Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jul 1930, p. 39

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reguuir wekIy cônterence of -ilghway Matters, Wednesday, july 16,' at thie Hotel Sherman. This was the impetus given the de- Iayed. 1930 highway program, whiclî lias been held up son Iewhat by delay i . right-of-way, condemnation litiga- tion, failure of the city to cooperate ini the mioving back of curbs soý that mi-ý provemfents might be put in to coni-. tinue designated highways. On July. 29, according, to the Plans 13.50 Miles of highiway cost approxi- inately $713,100; On August 11. 13.90 mniles9 approximating .$827.000; August 25, 10.06 miles approximating $59(),000 will be advertised for.. Among the improvements. schedule(l are. the following: 9th street,' Ash- landavenue, Kedzie avenue,. Gunnisoni- street, Cicero avenue, 26thi street, Har- leniavenue, Oaktbn>street, Dixie highi- way, Busse hik-hway, Southwest high- way, 67t1i street,. Union av enue, Centrat avenue, Devon avejue, Lincolin ave- nue, Railroad avenue, Potter road, 55th street, -Avenue L', Torrence avenue, First avenue, Joliet avenue, Avenue O, and bridges at Ciaoave nue (over the Des Plaines. river; over the D es Plaines river southi of, Fuilerton ave- nue, and over- Sait Creek on First avenlue near 4th street.ý Forcis Offer Variety of Bodies for Family Use "An interesting variety of cars for' farnily transportation is offered in the line of improved Ford bodies,"' accord- ing to the Skol<ie Motor company, lo- cal Ford dealers. "The roadster,' the coupe, the sport coupe and the convertible cabriolet al have theiir appeal, but it is in the larger cars that the average famiv is 'nterested. "The improved Tudor sedan is par- ticulariy appropriate for famuly ýuse. esPeciaiîy for famnilies in. which there are smail children for they ,can be 'placed in the rear compartment with perfect saîfety. The bcdy hlas been lengthened two and a quarter inches and the additionaî space bias been de- voted to the rea r cornpartrnent. The semi-annual figures follow: 1929 1930 'Aduits killed........... '247 30K Children killed ......... ... 66 .64 313 P372 "The ternn 'aduits' comprises al per- sons over 14 yeai~s of ýage, while 'chul- d0rien' încludes only those 14, years old and unider," it is expiained. CUSTOM-CARS POPULAR Pierce-Arrow custoni car sales dur- ing the past twelve rhonths show a to.- tai of* almost .a million dollars, accord- ing to Geo. E. Willis, vice-president in charge of. sales at the Pierce-Arrow factory', in portraying the preference of many, discriminating buyers for in- dividualiv customn-taîlored motor car l)odiesà A FOR Isurance CHICAGO LLOYDS- phone any evcéning or write Ai, Kenilworth, 111. )re RepiWesentatIve, 93 Robsart Ri North shol ' ~phone ~enaIworth 2039 PDATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS ~2s A NEW WASHING'anàd WILMETTE', Located* directly in, the rear of. the, Wilmette State Bank building at 1209 Waishington Street, in charge of an expýert with many years' experi- ence, Wilmette's new auto washing and greasing establishment announces its reaçliness to serve ail conmers., raised an inch and a quarter and seats have been lowered so that occupants sit M'ell down in the car. "The top is of the quick-collapsing type and can easily l>e handled by one Person. The windshield foldg'.fiet for- ward and the wiindshield wingS ~ioe in rear of WUm, UJS A TRIAL. A LLO0W US. TO ELIMINATE THAT ANNOYING BODY SQUEAK, GIVE Stat e I GREASING $3.1000,OW Capital 1. SERVICE.

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