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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1931
Page
1
Wilmette public schools begin the 1931 1932 term Monday morning September 14 with over 1600 pupils and 75 teachers. Howard school construction delays affect temporary classrooms and grade assignments. New teachers include Marcella Schriner Lois Sawtelle Frances Anderson Mary Ann Higgins Kathryn Wilharm and Mildred Flaskered.
School opens Monday morning September 14 at 9 o clock with about 450 pupils expected at Joseph Sears. New faculty member Miss Anna Pemberton will teach English to grades six through eight, replacing Miss Elizabeth Allen who is not returning. Supt. E L Nygaard heads the district. a full staff list follows with teachers across all grades, plus Mrs Mollie K Foreman, music staff, and the school nurse. Books and supplies are to be purchased by pupils Monday, with regular classes Tuesday.
The Kenilworth Village board held its regular meeting on Wednesday night due to Labor Day. A public hearing was conducted on proposed sidewalk installations along Green Bay road Kenilworth avenue Wayland avenue Sterling road Rogers avenue and Melrose avenue.
Motorcycle Officer William Schmidt and Patrolman John Joint of the Wilmette Police department are on vacation in Wisconsin for fishing trips.
Amusement Directory pages 45 to 47, Automobiles page 4, Aviation pages 24 and 25, Book Comment page 38, Boy Scout News page 34, Churches pages 51 to 52, Classified Ads pages 48 to 50, Editorial Shore Lines page 28, Garden Section page 40, Golfing News page 36, Music Page page 30, Society Pages pages 32 to 33.
Wilmette merchants and Winmerre join to run the Lucky Baby contest. The first baby born in September wins gifts and a family gift shower. Readers should submit day hour minute physician birth location and parents names to Wilmette Live to be eligible. The winner will be announced in Wilmette Live on September 24.
Chief Henry Brautigam announces nightly parking light rules will be strictly enforced on Wilmette streets. Motorists parked without lights face arrest and fines as the village ordinance is actively prosecuted.
Wilmette Health department reports six contagious disease cases for the week in Wilmette. Three are new whooping cough cases and three are ongoing earlier infections.
North shore carpenters brick masons and artisans complain local workers are underrepresented in the 875000 addition contract. The school board plans to meet the J W Snyder company to increase New Trier residents on the job and ease local unemployment.
Perry L. Smithers of Wilmette was chosen president of Booth Fisheries Co succeeding K. I. Ames who became chairman of the newly created board. Oscar A. Roemer and J. Stanford Otis were elected directors Otis replacing F. J. Carroll as director at the annual stockholders meeting with other officers reelected.
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