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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1926
Page
1
Plans for Poppy Day are set with May 28 and 29 as the drive. Over fifty workers will assemble for the fundraiser aiding disabled veterans through hospital poppies, local ward comfort items, and Chicago district service work.
Carl Peterson of 144 Maple avenue pulled a man from Lake Michigan after he had jumped in to commit suicide on Sheridan road near Calvary cemetery in Evanston. The rescued man named David Watts of Alberta Wisconsin said Milwaukee police were seeking him.
George Eton, an eighth grade pupil from the Howard school Wilmette, won first prize in the local Music Memory contest at the Village theatre on May 14. He will represent the north shore at the national contest in Atlantic City starting June 3 under the National Federation of Women's Clubs. Second prize went to Alice Shirinan, a Wilmette freshman at New Trier High School, who received a Brunswick phonograph. The event included local cooperation from Frank J. Leng J. B. Koppel and Milton Hoskins who arranged a special program. Moving pictures aided preliminaries and Eton also won a one year scholarship to the Chicago Musical College.
The village trustees voted to retain the realty license fee, rejecting a revocation proposal. They argued such action would set a poor precedent and reduce essential village revenue while real estate interests claimed state law regulates the business and the fee is superfluous.
Wilmette league of Women Voters holds annual meeting Friday May 21 at 10 30 AM at the Wilmette Woman's club. Business session precedes a noon breakfast and program. Reservations with Miss Helen Vans at 616 Gregory Avenue, Wilmette 974 J.
Wilmette patrons are promised an excellent program this evening at the Byron Stolp auditorium for the Epworth league of the Wilmette Parish Methodist church. The second Concert des Artiste features Mrs Clepp with tenor Fernen du Gueldre and begins at 8 o clock. Tickets available at the door.
Stanley G. Swanberg received a postal card mailed December 4 1913 from Captain Roald Amundsens Fram during Arctic exploration. The card traveled via a Finnish mail sack to Chicago and likely drifted at sea for years. The front shows the Fram ice bound and bears Polhavet stamps. The sender is deceased.
Tickets are on sale for the closing dance of the season to be held Friday evening June 4. Music will be by the College Crew and the largest attendance of the season is expected. Further details will be announced later.
Wilmette's village board confirms a two year term for John Clark Baker as chair of the new Playground and Recreation commission. Henry Haack Roch Steen Mrs J R Brown and F A Zimmerman named to four five three and one year terms, with Haack serving Park board and Steen School board liaison.
Village Manager C. C. Schultz was authorized by the Village board to buy a two ton truck for the department of public works and a Dodge touring car along with a motorcycle for the police department this week.
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