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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jan 1940, p. 8

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resuit of a fracas in front of 515 Abbotstôrd 'road. Murray, according to the police report, becam~e involved inargument in which' the other participants were, Frances* Little,'42, employ ed at the Abbotsford> roïad address, Lawrence Kelley, 31, Mrs. Willie Mae K(elley, 32, and Mlverene Monroe, 19,. al employed, at 1103 Michigan avenue, Wilmette. Murray, the Kenilworth police say, wounded both of the two older wom-.. en. wiih a knife. Mrs. Kelley was taken to the Community hospital. in Evanston and the other womnan was giver i frst aid treatment. In addition to the charges against Murray, the others were booked for d isorderly -conduct. At a hearîng before- Police Magistrate George Rothermel on Monday, theý cases were continued for one week. Al the defendants are Negroes. [Girl ScoutsJ Troops 3 and 9 wil go out for their winter sports badge during the whole month of January. This ac- tlvity wiil be under the leadership of Mrs. Ross Moyer, who is the con- sultant in that particular field of the Girl Scout activities. Girls from oth- ii.eje ' çvvt*y Âuuiy aiternoon, at 3:30. Any one, interested is asked to caîl Mrs. Moyer to make arrange- ments to jointhe group. Lots of fun! T BrowmenPa ck.25 .had its "fly up"?ýý - Iand fotureformer Brownies are now, -full-fledged Girl. Scouts. This is the _____first pack to fly Up under the new Scout program which makes theI girls Scouts at once without the pro- batiôn period of waiting as' former- While stili a preparatory student lie Was s0 well informed in astron- omy that he was appointed by Dr. B. S. Yanney, Wooster college pro- tessorof astronomny; to demonstrate the college 'telescope and give iec* tures to juniors and seniors. In his college period he invented and pat- ented, a gyroscopic device for con- trol of aipaeeqiirum, simi- larÉ to one later us ed. by Glenn' Cur- tiss on his pl anes. In, his last two ersin Wooster college, from which he graduated in.1913, he took prac- tically al the courses, in philosophy given by his father,"Elias Compton, dean in the college, and won a prize on that subject. While. in colleg, he was an outstanding athiete, corn., peting in basketbail, track, basebali and football. Trurus to Phygies Intending to become a mechanical en- gineer, lie was persuaded by his brother, {<ani now pr eiet of theMassachusetts hnstitute of 'echnology, to enter the Princeton Graduate college, where he studied mathemnaties and physics, ob-, taining lits M. A. degree in 1914.. His work turned him definitely to,. physxîcs, and he. continued graduate *work, takîng his Ph. D. in 1916. He taught at Minpée- sota one year, spent two years developing lamps for the Westinghouse Electrlc com- pany; developed airpiane instruments for the Signal Corps during the war, studied at Cambridge university, 1919-20, and be- came head of the department of physies at Washington university.. From there lie ittiduafiL nergy ist, ýatter. He also has, been. iford Gold Medal by the ny of Arts and Sciences, ýdal of the Radiological America-. 1,1936) in a -lengthy, h the re.mharkable fan-- 'Ys this relative to 'Dr. 'With lits wife and twOý nl ]ives in Chicago in a :lled with souvenirs.. of I WILMETTE REAUTY SIlO? 1200 Central Ave., Rai. 202 2usd Floor Bank BJdg. Wil. 79 cember c- 1 come nre iur anotner' wo Weeks SIbefore returning to her home i New Hampshire. ueUh Ceai us and we are sure you Winl béneli'. by ourwgood fuel 'and careful service. WIL5ETTECOAL 9.1.1er Sfefint 1$1.50 Plu oam" a on William _N. ,Erickson, of Ev- anston,' Cook County. commis- sioner, this tveek announced his> candidacy for the Rep)ublican nomination for delegate to the Republican National convention from the lOth Con gressional dis- trict, tohirh lncludes the North Shore towns. Commenting upon his candidacy, recent absence from the North Shor~e, a group of responsible Re- publican citizens in Evanston, urged upon me to become a candidate for the Repubican nomination for dele- gate to the Republican National Con- vention from the lOth Congressional, continuous responsibilty and idce- *- -ch- spread contacts, I wouid be in a self a for better position to represent my com- awarded1 America,, munity than a person who is not inl and the( public office. I shall announce my Society o platformn in the very near future." TIME article de; ly of Cor JArthur C< sons, Dr. ]Boy COUtS big brick [le. Scuts their worl taste of hi always off TROOP iHe iplays - 1

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