Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 May 1931, p. 7

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*at his home Sun- dav, were held at the residence *Wednesclay after- noon at 3 o'clock. Th e Rev. E. * Ashiey -Gerbard, X rectoir of Christ. churché Winnet.- *ka, of which Mr., Strong .w as 9a xnember. afl(I formerly ýa ves-. trymian. ùfficiated. He. was assisted- by Dir. Irving Walter A4. Strong Maurer, president of Beloit1college,of wvhich. Mr. Strong was a -graduate and a trustee. The services at Rose- hilt cemnetery later Were private., Tiibtes to Mr. Strong's personal char'acter, his ability, and his .un- *swerving loyalty to the highest -ideals of journalism came front President Hoover and other men- high in public office in: this,' country en4t abroad, f rom leaders in the field, of journal-ý isnm* in'-which Mr. Strong rose to in- ternational renown, *frorn his col- leagues in business and civic affairs, and ' f rom >his, close personial friends an neighbors in the north shore vil- aàges. His de4.th was a distinct shôckî Mr. $rn-wsbest known on the north. shore for the active part he * took in Winnjetka civic affairs. He wýas a trustee:of that village for sev- yrl earÈ. During his term on th~e Vinjnetka Village board he was chair'- man of the finance c<'rriittee, chiair- inan of the water and light -com-; miittee. and a. memiber of the health and fire and 'the plats and zoning c onirn t te e s B1,orn in Chicago August 13, 1883, lie received his civil engineer degre froîîî Lewis institute in 1901, was graduItated fromf Beloit college ýin. *1905, and' fromý John MarshallLa sehlool in. 1912. He niarried Josephine *Ha.viland Webster 1lu 1913. Il, 1905 Mfr. strong- becamne asso-' ciat.ed wit.h the, Daily News as an audit clerk. H1e was nameçi business * manager of the paper i November. S921.ý Four years later hie purchased a controlling interest. .1He built the * new hômne of the Dailv News and Mr. and Mvrs.*Hui of 515 Essex road, wvay, vvAiiAIVLLC1 wCLV ICIUici LILmeLL.s4 dence Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, with 'Dr. George P. MagilI,. former minister of the Wilmnette Presbyterian church, officiating. Burial was at Me- morial Park. cemetery. M'rs. Cook, who was 63, years old, died at ýlier home Saturday after. a long illness. esides hier husband' who is editor :of the RailWay :Engineers' Journal, she is survived by a son, Ellis C. Cook of Kansas. City, and two dau ghters, Mrg. Eric Jones of \Vau- sau, Wis.,' and Miss Genevieve Cookc. :Thé. son. and bis famnily f ronm Kan- sas City. and the married daughter came, to \'Vilîutette to attend the funeral. :Mr. andý Mrs. Richard V. Murison, 339, Kertilworth avenue, announce the birth of a daughter, Josephine Lorna, Tm M ItR,11. 1 on ma.b SACRIFICE ARCH Preservers These Shoes sold for~ as high as $11.00-$12.00. * ,Qùeen Quality PuinisStraps, Ail Leathers A. Fo .enilwor LINDWALL'S 1894àl931 808 Oak Street ,Winnetka.145 DRAPERIES, SLIP COVER FLOOR.COVERI ANTIQUES NGS UPHOLSTERING CABINET WORK REFINISHING ýAND PAINTING Chintzes and ail Drapery and Upholstering Fabrics SNOBSALE Growing Girls Oxfords Straps PumpS 1-89 28 Boys' Shoes moi t all but flot styles. sites$ i n al years and was an eider in that cnurcn at the time of his death, H1e is survived by three children,, Guy D. of Davenport, la., Howard *M. of Chicago. and Mrs. Helen Mad~- dox-o'f Detroit. Mich. His wife, who was a sister of MÉs. W. . Glover of Wilmette, died in 1912. The funeral services were held Sat- £ "The Sati'sfcctory Store" 1123,25,-27, Central, Ave.-Phorie WII. 1914 LESI TRAN HALF PRICE Sale Starta Friday Morning, May 15. J'E

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