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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 Jul 1939, p. 48

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their flrst seri( the Star fleeti 'sned ,and tion series which has been golng on for two weeks to decide who should répresent the Sheridan Shore Yacht club i both the Internationals, to be. held i Germany next. month, and the Great Lakes and national cham- Otters Take Close One Bob and Dick; Otteri Step N Fetchit won the series the hard waày, tying, the series with. Woodie Pirie by ,winnig Sunday mornig and wvinnigia gain Sunday afternoon by a sca nt .five seconds over -Pirie, who was sailig his Twin Star. Sun- day afternoon' s race was -a thriller ail the way- around,, with Pirie comhig up like a locomotive in the last leg, passig boat after boat, but not quite being able to catch the Otters. It was a crucial race and a hearracr. John i Yrie n Gemini placed third in the flve race erles, which qualifies hirn for the. Great Lakes and national races along with his brother. The Otters said Sunday evening that it is doubt- fui if they will go abroad for the iternationals.- Magie Is Wlnner The Arrows had their day Satur- day, sailig a two legged course in çdnnnv neas and a light wind. It Zephyr-. F. Mannierre .....2:07388 K...--C. B. Kennedy ........... 2:15:52 Foam-L. Massie.............. 2:16:05 Fa1yon-E. C0. Jones ...........2:21:38 Galatea-S. Rich........ ....... 2:27:35 Gadget-W. IR. Perkins ......... 2:31:18 Amabel-A. Langtree.......... 2:31 :29 S. .--W. E. Seaman ..... .....3!05:0. Announce Exhibit. of Rare, Stamps The original, free-hand, sketch of' the farnousZeppelin stamp, drawn at a dinner party by-A. J. Wallofý the Bureau of Priniting. and En- graving for Dr. Clarence W. Hen- n an, nationally known philatelist, is featured in the new stamp exhibit loaned for the Numismnatic, Room of the Chicago Historical. Society by. Dr. Hennan. On the note attached to the free- hand 'drawing, Mr. Wall says. that ginot only was the sketch made very of his glasses." This rough sketch was the beginning of the Zeppelin stsamp which is now prized by stamp collectos. L. Hubbard Shattuck,. director of the Chicago Historical society, an- nounced that this new exhibit which displays privately issued stamps frorn 1840-' 60, covers from the pre- stamp era, and issues frorn six South Amnerican countries, wouid be placed ini a glass jar in dry con- centrated fcrm, and goes onto the lawn ini liquid forin, automatically and propérly mixéd with the correct' amount of,'waterý. As gardeners know, if resuits. are to be expected fertilizer, miust yen- etrate several iches into the soil. The Tri-Con method 'soaks it ias it is applied, Insuring, that it gets to the roots of the grass. .. .The >'Tri-Con nozzie cornes itwo types, one for suiphate of ammonia, and one for commercial .fertilizers. Itcan also be used as, an ordinary, hose'nozzle, withl pistol grip control. Mr. Hughes states that the new nozzle is flnding much favor amnong professional gardeners. they won full sailing rights to the new 21-foot sailing sloop of Br.uce Parsons' general agent, i compe- titiç»)' ylw th thç"crws" litheMu tuai Benefit Life. Insurance Com- pany's Parsons agency. Captain Bierbaum's shipmates are George F. Krupka, Eldon Johnson, and Wil- liam Pitt Turner. Until they are ousted from office leadership, they will man the~ sail boat, although "Admirai" Parsons, Highland Park, may corne aboard at will. The boat unnamned as yet, is kept in Wilmettè harbor. the interest displayed by the Chii- cago Park district, Aviation Post, and from the miany prize donors, ail contestants are assured that 'the mneet should be one of the greatest contests ever held in this section of the country." Youngsters who- desire to, enter the meet may se cure application blanks with iules an& regulations from any of the Chicago, Park dis- trict Model. Airpiane clubs free of charge. The blank appli cation is to be filled out. and mrailed to F. , E., Kardes, care of WashingtonPark. 57th and Cottage Groveý avenue, Chi- cago. The Chicago Park district staff. and members of Aviation post ofý the American Legion realize the importance of Gas Model Aircraft d'esigning, ~buildig and ftig, anid know that thîs hobby fulfilis the de- sire o! any red-blooded American boy. 1Ail parents are invited to attend the "Gas Model Meet" and rilng their children with themn as this at- tendance may be the means of in- terestig ftie children in the hobby that will keep themn off the streets. almost overtaken by Htoustoun Clinch's. Ark II as wrell, the two boats stagig a photo finish for sec- ond and third place. The resuits of the eight race Ar- row series found Magie's Merenie first witb 92 points, Mannierre's Zephyr second with 88, Meade third with 72 points for Aeduna and the Rich boat Galatea foutrh with 68. They start their second series next Novel Swimming Pool Floats on Pontoons The Redskins who once pitched their tepees on the shores of Lake Tombeau i southern Wisconsin, and who named the whole reglon there- abouts "Nippersink" ("nipper" be- ing their word for smali, and -sik" ning is installeci and operatedi eacii nas practiced, fis profession in ýwil- week by the Quinlan Radio and Rec- mette for more than a year, and in, ord Service at 1151 Wilmette ave- a pussy-wants-a -corner exchange of nue, Wilrnette. The system has re- positions due te, a change of pro- ceived unqualified praise alike fromn prietorship, now finds himself at- performers and spectators.i tached to the Beirose staff. Plan Summer Formai RIVAL1RY AT SEAI The four man -crew- headed by Raymiond F. Bierbaum, Chicago, be- came sailors i act tbls week whenj r, -and presentation. ,ça. it 15 ie . ..... S.

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