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Newspaper

Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1937

Page

4

Mrs Phillips to Spend Summer at Port Washington Home

Mrs Arthur E Phillips of Winnetka will spend the summer at Silvercrest in Port Washington Wisconsin and have as guest her sister Miss Jeanette Birdsall of Pasadena California. She expects to leave for the north shortly after June 1.

Arthur E. Phillips 451 Hill Road Winnetka Silvercrest Port Washington Wis Jeannette Birdsall Pasadena Cal North

Village Moderne Summer Revue Opens May 27

Villa Moderne presents a star studded summer revue from stage to radio conceived by Mme Le Rein. Bernice Ripley coloratura soprano headlines with Gretchen Kolliner and Paul Meeker’s Villa Moderne Orchestra plus John Byam vocals. A notable Who’s Who of theater circles performs.

Frank Hutchings Villa Moderne Country Cafe Mme le Rein Bernice Ripley Gretchen Kolliner Nelson Eddy Paul Meeker Villa Moderne Orchestra Follies John Byam North Shore

Anker II Christy Returns From Extended Business Trip

Christy of Winnetka formerly of Wilmette ended an extended business trip last week. He traveled south visiting Atlanta Mobile and Birmingham then drove southeast to New York before returning home.

Trip Anker II Christy Winnetka Wilmette Atlanta Mobile Birmingham New York

Identified soldiers listed in group photograph

The caption lists individuals from left to right with blanks for unidentified members. Names include Paul Balmes color sergeant Ed Schneider first sergeant Frank Ortegal Peter Brown corporal J. J. Huerter Peter Huerter Joseph Balmes Henry Schwall Peter Schmidt Peter Reinert Peter Heck and Jack Schaefer lieutenant.

Paul Balmes Ed Schneider Frank Ortegal Peter Brown J. J. Huerter Peter Huerter Joseph Balmes Henry Schwall Peter Schmidt Peter Reinert Peter Heck Jack Schaefer

Joseph Oppenheimer, 73, Dies in Chicago

Joseph Oppenheimer, a New York cotton goods firm representative for 40 years, died Thursday after a period of ill health. Funeral services were held Monday in Chicago with Rev. Felix Levy officiating and burial at Mount Mayriv Cemetery. A German native, he came to the United States at 15 and is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. M. R. Rosen of Wilmette.

Joseph Oppenheimer New York Chicago Felix Levy Mount Mayriv Cemetery Germany Oppenheimer United States M. R. Rosen Wilmette

Merediths Reunion Near Kenilworth This Weekend

Cecil W. Meredith of 616 Abbotsford road Kenilworth is due home this weekend after a trip east. Mrs Meredith accompanied him for a fortnight in Baltimore and New York and returned home Saturday.

Cecil W. Meredith Abbotsford Road Kenilworth

Driver Takes Nap After His Car Caresses Tree

Wilmette police found a car at the corner of Wilmette Avenue and Ridge Road early Sunday containing Robert Burch of Winnetka. He showed signs of a night out and was charged with intoxication after parts of the car were found lodged in a tree on Locust Road north of Ashland Avenue.

Catholic Guards Shiller Avenue Ridge Road Wilmette John J. Peters Wilmette Avenue Robert Burch Pine Street Winnetka Locust Road Ashland Avenue Burch

Mervis Sisters Attend Homecoming Weekender at Universities

Miss Joy and Miss Pearl Mervis of 141 Robsart road Kenilworth visited the University of Wisconsin during Homecoming week end while their sister Ruth traveled to Ann Arbor for the University of Michigan Homecoming.

Miss Joy Miss Pearl Mervis

Upson Family Vacation Round Trip Through Florida to Washington

Dr and Mrs George D Upson and their daughter Jean recently spent a month in Florida visiting Jacksonville and St Petersburg on the return trip they travelled home via Washington DC.

George D. Upson Washington Avenue Jean Florida Jacksonville St. Petersburg Washington, D. C

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