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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 27 Aug 1927, p. 29

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28 CTE WINNETKA TALK August 27, 1927 FOR DISTINCTIVE PERMANENT WAVING Large, Deep, Natural Waves Negrescou's Pure Steam Process AS LOW AS . og, $15.00 HAIR GOODS Transfor- mations. Bob Wigs with nat- ural parts as low as $35.00. NEGRESCOU'S DRAPE WAVES, ETC. a For discriminate requirements consult Mr. John Negrescou, 30 years on State St. Expert Beauty Parlor Service and Artistic Hair Cutting THE WIGGERY SUITE 1314 STEVENS BLDG. 17 N. STATE STREET TEL. RANDOLPH 1035 0 COOK COUNTY FAIR A Real County Fair for the whole county Sponsored by the Board of County Commissioners Anton J Cermak, Pres. Palatine, Ill. September 1 to 5 Harness, Runping and Auto Races Horse Show Five Big Free Acts Gigantic Midway Band Concerts Dancing Agriculture * Flowers Automobile. Women's Work Night Horse Races on Illuminated Track A Junior Fair forthechildren School Exhibits Poultry "tock An entertaining, educational exposition with plenty of fun and frolic. Northwest Highway (Route 19) te the Gate. C.& N.W. Ry. to Palatine. United Motor Coaches, Lawrence and Mil- kee to Fair Gi d Cook County's Great Fall Festival Milan Lusk Begins Fall Teaching Term Milan Lusk, violinist, has been ap- pearing this summer on the Artist courses of a number of prominent State Teachers' colleges in the West, as well as at the University of Okla- homa. He is now arrang- ing his Fall teaching schedule at his residence studio, 810 Michigan ave- nue, Wilmette, and will accept a limited number of earnest violin pupils for instruction. Mr. Lusk, who was appointed several years ago as a special assistant to the famous master, Prof. Otakar Sevcik, while the latter was in Chicago, is an exponent of the Sevcik method which is today acknowledged the most scien- tific and up-to-date system of pedagogy, it is explained. Illinois had 107,326 more automobile registrations in 1926 than in 1925, an increase of 8.5 per cent. The number of automobiles in Illinois has more than doubled in the last five years. Positively taught any person JAZZ In 20 Lessons Write or Phone for FREE BOOKLET CHRISTENSEN SCHOOLS OF POPULAR MUSIC Piano, Saxophone, Banjo, all Instruments 20 E. Jackson St. Harrison 5669 Chicago, Ill Piano Playing Rail Employees Frolic at Picnic in Highland Park Employes of the Chicago North Shore & Milwaukee railroad held their first annual picnic Wednesday of this week at Sunset park, Highland Park. [t was an "old-fashioned" basket pic- nic, and officials of the railroad mingl- ed with employes in spreading their lunches under the trees. out. Starting at 9 o'clock in the morning with a concert by the North Shore Line band, the program extend- in the evening. Addresses were made by B. J. Fallon, vice-president in charge of operation, and John F. Egolf, general manager. ANNOUNCES MARRIAGE Mrs. Leroy A. Rand announces the marriage of her daughter, Beatrice, to Clarence Paul Carlson, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Carlson of Evanston, on Saturday evening, August 13. Mr. and Mrs. Carlson will be at home to their friends at 1401 Grey avenue, Evanston, after September 1. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Kloepfer of 325 Linden street have been entertain- ing their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Belmont, and their son, of Austin, Texas, for a few days. The Belmonts left Winnetka Thursday. Call in the Borden Milkman in your and arrange for service of this better drinking milk. BORDEN FARM PRODUCTS CO. of Illinois Wilmette 1545 An extensive program of entertain- ment and sporting events was carried | | ed throughout the day and until late || Wilbur Nesbit Dies Following Heart Collapse Wilbur Dick Nesbit, Evanston poet, prose writer and lecturer, vice presi- dent of William H. Rankin & Co. ad- vertising, died sud- denly of heart fail- ure following a col- lapse late Saturday afternoon at Wab- ash avenue and Madison street, Chicago. Death came half an hour later at the Iroquois hos- pital to where his | | son Robert was summoned a n d Wilbur Nesbit reached his side be- Moffett Photo fore his passing. Funeral services were held Tuesday af- ternoon from the Oriental Consistory, Chicago, followed by burial at Acacia cemetery. Mr. Nesbit was 55 years old. He had lived for 24 years in Evanston and re- sided at 554 Sheridan square. He is survived by his wife, Mary Lee Nesbit, and three sons, Richard of Montana, Robert of Chicago, and Wilbur D. of Evanston. He was born in Xenia, Ohio, September 16, 1871. Mr. Nesbit's work in writing began in a small Indiana town from where he went to New York. Later he came to Chicago where he conducted a column on the old Inter-Ocean. He was later a writer and columnist on the Balti- more American, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Evening Post. During the World war he was in charge of the Liberty Loan drives in the middle west, and at that time the poem by which he is best known, "Your Flag and My Flag," became widely known. He has published a great deal of newspaper, magazine and book verse and has been in demand as a lecturer and toast master. He was president of the Indiana Society of Chicago and the Forty club, a member of the Cliff Dwellers, the Arts and White Paper clubs of Chicago, the Uni- versity club of Evanston and the Col- umbia club of Indianapolis. Ravinia Calls Neighbors to Annual Street Dance With Harvey's orchestra playing the Grand March, the annual Ravinia car- nival and street dance will begin at 9 o'clock Saturday evening, August 27. This occasion is one having much in- terest for people of Ravinia and all along the north shore. It is a costume affair and every resident of the nor h shore is invited to participate. Awards will be given for the most beautiful costume, the most original costume and the funniest costume. Mildred Haessler is to present a group of solo dances. 2 Between 7 and 9 o'clock there will be a grand march and dancing ex- clusively for the children with special prize awards for costumes. Tickets will be sold at the grounds. Lucky Seven Dance Club to Begin Season Aug. 27 The Lucky Seven Dancing club an- nounces the opening of its second sea- son of activity on the north shore Saturday, August 27, giving dances every Saturday night over a period of thirty-six weeks. September 10 is to be the Grand Opening Nite of the sea- son. Dances of the Lucky Seven club are held in the Odd Fellows temple at 1569 Maple avenue, just south of Davis street, Evanston. They are held under the supervision of Richard A. Geuss and William Abel. The Commadors, a well known north shore orchestra, pro- vides the music. San yy

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