Wilmette Chest campaign plans discussed by drive leaders
The Wilmette Community Chest group met to plan the 1930 fund campaign and address issues from the prior drive including conflicts with Chicago contributions. A budget meeting was set for October 3 at Wilmette State Bank with local charity representatives invited to present needs. Reverend J A Neumann attended and offered campaign guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmette Community Chest Association
Chicago
Chicago Fund
Wilmette
Wilmette State Bank
Lyman M. Drake
Lake Avenue
George H. Redding
Ramona Road
E. L. Scheidenheim
C. P. Dobbs
Michigan Avenue
Burt J. Denman
Linden Avenue
S. J. Duncan-Clark
Woodcourt
Vincent A. Bremner
Locust Road
J. A. Neumann
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
P. T. A. Card Party At St Francis School
The St Francis P T A will host a card party in the school hall this Friday at 2 PM. Refreshments will be served and all parish women are invited to attend.
Phyllis Carleton Returns to DePauw as Sophomore
Miss Phyllis Carleton of 1103 Forest Avenue Greencastle Indiana has returned to DePauw University and begun her sophomore year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Depauw
Phyllis Carleton
Forest Avenue
Greencastle
Ind
DePauw University
Works Progress speaker to address Wothnette Chamber
Dr. Martin H. Bickham Works Progress administrator for Illinois will speak at the Wothnette Chamber of Commerce meeting at Shawnee County Club on Monday October 7 at 12 15 PM. His topic is Works Progress Program for Illinois and slides will show WPA projects across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin’ H. Bickham
Ninth Street
Tlinots
Wothnette Chamber of Commerce
Shawnee Country Club
Bickham
Illinois
Chamber
Dorrance Nygaard Named P E Director at Howard School
Dorrance Nygaard of Wilmette is appointed physical education director at the Howard school to fill the vacancy left by William T. Mackie Jr. He will also manage the evening recreation program for adults at the Howard building. Nygaard, Grinnell College graduate, studied at New Trier prep school and is son of Supt. FE. Nygaard of the Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorrance Nygaard
Wilmette
Howard School
William T. Mackie, Jr
Wilmette Playground and Recreation Board
Nygaard
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Iowa
New Trier
Howard Building
Supt
FE. L. Nygaard
Joseph Sears
Kenilworth
In This Issue Amusement Directory
Contents list for the issue highlights sections and page ranges. Includes Book Comment Boy Scouts Church News Classified Ads Editorial News Home and Garden Home Modernizing Wise See Ria N. S. Personalities New Trier News Society Pages with their respective page numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amusement Directory
N. S
New Trier News
Society Pages
Protests Rate Change For Public Utilities In Illinois
The Illinois Municipal League hires Matthews Marshall and Dickinson to challenge the Public Utility Tax Act as applied to municipally owned water and light plants. Wilmette considers gas and electric rate changes to add a 3 percent sales tax to customers and other village matters plus police at crossings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Municipal League
Thomas A. Matthews
Chicago
Alexander Marshall
Glencoe
Frederick Dickinson
Winnetka
Illinois
Quincy
League
Matthews
Suburban Area and Country Towns Association
Cook County
River Forest
Marshall
Dickinson
Wilmette
Ridge Road
Wilmette Golf Club
State Highway Department
Sheridan Road
Boyne H. Platt
Harry C. Kinne
National Recreation Council
Hotel Sherman
Walter Zibble
Knoxville
Tenn
Cloyd C. McGuire
Charles Evans
Charles F. Brandt
Lake Avenue
House of Correction
McGuire
Committee On
Kenilworth Group Seeks McGinnis Parole Denial
Kenilworth neighbors urged Gov. Horner and the Illinois parole board to deny Arthur McGinnis parole. McGinnis had confessed to holding up twelve women at gunpoint during an August 22, 1934, home robbery at 736 Cummings Avenue. He is serving a sentence of one year to life starting September 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenilworth
Henry Horner
Illinois Parole Board
Arthur McGinnis
Henry Zander, Jr
Cummings Avenue
McGinnis
Parole Board
Northwestern Purdue Guests Named by Wilmette Life Winners
Three Wilmette Life readers win tickets to the Northwestern versus Purdue football game on October 5 as guests. Winners are Mary T. Maguire, George Spiegelhauer, and T. G. Chambers. Next contest appears October 24 with prizes for the Illinois Northwestern game at Dyche Stadium on November 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmette | Ife
Northwestern
George Spiegelhauer
Central Avenue
T. G. Chambers
Sixteenth Street
Illinois-Northwestern
Dyche Stadium
Also Mentioned on This Page
Board of Action
Illinois State Highway Department
Kenilworth Group
Mary T. Maguire
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