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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jun 1926, p. 48

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WILMET T E L I ·p E June 18, 1926 Man Held to Grand Jury at Inquest Fatal Crash Edward Bell, 8-lO Center street, \\'innt'tka . was held to the grand jury on a charge oi man slaughter by a coroner's jury at the inquest held this week on the death of Peter Lorimer, 9'79 Spruce street. \Vinn etka. Lorimer was fatal ly injured Saturday evening, May 15. when a car rlriYen by Be ll, in which Lorimer \\'as riding, struck a concrete abutment on the bridge over the nor th branch of the river on Lake street a s hort distance west of th e \\.ilmett e lim it s. Patrolman vVil- on Ken'i lworth wi ll hold a big Fourth of July celebration, it is announced. The morning ·will be devoted to a parade, ,,·it h prizes for t·he best deco rated car, and a ball game bet\\'een fathers and The !\orshore, Balaban and Katz' sons of the village at 11 o' clock. There newest thl'atre, on H oward a\·e nu c ":ill he a program of spo rts in the afternoon in \Yhich all are im·ited to \\' C~t of the "L" sta ti on. ncar Clark, participate. Further detail s will be an- opened it s door for th e initial performance Thursday of this week. nounced later. The );'orshorc theatre is a di-;tinct Ur s. John ).farsha ll Robert ~, 328 departure fr0111 other Balaban and Katz The Home and Garden club will \Van,·ick road , Kenih\'orth, entertained theatres in at least one out. tanding meet Monday, June 21, to visit gar-~ her sewing club at lunch eon ).fonday, feature. In e\'cn· other I'L'~ pcct it is in stanth· l'l'cogni;.ed a~ a theatre into ·lens in Lake Forest. June 7. which "salahan and Katz' architect., contractors and artisans ha,·c incorporated cyen· ideal which ha~ given to that firm their internation a l prestige as theatre o p erator~. The principal departure in it~ appearance is the fact that it is almost entirely a "lllain floor theatre." de~pitL' the fact that it \\'ill accommodate 3.500 patron :;-alm ost the capacity of the Chicago or Cptmm. This achicYement is due tn the shap e of the building. the "saucer',' floorin~. which brings the hack ro\\'s close to the big stage and make s all the ~eat:-; "close-up" scab. Only 300 scats are co ntained in the dl'licately \\Tilught mezzanine loge s. The theatre will offe r t\\'o con1pktc ne\\' programs e\'cr~· week, changing Thursda ,.s and SundaY~. and ofT er ing a full c~nccrt orchest~a under the di rection of T. '\\.alter DaYid son . and oipe org-an· concert 1)\· Chaun\ey Haine . . Screen dramas wi~·1 he ~elected from the high cla.;;~ picture-; a\·ailahlc to Balaban and Katz. Stage. ,!JO\'.':' \\·ill find ample accnntmndations on the ennnllllth ~tat.:"e. which is fulh- a:; largt; a.; till' stzwe in an,· other theatre in ChiritW>. Thr\· wi ll C(ln:-i-.t oi e;o;peciall.\· produced di,·erti:--.;enlcnt-. n i YariL·d n:tl ure. hut fnr the !11()-., part music ;d and in--trutlll'lll:tl in tOI'IIl. nn tlw fir:'t prnQ'r:tlll, tlll' -.crrcn prol.'Tatll \\'ill nt'fer "Tht Blind Cndde -.:-- ." " ith E,thn Rabtntt. J ;trk Tfol t and F rill c::t Tnrrenrt· . li am Kreul of the \Vilmette police force, who apprehended Bell after the accident, te stified that the man was under the influence of liquor, as did Dr. E. E. Moore, health offic12r, who gave him fir st aid treatment at the police station. Bell was dri,·i ng Lorimer's car, which he had been repairing when the crash occurred. Followmg the accident Lorimer was taken to hi s home in \Vinnetka \\'here he died a short time later. I WILL CELEBRATE FOURTH . Nor shore Theatre Opened This Week By Balaban & Katz · -'41 .:· ., \· I Mother of Wilmette Man Narrowly Escapes Death \1 r--. Tcnnic Dub h...:. m1 ,, hn oi C'. P . 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Both of the Rex heaters featured in this special selling assure a plentifnl supply of hot water for easy clothes washing, shaving, and dozens of other hous~hold· and personal uses. · I See these convenient heaters at our store or, on request, a representative will call with complete information about them. J . PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS 1141 Central Ave.~ Wilmette Wilmette 2899 Jno. S. keesman, District Managef TAKE EUROPEAN TRIPS Sc\'eral \Vilmette school teachers arc nlanning to go to Europe thi s summer. Among them are Mi ss Laura Flentye, of th e Central school, and Mrs. Elizahrth Hesse, of the Howard school, who will travel together, and Miss Margaret McPartlin of the Central sc hool. who ,~~,, ill take a European trip with her family . .. ;.

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