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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1935
Page
2
F. H. Smith of 818 Ashland Avenue and R. Green of 707 Linden Avenue were arrested Saturday afternoon for racing their cars on Forest Avenue. The case was set for hearing on Wednesday.
A reader criticizes Sheridan Road through a village, arguing the state funds upkeep but the road remains rough. The letter compares it to Ridge Avenue and questions paving plans and local responsibility for state road maintenance.
A Wilmette Life public forum letter from Jean Grinnell thanks the paper for enabling community relief after a family lost most belongings to fire. The note praises readers who provided blankets, an overcoat, and other essentials, and invites further support for the Economy Shop.
Brownie packs at Joseph Sears School in Kenilworth start activities this week under Miss Kathryn Mohr new second grade teacher replacing Miss Margaret Iuscombe. Three packs this year meet Monday Wednesday and Thursday weekly. Girls of pre Scout age eligible for membership.
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd will speak at New Trier Township High School next week with a public address system to be tested there. Afternoon seats are limited and tickets are being recalled from grammar schools. unsold tickets will be sold at the door for the evening show. Byrd plans two talks, with motion pictures, in the Leslie F. Gates gymnasium, open to seventh and eighth graders and high school students in the afternoon and to the general public at night.
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