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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 8 Jan 1927, p. 17

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LE January 8, 1927 WINNETKA TALK Urge Villagers | to Hear Worker | Minturn Player Among Juveniles The Court Visiting committee of the | Winnetka Woman's club has been in- terested in reading Dr. Miriam Van- | Waters' book on "Youth in Conflict," | and are anxious to announce to Win- | netka people, the coming opportunity | of hearing Dr. Van Waters speak, | Monday, January 17, at 6:30 o'clock, at the annual meeting of the Juvenile | Protective association. The meeting | | | will take place at the Union League | club, 69 West Jackson boulevard, Chi- cago. "Dr. Van Waters is referee of the | Juvenile court of Los Angeles, Cal. Her work in her Court and her grasp | of social problems have become widely known during the last few years through her talks on different pro- grams throughout the country; her ar- ticles which have appeared in the New Republic, the Survey and other mag- azines, and her book, 'Youth in Con- flict," writes Miss Jessie F. Binford, director of the Juvenile Protective as- sociation of Chicago. Miss Julia Lathrop says of Dr. Van Waters' book, "Never in my knowledge has delinquency in the Juvenile court and its treatment been discussed with a more scientific approach, a nicer human understanding, a more uncom- promising sense of reality." Many Winnetka people are inter- ested in the work of the Los Angeles Juvenile court, and especially members of the Winnetka Woman's club, for the club has been very active in its inter- est in such affairs, Illinois now has a total of 5,966 miles of hard roads, according to a recent estimate of the State Highway de- partment. | Henrietta Tedrow, is the character woman of the Harry Minturn Players, now appearing at the New Evanston theater in a change of bill weekly. In the current offering "The Cat and The Canary," she is playing the colored "Mammy." Miss Tedrow was three years with "Lightnin'" in the part of the "widow" and was in the second run of the play at the Blackstone theater. Telephone 563 Lincoln Avenue Winnetka 1811 Winnetka, Illinois MISS HERBST Gifts--Interior Decorations Just to let you know that my annual Post Christmas Sale is now in progress WINNETKA BUILDING NEWS settle down to busi- home for ness again. | across fron homes on Jackson avenue West of Ver- non avenue, Glencoe, for Mr. Butler. respect. Vol. 1 Winnetka, [ll 41 Now that our New The Wm. Salmon Mr. Lofus Laurt- Year resolutions are Co. have under con- sen, the well known all broken, we can struction a $40,000 cement contrac- O'Neill at Northfield, v a : set Ridge Country as nts 1 + 12 Mr ER. Colc'is S ge A basements in the last Sg Club. [his home month. Mr. Laurtsen building another one will be of cut stone claims his reputati ¢ . . h pe S S By « of his Cinder Block rel jon and pressed and modern in every Mr. J. P. tor has been ex tremely busy lately, 1 the Sun- having put in seven brick was made by using Alpha Cement. OUR OWN Try this on your friends--Slip to the telephone, call 'em up and say, "Hello, is this one-nine-two- seven?" And when they say no, tell them to look at their calendar. Poor coal fills your furnace with soot, cinders, and ashes. You get more coal for your money, buy- ing that kind, but you certainly don't get more heat. We handle the best -- take it from us. Mr. R. E. Crosby is again building. This time at 708 Park ave., Highland Park. Mr. Crosley is a firm believer in U. S. Gypsum prod- ucts and uses Thermo Fill and Gyplap through- out his homes. As a rule, 'men are not observing. Nine years ago a lady in Winnetka sold the family piano, and the man of the house didn't miss it until last week. WEATHER (Your own pre diction) (Help wanted in our weather depart- ment) After we Winnet- ka merchants figure up our inventories we'll know whether to laugh or cry. A lady of our ac- quaintance says that silk-clad ankles on a cold morning feel ex- actly like you were wading in ice water. inmnetka Coal - Lumber Cn. 823 Spruce Street Winnetka 734 Auto Repairin Repairing Washing Storage Painting Supplies Battery Service We serve you completely and well Wersted Motor Co. 562 Lincoln Ave. Phone Winn. 165

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