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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 19 Dec 1925, p. 43

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December 19, 1925 WINNETKA TALK STATIONS GET NAMES | Judges Announce Winners in Nort Shore Line Skokie Valley Route | Station Naming Contest Winners of the Chicago, Shore and Milwaukee railroad's con- | test to name new stations on its new | line, known as the Skokie Valley | line, were announced this week by the company. The names selected for the stations and the contest winners follow : Station 1--"Harmswoods"--Mrs. J. Arthur, 609 Woodbine avenue, Oak Park. Station 2--"Glenayre" -- Ogden A. Clemens, 8824 S. Loomis street. Station 3 -- "Wau-Bun" -- Bertha F. Gordon, 4385 Champlain avenue. Station 4 -- "Northbrook" -- North- Brook Civic Association. Station 5 -- "Woodridge" -- Mrs. Marjorie M. Weese, Kenilworth. Station 6-- "Briergate" --Bessie R. | Alexander, 234 Lee street, Evanston. | Station 7--"Highmoor"--Mrs. Ger- | trude C. Crane, Morton Grove. Station 8--"Sheridan Elms"--MTrs. | Belle Falwell, Milwaukee. Station 9--"Skokie Manor"--Miss Dorothy Shanderg. Each winners was presented with a check for $100. The contest started on December 1, and since that time more than 75,000 names had been received by the rail- road company. The judges were: D. H. Burnham, president of the Chicago Regional Planning association; Wil- liam I. Bailey, professor of sociology, Northwestern university; Frederick Rex. _ municipal librarian, Chicago; Caroline MclIlvane, Chicago Historical | Woodland avenue, h| Mrs. Robert McMynn of Milwaukee, are leaving Tuesday for a 10 day stay |at Tryon, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Kohlsaat of accompanied by They will stop at Fine Crest Inn with Mrs. Harry A. North | Wilke, Mrs. Kohlsaat's sister-in-law. society and S. Charles Iverson, presi- dent of the Chicago Real Estate board. ~ oy ef ht " Rays of Lio! o The Gift of Sight Grandmother, grandfather, mother, father and the children who need glasses will indeed -- know a "Merry Christmas" if Santa Claus brings them such a gift. 16 vears of successful tractice DR. O. H. BERSCH 1177 Wilmette Avene | Wilmette for Appointment Phone Wil. 2766 Library Plaza. like suites are as long or as short a period as | Christmas at the Plaza NTERTAIN your holi- day guests at The A few home available for you wish to stay. The ex- ceptional appointments of The Plaza assure a Merry Christmas indeed! {Library Plaza Telephone University 8000 Santa Claus 1s in Wilmette Bring the Kiddies to see Him A Santa Claus will be stationed in each of the three business sec- tions of Wilmette, every day from Saturday, December 19th, until Christmas. You will find him on the streets at the Central-Wilmette Ave. business section, the L.-Terminal section and the Ridge-and-Lake Ave. section. Bring the kiddies to see him, while you do your Christmas shopping. LJ The Wilmette Chamber of Commerce

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