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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 14 Apr 1928, p. 43

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2 WINNETKA TALK April 14, 1928 550 MILES OF CANDY Enough candy bars to make a solid bar more than 550 miles long if placed end to end were recently shipped in five trainloads to the west on the Chi- cago & North Western railway. In one shipment there were 1,800,000 bars, enough to supply every man, woman and child in the cities of Salt Lake, Billings, Great Falls and Helena, Mont., Seattle, Portland, San Fran- cisco and Los Angeles with one bar each. An unprecedented volume of candy is now being moved out of Chi- cago, according to freight traffic offi- cials of the railroad. MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY The Foundation for St. Francis hos- pital will have a regular board meeting at 1 o'clock next Wednesday at the Nurses' home. James Hartmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Hartmann of 755 Lincoln avenue, returned to the University of Illinois, where he is a junior, after spending a few days with his parents. On Miss Dorothy Reach, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Reach, 844 Prospect avenue, returned recently to Principia academy, St. Louis, Mo. ~ Why not a new Pierce-Arrow now? So many people want this car, but hesitate because of a false notion about its cost. The fact is, the new car is surprisingly easy to buy --and | remarkably Why not your Pierce-Arrow now? FROM #2000 AT BUFFALO You may purchase a Pierce-Arrow out of income, if you prefer. A simplified financing plan makes this a most practical procedure. Your present car accepted as cash up to the full amount of its appraisal valuation. t | easy to maintain. JAMES G. 1508 ELMWOOD AVENUE Phone University 4535 EVANSTON BARBER Mrs. H. E. Knapp on Georgian Program Mrs. Harold E. Knapp, harpist, and Mrs. Malcolm Mac- Harg, violinist, will give the Sunday eve- ning program of music for invited guests of the (Georgian next Sunday evening. The program "will be played in the ballroom of the hotel. Both artists are among the better-known Evans- ton musicians and their playing is in general demand. The program is the first Georgian musical event for a fortnight, last week's entertain- ment having been dis- pensed with on ac- count of Easter cele- brations. Mrs. B. F. Lewis and her mother have returned to Wilmette after a short trip to New Orleans and Edge- water Gulf. --C-- John Roos, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Roos, 391 Hawthorn lane, is assistant manager of the fencing team at Princeton this year, and will manage the team next year. Jack Rathbone, who is spending his Easter vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Rathbone of Kenil- worth, had as his guest the past week-end, Harold Smith of Chicago, a classmate at Princeton. . -- The Irving Babcocks have returned to their home in Kenilworth after a stay in Florida. LORRAINE LIGHTS - - - HYDRAULIC AND Lorraine DRIVING LIGHTS =U oil Now | $1775 $9 Vii $3730 CHROMIUM PLATED A Suitable Size for Every Car INSTALLED WHILE YOU WAIT Lorraine driving lights bear the manu- facturers' label - - - Avoid inferior imita- tions - - - Insist on the genuine. Sold and Serviced by FERD. PLATE Phone Greenleaf 2122 2212 WEST RAILROAD AVE., EVANSTON GABRIEL SNUBBERS = - i - WESTINGHOUSE VACUUM BRAKES - - - MECHANICAL LOCKHEED BRAKE SERVICE

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