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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jul 1928, p. 28

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July 20, 1928 North Shore Boy Scouts Receive Monthly Awards A group of Scouts, parents and friends gathered at the Cabin in the Woods Wednesday evening, July 11, for the monthly court of award for advancing scouts. Another area-wide court of award will be held on Wednesday evening, August 8 at the cabin. Awards made were as follows: First Class, Richard Hauganes, Troop 10 of \Vilmette, and ,,Vinton Weser, Troop 55 of Glenview. Second class to Frank May, Troop 10, Wilmette, Spiro Man, Troop 22, Glencoe, Robert Cook and Frank Kollmer, Troop 35, Ravinia, Harold Wagner, Russell Grenning and Kenneth Simmerman, Troop 55, Glenview. Merit badges as follows: . Troop 2 AJlen Rossman, Music; ] ohn L. Brenner, Electricity. Troop 8 ~fartin Herborholz, Public health; Edward Kunz, Swimming, Bird study; Scout!Daster .c. E. Palmer, Cooking, Campmg; \VJlbel\t Kunz, Pathfinding Public health. \..... ' Troop 9 Harold · Wagner, Painting. Troop 10 Richard Hauganes, Cooking. Troop . 21 Harry F. Keator, Jr., Bird Study; Prescott Lothrop, Athletics. Troop 23 John Lauritsen, Public Health: Ben Brion, Arthletics, ·Bird Study. Troop 35 Bob Cook, Firemanship, Woodcarv ing; John Kraft, Electricity, Painting, Wood Carving, Angling, Art; Russell Sanders, Firemanship; David Canmann, Safety, Bird Study, Civics; Frank Kollmer, Firemanship, Leathercraft, Music; Peter White, Bird Study. Troop 5 Henry Vonderhoff, . Public Health, Handicraft. Troop 55 Joseph Rau, Reptile Study; William Carper, Athletics, First Aid to Animals; Gerhard Guider, Firemanship, Life Saving, First Aid, First Aid to AniJIIals; Lester Stanton, Scoutmaster, Signalling, Reptiles, Angling, Leather Working. Ctecllt make. labor ad the ..... nwardof labereome --· lime will be announced tomorrow by the world. Northern white ash, conceded by Pierce-Arrow Motor Car company. bodv buildets everywhere to be the The reduction will es~ablish a group of factory prices which range as low stro-ngest and best of woods for the as $2,475 for one of the five-passenger framework of an automobile body, is used exclusively in the Series 81 and closed models. is covered by thick plates of aluminum. This move brings Pierce-Arrow . Such items · as lustrous broadcloth prices to the lowest in history and is in accordance with Pierce-Arrow's upholstery, thick velvet carpets and policy of increasing its sales volume richly plated silver hardwar!! in the by a material expansion of its market. enclosed cars, and a special grain The entire Series 81 line, the 130-inch leather in the open cars are indicawheelbase Pierce-Arrow which was re- tive of the fineness of detail. cently placed on the market, will b& affected' by the reductions. Price Dies Suddenly Leaving changes on the individual models are Bride of Three Weeks as follows: William G. Lark, brother of Mrs. H. 7-Passenger enclosed drive limousine, whose factory price is reduced from G. Hodgkins, 602 Maple avenue, Wil$3,550 to $2,950; 7-passenger sedan, re- mette, died suddenly on ] uly 6 after duced from $3,450 to $2,850; converti-' returning from. a wedding trip taken ble c.o upe reduced from $3,450 to $2,- with his bride of three weeks. Mr. Lark was well known in Paris, ·950~. ·4-.passenger coupe reduced from his mother ~,4.50 to $2,950; 5-passenger sedan re- Tex., where he lived with 1 duced from $3,350 to $2,750; 2-passen- about twenty years while engaging in ger coupe reduced from $3,350 to $2,- the cotton business. He was a World 750; 4-passenger touring reduced from War veteran, a Son of the Revolution, $3,100 to $2,700; runabout reduced and a.n active member of the Elks from $2,900 to $2,600, and 5-passcnger lodge in Paris. Surviving him are his widow, Mrs . . club brougham reduced from $2,750 to Elizabeth Rowe Lark, of Chicago; his $2,475. The new Series 81 is regarded by mother, Mrs. H. C. Lark, of Pari ~ , automotive authorities as one of the Tex.; two sisters Mrs. ( W. McKelfinest and best performing automobiles lar, of Niles, Ill., and Mrs. Hodgkins, of Wilmette; and one brother, Frank in the world today. . The chassis carries a notable group S. ~yres, of Chicago. of engineer,ing · improvements, chief am~ng · them being a high compression Mr. and Mrs. Fred C. Houghton of engme of great power, acceleration and 515 Eleventh street, returned Tuesday hill climbing ability. A chassis lubri- from a two weeks' vacation in northcation system of decided merit, four eastern Minne90ta and Wisconsin wheel safety brakes, and extraordin- where they visited friends. They ary ease of handling and steering are stopped at Taylor Falls on the St. found among the refinements incor- 1 Croix river. 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