Illinois News Index

Winnetka Weekly Talk, 23 Jul 1927, p. 38

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- do July 23, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 3s V.C. Carlson Buys Radio Station WEHS for Orrington Hotel Broadcasting station WEHS has been purchased by Victor C. Carlson of the Victor C. Carlson Organization and it is now located in the tower of the Or- rington hotel. With its acquisition, Evanston takes its place with large cities throughout the country in the field of broadcasting. A fully equipped and well-furnished studio, one of the most attractive in the Middle West, has been provided, and it is Mr. Carlson's intention to give radio listeners excellent entertainment, Station WEHS is licensed to operate on a wave length of 215.7 meters and will be on the air daily except Sunday, | between the hours of 6 and 9 p. m.; from 10 p. m. to midnight, Wednesdays, | Saturdays and Sundays; from 10 p. m. to 1 a. m.,, Fridays, and between mid- | night and 2 a. m. Tuesdays and Thurs- | days. Daily, except Sundays, the latest news and sporting events will be broad- | cast between 6 and 6:15 p. m. | nightly feature will be the broadcasting | of the Orrington Roof Garden or-| chestra under the direction of "Duke" | Bigelow, playing now at the roof gar- | den. Numerous special features will be | added from time to time. The programs | will consist of both classical and popu- | lar music, popular lectures and educa- | tional features. Joe Allabough, well known radio an- nouncer, will be the studio director and | will have charge of the arrangement of the programs. Russell Cline, who as- | sisted with the building of the station, is the radio engineer and will have charge of the mechanical end of the station. Walter D. Launder Dies at Kenilworth Residence Walter D. Launder, at one time a Kenilworth Village official and a mem- | ber of the law firm of Schuyler, Ettle- | son and Weinfeld of Chicago, passed | away suddenly last Tuesday of heart| trouble. Funeral services are to be) held this afternoon at 3 o'clock from | the home at 230 Oxford road. Burial | will be in Oakwoods. Mr. Launder had been a resident of Kenilworth for a number of years and | was at one time active in the admin- | istration of village affairs. He was | also formerly connected with the gov- | ernor's office and the state legislature | of the state. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anna H. Launder. TO SAIL FOR EUROPE Miss Catherine Lay, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lay of Edgewood lane, leaves August 1 for Europe, where she will remain four months. Miss Lay sails August 3 from Quebec on the Empress Australia. She will join the Dudley Crafts Watson art class in London and remain with it for a week, painting in London and the surrounding country. In Switzerland Miss Lay will spend a week as the guest of Miss Marion Carswell in Ge- neva. Miss Carswell is a former mem- ber of the faculty of the Winnetka school who will teach in the Geneva school this winter. Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Prouty and their family of 693 Willow road re- turned this week from a two weeks' motor trip to Boston. --nit Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Reid of 561 Cherry street left last week to visit i Reid's old home in London, Can- ada. H The Summer Schedule Calls for more accomplishment, and BETTER STYLE in the ways of thinking and doing. Naturally, the spirit of Summer is reflected in smartness of apparel. Now is the last call to fill summer requirements. Our present stock comprises finished selections for summer-- AT FINAL PRICE REDUCTIONS -- Charming frocks as low as $9.50. LL) WIS C5 Breckenridge, Pres 1606 CHICAGO AVENUE at DAVIS STREET EVANSTON |

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