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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 27 May 1937, p. 5

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Villagers Are Advised How t<o Obtain Books for Symphony Concert Series Sale f tickets, for the Ravinia Fsival which opens at Ravinia Park July te to continue, through, six weeks, is'proceeding at a rapid pace in Wil- mette -and' Kenilworth under the supervi5ion *of:Mrs. Elmner D..Becker, tin Wilmette, and Mrs. T. Welr, Kiinball, in.Kepilworth. Books Of 15 'admissions are now avatilable. for. $10, with checks paya ble to the Wilmette State bank, and de- ivery of ticket. books mad e by West. * erný Union messengers. Tickets are also on sale at the Lyrnan-Renneckar pharmacy .ini Wilmette. in Kenilworth tickets may'be pur- ..chased by cOmmunicating dirèctly -with -Mrs. Kîinall, 333 Leicester road, telephone Kenilworh, 382' Naies Executive Council To assist in the task of stimlilating. ticket §ales in Wilmette, Mrs. Becker, towni chairman, lias recruited the services of anl executive council co.xu- pris'ed of the following: Mr.W. A. Hansen, 2812 Blackhawk roadý(1; telephone, Wilrnette 4525. .Mrs. George T. Coonley, 1112 Illinois road; telephone, Wilmette 946-M. Mrs. Arthur M. flurton, 711 Washing- to>n avenue; telephone, Wilmiette 2539. .Mrs. Paul H. Gathercoal, 2411 Thorn- %vo<d avenue; telephone, Wilmette 989. ,,Mrs. Edmnond R. Richer, 801 Central avenue; telephone, Wilmette 2002. MiKs Jane 'Mist, 1104 Sheridan road; tilephone, Wilrnetté 2223. Mrs. Becker may be reached at her homne, 51,1 Linden avenue; telephone, Winette 381. * Given Wide Support * Nrs. Becker this week also ait- nouinced an imposing ist of patrons and patronesses who are giving their support to the Ravinia Festival. The list, to date, inclu-des: Mr. and Mrs. William Hlarridge, 144û0 Foi-est avenue. * Mr. and Mrs. Judson F. Stone, 1234 .Ashland avenue. Mr- anid Mrs. Arthur 'M. Burton,, 711 of many safety programs andi U iiys featured on radio, networks. A native of Iowa, he was graduated f rom. the University of Oregon , work- ing 'for several years on Pacific coast newspapers before coming. to the Midde West. At one, time he was executive s ecretarýy and treasurer 6ôf the Affiliated Lçctur e1 and Con cert bureaus. Root IPhoto' Principal speaker at the Mémorial day exercises next Monday inorm- inig at 10 o'clock at the Village hall teill be Jose ph Houvrd Hinshau-, 2022 Kenlworth avenue, Wilmette. .Mr. Hinshaw, noted Chicago lawyer, served as first lieutenant in the infantry during-.the world war, and is a memrber of the Wilmette post of the Anierican Legion. Hie is also a member of the Civic. league, the Hlome Owners' asso- ciation, , the .Northwest Men's club, and thé .Shawnee Country club.' This Week's Cover. The éover design --of this issue wvasthe first prize winner in the Cover Contest conducted recentlv, by the North Shore Artleague jin coinjuniction with this publication. This design was created byý Mor- risý Henry Hobbs; of 1824 Rice street, Ravinia,ý who took first award in the contest. Other designs created: by north Shore artists who. participated in the competition will be presented- later on covýers of' this news- mag-. azin e. J udges in the recent contest were Norman L..Rice, associate dean of the .School,. Art .istitute of Chicago;., Emil Zeitter,, head' of the* Schào of Industrial Art, of the Art Institute, and 0. D. cliffe, vice-president and produc- tion manager of Lloyd Hollister Inc. Wilmette Minister to Attend National Meet The Rev. James T. Venekiasen, minister of. the First Presbyterian church of WîýVlmette, and Mrs. Vene- kiasen will attend the sessions of the General Assembly of the Presby- térian denomination 'to be held. in Columbus, Ohio, next week. Coalition Party Opposing New Dealers Favored by Club Women Message. Republicans Di rect, to ;Governoôr Landon The W\omieni's Republicani Club) of Xinnetka at its meeting on *Friday', May 21, took two important actions. * Wilmette 4300J I Greenleaf 4300 for want ad action. change- the name f rom "The WVom- en's Republican Club of Winnetka" to "The Womeni's Repubhican Club of New Trier." The, Republican women of Wilmette have organized and have expressed their,!desire to Anti-New -DeaýImIemacrats and Lib.eral Republicans are thinkingi definitely. along the same lines., political party is primarily' an strumnent for e nabling people ' think alike and believe aike to tu (Cointinued on Page 9) .11 North Shore Leaders Confer With Legisiators ,Regarding Truck Menace Deciaring that. the pending Illinois .Motor Carrier Act should be modified for the protection of resident'ial areas, inaàypors, presidents and attârneys of the north shore communiities from Ev- anston: to Lake Bluff, inclusive, met at the University Club last Friday, noon and -nade plans for a United ef- fort to change the present bill. By unanimous approval,, i t wa's voted that each of the municipalities on> the north ýshore should1 send one or-,more represen tatives to Spring- field Tuesday of this week to* appear before the joint house and senate committee which is conducting h.ear- ings onf the proposed act, and en- deavor to secure the adoption of an amnendmnent or somne other modifica- tion that will prevent the probable in- crease in the numnber of certified truck lines on the north shore, should the bill in its present form, be passed. The chie f objection to the bill as, it AT HEARING At a hearing in Springfield on Tuesday, Village Prosiscutor £d- wn Ai Robson, of Wilniette, rep- resenting Village Attorne.y Wl. lamt M. James-and -Village Pïesi- dent Harry C . Kinaus, appeaa'.d before the senate committ.e on public utilities to protest againal the bill. He declared that the residential nature of Wilnîette would b. soni- ously effected by the bill as intro. duced and that the increased traf- ic would have a grave effect on Wilmett<i's national safety record. It was learnîed that a number of amcndments to the bIiIll h--- 1-.. very resiclential property values. 'A CaiI.d Bad Proviio in- Referring to the "grand-f ather who clause". in the bill, Attornev Howard mite .Bihp, representing the property (Continued on Page 9)

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