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mn Rp Tih August 13, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 15 Niles Center Experiences Remarkable Building Gain Niles Center played a stellar role in July building construction, making a gain over July of last year of 563 percent. Whiting followed a close second with a gain of 518 percent. Of the twenty-three Chicago suburbs making official reports, the other towns making gains included Evans- ton, Glencoe, Glen Ellyn, Joliet, Har- vey, Des Plaines and Waukegan, ac- cording to S. W. Straus and company who compile statistics on more than 500 leading cities and towns of the country. Evanston eclipsed its traditional rival Oak Park by making a 4 percent gain in July over the same month last year. In comparison with June this year, however, Evanston sustained a loss of 65 per cent. Oak Park had a loss of 71 percent in comparison with June of this year and a loss of 20 percent in comparison with July last year. The drop 'in building volume so marked over the country generally is beginning to be felt in the suburbs that have so far defied all tendencies to show losses consistently. The comparative figures for July 1926 and 1927 were as follows: 'July 1927 July 1926 AUrOPR: "+ vans + "ava $ 251,735 §$ 479,564 Berwyn ....c. nes 343,400 1,027,700 Blue Island ...... 101,870 134,755 Chicago Heights 79,530 171,925 Clearer"... 75s. 318,056 659,050 Pes Plaines ...... 39,425 38,420 Bvanston ........ 624,550 595,200 Glencoe .:..i....s... 139,850 100,025 Gien Ellyn °...... 153,800 147,000 Harvey '......:.:> 155,518 77,404 Highland Park ... 185,560 232,883 Johel "t. . . ..vieniv 410,000 335,222 1.8... GraDEe :.. cisivsns 132,000 180,000 Niles Center ..... 75,000 11,300 Oak Park ........ 403,804 506,066 Waukegan ....... 485,088 236,199 'Wheaton ......... 107,500 187,750 Winnetka . «.uv...onie 178,900 209,275 East Chicago, Ind. 237,450 454,120 ALY aurea rere 1,383,740 3,628,400 Hammond .......: 529,800 838,225 Mhiting: «ov 48,080 7,775 Nightime Races Will Feature County Fair The Cook County Fair at Palatine, September 1 to 5 this year will be conducted under the supervision of the Cook County board of commissioners. President Anton J. Cermak will present to the board at its regular meeting next Wednesday the names of the advisory committee, which are to oversee the production of what is hoped to be the greatest county fair ever conducted in Cook county. The committee will be made up of outstanding men of Chicago and Cook county, it is said, and many feature events will mark the five day celebra- tion. Many added features are to be given this year. Outstanding among these is night horse racing. For the first time in this part of the country high class running races will be conducted over a race track lighted by flood lights. RECOVERS FROM ILLNESS Alexander M. Lovedale, member of the Kenilworth Village board, has been confined to his home during the past few days because of illness. Mr. Lovedale's condition is reported to be improving and it is expected that he will be back at his business within the next few days. PLAN DOLLAR DAY Evanston is taking its cue from north shore communities in the way of staging special bargain events, as in- dicated in an announcement from headquarters of the Evanston Cham- ber of Commerce of a Dollar day to be held Thursday, August 18. Mrs. Gertrude I. Odell Mrs. Gertrude I. Odell, 329 War- Tuesday night at the Evanston hos- pital following an illness of about six months. Mrs. Odell was the wife of Attorney Benjamin F. J. Odell and was 48 years of age. She had been suffering from heart disease. Brief funeral services were held from the Lewis funeral chapel in Wil- | mette Thursday morning following | which the remains were taken to New | York for burial. Taken by Death Tuesday road, Kenilworth, passed away Maria Beauty Culture Look Your Best New Building ELM ST. AT CHESTNUT Phone Winnetka 762 S ie these steps. The cost is small. Call our Business Office today. 7 | di 11] yr % vy Have you ever counted the number of steps you take daily going up or down stairs or from one part of your apartment to another to use or answer your telephone? An extension fl telephone wonld save most of -- 1 Ll Ns? One Policy - BELL SYSTEM One System od # Universal Service