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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Dec 1929, p. 55

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December 13, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE ss Librarian Comments on Latest Volumes Received at Library Fonner N. T. Student Wins First t·n Edt·aon Contest Henry ~ew Trier High school last year who Vv. Silk, Jr., a freshman at The Wilmette Public library is keep- 1s now attending the Fairfax High ing abreast with the times by continu- school in Los Angeles, Calif., won first ally adding the latest and best books place among one thousand contestants to its collection. Miss Anne L. Whit- in an Edison questionnaire . contest MILLINERY REMODELING mack, librarian, com_piles herewith a sponsored recently by the West HotHATS THAT BECOME THE INDIVIDUAL. list of new ·fiction volumes. some of .lywood Chamber of Commerce in conMODERATELY PRICED. which she has summarized briefly: nection with the international celeBtnson-Paying Guests. All of the bration of "Light's Golden Jubilee." A & invalids and semi-invalids gathered at T.he contest was open to all boys and · . AD ' A& Mrs. Oxney's refined boarding house g1rls of fifteen yea.rs or under in the Phone: Delaware 3107 106 East Oak Street, Chicago in Bohon Spa achleved a del~htf~ ~L~o~s_A~n~g!e~le~s~d~ls~t~n~ct~.~~A~s~a~r~e~w~a!rd~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ kind of un_!:onscious humor as they soaked away the painful concretions in their joints and otherwise sought to mend their failing bodies. \iVith these ailing but still energetic people as characters Mr. Benson has created an entertaining comedy. Blackwood-Prisoner in Fairyland. ·'A delightfully fanta.s tic and elusive little tale which carries the message of the unity of humanity in the common impulse of sympathy and helpful kindness." Crawford-Primadonna. Dane-Wandering Stars. Deland-Old Chester Tales. Stories of ~reat tenderness and ch(!rm. Forster-Where Angels Fear to Tread. An English widow marries an Italian peasant and dies in givrng birth to a son, who is claimed by his Italian relatives. Mittin-An Artist in the Family. Ripley-Believe It or Not! Roberts- Jingling in the Wind. Scoggins-John Quixote. A brave young American rescues the beautiful Shore Line cleaning senorita from a loveless n1arri .. g-e. A gets clothes set for the bull fightJ robbers, ruined cast ·. and a haughty father figure in the tale. joyous round of holiWharton- Hudson River Bracketed. The search for fulfillment . day festivities - takes Leon B. Allen, 423 Cumnor road, for winning the contest Henry was given a beautiful bronze plaque in a Kenilworth, has returned from the silk-lined case. hospital after a very serious operation for appendicitis. Mr. Allen was operF. E. M. Cole, 315 Essex road. Ken- ated upon three weeks ago. He is ilworth, has returned from a trip to getti.n g along very nicely and expects Detroit. Mr. Cole went on business. to be about sooy. I 8 B DRJS B ·s ·in the whirl · · · remember not to forget this Christmas cleaning,_,, cheer up your· self-and your home New Books Jacoby's "Navigation," Leitch' s "~Iin ia~ure Boat Building," Venturi's "Short 4 H1story of Italian Art," and Allen's 'Book of Hors d'Oeuvres" are included in a list of new non-fiction volume s received recently at the \Vilmette Public library. Other new books of the non-fiction type t o be found at the local library are: Literature Morley-One Act Plays Curtis-Prue and I. · Lubbock-Roman Pictures Brigance-Classified Speech 1\Iodels. Hodgson-Poems. Balderston-Berkeley Square Schalit-John Galsworthy. · Woolf-A Room of One's Own. Baudelaire- Les Fleurs du Mal. Tran·t>l Je':Jkins-1\Iediterranean Cruise. Grmnell-Trails of the Pathfinders. out the soil, puts back the style. And it's worth having curtains, drapes and other cleanabies looking their best to greet the occaSIOD. Time to phone nowWe know our excellent work and reasonable prices will more than please. The Valentine Smiths of 1309 Chestnut avenue are returning Saturday from Detroit where they ha\·e bee;1 the. pas.t week. They left on a special tram w1th a party of Mr. Smith's business associates. -oMrs. Jay · A. Colvin, 116 Robsart road, Kenilworth. had as her house gue~t over the Thanksgiving holidays and the past week her sister, Mrs. Stanley Castle of Alton, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Frost of 509 Central avenue entertained their dinner club \\'ednesday evening of last week at their home. -aThe Misses Jennie and Flora Gardner of Evanston poured at the art exhibit, musicale, and tea at Shawnee Co~ntry club last Sunday. 1115 Washington Ave. Wilmette Successors to the Krauss Cleaning Co. -o- SHORE LIN A PHONE ·NO TOLL PHONES EANERS.INC. ~~~l~~~~~~~~ C. L. ROGERS, Pteaident CALL WILL BRING OuR TRUCK TO YouR DooR GREENLEAF (Evanston) 3400 GLENVIEW HIGHLAND PARK 3400 WILMETTE .········· 3400 )20 GLENCOE ······· 1300 -oMrs. E. ]. Hicks of Melrose avenue, Kenilworth has her mother with her for over the holiday season.

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