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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Feb 1939, p. 12

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Communit1i Center Stamp Club A huge business has grown Up :Mround the hobby of stamp coileet- lng. A busiàess that involves heavy investments and the employment of many people. One flrm employees more than 50. skilled .workers and has ail of the facilities of a modern banking establishment. One mlght suppose 'that stamp iboflecting lu a pleasure reserved for the rlch. One. the contrary, it is the. most democratie and universal of ail hobbles-enjoyeéd'by People: of ail nationalities, ail a g e s al grades of intelligence, and ail uta- -tions of lite. IWoodcraft Workers. Have Two: Projeets The woodcraft. department has started making twyo additional arti- cles. The flrst Is bird bouse. These are being made in six different patterns and are palnted in elther green or browni. Thus when sprig rolls around many birds wil find new homes awaiting t h em. The other article is an egg holder. These inake a pleasing decomation for any table. Both of the above articles ecan be -nade-from b«X boards or scrap luwiler. The work is done under the direction of a compretent auditorium was the Iargest anod est show -ever put on by the recreation board,' according to the consensus of those present. T7hlrtyý acts, with omer 50 contestants thrilled the au- dience wfth t heir fine performances and a roar of laughter. and applause r 'ang thmough the hall after each event. First prize went to Shirley Schlung of Wlmette who sang a Gemnian s o n g "Stille Wie Dle Nacht"; Caroline Peekel and Marcella Bruck- hauser of Wilrnette took second prize with a ".Jitterbug Dance"; Floyd Franksen of Evanston with a turnbling act waà awardedthird Guy Colby, the populàr WJ.S barn dance caller. was presented to the audience at the amateur hour, at the Howard'school last Thursday evening. He sketched the progress that barn dancing is. makingà throughout the country and reminded his llsten-., ers that we hâve a real honest-to- g oodness barn ýdances righ here in. Wilmette every Tuesday. eveniing at the Comrnunity Center, which je I- cated.on Wilmrette avenue,, just west, of Ridgeroad. These barn dances' are sponsored by the Wilmnette playground and mec- reation board. 'Now here 18 another message for ail barndancers, young and old, beginners and old timers-_ of course some sl an be gotten froi Id Learn First The team standings of are as toilows: Standings Team W. relson Laundry......... 8 iver Inn ................ 7 y'man Drugs ............. 5 toderné Cleatiers .........a . Va Ells.. ý..............2 wiil corne over the publie aadress e, 'Village president, systern so you vv111 have no trouble ýe prizes and ribbons hea ring them-and we will guaran- !tants, said he was tee that a good time wil be had Dt a judge because by ail. There wilÏ be a smail ad- had to give a first mission charge to pay f o r the Dne. orchestra. The music will start at mjc Baker, chairman 7:30 o'clock. n board, Albert Me- -______ et toi Y, of SarE priced stamps, close cal! Friday, night andi lost a emi i ege yCmaa ftrst onie tearn was in the lead, then not the sole de- close game, 35 to 31.' The score at 's manager, anxd 15 well pleaseci the other, with Dumoc coming out Popularity gov- hall urne was 18 Ito 17 in favor Of with the improvement his boys are on top at last. The Eagles main- no small extent. the Ridge Runiners.kn. tained their hold on second place by Ecourse, United Russ Johnson led the Toppers to mkig defeating the Willies 32 to 16: Redi Mal Hill1 led his Groucho five to Langford scored 18 of bis *teams -tremendously a 34 to 24 win over the Rafters a 51 to 29 victory over the Demons, points to lead a]l the scorers. e, certain rare by scorîng 13 points. R. Fridmnan of scoring 19 points for bis team. The The team standings of February 1, ýd hlgher prices the losers took second scoring hon- Groucho ended the round in fourtharasolw: a r e. stamps of ors with 12 points., place. arC"asLeagues The Casa Loma's entrenched I'C" EALeTeaag . . ct oMmsa for 12 of mu tea's ~5Jtr ts. Seifert ci the winries was B " i the. scoring. wth 9 points. Jthe 'Lllbltmwl;n -P" eague Dy vimmue of their 32 tween Etghteenth street and viçtorles. This put to Il Win over W.W.L. If thie Ror- road. The ailey is at the no 's in third place in nets wmn fromn St. Francis next week, bounidary of the village, ar Their. last viotims they -wIflhave a perfect record for been little used. rms e bas

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