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II^BBiilSllliiiii^^^ ■Hi §§;t# mm Isiisfi UNDREDS SEE EACH PROGRAM $&? rer 1,000 Take Part in Local Water Carnival Held [ANY MORE LOOK ON iBB pgrf; j^S^^^^^SSIM PRESIDENT COOLIDGE felflSsflMl^^ m rilmette Talent Unearthed in Swimming Races ith 1,100 people but in bathing suits taking part in the swimming races Wilmette Beach Day program, held day afternoon at the Wilmette beach, is a decided success, rior to the «vent beach-master Ver- Franzen and the beach life guards been making elaborate plans for the . The result of their work was ap- ent Saturday when hundreds of people ned out to take part in the program hundreds more lined the lake shore watch the water carnival. Rough Lake Hinder! he events began promptly at 2 o'clock :urday afternoon. During the first t of the program the lake was smooth I quiet. Later on, however, it ighened up a bit and hindered some the swimmers in negotiating their tances. edals in gdld, silver and bronze ire given to the winners of first, sec- and third places respectively in the imming events. In the nail-driving test for women, boxes of candy served prizes, while in the "sug-ooter" con- it a "sug-ooter" was given to the iner. . *. Bob Skelton. Northwestern university immer acted as starter, Ole Magnu- another Northwestern man, was eree and Vernon Franzen announced. The results follow: Summaries ;Boys--12 and under--20-yard free . !e*~(1) Marjorie^ Evers, (2) Marion adden, (3) William Morgan. Girls--12 and under--20-yard free le--(1) Marjorie Evers, (2) Marion tennis, (3) Virginia Ford. Boys 12 to 16--40-yard free style-- ) Jack Ramsey, (2) Preston Read, ) Jim Kennedy. Girls--12 to 16--40-yard free style-- ) Olive Dennis, (2), Virginia Dennis, >) Nat Yonkers. Pie Eating Contest--(1) Donald Mac- inrron. " -----^ -- - fBoys--12 to 16--40-yard breast stroke -(1) Jud Thompson, (2) R. Moeller, 3) Doane Winslow. |Girls-&12*tb 16--4fcyard tmSSt Itroke -(1) Florence Biesemeier, (2) Nat ankers, (3) Virginia Dennis. ^Boys--16 and over--100-yard free >le-- (1) A. O'Connell, (2) IX Hu- lienin, (3) A. Kennedy. fGirls--16 and over---40-yard free style (1) A. M. Kennedy, (2) Betty Ryer- ^n, (3) D. Woodcock. Nail Driving Contest--Married Women (1) Mrs. C. W. Hilton, (2) Mrs. A. Ouse. ! Boys--16 and over--100-yard breast troke-- (1) Dick Cody, (2) Jud Thomp- >n, (3) Doane Winslow. Girls--16 arid over-^40-yard breast roke--(1) A. M. Kennedy, (2) D. foodcock, (3) Virginia Seng. Sug-Ooter race---(l) Jim Kennedy. Boys--16 and over---80-yard back troke--(1) Archer Kennedy, (2) A. 'Connell, (3) D. Huguenin. iris--16 and over--40-yard back (1) Nat Yonkers, (2) A. M. J>enne< Married Men--100-yafd freer" style-- I) P. R. Soule, (2) R. B. DeVinney, J) John Sparks. ; v, , s Next to the late President, Warren G. Harding, Calvin S. Coolidge is the most talked of man in the United States today. Wilmette and north shore residents were especially for- tunate in paving had the opportunity tp hear the new President speak in the village. «rAST.reCten?v as last January, Says W. Frank McClure, president of the Wilmette Sunday Evening club, Mr. Coolidge spoke in Wilmette under the auspices of that organization. The fact that he visited Wilmette and ad- dressed a Wilmette audience at a time when he was speaking very rare- ly^ takes on new interest at this time [ when^ everyone |§ talking about the new<-President. ;p§gf&/^ >f& .■:,, v A great crowd greeted Mr. Coolidge last January. Many shook hands with him and some of the younger people were successful in securing his auto- graph that evening '1?M&^M^r::<^$. When the President visited Wil- mette to speak under the auspices of the Sunday Evening club he was ac- companied by his dearest friend, Frank W. Stearns, who is now men- tioned in the public prints as Pres- ident Coolidge's most intimate friend and chief adviser. MAN IS BYROAD Unconscious Victim to Hospital Taken A man identified as William Putzter of Glen View "was brought to the St. Francis hospital, Evanston, by county highway police, Saturday afternoon, suf- fering from a possible skull fracture, received as the result of a motor accident on Milwaukee avenue near Niles Center. The injured man was found lying un- conscious by the roadside, with a bi- cycle near by. County police comman- deered the auto of H. Dalporto, who re- sides at Ballard and Rand road, near Morton Grove, and rushed the injured man to Morton Grove, but failing to find a doctor there* they continued on to Niles Center. <# Medical assistance could not he se^ cured there, and the highway motor- cycle police formed an advance guard, clearing the way for the speeding auto carrying the unconscious man to the St. Francis hospital. The extent of his in- juries weret not. determined,, although it is known that he is improving slowly. It is thought by police that he was hit by a speeding motorist and left lying along the roadside. RAZOR/BLADES Wm Mail us your old dull safety razor blades. We will sharpen them like new and mail back to you. Double edge bUulea. ..35c dozen Single edge blade*... .25c dozen Satisfaction guaranteed -- 24 hour service. Give us a trial. ^ Chandler's ew *&untain. Square • Al T SVANSTON iT READ THE WANT-ADS >****•+++++++*++++++++++*++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ JLlthotigh we arenoib Ideated in our.'; new Wwme, we are far from being fully settled. ¥tends and customers ■Pa. real surprise sooriZj Wateh for Our Formal(Renting M Complicationi Following -. Operation Cause Death Funeral services for Gustav Kaspar, who died in a Chicago hospital from complications following an operation, were held Wednesday afternoon at 1:00 o'clock front the Kaspar resi- dence at 215 Fifteenth ■ street. The services were read by Rev* Herman W. Mayer, pastor of the St. John's Lutheran church. BurialfPwas in Memorial cemetery* * Gustav Kaspar had lived in Wil- mette since 1911. For eight years he was employed by the village, but at the time of his death hi was work- m.£te:m?^i&m ing in Chicago. He was 43 years old. Mt* Kaspar is survived by his wife and five children: Christine, age 16; Elizabeth, age 11; Ernestine* age 7; Julius, age 5, and George, age 3. He is also survived by two brothers and one sister: Mrs. 0. H. Herr, 1452 Wil- mette avenue; A. Kaspar 609 West Railroad avenue, and Paul Kaspar, 221 Fifteenth street f i * ■\;?WtJIf 'Get. 7 Bn>0UMf:;W:l Seven bids on Kenilworth's new sidewalk project were received by the board of local improvements Tuesday night." The contract for the work will not be let until Monday. li CHICAGO MOTOR ■_ Wilmette Branch Mgr. . North Shore Hotel, Evenston S4tf ■,;v t/A Million CiA^^. Returned by auto insurance de- :...,,, partment in 1922.^m^'*m- '".....'""'........... 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