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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 7 Jan 1922, p. 2

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2 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1922 NEW CITY DIRECTORY FOR THE NORTH SHORE R. L. Polk Company Obtains Approval of North Shore Business Organizations for Up-to- date Directory Written plans of the proposed new city directory for the north shore were received recntly from the R. I. Polk Co., Detroit, by Secretary Charles W. Ward of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce. The plans followed an informal approval of the Polk company's type of directory by various north shore business organi- zations. At a meeting of the Evanston Re- tail Board which unofficially approved the Polk directory, the McCoy Co. of Rockford, which had been a strong bidder in the field, withdrew. The Polk company, it is understood. has already obtained rights on the north shore directory from the Bumstead Co., the former publishers. The Polk company's directory will contain a section dealing with town and county government, banks, post offices, churches and society informa- tion. There will be a street and ave- nue guide, the numbers of houses and | the heads of families being listed. In| the list of names in the proper will be given a man's last name followed by his first name and mid- dle initial, his occupation and street number. The names of all business firms will be listed, giving the names of the officers and the nature of the business. A unique feature of the Polk com- pany's service will be a library of city directories of 500 cities to be established at the office of the Cham- ber of Commerce. These will be open to the public, and will be kept strictly up to date, new directories from the various cities in the United States being added as soon as they are published. GOVERNOR HONORS HEROINE Homer, Nebr.--More than 1,000 per- sons witnessed the ceremonies in honor of Mrs. I'rank Forest, telephone company em- ployes, who were awarded the Theo- dore N. Vail medal for heroic services during the Homer flood of May 21, 1920. Gov. Samuel R. McKelvie paid | a glowing tribute to Mrs. Lothrop, who did not leave her switchboard until every subscriber had been warned. Mr. Forest kept the| wires working while Mrs. L othrop / com- pleted her task. treat--use Blue Adv. LTG9Y9-1te Give your skin a Devil Cleanser. directory , Mildred Lothrop and | Mrs. W. G. Hibbard on Forest Preserve Board Named Member of Citizens Commit- tee Which Promotes Development of Forest Preserves William G. Hibbard of Win- Mrs. netka, well known to north shore residents as one of the foremost sponsors of the development of the Skokie as a part of the Cook County Forest Preserve, was this week ap- pointed a member of the citizens' committee, which is working in con- junction with the County board to promote plans for enlargement and increased beautification of the great county garden spot and play ground. Mrs. Hibbard, who was selected to succeed Col. Robert R. McCormick, appears on the committee with Vic- tor F. Lawson, Dwight H. Perkins, William A. Peterson, John C. Vaughan and Charles H. Wacker. She is the first woman to be accorded the honor of a position on the commit- tee. Four million residents of Cook county enjoyed the facilities of the Forest Preserve during 1921, accord- |ing to Daniel Ryan, president of the i county board. That number will be doubled in 1922, President Ryan, es- | timates, in urging additional facilities' for the comfort and convenience or the pleasure-seekers. Plans for betterment quiring more forests, include ac- reforestation of barren land, establishment of the zoological gardens proposed by Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick, and the protection of bird and flower life. i MARK TWAIN BUOYS YOUR SPIRITS IN "YANKEE" FILM At no time in the history of the American nation has there been so great a need for the wholesome. hearty, even pedagogic humor of Mark Twain, as right now. With the | minds of the people in the darkest hour of the reconstruction era, his fanciful, good natured manner of dealing with life as it is lived in all times, is the best tonic conceivable. At the Woods theater is being shown a film version of his greatest iwork of this nature, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court." And | how better than by the film could the humor of the "Great Humorist" be translated and brought to the under- | standing of the restless, dissatisfied populace of today? When troubles seem insurmount- able nothing could better teach us the truth of the slang expression, "It won't make any difference a thousand | years from now." Table Service Everything for in your order. 890 Linden Ave. the table except the meats, is to be found here. Fine imported canned goods, fresh fruits and vegetables--just phone Hubbard Woods Grocery Hubbard Woods Phone Winnetka 1435-36 TRAINS TO CARRY WIRELESS |road are to be equipped with wireless | shops and the trains will be equipped Chicago.--The crack electric limited | telephones. The services will be avail-| 0 the very near future. trains running between Chicago and | able to all patrons of the interurban A Give hard water a jolt--break its Milwaukee on the Chicago, North public utility company. Experiments | 5, disposition with Blue Devil. Shore and Milwaukee Electric Rail-|are now in progress in the company's | adv. LTGY-1tc Telephone 844 "AT ECKARTS" Too busy this week to write long advertisements. Inventory--thinking up new ways of serving you is tak- ing up our time. No specials this week -- nothing fancy -- just plain every day hardware -- sold cheer- fully -- at prices that are right. J. F. Eckart Co. HARDWARE 736 Elm St. Winnetka, Illinois Phone 844 SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE BIG REDUCTIONS on all SHOES wlan . OXFORDS SLIPPERS and SPATS WOMEN'S: Walking Oxfords $6.35 and $7.85 Walking Pumps $6.35 and $7.85 i Boots $5.85, $7.85 and $8.85 Evening Slippers $6.85, $7.85, $8.85, $9.85 MEN"S: Shoes $7.35, $7.65, $8.55 Oxfords $7.35, $7.62 Dress Oxfords $7.55 Dress. Shoes $7.85 We Have All Sizes But Not In Every Style am Cantilever Shoes and Oxfords are not included in this sale, bifwehave made reductions in same. All Edwin Clapp Calfskin Oxfords and Shoes @ $11.55 North Shore Bootery IN THE NORTH SHORE HOTEL Chicago and Davis Tel. Ev. 6757 529 Davis St.

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