argues mothers have a right to expect manhood, sacrifice, and respect for women, shaping future service to the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter McPeek
Boy Scout Bulletin
Appeals Board to Consider Cleaning Plant Application
Henry Schultz of Schultz and Nord seeks zoning approval from the Wilmette Board of Appeals to operate a dyeing and cleaning plant at his building on Washington Avenue near the North Shore line tracks. The site, known as Gasoline Alley, would employ no more than five people. A public hearing is scheduled at the Village Hall on Tuesday evening May 15 at 8 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry ©. Schultz
Schultz and Nord
Wilmette Board of Appeals
Washington Avenue
North Shore Line
Ye Olde Town Folks Dinner Set For May 17 Wilmette
The Ye Olde Town Folks of Wilmette will hold its annual meeting and dinner Thursday evening May 17 at 6 30 in the Wilmette Masonic temple auditorium. Prospective members must have resided in Wilmette before 1903 and may enroll by phoning treasurer W N Wardner Wilmette 3497. Annual dues are one dollar with an additional dollar for supper reservations.
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Wilmette
Dr G D Allison Named New Wilmette Baptist Pastor
Dr George D Allison, former pastor of Second Baptist Wilmington Delaware, accepted the call to lead Wilmette Baptist Church. He will assume duties in June following eleven years in Rutherford New Jersey and notable Wilmington tenure including radio services and state honors. He and his family, including wife and two boys, are welcomed as the church resumes regular pastoral leadership after February resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Allison
Second Baptist Church
Wilmington
Dela
Wilmette Baptist Church
Allison
Brooklyn
N. Y
Brown University
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Columbia University
Rutherford
N. J
Baptist State Convention of
Delaware
The
Masons
Kiwanis Club
New York State College For Teachers
Francis Carr Stifler
Swift and Co. executive to address New Trier students
Arthur H. Carver director of the Swift and Co industrial relations department will speak to New Trier High School pupils as part of the faculty arranged vocational guidance lecture series. He is noted as a distinguished speaker on the subject and will discuss commercial work. Dr Hubert Carleton spoke to the students on Wednesday about the ministry as a profession.
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Arthur H. Carver
Swift and Company
New Trier High School
Carver
Hubert Carleton
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church of
Wilmette
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Citizens Mass Meeting
G. D. Allison
NEW Baptist
Wilmette Church
Swift and Co
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