Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 19 Jan 1939, p. 25

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*Southeastern Wisconsjn's 1akeland,,ýS long farnous fo winfr sports, par-Ex ticularly skating and ice-boating, Exect Banner 'West will for the next two weeks become Wirg-er Tour Seasona the mnecca. for ail U. S. ice-skating firi ime Ws- According to' John C. Pollok enthsiats.Forthemanager of the Chicago & North' consin will be host to the U. S. Westeriion PacifcDprmn Olyn-ic Skate trials, to be held on of Tours., the 1938-39 wintèr' tour Fow.Ier lake, Oconomowoc, Jaruary season xiii be one of the best 'in 18 to26. ncluive.many years. Mr. Pollock is basing his prediction on inquiries by pros- Following the Olympie t r i a 1 s,- 1"ýct i ve patrons: and also on -actuai Oconomnowocwill for the fourth yeàr tour bookings.. be the sene of the Great Lake.s The third California winter tour Open. Speed: Skating Championiship party leaves C hicago February 12. races." January .28. and '29., The popularity- of ýthese. tours is Attac GeatStrsattested by the praise of, those re- turning frorn. previous tours. One Grover R. Petersen, president of passenger, who made the first touri the Wisconsin.,Skati ng association- of, this -season is already makingý and mnember of the.host executivepan o repea t it next year. The commiittee for the Olympie trials, i ali-expense and escorted feature of annouinced that from 60 to 80 skaters the tours, reiieving the traveler of frônm ail parts of the Uni ted. States the "-oDry over details, _isthe, bg will enter. the trials, which will re- ,i appeal in thesè modern' travel trips. suit in the selection of the eight-J Mr. Pollock also reports that ad- man team to represent Uncle Sam vance bookings on the Sun Valley i-n the 1940 winter Olympies at St,. tours also augur a successful sea- Moritz, Switzerland. Sone 140 skat- son. The third Sun Valley tour of ers are expected to compete in the, the season is to leave Chicago on Great Lakes chamipionship races March 11. Skiing and ail other win- next wdek, with entries coming from ter sports are at their peak now both the U. S. and Canada. in this already famous American .Fouir events, to be skated on the sports region, although .only inaugu- 400-meter course on Fowier lake, rated two y ears ago. are 500 meters,. 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters . an 000 Mn J,:pIýf 1- weather permitting, on an extended RSRCE otorip in the South. Heading Ideal fôr Cbildrèua first for Houston, Texas, they will '7 go on to the lôwer Rio Grande val- j ARTHUR L. ROBERTS ley to visit the Charles A. Eldridges HOTELS formher residents of 'Wilmetté, nowý Write for Booktat making, their home there.' Probab- in thé SUmmner ly Mr. and Mrs. Bowe r Wili ico- Plie, Beach Rote). tinue on to Mexico *City, returning Baed In home in Apnil by way of Florida. talc Oconomowoc, 30 miles west of M-ilwaukee. is easily reached by sev-ý erai ali-year highways, and by rail. Accommodations,. both at Ocono- *mowoc and Milwaukee, are ready *.for spectators. The location of Fowi- er lake, within the« city of Ocon- omowoc, provides spectators- with almnost door-step ease in w vatching the ýevents. Parking is easy and *convenient. Oldsters with a thought for such- coincidences. point out the interet- Mrs.* John Boylston, 1302 Chest- I nut avenue, Wiimette, and Mrs. Gabe S. Wegener, 36 Kèniiworth ave-- nue, Renilworth, accompanied by Mrs. Charles Joy and Mrs. James Healy of Chicago, are leaving Jan- uary 25 on the S. S. Argentina for a South American cruise. They wil visit the east coast, stopping at Rio de 'Janeiro, Buenos Aires and many smaller ports. *Tickets good iti cool, dean, cofortable i-odtnd coaches. 3 fine, fast trains to al parts of Florida daily. The ARROW 2eiing centers-in the mi4west. -To the. sPectator, the country offersj som4e of the most 'beautiful winter- t.ime sceniery Wisconsin presents' I

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