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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Feb 1935, p. 3

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Kenilworth B o aBr d Proposes Subwt!y to Pass Under High. wyand Railroads, A. plan to, buil1d a subway under two railroads and a màin travelied bigh- way in Kcnilworth for thé use of children f romn the west sd of the village who attend the Joseph Sears school was' distuàsed at the regular meeting. of1 the, Kenilworth Village: board, Monday niigbt. No definite'ac- tion was taken on the matter, but ýthe. * proposai is now in the hands of, the comnmittee on streets. The: subway proposai was presented in con nection with -a discussion on the proposed installation of stop- and-go signal lights at the, triple in- tersection. of Kenilworth avenue, Green Bay road and Park drive. The State highway department is willing to insta» lights, at titis interestcicon under certain conditions, one of which would tic up Kenilworth's share of the gasoline tax. The bigh- way dcpartmnent stipulates that if the -. stop lights are to be installed at the state's expense Kerilwortb must ap- * ply towards the widening and paving of Ridge road its share of the gas tax. Subway Insperative Need -It was pointed out by several of the waukee tracks and under Gireen Bay road, -is far more important than' the widening of Ridge road. Only a part of the frontage on Ridge road in west Kenilworth is inside the Kenil- worth limits. -The rest is 'in Wil- mette, on. Indian Hill' club property, or in unincorpor ated areas. The danger to children crossingý Green Bay road and the railroad tracks was stressed.. This danger, it1 was poifted out, cannot be -entirely1 n the Masonic templpe auditorium under sponsorship of the Chaniber of Commerce. While Mr. Harper may flot have impressed vla*gers generally with bis abiities as an auctioneer, he hasý clearly dernonstrated.peculiar 'qualifi- cations in thbat direction >when called upon among bis intimatès to display 'some ."high .pressure"~1sasi In any tv#ent Auctioneer Haàrper and his corps of- assistants, stili to be selected, will be going into rehearsal promptly to get in .perfect voice .for the, "Buck Auction Sale." But, more about that at another time., Doabbe Stck OE.r' Mcan while the m ore than sixty merchants in the village participating .n the distribution of. Bucks announce an itmminentevent that wiii dlaim the undivided attention of ail shoppers. and more particulariy the hundreda of villagers who are saving their "BJjuck.!' 'Reference is to Double Buck Dol- lar Days Friday and Saturday of this week (February l5 and 16). Double-Darreled Values On those days, in addition to offer- ing ail manner ofgenuine bargains in the semi-annuai Dollar Day sales, also sponsored by the Chamber of Com- m~erce, the merchants will hand out' a double portion of, "Bucks" with Dollar, Day purchases. These days. great array of merchanclise to be sold under the hammer on February 25. Buying on Friday and Saturday of this week thus spelîs a double-barrel- cd advantage to every shopper in the commtunity,. Use "uks"Net Momey The auction, it is-announced, wilI, be in the formi of the common public auction sale with the distinct differ- ence that nio money will be used- only the "Bucks" as issued by thc *IIucks làs mthe smiaiier aenommia-. tions may excbange them for MOne HundredBuck -Certificates.>-" SExchange of the smaller "Bucks" for the Uarger denominiation is sug- gested b>y the merchants as a, means, to greitly,'facilitate 'the procedure at the, "Big Buck Auc-. tion, Sale" to- be held Monday, nîgàht, February 25,.in the Masonic temple auditorium. It is obviousiy mauch easier to hanidle.the'larger denominations, and lholders of ",Bucks" are urged to acquire theý <'4One.Hundred Buck Certificates" as promptly as "possible. Simnply go to the exchange booth in the Wilmette State Bank and make your exchange. A certifi- cate is issued with each one hun-' 4ire4 '"Bteks" ofered -for ex- change. North Evanston Masons to Visit Wilmette Lodge Members of the North Evanston Masonic lodge will be guests of the Wilmette Masonic lodge.this evening (Thursday) at the Wilmette Masônic 1mernoratt on VALENTINE PARTY TON IGHT A. T. Sherman lodge, No. 892, 1. 0. O. F., will bave an informaI Valentine party at the regular mee t- ing ini the Wilmettc lodge hall to- night at 8 o'clock. -'il 1Benelit Mine~tte charities are' to profit froin the crazlest of aIl crazy dra- matic productions, .«Crazy Poliice," to. be given at the Wo6man's club Monday and Tuesday evenitigs, Fleb-' rur 18 and 19. Sponsored by, the Wilmyette.; Chamber of Commerce, other. organizalions will participate lu tbie net proceeds of the play, the ýcast of which embraces many local dra- niatic luminaries. Under the coachiùg of. Miss Vera Be, reprsenting the Universal Prodcng company-under whose, supervision the entertainmeént is i be- ing given-'uch promies.bas been ,made -in preparation that its-sonsors assure tht public. that it wil tran- scend any previous effort on the part of the Chamber, and .that is sayiog a lot. Re.d Hot Elèstm iosglit The action3 cênters aroud a re4jit 'mayoralty catnpaign, ini which three contending candidates bring fo bear ail the tricks that the modern political bair ever contained, resultiug in many ludicrous and mirth-provoking situa- tions. Ail parts ini the cait are allotted tû local persong, and the quality. of the. performance can be judged by the, naines of those who- are to participate. Tbey are: O'Donnell ........W. B. 1loblïmsoJ, r. Able Goldberg .. A .WàMueock .3msn....._Brafod ULK.eler Proley ........ À. c. pearuoio r. Duke..............H. Kerr Firat cop........... Philip Hoffmann JIzdge FiMsher.......... -H. Dornbos D>r. Jeffery........ -C. e. Cli fton. Jr. Saliy ........... Miss Dorothy Volman Julia . ...ý.....Miss Cathérine Udinger Ward. .. ........ .B.. G. Petry Mrs. Goldberg.....Mrs. Hazel Fox Uri. Higgnbttom- Miss Jesie Robison Ivan Awfuittch ...Stepheif Shlmonek Dopey..........R. M. Burnh Second coP ....... T. A. (Cizek Messenger ...... .. Norman Deno tract' woufi 'this week. the pavmen until Febru ment is noi delinquent service, 0D tosett by that receive use. Grinnell, chairman. INote: cOgiOmy Shop in conducted by the WoMafl's Club of Wllmette. 111111

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