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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 12 Oct 1928, p. 8

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8 WILMETTE LIFE October 12. 1928 !l,s. D~rothy }4aca~lelr_ qtother of and bridge tonight in honor of Miss llrs. A. F. Cordts of 521 Tenth street, Janette MacCaffey of Hyde Park who has been visiting here for two who will soor 1 be married. · months, will return to California next -oweek ·to make her home there. Ray Kriete, daughter of George H. -oKriete of 325 Oxford road, is taking a Miss Eleanor Campbell of 631 Cen- six months' course at · Moser's Business tral avenue will entertain at a dinner college in Chicago. ECONOMY SHOP Since May Economy Shop has distributed' $1,295 to the following organizations: Philanthropy Department, Wilmette Woman's Club, A.rden Shore, Infant Welfare, Grosse Point Health Center, Wilmette Community Chest, Travelers' Aid Society, Great Lakes Hospital, W. C. Unit, Chicago Woman's Shelter, Life Boat, , Service Council for Girls. -Mrs. Jesse B. Denman, Chairman. Wilmette Opportunity Days, October 19,20 Bring Real Bargains Opportunity Days in Wilmette will be Friday and Saturday, October 19 · and 20. Opportunity Days are monthly bargain days in the Wilmette stores inaugurated and sponso~ed by the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce, and, according to a bulletin hsued b y that org~nization, they; are udays to which customers may look forward with certainty that they ·may expect some real values." The plan to hold the Opportunity Days on the Friday and Saturdav following the fifteenth of each month was submitted to the Chamber of Com merce by the retail committee of that body some time ago. It was received favorably by the members of the Chamber, and immediate plan s were launched to start the Opportunity Days this month. Any merchant in Wilmette is eligi ble to participate in these special bar gain days. The WILM£Ttt Lrt£ will run a section of cooperative advertising each month on Opportuni·t y Days. All merchants advertising in this section will be 2llotted an equal amount of space and be allowed to feature no more than . two items specially priced for the occasion, according to the Chamber of Commerce announcement. The fact that an advertiser's name appears on the community page does not preclude individual advertising, however. The Chamber of Commerce is urg:ing the cooperation of all merchants of the village in the Opportunity Days sale, and it is promising the buyers two red-letter bargain days. QUAKER GARAGE HEATER SAFE-ECONOMICAL -SIMPLE Bums Cheap Oil Economical aa a Coal Stove, Simpler in Operation no wicks. No moving p~rts. Nothing to rtplace or get out of ordtr. Stt it ~t the temperature desired and forget it. It maintains study but. H~s Dr. Jllartin Bickham to Direct Research on College Groups Dr. Martin H. Bickham, 428 Ninth street, who is director of research for the committee on Social Analysis of College Communities, left October 7 for the south to pursue his research work in southern schools. His itinerary includes the University of Chattanooga, Vanderbilt university and other leading colleges of the south. From there he \\·ill travel to the west coast. He is making a social survey of the student bodies in the~e colleges, noting the strength and weakness of the envir01\ment in connection with the student personality and advising with · the administrations on it. This work is being done in cooperation with the Y. M. C. A., Dr. Bickham's book, "Student Service Projects" being ·adopted for study by the student NOISELESS Duat, Dirt, Aabea and Labor A real convenience to the car owner, whether i mild or StVtre cold weather the garage will alw~ys be wum and the car easily started. No mort frozen b~ttuies. One lighting of a fire for the winter season. Then adjust only according to outside temper~ture to get warmth desired. ELIMINATES Y. M. C. A. \Vilmette men on this committee are : Thomas H. West, chairman, Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, the Rev. Horace G. Smith, and Harry C. Kinne. Millen Hardware Co. 1217 WILMETIE AVE. WILMETIE Two Perso~s Injured as Truck and Car Collide · · · ·· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Chilly-then Cold! NO TIME like the present to fill the coal bin if you haven't already done so. Six months of furnace weather ahead when you appreciate a plentiful supply of our dependable Coal-or Chic~go Solvay Coke. Deliveries are prompt now! · · · · · · · · · · · Min or injuries to two persons resulted when a truck driven by Casper Rosana, 135 South Second street Highland Park, collided with a ca; driven by Walter Blanchfield 109 Fifth street, Downers Grove ~t the intersection of Highland ave'nue and ?eventeenth stre~t Wednesday. morn~nt;{ about 7 :45 o clock. Rosana, drivmg the truck east on Highland avenue struck Blanchfield's car going north on Seventeenth street, according to the police report. The car turned over and Dan Broderick, also of Downers Grove, riding with Blanchfield, was thrown through the top. His shoulder was severely injured, and Blanchfield's shoulder also was hurt. CLOTHING FOR FLORIDA The Legion Auxiliary of Post No 46 is preparing a box of clothing for immediate shipment to stricken areas in Florida. The call is urgent and comes at a time when response is easiest, for summer clothing now being discarded here will be seasonable there. If you have men's, women's, or children's clothing to contribute to this cause, please take it to Mr s. Arthur Johnson, 322 Fourteenth street; or M.rs. Stanley Peterson, 231 Seventeenth street, or notify them by phone. : 40~ar · · · · · · · · · · · · · A Close Out of SWING FRAMES ALL SIZES MANY FINISHES These are our regular $2.85 and $3.50 frames HOFFMANN · · · · BROS . · · · · · · 1208 Central Ave. SUTPHEN & SUTPHEN 1153 Wilmette Ave. Phone Wil. 844 Wil. 131 · ·

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