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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 22 Aug 1925, p. 16

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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1925 HEALTH EXPERTS ON STATE TOUR Teach Health Doctrine at|366 Municipalities Now Have Many County Fairs Five health caravans left Springfield recently on a 60 day state-wide pil-|j ZONED TOWNS ON INCREASE Regulations More than 26 million people were liv- ng in zoned municipalities at the close grimage of public instruction in the|of the first six months of 1925, accord- fundamental principles of healthful |j ng to a report just issued by the Di- living, according to an announcement |vision of Building and Housing of the made this week by Dr. Isaac D. Rawl- | United States Department of Commerce. ings, state health director. Equipped | The report, which will be of especial with motion picture projectors and |interest to real estate boards who have films and carrying health exhibits of |been or are now actively engaged in various character, the caravans are|aiding their municipalities in the wise scheduled to occupy prominent space|f at 50 leading fairs in as many different |t raming of zoning ordinances, shows hat in the last four years the principle counties, making direct contact with|of zoning cities so as to define districts more than a million people. for various uses, residential, commer- Each caravan is named with a med- | cial or industrial, has come so general- ical and technical staff, prepared to|ly into adoption that the number of give free medical tests and advice to|people living in zoned communities has all volunteer adults who so desire. At |in that period increased more than 130 10 of the largest fairs, Springfield, Macomb, Ottawa, Benton, Kankakee, | percent. In the past four years the number of Mt. Vernon, Mt. Carroll, Peoria, Jack- municipalities which have zoning ordin- sonville and Decatur, the staff will in- | ances has increased more clude dentists who will give to the t volunteers a thorough examination of than seven imes. The number is now 366. Of the 33 largest cities in the country the teeth and gums, suggesting such [27 now have zoning ordinances. Three care and corrective service as the con- | cities of more than 100,000 population, ditions of the mouth may indicate. It Denver, Colorado, Hartford, Conn., and is estimated that between 50,000 and | New Bedford, 75,000 adults will take advantage of this [adopted zoning ordinances free examination |last six months. opportunity for a which has been made possible largely |a Massachusetts, have within the Altogether, 46 cities dopted zoning ordinances during the through the active co-operation of the period from January to July, 1925. state medical and dental societies. "The almost incredible rapidity with which fresh medical knowledge, espe- cially of a preventive nature, has ac- a Five states hitherto without enabling cts for zoning have enacted zoning legislation during the first half of 1925, They are: i Maine, New Hampshire, cumulated in recent years and the tre- Utah, Idaho and Arizona, mendous popularity of this subject gave rise to the health caravan idea," said Dr. Rawlings. tens of thousands of people can be reached in a very fruitful way within a short period of time and they will have an opportunity of learning first hand a lot of vital facts about them- selves which would have amazed their forebears of a short generation ago. Nobody wants to be sick while every- body is rapidly coming to appreciate the fact that keeping well depends in no small measure upon the rational ap- plication of available medical knowl- William F. Babcock, 566 Ash street, By this means left Thursday of this week for Cala- bogie, Ontario, where he will join his son, Charles, for a two weeks' fishing trip. Charles Babcock graduated from Dartmouth college this June, and plans to resume his study in the Graduate school of Northwestern university after his return this fall, . =O Morris Larned Greeley, Jr., is spend- ing three weeks on a ranch in Wyo- ming. edge. The mission of the caravan is to disseminate such knowledge and to put the public on the right track, at least, towards a healthful life free from preventable ailments. "Most of the fairs will also feature a well baby congress. Nearly four- score are scheduled for the next few weeks culminating at the State Fair, where 1500 babies will be examined. It is anticipated that at least 10,000 babies will be examined at the various fair conferences." Village Music Studios Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Deis PIANO CLASSES SEASON 1925-1926 1200 CENTRAL AVE. (Wilmette State Bank Bldg.) Prolong Your Vacation --yet not at the expense of your business or social life. Prolong your vacation by a soj ourn at The Orrington dur- ing the final weeks of summer--a particularly delightful time when nature is glorious to those not burdened with house- hold cares. Here the ease and unexcelled service are tonic to your dispo- sition and your health. No matter where you started your vacation, complete it at The Orrington, where you will already registered. find many a congenial friend Should you then decide to stay for the gay winter social sea- son, you will already have choic e quarters. Visit us today, or Tel. University 8700 Miss Lucille Blumenstock of 495 LTT in Willow road, Winnetka, celebrated her thirteenth birthday with a luncheon and garden party Saturday, August 15. Those present were the Misses Sallye Flesham, Maire Koretz, Claire Simons, Alice Burkhart, Phyllis Bern- stein, Georgia Schoelthal, Julia Kinst- ler, Helen Smith, Madeline Kahn, and Eleanor Popper. --_--O-- Announcement has been made of the engagement of Miss Lucille Singer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester C. Singer of Evanston, to Roland Nicol of Winnetka, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Nicol of Gridley, Cal. Mr. Nicol, it is stated, is a graduate of the University of Oregon and a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. -- Robert Stephens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Claude D. Stephens of Asbury avenue, returned to his home Sunday from the Black Hills of South Dakota, where he spent six weeks with his cousin on Minnewasta ranch near Rapid City. wf Miss Louise Farwell is visiting her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Farwell of 164 Lake street, until the middle of September. Miss Farwell has been studying at the summer ses- sion of Columbia university. dn funerals Common sense demands two important things in the con- duct of a funeral--that it shall be conducted with proper dig- nity and that it shall be prop- erly priced. We are making it a rule to only charge for the exact services rendered. WARD & BUCHHOLZ Funeral Directors Lady Assistant and Sportswear BORTH SHORE MOTEL EDARSTOR EVA KARON SCHUR Gowns You can do justas well--if not better-- here,asyoucanin the loop; and you avoid the annoying and exhausting crowds. Our merchandise is carefully displayed in a pleasing manner. Thursday Evenings Open Tuesday, and Saturday Private Ambulance 912 Chicago Ave. Phone Univ. 600 Your reasons for TRADING in EVANSTON Write us a letter, not more than 300 words long, telling-- why you like to trade in Evanston. T he letters will be judged by CHARLES H, BARTLETT Mayor of Evanston JOHN F. HAHN, President Commercial Trust and Savings Bank WALTER S. LOVELACE Editor The Evanston Review JOHN H. LAWTON Advertising Manager Evanston News-Index Your letter should be addressed to David Rubin, FL : manager, S. Rosenbaum There are no strings, no conditions, no obliga- TY RI ma tions to this offer. We want your help in our office or postmarked not educational campaign for trading in Evanston. later than Sept. 15. Write the letter--claim the prize. For the best letter we will give Second Best $15 Third Best $10 Fourth Best $5 HINK the thing out carefully--talk it over with your friends--then sit down and write the letter in the same words you would use if you were telling it to us personally. S. Rosenbaum Company 810 Davis Street Tel. University 5023 CHICAGO STORES Y 3120 Lincoln Ave. l 5228 N. Clark St. OHI ER i m.. 4 > 8 > - » URN EE i Re

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