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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1939

Page

2

Move to Bring Orchestra to Village Again

Wilmette officials and civic groups discuss funding for a fourth series of Illinois Symphony Orchestra concerts at the village amphitheatre in July and August. Estimated eight concerts cost about 1700 dollars with at least 100 dollars per concert for transport and music rental. local tax bodies and private subscriptions may cover the balance. Negotiations with the orchestra management are underway.

Illinois Symphony Orchestra Wilmette Amphitheatre F. Dewey Anderson Wilmette North Shore Chicago Federal Village Board Park Board Board of Education Wilmette Recreation Board

Vote on Street Name Changes for Wilmette Village

The Wilmette Chamber of Commerce leads a referendum plan to rename all twenty three numbered streets. Residents will receive referendum cards by mail next week to express street-by-street preferences before new names are chosen.

Wilmette Chamber of Commerce Eighteenth Street

Scoutmasters Fly to Camp in North Woods

Harold Spinney of Troop 2 and Steve Brooks of Cub Pack 63 flew a Cub plane from Waukegan to Camp Ma Ka Ja Wan in two hours and fifty minutes landing on the athletic field. Forty five North Shore scoutmasters gathered at Pearson Wisconsin for the weekend as they prep for July arrivals.

Harold Spinney Steve Brooks Waukegan Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Brooks North Shore

Wilmette Fights to Keep Popular Concerts Local

A village committee expresses hope the concerts will terminate successfully and claims Wilmette should not lose the popular events to other North Shore communities.

Wilmette North Shore

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