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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 21 May 1927, p. 45

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WINNETKA TALK May 21, 1927 Community Nursery School 769 Locust Street, Hubbard Woods, Ill. Re-opens for sixth term, Monday, October 3rd. Children 2% yrs. to 5% yrs. Morning or all-day session. Director, CORINNE FITZPATRICK Phone Winn. 2560 ENLARGES SHOE SHOP Rudolph Wagner, who conducts the shoe repair shop at 8 Prouty Annex, is acquiring the store room adjoining his place on the south. The two rooms will be converted into one, the enlarged space being required to accommodate the increasing business which Mr. Wagner is enjoying. Mrs. W. V. Merriman and her daughter Elsa, formerly of Winnetka, are visiting Mrs. Merriman's parents, Mr. and Mrs. €. O. Aspenwall of 1195 Tower road. They expect to remain about a month. RESENT cost levels are much higher than those of ten years ago, so that each additional tele- phone installed now increases the average investment per tele- phone. To maintain the service the com- pany's revenues must keep pace with this condition. cost of the call. person calls. . the home folks. BELL SYSTEM One Policy One System - Don't Forget To "Call Up" F business takes you out of town, even for a short trip, do not let the day pass without calling your home by long distance telephone. To hear your voice will bring joy and happi- ness to those you love and your own pleasure in hearing the voice from home will many times offset the small Rates for station-to-station long dis- tance calls made after 7 p. m. are about 25 per cent lower than the day station-to-station rates, and from 8:30 p. m. to 4:30 a. m. the cost is approx- imately 50 per cent of the day rates. Minimum reduced rate is 35 cents. Charges on station-to-station calls may be reversed the same as on person to End the day right with a chat with ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY Universal Service VISITS NATIVE HEATH William Topple, Winnetka Painting Contractor, Plans Extended Sojourn in England This Summer William Topple, Winnetka painter and decorator, has sold his residence property at the north-east corner of Ridge avenue and Hill road, where he has lived for nearly a quarter of a century, and is planning to leave soon for an extended visit to his native country, England. The Topple place has a frontage of 110 feet on Ridge, with a depth of 132 feet on Hill road. It was sold to Frank King Cook, who recently sold his place on Forrest avenue to the North Shore Country Day school. The price received by Mr. Topple for this corner, is said to have been $16,500. | The tract comnrises sufficient area for two building sites. Mr. Toople came to this country in 1889. This will be his first visit to his former home and he is anticipating a most enjoyable trip. He will first go to Eastbourne, Sussex, where his eld- | est son resides. His native home was at Hastings, England, where he now has a daughter living and with whom he will also spend several weeks. He has a son at Seaford, another at Ply- mouth, a third at New London, Eng- land. and still another at Gosford, New South Wales, all of whom he expects to see on this trip. Mrs. A. E. Heaton of Centralia, Wash., who has been spending sev- eral weeks with her sister, Mrs. A. P. Brown of 419 Maple avenue, will re- main here a week or two longer. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Heaton have just re- turned from a short trip in the East. : sx! om A daughter, Susan, was born to Mr. and Mrs. George Engelhard of 1043 Starr road, on May 10. Photographer To the North Shore Stanton Wilhite 743 Elm Street Winnetka Phone Winnetka 210 EE

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