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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 6 Aug 1927, p. 18

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16 WINNETKA TALK August 6, 1927 Would Eliminate San . . | Illinois holds third place in the manu- | | facture of paper bags exclusive of those ADVANCE i AUGUST FUR SHOWING County Regulates Flying In Smart Creations for The Coming Fall Reduced Rates During August Sales Take advantage of our I ow | Summer | rates on remodeling and repairing. Phone CENtral 6049 OR MaAMRUR CO Room 501, Capitol Bldg. Formerly Masonic Temple State and Randolph Streets made in paper mills. Three plants em- ploy 378 persons; salaries and wages, $417,000; value of products, $3,887,000 yearly. First and second place go to New York and Ohio respectively. Illinois uses more than twice as | much electricity as the eight countries, | Finland, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Den- | mark, Netherlands, Spain, and Portu- | gal combined. | i Chicago uses as much gas as Scot- land and. Irel: and combined. Northbrook Day August 13th by Set of New Measures The Cook County tion of aviation in Cook is concerned by activity which will protect the lives and property of Cook county citizens. The | county | official acts performed by the County | board with regard to this subject were | as follows: Revocation of all flying permits in | the Forest Preserve district. Instruction to the Law department of the Forest Preserve district to create a code of ordinances regulating all flying in or above the Forest Pre- serve district. Granting that the jurisdiction to board has taken | the bull by the horns so far as regula- | adopting a program of | department of Grade Crossings in Cook County | The Cook County Board of Commis- | sioners Thursday, July 28, launched a drive against dangerous grade cross- | ings in Cook county, when it inaugu- rated at the suggestion of President | A. J. Cermak, a bureau of grade cross= | ing separation. | The appalling record of deaths at | grade crossings in Cook county has called for definite action by the legis- lative body of the county and Major George A. Quinlan, superintendent of highways, has pursued an investigation over the county hard roads system and the proposed new $15,000,000 road sys- Cook County Highway tmen tem. It has been determined that : regulating all flying fields of a com-| there are two hundred and seventy Parade at 10 0 clock | mercial nature on Cook county high- grade crossings, and working at top ways. speed these grade crossings should be iE es . totem -------- separated in three years. Speakers Baseball Boxing FARM DAY AT FAIR So that this might be done, Presi- Games -- Races Se Dancing The Illinois Agricultural association dent Cermak has recommended the in- auguration of a bureau which will do . | announces that some 60,000 farm hi Se 1 edi oul . Music by | bureau members will have Friday, Aug. hot me 2 ) : ut con'ing od atfention 1°96, "as. their .own day at the llinois}'C, [1€ lega and engmeerng. problems which will be confronted in the effort to protect the lives of the automobile public of Cook county. Under the plan this bureau will be a part of the Highway department, and will be expected to set up a record of one hundred grade crossings sep- arated each year for the next three years. State Fair. This is the first year that the organized farmers have received this recognition from the fair. Deerfield Band and Bell's Orchestra | The Kentucky Society of Evanston and the north shore will hold a meet- ing Tuesday, August 9 at the home of Mrs. W. Allen Pusey on the Glenview Golf club grounds. Cool and Ventilate Your Home or Office i i § ] 3 4 Of the Hour Yet 25 Years. Proved With a quarter-century of quality experience behind it, besides being the smartest auto- mobile of the hour, the LaSalle is Cadillac in its finest essence. Of slightly lesser wheel base than Cadillac, the LaSalle is powered by the 90-degree, V-type, eight-cylinder engine for which Cadillac has long been famous The Savor Airator has many advantages over the common fan. It cools and venti- lates without the creation of noticeable drafts. It sucks in the air purifying and distributing it throughout the room. Call us for a free trial--no obligation-- and see the fine qualities this machine has. $45 Special Offerings 3 by 5 card index file with cards and index complete FOR A SMALL DOWN PAYMENT--with the appraisal value of your used car acceptable as cash--you may possess a LaSalle on the liberal term payment plan of the General Motors Accept- ance Corporation--the famous G.M. A.C. plan 75¢c Complete 75¢ Complete CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPANY EVANSTON BRANCH 1810 Ridge Avenue . LA SALL Companion Car to Cadillac ny $2495 to $2685, f. o. b. Detroit Evanston " Bond Typewriter paper 75c per ream Marvel 63; Business Envelopes box of 500 $1.00 Glass Ink Well 20c

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