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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 10 Mar 1928, p. 27

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March 10, 1928 WINNETKA STALK nN H New Trier Girls in Adviser, Room Swimming Contest The Junior-Senior adviser room swimming meet of the New Trier High school girls was held Friday, March 2. The winner of the seniors was Mrs. Lighter's room, with 40 points, while their nearest competitor was Miss Waltz's room, with 9 points. Miss Cole's room won the junior meet with 24 points. Helen Gerlach was high point winner for the seniors with 15 points, having taken first place in the breast-stroke, crawl, and back-stroke, while Etzbach was high point winner of the juniors with 12 points. Following is a summary of the events: 20 yard crawl: seniors--Gerlach, 12:0 (Lighter) ; juniors--Klewer, 12:3 (Kent), Plunge for distance: seniors--Ieffing- well, 39 feet (Lighter); juniors--Tencher, 52 feet (Fulton). 40 yard crawl: seniors--Frazer, 29:8 (Lighter) ; juniors--Etzbach, 28:0 (Cole). 20 yard breast: seniors--Gerlach, 16.8 (Lighter) ; juniors--Cooke_ 18.0 (Cole). 20 yard back: seniors--Gerlach, 17 (Lighter) ; juniors--Etzbach, 17:0 (Cole). Crawl stroke for form (10 perfect): seniors--Leffingwell, 8:7 (Lighter); jun- iors--Johnstone, 9:0 (Kent). Relay: seniors(Lighter)--swimming, Frazer, Gerlach, Leffingwell--time 42:00; juniors (Cole)--swimming, Etzbach, For- est, Cooke--time 43:0. HIGH IN SCHOLARSHIP Miss Catherine Behrens of Genoa City, Wis., a graduate of New Trier High school in 1924 and a former resident of Glencoe, has been listed with eighty-four other seniors at Illi- nois college for Honor Roll rank dur- ing the first semester of the current school year. Illinois produced 19 per cent of the |W nation's total 1927 output of canned corn. Utilities Next Topic in Voters' Service Broadcast Three authoritative speakers repre- senting varied points of view on the subject of "Power and the Public," will participate in the March 13 "Vot- ers' Service" program to be broadcast from the Edgewater Beach station WEBH, Chicago, and from KSD, St. Louis. They are: Representative Frederick M. Davenport, Republican, of Clinton,' N. Y.;°0. C. 'Merrill, 'of Washington, D. C., secretary of the Federal Power commission, and Hom- er T. Sands, of New York City, presi- dent of the National Electric Light association. The Service program, which is a weekly broadcast sponsored by the National Broadcasting company and the National League of Women Voters, will be carried by twenty-one stations on the Red Network. The local League of Women Voters is co-operat- ing in this movement. Congressman Davenport will discuss the subject from the Consumer's point of view. He has studied the power question for many years. Mr. Sands will speak for the producer. His asso- ciation with the Electric light and power industry in the United States extends over a period of 30 years. Mr. Merrill is scheduled to present the "background" of the power problem. He has been secretary of the Federal commission since 1920, and is regarded as well versed in all the policies and problems of the power question. AT LEAGUE LUNCHEON Mrs. W. Gold Hibbard, of 840 Wil- low road, Winnetka, entertained at luncheon for the state delegates of the League of Women Voters. Mrs. C. . Cozzens, of 626 Maple avenue, and Mrs. S. M. Singleton, of 1104 Forest avenue, were among those present. RBBB EEEEEERESDOERERGEHS So MUCH DEPENDS on the fitting of your child's next pair of shoes: not alone the foot comfort of the present, but also the beneficial influ- ence that determines the foot-health of a whole life-time! Store Hours--8 to 6 PaoL & PIPER 'INC- CHILDREN'S SHOE SPECIALISTS 1608 Chicago Avenue Evanston BF low, re-order now. EVANSTON OFFICE 1015 Church St. Phone University 4500 DELIVERY YARDS © KEEP YOUR COAL BIN FILLED | You can safeguard the health, comfort and happiness of yourself and family by keeping your bins well filled with the right kind of coal or coke. Don't wait for the blizzard. If your supply is running Many hundreds of homes on the North Shore are heated with Consumers Guaranteed Coal and Coke. most dependable and economical fuel. It is the safest, "Every ton must satisfy or we remove it and refund your money." BUY YOUR COAL ON APPROVAL ©nsumers (@mpary COAL -- COKE -- ICE -- BUILDING MATERIAL THROUGHOUT: THE GLENCOE OFFICE 712 Glencoe Road Phone Glencoe 75 NORTH SHORE DISTRICT

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