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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 9 Jul 1927, p. 34

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-_-- yr at July 9, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 3 NEW TELEPHONE BOOK ISSUE OUT THIS WEEK Material Improvements Noted in Arrangements of Volume-- Classified Section The new issue of the telephone dir- ectory of the Illinois Bell Telephone company is being distributed this week in Wilmette and Kenilworth. The classified business section has been re-arranged to render a more complete telephone number and buy- ing service, and new methods of index- ing and classifying are used to aid the user. Business Supplement "The new telephone directory is a very great improvement over any pre- vious issue," Manager H. B. Gates as- serts. "This new arrangement will fa- cilitate easy references. It really pro- vides a supplemental telephone listing for all business users of service, and | to the | will be a greater convenience general public, "The first two pages of this classi- fied business section sets out in detail the methods of indexing and the located is demonstrated in the set-up. All branches of business are listed un- der their respective headings and sup-, plemented by sub-headings. In many | cases, these are cross-indexed and | cross-referenced. Valuable Class Listings { "The new set-up is of particular in- | terest because it has been arranged in| a form to render a more complete serv- ice to the public in the finding of a particular subscriber desired. The general improvement includes products and services sold and informational listings bearing particularly on the class of business. The display has been so arranged as not to break up the sequence of subscribers' listings on any one page. "This form of classified section will be put into general circulation with the new directories that are being issued over the entire state, and is the result of contact and conference with the communities themselves, that they who | use telephone service shall have the best general directory set up in the t most convenient form possible." Miss Julia Keenan, of Berkeley, Cal, who has been visiting in Winnetka, is {leaving Monday with the group of Winnetka girls who are going to grouping of listings and shows how all | "Chief" Davies' camp. this information is segregated and] rn treats the display matter with an im-| Dr. and Mrs. Z. E. Patrick of Win- proved type setting. {netka left Wednesday to spend the "The ease with which a telephone | 'ummer at their cottage on the Wa- number of a business subscriber can be ' bash river, in Indiana. N\\4 This Beachmaster Shows A . Prowess in Journalism V. Joyce Brabner Smith, 2027 Ridge avenue, Evanston, of class '28, Illinois Wesleyan university, Bloomington, TIl., was recently awarded a gold fob for the best feature and news article pub- lished in the Wesleyan paper, The Ar- gus. The award was made by a committee of Bloomington newspaper men, who reviewed all press work done through- out the previous college vear. Mr. Jrabner-Smith also was in charge of the organization of the Wesleyan col- lege year book. He is beachmaster at Wilmette and will return to Illinois Wesleyan in the Fall. Miss Rachel Foster of 596 Maple avenue is visiting Bryn Mawr college friends in Baltimore, New York, and Boston. She expects to return to Winnetka about July 15. wp Mrs. Barrett Conway and her daugh- ter, Louise, of 387 Linden street, will apolis. return the first part of next week from a week's trip to St. Paul and Minne- Our menus will solve your eating problems this warm weather. Cold meats and salads are always ready to be served-- they're stimulating and re- freshing. The Wilmette Cafe | Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Coppel and their {son, Herbert, 1534 Washington avenue, accompanied by George Coggswell of | Winnetka, left recently for Idlewild cottage, Lakewood, Wis. Mr. Coppel returned to Wilmette Tuesday, but Mrs. Coppel and Herbert may remain there all summer. About MOVIES 'in your own home 'easy to take yourself 'and show AUTOMATIC ~ROJECTOR 0 | Motion Picture Camera When vou entertain at home you will find that FILMO Movies add a welcome variety to the unusual routine. The movies can be those you take yourself, or the many in- | teresting subjects you can choose from FILMO Library at little more cost than raw film. Taki i with Hot Weather FILMO CAMERA is . simpler than taking Specials snapshots. Only two easy operations required; (1) Look through spy- glass viewfinder; (2) Press the button--and "What You See, You Get" FILMO PROJEC- TOR shows the pic- tures just as easily. Come in for a demonstration STO Cameras and Projectors Convenient Terms NORTH SHORE TALKING AUTOMATIC PROJECTOR Detroit AST L; interesting trip of over 2200 miles of beau- : . ACHINE co Cleveland A tiful waterway--the entire length and return of Lakes Opposite Village Hall CHURCH Chicago Michigan, Huron, St. Claire and Erie--plenty of amuse- 71 STREET with a full t, F ' ing ¥ <1 Youle, Meals that satisf Evagetan day at The Great Oil-Burning White Liners y X , Niagara Falls ! Open Evenings and North American South are comparable with the finest Atlantic Steamers-- large comfortable staterooms and parlor rooms---all American Established 1854 - outside with windows or port holes. Excellent meals. Deck Games, Entertainments, Music and Dancing. Our social hostess will get you acquainted. Sailings from Chicago every Tuesday and Saturday, une Fin to August 30th, inclusive. R. R. Tickets ween Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo will be honored for transit upon additional payment. For illustrated pamphlet apply any R. R. Ticket Office or Tourist Agency or write W. H. BLACK, GCG. P. A. Chicago, Duluth & Georgian Bay Transit Company 110 W. Adams St. Phone Ran. 0226 C. H. JORDAN & C Funeral Directors for 72 Years Wilmette Office Phone Wilmette 3354 > * pieRARY CHICAGO gre 8 1 Phone Superior 7709 78 + & REELS puBLC 200 E. Erie St. Til NY, 1°

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