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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 11 Dec 1926, p. 63

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@ Sm we WINNETKA TALK December 11; 1926 George Wood Will Stay Right in His Winnetka An' article in WriMeE™E Lire and WinNETKA TALK last week told about George Wood and family, who former- ly lived at 979 Vine street, Winnetka, moving - to their new home at 920 Greenwood avenue, the southwest cor- ner of Greenwood avenue and Edge- | wood lane. The article read all right, but the head-writer put a head on it, saying, "George Wood of Winnetka | Will Live in Wilmette." "Not on your life," says George. "Greenwood avenue and Edgewood lane are right in Winnetka and Win- netka is where I am going to stay." Mrs. Robert O. Berger, 306 Kenil- worth avenue, Kenilworth, entertained her bridge club Wednesday at the Indian Hill club. Tuesday the Woman's guild of the Church of the Holy Comforter gave a bridge party at the home of Mrs. Carl | Keith, 310 Warwick road, Kenilworth. (C. of C. to Hear of Band Project Joins Vista del Lago for Our Village "A. Municipal Band for Winnetka," is to be the subject of a talk to be given by Alan A. Miller, of the Conn Na- [tional School of Music, Chicago, be- fore members of the Winnetka. Cham- [ber of Commerce at the regular De- cember meeting, to be held Monday evening, December 13, at the Com- [munity House. The speaker will outline the provi- | sions of 'the new State Band Tax ier] which enables = municipalities under 500,000 population to appropriate two | mills of every dollar of assessable prop- | erty for band purposes. The bill em- bodying the law was signed by Gov- ernor Small on June 27; 1925, and pro- vides for a popular election in each municipality desiring to take advantage of the statute. The band tax law was defeated by a narrow margin at the last Village election. Chimney Need Repairing? | We do all repair work on property-- including Brick. Stone, Cement, Plaster and Stucco Wash. We give each job our personal attention. Shortridge & Saxton 419 Richmond Road, Kenilworth Phone Ken. 2735 the last Lipton Cup Races. aboard the English sportsman's yacht, "The Erin." From left to right: Commodore J. Stuart Blackton and Sir Thomas Lipton Photograph taken during Sir Thomas has just become an honorary member - of the Vista del Lago club of which Commodore Blackton is chairman of the Purer Because Carbonated 50c Full Quart Brick o.oo Division of board of directors. BEAUTY SHOP Phone Winnetka SPECIAL 2176 This Week: NEW YORK Between Two Layers of Chocolate Almond ICE CREAM ee Our Scalp Treatments in which we use the Thermo-light, have the all our work and produces results that cannot be secured in any other manner. MARCELLING PERMANENT WAVING BEAUTY SHOP Ethel M. Taylor Marcel and Permanent Waving 818-A Elm St. Winnetka same scientific basis that applies to TAKEN BY DEATH Charles Howell Cooke, father of Mrs. Carter H. Harrison, 1034 Fig street, Winnetka, passed away at the home of his daughter after a brief illness, last Tuesday. Mr. Cooke, who with his wife, had been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, was 71 years of age. Brief services were held at the home on Wednesday, the Rev. James Austin Richards officiating, after which the remains were taken East for burial. He is survived by his wife and one daughter. BUY (i A 5 AL =, \ pa Sf gil : an \ Christmas Seals JAN AOE MERRY CHRISTMAS

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