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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 16 Mar 1928, p. 14

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·o~~-~~k~~~~~~~ft~r~~~~-b~ ~~ D . t.:. F ing, or poliahing the ~~. almost aiT ·r~llc ONIIIJ '· ways~ irith babies on their baas. The .._.....,.....,....,..__......__ _..__ _.... 1are other groups of C'hiltlren, which canal children are not equated, neither A b · "ld" · new store ' us mg covermg a frontage of 60 feet is soon to appear on Linden avenue in what is known :t.s the Terminal district of Wilmette. Th new structure which is to be one sto~y high but so built that a second and possibly a third story may be added at a later date, is situated directly to the west of the Schallman buildh h ing which is located at t e sout west corner of Linden avenue and Fourth street. Excavation work was started on Tuesday by the Reiss Construction company. The owner of the new building is Harry Dornbos, hardware merchant for several years at 415Yi Fourth ·street, who states that business requirements necessitated more space for his store and when the new building is completed the Terminal Hardware store will occupy one of the three stores. It will be a "T" shaped building, a center section running back. to a depth of 100 feet, while the shorter sections on either side will measure 68 feet. The center store, to be occupied by the Terminal Hardware, will be 24 feet wide, while the other two wilf be built to ~width of 16 feet. The lot on which the building is being constructed has a depth of 159 feet and at the south end there will be built four garages. At a later date it is planned to erect an additional four garages. Mr. Dornbos states that the four ·garages already have been leased. It is stated that the new building will be of attractive design · and an important development in the Terminal district. The front will be of bedford stone and face brick, while the sides and back will be of common brick. E. L. Kennedy of Wilmette was the architect. Dr. Hilton Ira ' Jones of 1538 Forest . , . . left Tuesday for Florida to the address on the opening day of Gulf circuit of the Redpath Chau: ---.... This is his second season · ...- the same circuit. He will return the middle of July. · S. Klein of 730 Linden aftllae entertained at two tables of i llridp Jut Tuesday. A one o'clock : ... dleoa was se"ed. llts.: Barry -o- . Tokio, Japan. may account for the illiteracy in Japan· There is a very high death rate among Editor, Wu.ua'YI Lnta: the children. Over 900 died of colds in The Big Winter and Little Winter ·· seasons are over and we are now look- the last two we~ks. ing forward to spring. Tbe sJt;eets are A f~rmer Wtlmette man had the in very bad eonditioh ·bat Will be im- room ·m the hotel next to ou~s la~t. 10 proved ·s the people more ·and more week, E. Jackson Casse, who bves Shanghai now. We were introduced adopt American · shoes. A subway is being made here, and a mile of it was to him as a "man from Chicago" and surprised to hear him say he finished and opened the other day and were from Wilmette. it is being extended further. Over was -Mrs. Fred R. Quayle, 50,000 people have been trying it out Tokio, Japan. every day-the largest in the Orient. (38 Crescent place, Wilmette). We went to an exhibit of the new Fords the other day, and the people SUPT. CLERK RETURNS here are just as interested and enthus- Frederick E. Clerk, superintendent iastic as they are at home. They were of New Trier High school, returned shown in an immense exhibition build- on Thursday of last week from a two ing in Ueno Park, and over 25,000 weeks' trip in the east, during the people went each of the three days course of which he attended and spoke of the show. Now they have taken at a superintendents' conference at them to Osaka to show them there. Boston, Mass., and visited several uniThere are over 15,000 autos in Tokio, versities. · and over 450,000 bicycles. The canals are very important here, Mrs. S. M.· Bullock of 121 Fourth for they carry a great deal of cargo street entertained sixteen Chicago and wind round and round through the fri.ends at a party af her home last city. A family lives on every boat and Saturday .evening. 'f. Bond Jr. his purchase of. the tire and vulcanizing service :of E. · t. Jewett ~ Co., 1 13 3 Greenleaf Ave., Wilmette, and addition to the business of a complete battery service. Iuue Membenhip Roll · of Sean Honor Society Pupils of the Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth whose grades entitle them to membership in the school Honor Society for the coming month are George Benson, Roger Crowe, John Mathieson, Cy MacKinnon, Jim McArthur, Donald Vail, Jane Bisbee, Hester Dillon, Virginia Johnston, Dorothy Raggio, Priscilla Wheelock, Jeanette Post, Jane Mcintosh, Catherine Hepburn, Marion Hedrick, Verna Timmon·s, Agnes Fraser, Mary Fowler, Phyllis Dubsky, Beatrice Driver, M. a ry Crandall, Phyllis Bosley, Doris Bland, Janice Barr, Elwood Mons, Fred Wetterer, Frank Williams, Roger Barrett, Clinton Demmon, Grpver Hermann, Billy Holmes, Earl Moss, Jack Stebbins, Harry Weese, Woodrow Wilson and George Woodland. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Gibson and their son, William, of 429 Tenth street, are leaving next Monday for San francisco, where they will visit their son, Thomas, who is attending Leland-Stanford university, and Mr. Gibson's sisters. -o-Mrs. Mark Cresap of Warwick road, Kenilworth, who has taken an apartment in town for the winter and early spring, entertained her bridge club on W edne_ sday of this week. -oMiss Mabelle Payton of 1058 Linden avenue, instructor in English at New Trier, entertained the girls of her public speaking classes at tea last Friday afternoon at her home. FEATURING Fiak and Sterling Tirea Uaed Tire Batgaina Vulcanizing - Repairing Battery Charging Rebuilding - Repairing My many years in the tire repairing and battery bllliness enables me to guarantee the most o:prrt work. AU tire reptJiring and bGttnv work poaitioely gUIJttuJtetd. GIVE ME A TRIAL C. M. ·Tire and Battery Service Phone Wilmette 3157 1133 Greenleaf Avenue -ollrs. E. ll. Antrim of 1136 Ashland avenue entertained eight teachers of the Central school at luncheon Tues .. clay.

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