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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Jun 1928, p. 5

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June 15, 1928 WILMETTE .. LIFE . . BUY MEYER ·BUSINESS Evanston Building Material Company Purchases Meyer Coal and Material Company in Wilmette The purchase of the Meyer Coal and Material company at 447 Main street by the Evanston Building Material company, 1320 Simpson street, Evan.s ton, was announced this week. The n ew owners took possession Monday, Jun e 4. Two offices will be maintained by the Evanston company, one at \Vilmette and one at E,·anston. The \Vilmcttc branch \rill h e called th e Wilmette Coa l and B uilding Material Yard. Charles F. Brandt, who has been with the Evanston Building l\·f aterial company since 1922 and who has liv ed o n th e north shore for eighteen years. will be general manager of both branches. The Evanston Bui lding Material company \\·as s tarted about twenty- five years ago by ] ames \Vigginton. His so n, ] ames D. \Yigginton, is now the o m~<; r.. and hi s grandson. ] ames H. \Vigginton, will be in the \ Vilmette office. · Bernard l\feycr, who started the l\feyer Coal and ~faterial company se \·cn years ago and who ha s been manager of the company sin ce then. will continue t o make his home in \\'ilm ette but will devote most of his time to his business at Des Plaines. Worthen~ Carrico 1146-48 Wilmette Ave. Company Telephones Wil. 588-589 Smart Summer Frocks are offered at Select two at once for $18 These frocks in a variety lot includes printed and select several I 6 to 40. are cleverly and smartly styled. They are offered of materials, and are unusually low priced. The lovely silk pripts and pastel silks as well as plain chiffons and crepes. You will want to when you see what values they are! Sizes from Tennesseean Takes Post With M. E. Church Here The Rev. Emmett S. Johnson of C hattanooga, Tenn., where he has been engaged in religiou s education work f?r two years, ha s accep t ed the positiOn as director of religious education in the \Vilmette Parish Methodist church and v.·ill begin his new dut\es September 1. :Miss Lila Attig, who has been associated with the Methodist church in that capacity for some time, has ac: ce\)ted a simi lar po,;t with the Community \Vc~k-Day School of Religious Education at Covington, Ky. The Garrett Biblical institute at Evanston. where Mr.] ohnson is to do ad·· vanced work next year. will employ the Methodi st Sundav school here as a field for practical st-udv and research · in conjunctjon with its - r eligiou s ed u cation department. By virtue of this plan the local Sundav school will have the benefit of the latest methods in the 1 field of religiom education. Tennis Flannels at $6~50 Chic, youthful styles are offered in these sleeveless tennis frocks of French flannel. They are shown in a variety of plain colors in the new pastel shades, in misses' sizes from I 6 to 2 0. They are priced at $6.50. Wilntette Beach Opens Saturday, June 16th Reduced Prices T ·hese items are offered at reduced prices until June 23rd only! Genuine Kotex, 29c box The new, improved Kotex, twelve pads to box. No phone orders taken at this special price. Elect Wav Thompson to Head New Trier T. N. T. : . The ne\\' officers of T. N. T. (The I Ne\\' Trier) at New Trier High school. for the coming year arc: Way Thomp- -~ son, president; Martha E tzbach, vic ~ president, a nd E lizab eth Parker, secretan·. This organization i.; composed of students at the hig-h school who have shown all -round ability in the vario u s school activities, and m embers hip in it 1 is considered the hi ghe-st hon or ·within j the gift of the sc hool. T. N. T. stands 1 for the Latin words tenens, nobil es, and triums. meaning tenacity, nobility, and tri um Rh . Household Gauze, 39c pkg. Bleached gauze, . finished soft for household use, in five-yard packages. Priced at 3 9c package. Rayon Bloomers, $1 Women's Rayon bloomers, flesh, peach or white, step-in or elastic bottom styles, choice of the lot at S 1. Children's Dresses Little Tots' dresses, sizes from 2 to 6, are offered at S 1.25 each. They are made; from fine colored dimities and fast-color prints, each dress with panties to match. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smyth and their children of 43 Kenilv.-orth avenue are leaving tocla~· .for their summer home at Portage Point, Mich., where they will remain until the middle of September. -o- Mrs. Arthur E . Ruf of 1320 Mapl-: avenue entertained a number of guests at lun~heon l~st Friday. Among those present was Miss Helen Freund, the popular young soprano who will be heard at Ravinia this season. Prepare , now, for the first warm day's plunge! Bathing $Uit assortments are ~ow at their bestso why not ma~e your selections while such a wide variety is here to choose from? We have one and two-piece garments for women and children, priced from S 1.50 to $6.50 a suit. Children's Sox, 39c pr. These children's ~ length sox are offered in a variety of attractive plaids, suitable for both misses and boys. Regular 5 oc and 7 sc values, specially priced at 3 9c pr.

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