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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1924
Page
11
A fragmented notice lists speaker ge lee at 11 of tle and Mrs J as organizers for an afternoon event in October. It mentions Vid J. Da TH mor af WF and references bet ben eps XM pels sw an with afternoon sessions and a pay of $1. The text is garbled but indicates a local meeting or engagement with uncertain specifics.
A dramatic account of the four planes leaving Santa Monica on March 17 to circle the globe the first such feat by aircraft. The journey faced storms and crashes including Major Martin's wreck near Chignik, yet Lt. Lowell Smith led the survivors onward through Alaska Asia and Europe ending in Boston and New York with enduring courage and duty.
Wilmette Life editor thanks contributors who supplied American flags for Defense Day September 12 and to volunteers who distributed them. Leo J. Orr of Wilmette Post No 10 provided the flags in the name of the American Legion. Women’s auxiliary, other women, and Wilmette Girl Scouts helped.
The North Shore Alumnae of the National Kindergarten and Elementary College will hold Monday meetings this September at 2 PM at Mrs. Florence's home.
The village reports three building permits issued for residences and several for additions and garages. Notable projects include Gale M. Brooke at 835 Fifteenth Street for 8000 dollars, Joseph P. Nilles at 724 Park Avenue for 36500, Edward Wagner at Elmwood Avenue for 5000, and others: 1806 Elmwood addition 1000, 211 Ninth Street 800, 211 Golf Terrace 350, Schaefgen subdivision garages 175, and more. N. Capron of 1414 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, also listed.
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