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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1929

Page

5

Northwestern Band Unveils Giant 8 1 2 Foot Drum

Alumni led by George Fry fund a huge eight and a half foot drum for the Northwestern University band. The seven foot diameter drum will ride on a cart and feature purple and white heads. Glenn C. Bainum registers players aiming for over 125 members. Thomas Airth announces an annual fundraiser at the Orrington hotel on Friday October 4 to support sending the band to away games.

Northwestern University Wildcat Rooters George Fry Glenn C. Bainum Thomas Airth Dyche Stadium Orrington Hotel

Kenilworth Youth Returns From Cruise on Freighter

Tom Gillette son of Mr and Mrs Walter Gillette of Kenilworth returned from a four months South American trip. He left in June with a Michigan schoolmate for San Francisco and boarded a Norwegian freighter Yosea loaded with dynamite powder lumber and grain. He served as crew and visited ports in Columbia Ecuador Peru and Chile then carried nitrate cargo after unloading. He will return this weekend to the University of Michigan.

Thomas Gillette Walter Noble Gillette Roslyn Road Kenilworth South America Tom Michigan San Francisco Cal Oslo Norway Yosea Columbia Ecuador Peru Chile Chain University of Michigan

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