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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Oct 10, 1930

Page

3

Postal Official Orders Check on Mail Receptacles

Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz announced that a check will be conducted in Wilmette to count mail receptacles liable to injure carriers or cause delivery delays. Unsatisfactory receptacles will be warned to be repaired or replaced. places with no receptacle will also be listed. Thirty days to install a mailbox or door slot, or delivery will move to general delivery. Door slots preferred, sized one and a half by eight inches.

Joseph E. Shantz Wilmette Shantz Postal Department

Hammond student joins Sousa band for twelve weeks tour

Joseph Lester of Hammond Indiana, a pupil of Rex Elton Fair school of music, left Sunday for New York City to join Phillip Sousa and his band for a twelve weeks tour. Ruth Larson, also trained by Mr. Fair, will play piccolo with the Chicago Woman's Symphony orchestra. Mr. Fair resides in Wilmette.

Joseph Lester Hammond Ind Rex Elton Fair Mr. Fair New York City Phillip Sousa Ruth Larson Chicago Woman’s Symphony Orchestra Wilmette

Resume Story Hour for Children in West School

Miss Wini Fred Bright children’s librarian at Wilmette Public Library resumes story hour started last year at Gross Point school for elementary grades first through fourth. The regular library story hour begins Saturday morning October 18 at 10 30 o clock and will continue each Saturday at that time, Bright announces.

Winifred Bright Wilmette Public Library Gross Point Public Library Miss Bright

Sacred Concert at St John’s Lutheran Church Wilmette

A sacred concert will be presented at St John’s Lutheran Church Wilmette and Park Avenues on Sunday evening October 19 at 8 o’clock. Organist Mrs Electa Austin Gamron will lead the program with the church choir.

St. John’s Lutheran Church Wilmette and Park Avenues Electa Austin Gamron

Eastern guest stops with Mrs. J H Dyon at Ashland

Mrs E Cathels arrives from the east to visit her sister Mrs J H Dyon at 1310 Ashland avenue en route to her home in San Jose California.

E. Cathels J. H. Dyon Ashland Avenue San Jose Cal

Cresap couple attends wedding of Margaret Kies

Mr and Mrs Cresap of Woodley Road Indian Hill traveled east last week to attend the wedding of Miss Margaret Kies daughter of Mr and Mrs William Kies of Bronxville New York formerly of Kenilworth They plan to visit their daughter Mrs Samuel Comly in Sewickley Pennsylvania before returning home

Cresap Woodley Road Indian Hill Margaret Kies William Kies Bronxville, N. Y Kenilworth Samuel Comly Sewickley

Rabbi Freehof in Glencoe Sermon on Social Memory

Rabbi Solomon B. Freehof will conduct the service at North Shore Congregation Israel in Glencoe on Friday evening October 10 at 8 15. His sermon titled The Selective Social Memory A Psychological View of Judaism will be preached.

Freehof Solomon B. Freehof North Shore Israel Lincoln Vernon Avenues Glencoe

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