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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Dec 1938, p. 56

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mas music in the central business section-of the village titis week are W, C.* Huggins, who provided bis Home .Engineer- ing display hall (the former First National b a, n -k>, fobr tus eàas ,a broadcasting stu-, dio,, and William' Quinlan of the QInlan Ra dioà and Record Serv- ic1 151 Wi1- me t te avenue, who provided the sound equipment W. B. Robu)ison and recordings. Another gentleman wbo figured oromrinientIu i n iar muic to me ~A shoppers is Fred Bray, accom- plished organist, who in business is associated with the Nelson Lauxi- dry and Dry, to the villagers. W. B B"al' Robinson, cash- ier of the Wil- mette State batik, is chairman of t h e committee for the Chaxuber - 4' t.% m r e ing released to several hundred the- atres throughout the country. TUE MISSUS DID IT Forrest (Shorty) Brightwell, who conduets. tonsorial parlors in 'Elec- tric Place, Spent a major portionof last Sunday festooning. bis shop in tune wi1th the Christmnas spirit. ~ The very *effec- tive, decor was supervised ain dl' alImost exclusive- ly executed by t he.attractive and efficient Mrs. want hl s élien- tele to know that. T he barber shop quartet bas arranged a pro- "Shorty" gram of Y ul1e m~usic to be rendrd. on Chistmpas] Eve, u~nder the direction of "Dea- con" Jim. MAC IS FLOORED Pauline, eight-year old daugbter of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mengbinelli of tbe Wilmette Confectionery, just west of the State bank, wbo for sorne tirne has given evidence of a keen and ready wit, almost literally floored her father witb this one re- ly pleasec trhe opera-loving parent, when suddenly there was injected *into the situation a surprisingly un- operatic vocal effort on tbe part of Pauline. "Please, Pauline" pleaded. Mac, "I'd mucit prefer to hear tbe lady on the radio." "What's sbe got that I baven't got,"' shot back. tbe pride and joy of the Mengitinelli menage.. severai Edistant cities. i'Kaye B. Swan, of Evanston, is bead of tbe factory as, well as general'sales manager, and identification tags for dogs are> the product. Alreadyat. the.endof two weeks sales have totaled 1000 tags and, the, sales force. consists of several score. of bigb scbool and junior'bigb scbool boys. When Mr. Swan came borne from Washington, and Lee university be looked for a job for several'montbs. Unable to, find'anyone wbo wished to be his boss, be decided to take over tbe position bimnself, set' up a ý.tag' stamap at bis, home and began organ- izing- a force of ambitious scbool boys. The tags, made of nickel>silver,, are lettered to order for each dog owner and they contain the name cf the pet, the owner, the home address and tbe telephone number. The dog wearing the tag will be ,reuned mwore s'peedily 4o its we without a side trip to the dog pound, Mr. Swan points out, and be reports, that bis own dog's life was saved be- cause he wýas speedily notifled wben it was injured by an auto. IBil Davis, 723 Central avenue, Wilmette, is associated witb Mr. Swan. SELL NEW STANOLIN» Chicago and suburban Standard Stanolind, wbich is Standard OilEs lowest priced gasoline, has been greatly improved in anti - knock quality at no advance in price. The increase in octane rating titrougit the addition of lead means. a marked improvement in perform- ance for any automobile not requir- ing the higiter octane gasolines, sucit as regular and premium graies, ac- cording to Mr. Clifford. current road trip more than a year hence, was a visitor last Friday in the 'editorial offices of tbis news- magazine. 1{e's travelled more, tbari 70,000 miles since, 1921, and tbis week is Ralph Bradford adding Northt Shore communities to the list of cities and villages be. has visited ini the United States, Canada, Europe, Hawaii, and Mex- ico. Wilmette is community number'4,- 722 for him, Kenilwortb 4,723, Win- netka 4,724, and Glencoe 4,725. Works as 'Deck liaRd Wbile ýtraveling to foreign coun- eéd. Interviews are conducted by the paper and pencil metbod. "I'm staying in tbe reaàr of'.a show shop clown by tbe corner; just- four days bere in Wilmette., Carne ulrfrom Evanston yesterday," was one of is comments. "I started a new style. If the women's hats will bave feathers, whic isbe- ~ s Heput across mrost éffectii ýy are 1rg by a y Le' a gowns which is be- es. He:

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