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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Jun 1928, p. 37

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June 15, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE · The popularity of the New Trier new ste~l and concrete bridges to High school summer school was shown replace existing inadequate structures in the re'sults of a questionnaire recent- spanning the channel at Devon avenue, ly answered by members of the stu- Dempster, Touhy and Church streets, dent body of the school. There were is provided in contract awarded by 1,443 responses to the questionnaire or th~ .S anitary District of Chicago to about ninety percent of the possible O'Brien Brothers Construction comtotal. · pany. 1 Nearly half the students now in Work is to begin immediately upon school have atended the New Trier this program, as well as eleven paving summer school and many of them projects included in the $700,000 conhave attended more than one session. tract, to close up that many 500 foot Eighty-one percent of those who at- gaps across the District's right-of-way tendeu summer sessions reported that along the channel. they believed it ·benefited them, six . "Better bridges over the North Shore percent were sorry they attended, and channel at these localities have been a thirte.en percent did not answer the need of long standing," President T. questiOn. J. Crmve stated. "The old spans are About one-third of the present Sen- hut fifteen feet wide. while the streets ior class has attended summer school leading up to them have a width of two or more times, ~me-third has at- forty feet, creating a 'bottle neck' tended only one summer session, while which has seriously retarded traffic the remaining one-third has never at- over a wide area. tended. "During construction of ti1e bridges there will he no interference with Mrs. Edward Armstrong of Glen traffic, which will be handled by buildEllyn has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. ing temporary wooden diversion Charles A. Mair of Wilmette. bridges." Summer Classes Construct New Bridges Prove Popular Over Drainage Channel Further improvement of the North at High School Shore channel by cmntruction of four a · MWmg~ Semi-Annual Sale Further Reductions Chiffon Frocks OATS Coats and Ensembles f~rmerly priced to $27 5 ... original creations ol FOUR GROUPS ..· "Amaica's Foremos. Fashion Creator" Specially Priced $]9·50 Made exclusively /rom silks selected /rom our own stocks Fashionab1es who are in quest of summer frocks that are distinctly out of the ordinary will be enthused about this unusual collection of new modes. Every frock is made to our specifications · from exquisite chiffon in fascinating new patterns and shades . The styles are adaptations Jrom the newest models originated by famous designers but never made up in these patterns before nor in just this manner. They are exclusive with the shop of Edgar A. Stevens and will not be obtainab]e elsewhere. Dinner and afternoon frocks. Values of outstanding importance! 'r Dresses and Afternoon·Frocks $55 and $65 Formerly priced to $145 and $165 Other Chiffon Frocks, $2 7.50 and upwards Tennis Dresses in silk, handkerchief linen and pique, ~16.50 and upwards Golf Dresses at $16.50 and upwards txlllLG'JRl~ NEW YORK CLEVELAND 4 EDGAR A. STEVENS, Inc. 1624 Orrington Av~nue EVANSTON 600 MICHIGAN BOULEVARD SOUTH CHICAGO

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