Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Wilmette Life in Wilmette, Illinois

We have 16,533,978 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1930

Page

19

George Darling Wins Welles Scholarship at University of Rochester

George Darling of Wilmette and New Trier senior received notice of a Welles scholarship at the University of Rochester in Rochester New York. The award provides 500 dollars yearly for four years to a student in the upper third of his class. Darling has held leadership roles at New Trier including president of the Glee club and election to the T N T society. Other appointees this year are Fred Dettmar of Oak Park High and Donald Peters of Austin High.

George Darling Wilmette New Trier Welles University of Rochester Rochester N. Y Francis R. Welles Bourne France Western Electric Company University Chicago Glee Club T. N. T. Society Fred Dettmar Oak Park High School Donald Peters The Austin High School

Simmons Son Graduates From Kenyon College

R Wells Simmons son of Mr and Mrs Fred Simonds of 338 Woodstock Avenue Kenilworth graduates from Kenyon College Gambier Ohio on June 14 commencement week activities include the graduating exercises with his parents driving down for the event.

R. Wells Simmons Fred Simonds Woodstock Avenue Kenilworth Kenyon College Gambier Ohio

Dr Hilton I Jones Praised In English Magazine

The April issue of Town and Country Life in London praises Dr Hilton Ira Jones of Wilmette as a leading American chemist and public speaker. It notes his directorship at the Redpath bureau Chicago, his organizing work for societies and the Farmers club movement, and his prolific public lectures across the United States and Canada.

Town and Country Life London Hilton Ira Jones Forest Avenue Wilmette Redpath Bureau Chicago Dr. Jones Kimball Building Illinois Jones America States Academies of Scence Farmers Club American Farm Bureau United States Hi Jay National Selected Morticians Canada

Benefit Outing Funds Hull House Mothers and Children

A bridge party hosted by Miss Helen Weldon and Miss Elizabeth Buethe of Wilmette at 1340 Greenwood Avenue raised funds for Hull House outings. Twenty five mothers and children will enjoy a country outing funded by the event. Refreshments and table prizes complemented strong hostess cooperation and support.

Hull House Helen Weldon Elizabeth Buethe Wilmette Miss Weldon William John Weldon Greenwood Avenue

Kenilworth Club Met To Discuss Primulas

On Monday afternoon May 26 the Kenilworth Home and Garden club met with Mrs Arthur Lindsley at 260 Oxford road. Mrs Richard C Johns ton of 321 Melrose avenue read a paper on Primulas.

Kenilworth Home and Garden Club Arthur Lindsley Oxford Road Richard C. Johnston Melrose Avenue

Also Mentioned on This Page

Varsity Theatre Copeland Varsity Greenleaf Modern Home Utilities Co Northern Sherman Ave Evanston U. of R Aukett Miralago Sheridan Road Wilmette and H. I. Jones
Search Courier

Search the Wilmette Life Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Wilmette Life?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication