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Newspaper

Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 24, 1926

Page

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Bishop Hughes Opens Sunday Club Season in Wilmette

The twelfth season of the Wilmette Sunday Evening club begins October 3 with Bishop Julwin Holt Hughes of the Chicago Area Methodist Episcopal church as speaker. W Frank McClure, club president since inception, will chair the opening meeting.

Wilmette Sunday Evening Club Julwin Holt Hughes Chicago Methodist Episcopal Church W. Frank McClure Sunda Club McClure Waterrr Lare Havine Bishop Hughes

Economy Shop Tea at Wilmette Woman's Club

The Economy Shop Tea will be held on October 13 at 2 o'clock at the Wilmette Woman's Club. Proceeds from gift sales fund the club building fund while thrift profits aid charity. The shop seeks clothing donations for all kinds.

Economy Shop Wilmette Woman's Club

Wilmette Attorney Hope Thompson Named Chief Assistant DA

Hope Thompson a Chicago lawyer and former state’s attorney candidate has been named chief assistant to U S District Attorney Edwin Olson in Chicago. He succeeds John Millett Byrne who resigned after twenty years in the Winds bar. The appointment marks Thompson’s long service in the legal field.

Hope Thompson Ashland Avenue Wilmette Chicago United States Edwin Alson John Millett Byrne Thompson

Tenth Street Paving Project Again Delayed

The Village Board once again delayed action on paving Tenth Street north of Chestnut. Trustee John F. Wiedlin, head of the streets committee, requested more time to study the matter before presenting further recommendations.

Tenth Street Chestnut John F. Wiedlin

Community Chest Gives Florida Hurricane Relief Support

The Wilmette Community Chest contributed $250 toward hurricane relief in Florida. The donation was channeled through the American Red Cross, the official relief agency for such disasters in the area.

Wilmette Community Chest Florida Community Chest Wilmette American Red Cross

Enrollment climb at New Trier High School to 1500

School officials report current semester enrollment at 1450, up from last year’s 1395, with expectations to reach or exceed 1500 by next June. The increase signals a markedly higher total enrollment for the district.

New Trier

P T A Objects Discussed At Central Laurel Meeting

The Central Laurel P T A opens its season with a get together on Tuesday evening October 12. A member explains the group aims to improve welfare at home and school and to strengthen home school cooperation for better physical mental and moral development of children.

Central-Laurel Parent-Teacher Association Wilmette Parent

Edward Zipf Wins Golf Honors in North Country

George D White hosted six Wilmette men at his Eagle River Wisconsin summer home over the last weekend. Guests included William Arnold C C Carnahan John Hartmann Horace Jarvis James Needham and Edward Zipf. Zipf tops the golf competition in the northwoods event.

George D. White Greenwood Avenue Wilmette Eagle River Wis William Arnold C. C. Carnahan John Hartmann Horace Jarvis James Needham Edward Zipf Mr. Zipf Northwoods

Turn Your Clocks Back to Standard Time Sunday

The notice urges Chicagoarea residents to set clocks back one hour on Saturday night to resume Central Standard Time for Sunday services and schedules. Churches will follow CST.

Chicago Area

Glenview water plan faces landowner protests and possible injunction

Landowners along Glenview east of Wagner road protest extending water mains into newly annexed and subdivided areas. They claim cost burdens around 5 000 dollars for farm properties, with forests preserve land not to bear expenses. dispute involves Wilmette Glenview boundary and possible injunctions as committees negotiate final disposition.

Glenview Wagner Road Skokie Valley Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Electric Railroad Chicago North Western Railroad Forest Preserve Glenview Road Wilmette

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