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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 5 May 1928, p. 31

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26 WINNETKA TALK May 5. 1928 Walter Stelzel in Eighth Year as Pro at Playfield Walter Stelzel, who spent the past winter at Lake Worth, Fla., returned to Winnetka this week in time for the formal opening of Skokie Playfield Golf course, today Mr. Stelzel is entering on his eighth year as "Pro" at Skokie Playfield. Last year was the best season in the history of the course, but from the present early outlook, this year will eclipse all previous records there, both in in- terest and attendance. During his stay in the South, "Pro" Stelzel was associated with the Lake Worth Country club. He came up to Indianapolis, Ind., three weeks ago, since which time he has been visiting his parents. Phi Kappa Sigma will entertain at a mothers' and fathers' dinner on Sun- day, May 13. Public Forum Why Winnetka is always keeping abreast of the times and is known all over the United States as a model vil- lage. The Winnetka Spirit turns the trick. This wonderful force was started many years ago and it has kept growing stronger with the growth of our Vil- lage. It built by private subscription a $350,000 pubilc school--the Skokie school--the one and only case of its kind known in the country. That cer- tainly was something to be proud of, for in no other way could Winnetka at that time have provided for the in- crease in the school population of the village. Many other similar cases might be cited as the result of the Winnetka Spirit. Just now it is show- ing up in beautifying the library grounds. First, the Winnetka Garden club decided it would like to have the privilege of furnishing shrubs and flowers for the library grounds and employed Roy West, the well known member of the firm of Simonds and West, landscape architects, to direct the planting and select the shrubs and flowers. Mr. West also volunteered to help in laying out the grounds in the most artistic manner without charge for his services, Next, plowing and grading had to be done and along comes Lawrence J. Hayes, head of the big teaming company of that name. After hearing what was necessary to be done Mr. Hayes volunteered to do the work--and there was quite a lot of it too--at cost, without profit, be- cause it was for the benefit of our Public library. That's true evidence of the Winnetka Spirit. --H. A. deWindt ---- =] C4 FOUR DOOR COUPE { 1445 F.O0.B. FACTORY here's a Smooth Road Ahead --When you Travel by NASH Phone Winnetka 2707 er -------------------------------------- Wherever you want to go, whatever you want to see and do, you can go and see and do more comfortably, more pleasantly, in a Nash. Travel by Nash means easier work for the arms that handle the car. Nash is noted for its steering ease. Travel by Nash also assures you of extra power and greater smooth- ness from the engine in your car. No motor in any car built today is quite so efficient, or so pleasant to listen to, as the precision balanced, 7-bearing motor of Nash. And over good roads or bad, Nash travel is less tiring, because of the low-swung road-balance of this car, and the perfect co-ordination of its alloy-steel springs with shock absorbers, front and rear. The car illustrated is one of the year's smartest cars, the Nash 4-door Coupe. The big, nickel -strapped, built-in custom trunk is standard equipment, without extra cost. New Reduced Prices--24 Models --$845 to $1990, f. o. b. factory SUBURBAN NASH SALES 547 Lincoln Ave. WINNETKA Suggest Retention of W.A.Shaw as Grade Separation Engineer The special committee, composed of representatives of the various munici- palities from FEvanston to Highland Park, appointed for the purpose of vorking in the interest of the Villages toward grade separation, met at the City club in Chicago at noon last Wednesday. ; A committee of the committee, com- yosed of Henry F. Tenny of Winnetka, Winfred D. Gerber of Glencoe and Paul A. Hoffman of Wilmette, reported '0 the committee that they stood ready to recommend the retention of Walter A. Shaw by the municipalities in con- nection with the preliminary work that is necessary before the case can be hrought up before the Illinois State "ommerce Commission. Mr. Shaw, it was pointed out, has yeen active in engineering work since 891. He was for more than twenty sears the engineer for the Ridge ave- we and North Shore Park district. He vas chief engineer for the intercept- ng sewers of the City of Chicago and later chief engineer under the com- nissioner of public works, Joseph Medill Paterson, during the term of fice of Mayor Dunn of the City of Chicago. Immediately following this he became president of the American Engineering and Construction Co. irom which office he resigned to be- come the engineer member of the Public Utilities commission under Gov. Dunn. He was reappointed and served luring the term of Gov. Lowden. Mrs. C. D. Masters of 851 Ash street, her mother, Mrs. Agnes B. Murray, and her two children, returned on Thursday from Tuscon, Ariz. where they have spent the last four months. Summer Demands a Fresh Appearance UITE as important as your QL summer wardrobe is your summer toilette. Hair treatments, shampoos, bobs and hair dressing are given with pleasing artistry by beauty experts. Realistic and Eugene Permanent Waves Marinello Beauty Shop 733 Elm St. Ph. Winn. 822

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